Professional Speakers Association Membership
Whether you are developing your speaking skills, building a training or facilitation business, or already speaking professionally, PSANZ gives you the support, education and connections to grow with confidence.
Not sure where you fit? Take our 60-second pathway check and we’ll guide you to the right membership starting point.
Answer five quick questions and get a recommended next step for your PSANZ membership journey.
Why take the check?
Associate Membership is the right starting point for many speakers. But if you already have a strong speaking track record, paid speaking income or an accreditation goal, PSANZ should review your pathway first.
For speakers who are serious about building their speaking confidence, network, business model and professional pathway.
For people with enough speaking, training or facilitation experience that PSANZ should review the right starting point.
For speakers who may be ready for accreditation, professional recognition or directory visibility.
What Professional Speakers Association helps with
Professional Speakers Association is about more than speaking tips. It supports the business of speaking through community, learning, professional standards and pathways for growth.
Be part of a community of speakers who understand the speaking business and the journey you are on.
Access meetings, review conversations, archives, guest experts and practical learning to improve your craft and business.
Grow within a recognised pathway shaped by ethics, expertise, enterprise and eloquence.
How it works
Your result is a guide, not a final assessment. PSANZ still reviews your application and can redirect you if another pathway is more suitable.
Tell us where you are today, including your speaking experience, income stage and goals.
The result points you to Associate Membership, Membership Review or Professional / Accreditation Review.
The result page sends you to the right application or review form so you do not start in the wrong place.
Membership FAQ
A few quick answers to help you understand the PSANZ membership pathway before you complete the form.
The current PSANZ annual membership fee is $649.00 incl GST, or $55.71 per month by credit card.
Payment details are normally confirmed once your membership application has been reviewed and accepted.
Associate Membership is often the right starting point for people who are serious about developing as speakers and building their speaking business.
You may already be speaking, training, coaching, facilitating or presenting, but still want support, education, collaboration and a clear pathway for growth.
You should still start the process, but you may be better suited to a membership pathway review rather than a standard Associate starting point.
If you are regularly paid to speak, have a strong track record, or are interested in accreditation or speaker directory visibility, PSANZ can review the most suitable pathway for your current level.
The pathway check gives you a suggested next step based on your answers. It may point you toward Associate Membership, a membership pathway review, or a professional/accreditation conversation.
It is a guide, not a final decision. The PSANZ membership team will still review your details and confirm the right pathway.
PSANZ membership gives you access to a professional speaking community, learning opportunities, national meetings, review conversations, event archives and development pathways.
The focus is on helping speakers grow through support, education, collaboration, networking and professional standards.
No. Many people use speaking as part of a wider professional practice, including training, coaching, consulting, facilitation, leadership, education or expert positioning.
The important question is whether you are serious about improving and growing as a speaker.
PSANZ may ask for referee information as part of the membership review process, especially where speaking experience needs to be verified.
No. Membership and accreditation are related, but they are not the same thing.
PSANZ membership can be a pathway toward higher levels of professional recognition, including accreditation-related pathways for experienced speakers.
That is exactly why the pathway check exists. Answer the five quick questions and PSANZ will guide you toward the most suitable next step.
If you are still unsure, choose the pathway review option and the membership team can help.
You can read the PSANZ Code of Ethics and values on the PSANZ website.
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