Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE)®

CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame®

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The Top Echelons of
Speaking Excellence

In February 1977, the National Speakers Association (NSA) established the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE)® Speaker Hall of Fame to honor professional speakers who have reached the top echelon of platform excellence.

Admission into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame is a lifetime award for speaking excellence and professionalism. Inductees are evaluated by their peers through a rigorous and demanding process. Each candidate must excel in the following five categories1.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Excellence Exemplified

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2020 CPAE

Speaker Hall of Fame Inductees

Barry Banther, CSP, CPAE

Barry Banther, CSP, CPAE

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Jason Dorsey, CSP, CPAE

Watch Acceptance Speech Preview modal- Mary Kelly, Phd, CSP, CPAE

Mary Kelly, Phd, CSP, CPAE

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Sam Richter, CSP, CPAE

Watch Acceptance Speech Preview modal- Ford Saeks, CSP, CPAE

Ford Saeks, CSP, CPAE

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