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.





Excellence Exemplified
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Speaker Hall of Fame Inductees

Barry Banther, CSP, CPAE
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Jason Dorsey, CSP, CPAE
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Mary Kelly, Phd, CSP, CPAE
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Sam Richter, CSP, CPAE
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