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Comments from those who work with Speakers:

"The CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame award tells us that a speaker has reached the highest level of performance in the world of professional speakers. It makes a powerful statement about a speaker's achievement, professionalism and commitment to excellence."
-Mark French, President, Leading Authorities, Inc.

"The comprehensive criteria and stringent scrutiny a presenter is put through in order to be named to the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, gives me the confidence of knowing that I am recommending a true and tried professional who is at the very top of his or her game. "
-Esther Eagles, President Eagles Talent Connection, Inc.

CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame

Council of Peers Award of Excellence

CPAE -Speaker Hall of Fame

Mark Sanborn was one of the youngest inductees ever into the prestigious Speaker Hall of Fame of the National Speakers Association.

The CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame is the prestigious lifetime award for speaking excellence and professionalism bestowed by the National Speakers Association. It is not a designation. It is the highest professional speaking award given to speakers who have been evaluated by their peers and judged to be among the top professionals in the speaking profession.

The first group of CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame recipients was inducted in 1977. Since that time, the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame selection committee, comprised of current CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame recipients, selects up to a maximum of five recipients each year to receive the award during the National Speakers Association annual Convention. A candidate for the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame award must be nominated by a current CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame recipient for submission to the selection Committee. Candidates selected for the award must excel in the following categories:

To date, 168 men and women have been inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. There are currently 136 living members of the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. Additionally, NSA conferred an honorary CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame award on General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) in 1999.

About the NSA

The National Speakers Association (NSA) is an international association for experts who speak professionally. NSA members include experts in a variety of industries and disciplines, who reach audiences as trainers, educators, humorists, motivators, consultants and authors. For more than 25 years, NSA has provided resources and education designed to enhance the business acumen and platform performance of professional speakers. Please visit NSA's Web site at www.NSASpeaker.org. NSA: The Voice of the Speaking Profession*.