Bob Phibbs, CSP – Certified Speaking Professional and Retail Expert

Fewer than 500 speakers worldwide have earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation. Bob Phibbs is one of them—bringing unmatched retail expertise and proven audience impact to every keynote.

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What is a Certified Speaking Professional?

The Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, established in 1980, is the speaking industry’s international measure of professional platform skill. The CSP designation is conferred by the National Speakers Association (NSA) only on those speakers who have earned it by meeting strict qualifying criteria. The letters CSP following Bob Phibbs’ name identify him as a speaking professional with a proven track record for understanding and delivering value from the platform.

Why Should You Hire a CSP?

Audience members will assess the success of your meetings based on the relevance of the topics addressed and the caliber and professionalism of the speakers who present them. Even the most relevant topics can go unnoticed if the speaker fails to connect with, and bring their message to life for, audience members.

Hiring Bob Phibbs, CSP, is one way to maximize the opportunity meetings provide for inspiring and instructing participants. As a CSP, Bob has demonstrated his ability to capture and hold audience attention, bring key topics to life, and leave impressions that lead participants to implement what they’ve heard—and remembered.

How Many CSPs Are There?

As of 2012, there were approximately 450 CSPs worldwide. That number represents about 12% of the membership of the National Speakers Association and less than 10% of the membership of the International Federation for Professional Speakers. The small number of professional speakers who have earned the CSP designation reflects the difficulty of meeting the qualifying criteria.

What Are the Qualifying Criteria?  

To earn the CSP designation, a speaker must:

  • Maintain membership in NSA and subscribe to its Code of Professional Ethics

  • Serve a minimum of 100 different clients within 5 years

  • Present a minimum of 250 professional speaking engagements within that same 5-year period

  • Submit testimonial letters from clients served

  • Submit professionally prepared promotional materials

  • Receive excellent ratings from past clients on professional performance evaluations

  • Continue education in the professional speaking field through NSA’s many educational programs

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