Professional Speakers Association India

What Professional Speakers Association India does

Professional Speakers Association India (PSAI) is a non-profit professional association serving individual professional speakers across India. Registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 and headquartered in Chennai, the organization operates five city chapters — Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Bengaluru — and represents India within the Global Speakers Federation, a 17-country international body. PSAI's stated purpose is to support, credential, and connect professional speakers, keynotes, and trainers operating in the Indian market.

PSAI's core products and member-facing surface area include: (1) a tiered membership program (Associate at ₹7,200/year, Professional at ₹9,600/year, Lifetime at ₹60,000) providing members access to chapter events, directories, and association resources; (2) the annual Professional Speakers Summit (PSS), launched in 2021 and running through its planned sixth edition in 2026; (3) the ProSpeak newsletter (launched 2020), an ongoing content channel; and (4) The Speakers Pen, an associated bookstore for speakers' authored works. The underlying technology infrastructure is minimal and SaaS-based — Zoho Sites for the public website, Zoho WorkDrive for internal collaboration, Razorpay for membership and event payments, and Google Analytics for traffic measurement. There is no proprietary platform or custom-built technology layer.

The business model is a hybrid community-association model. Primary revenue is recurring individual membership subscriptions across the three tiers; secondary revenue comes from annual event fees for the PSS summit. As a non-profit society, PSAI is volunteer-driven with a small operational footprint (1–10 employees per disclosed scale), and there is no commercial sales motion, no enterprise contract layer, and no disclosed funding or external capital. Growth occurs through chapter expansion, event cadence, and federation-level participation rather than paid acquisition or sales-driven scaling.

Name

Professional Speakers Association India

Legal name

Professional Speakers Association

Website

https://psai.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Professional Speakers Association India is a Chennai-headquartered non-profit professional association serving individual speakers across India via five city chapters, tiered memberships, the annual Professional Speakers Summit, and representation in the Global Speakers Federation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHACAA

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs) & Meeting Planners

Keywords

• Professional speaker association
• Speaker community network
• Public speaking training
• Professional development events
• Speaker certification programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Chennai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual professional membership subscription at ₹9600/year with renewal options including instalment plans. Membership fees are non-refundable once accepted.
2. Event Fees: Revenue from summits, conferences, and special events. Prices vary by event and are set on registration booking forms. Payment is required in advance for event registration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

PSAI is a non-profit membership association that sells annual professional memberships (₹9,600/year) to professional and aspiring speakers in India. The membership bundles access to workshops, webinars, mastermind groups, the ProSpeak newsletter, local city chapter meetings, an eSpeakers.com global directory listing, GSF affiliation, and eligibility for CSP/CSP Fellow certifications. The association also produces paid annual events (notably the Professional Speakers Summit) and operates "The Speakers Pen," a bookstore for member-authored books.

Product overview

Professional Speakers Association of India (PSAI) operates as a membership-based professional association rather than a traditional software product company. The organization offers a unified membership program that provides access to a portfolio of services including an annual Professional Speakers Summit (PSS) event, the ProSpeak newsletter, local City Chapters across India, The Speakers Pen bookstore, and a blog resource hub. The core product is the Professional Membership program, which serves as the umbrella offering connecting members to all these services. The association is affiliated with the Global Speakers Federation (GSF) and provides pathways to CSP and CSP Fellow certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ProSpeak: The in-house newsletter of PSAI created by the members and for the members. The key objective is to communicate key happenings and learning initiatives within Professional Speakers Association of India.
• The Speakers Pen

Products and services

• Professional Membership Annual subscription program priced at ₹9,600/year (with a renewal instalment option at ₹3,300) granting professional speakers workshops/webinars, discounted event fees, AGM voting rights, mastermind groups, leadership eligibility, speaking leads, website profile, GSF membership, Speaker Magazine subscription, ProSpeak newsletter, mentorship opportunities, CSP and CSP Fellow certification eligibility, and an eSpeakers.com global directory listing.
• The Speakers Pen E-commerce platform within psai.in where members of PSAI can browse and purchase books and novels written by fellow PSAI members.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Global Speakers Federation (GSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSAI is a proud member of the Global Speakers Federation, joining 17 speaker associations across the globe. This affiliation provides members with access to global networking, international convention discounts, and eligibility for GSF leadership positions. GSF member countries include USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, Namibia, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• New Zealand Association of Professional Speakers: New Zealand's professional speakers association and GSF member. Operates with a similar small-country member model, national convention, and certification framework as PSAI.
• South African Professional Speakers Association (SAPSA): South Africa's professional speakers association and GSF member. Provides a directly comparable membership association structure with national convention and CSP certification pathway.
• UK Professional Speakers Association: The UK's professional speakers association and GSF member. Operates a near-identical model: membership tiers, CSP certification pathway, annual convention, and member directory.
• Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS): Canada's national professional speakers association and a GSF member. Comparable in offering member benefits, certification (CSP), and an annual national convention, mirroring PSAI's structure.
• Asia Professional Speakers Singapore (APSS): Singapore's national chapter of the Global Speakers Federation. APSS represents the regional Asian GSF presence and shares PSAI's focus on connecting Asian professional speakers to global opportunities.
• National Speakers Association (NSA): The largest and oldest professional speakers association in the United States. PSAI is structurally modeled after NSA as the most established reference association for the GSF network, with comparable member benefits, CSP certification pathways, and annual convention.
• Professional Speakers Australia (PSA): Australia's national association for professional speakers and a fellow GSF member. PSAI shares an identical membership-association business model, certification framework, and chapter/community structure with PSA.
• Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers (MAPS): Malaysia's national professional speakers association and GSF member. Compares directly to PSAI in serving a single-country member base within the GSF network.

Broad incumbents

• Toastmasters International: A global nonprofit focused on communication and leadership development with local clubs. Comparable in mission and nonprofit membership structure, though oriented more toward amateur skill-building than professional speaking careers.
• Global Speakers Federation (GSF): The umbrella federation of national speaker associations of which PSAI is a member. Operates as a coordinating body across 17 member associations and provides the international framework within which PSAI delivers cross-border benefits to its members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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