The success of professional
speaking, like any profession, is based on individual speakers taking
seriously the need for total integrity in all their actions and words;
the members of this association are committed to the best wisdom and
understanding leading to an ethical life.
Towards this desired
high ethical life from which we can best walk the best talk, first as
a condition of membership we do more than subscribe to this code of
ethics, we pledge to be ethical in all our professional relationships
and services. In America we say “we are one nation under God”,
so we invoke God’s standards which are higher than what any person
or group of persons can create.
With this in mind,
we are not the judge of other members, but rather noble servant leaders
who point out better ways (more through action than more words) so as
to upgrade the profession of speaking regardless of any prior or current
affiliation of our members or those who are affiliated with PSBIA in
anyway. We members are not policemen at PSBIA who point out violations
of the following but rather sojourners who are always striving towards
perfection ourselves too. The following is submitted humbly and prayerfully
as a code to point to as parts of your highest purpose as a speaker.
Part One: The PSBIA
terrific speaker accurately represents prior experiences and qualifications
at all times.
Part Two: The PSBIA
speaker shall do all possible without constraints of time and money
to operate her/his speaking business uprightly to bring respect to pro
speaking.
Part Three: The
PSBIA speaker must do all possible within constraints of time and money
to wisely understand clients so as to prepare and serve ethically their
objectives.
Part Four: The PSBIA
speaker does all possible to never present something as the speakers
own when indeed it originated with someone else; we give credit where
due.
Part Five: The PSBIA
speaker shall treat other speakers, and for that matter, all people
with respect, dignity, and courtesy, never projecting ourselves as better
than others but rather humbly realizing our expertise is unique.
Part Six: The PSBIA
speaker understands that people make mistakes so we always give other
people more chances to be right and do right, as we ourselves are committed
to confidentially and perfection while never bring hurt to any person
but rather our goal is to be a blessing always.
Part Seven: The
PSBSIA member of course does not condone any illegal action of any type
by any person for any reason as we do all possible to self-examine and
eliminate from our lives faults, errors, mistakes, misperceptions, etc.
Part Eight: The
PSBIA member agrees to uphold all laws and acts of fair and ethical
treatment of all people where we serve, never discriminating in anyway
for any reason.
Members of PSBIA
are deeply concerned about the profession of speaking and how we impact
people, and groups of people, so we work so that all people that we
come into contact with will be enriched and/or benefited by our lives.
Towards this end with the above clearly in mind…
I pledge myself
to comply with this Code of Professional Ethics.
I pledge myself
to integrity and honesty, compassion and loving service, and forgiveness
as I would want to be forgiven when I am wrong or wronged but I strive
for perfection in all that I do and say.
I pledge to respect
all persons in the membership of PSBIA and other speakers and related
associations, and honor them all, competing fairly and most ethically
so that clients I am priviledged to serve are the biggest beneficiaries.
End of Code. If
you see the value in this… place your initials here and now _____________.
May God bless you!
