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 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 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
bringing 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 and we do everything possible to self-examine
and eliminate from our lives faults, errors, mistakes,
bad service, 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 all 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; 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, print out your
copy and place your initials here and now
_____________. May God bless you!
