Accreditation
POWERtalk members have the opportunity to work their way through an internationally recognized accreditation process consisting of 5 levels. The accreditation journey allows for personal growth and development through systematic training, encourages a high standard of performance, encourages self evaluation and provides detailed feedback to members on their individual growth.
In short, the accreditation process consists of two positive actions—that of officially recognizing achievement and guaranteeing quality. All POWERtalk short course presenters are specially accredited.
Leadership Skills and Management Training
Members are encouraged to become involved in POWERtalk at all levels, thus giving them the opportunity to develop and reinforce organizational, leadership and management skills.
These skills are useful in all walks of life from chairing local community committees to organizing international conferences with hundreds of delegates. Members learn to delegate, prioritise and manage their time effectively, thus achieving their personal and professional goals. Team work is valued, and members gain experience in meeting procedure, report writing, planning and organizing functions, marketing, budgeting and giving sales presentations.
Speech and Writing Contests
Speaking competitions are held annually at club, council and region level with the winner of region progressing to the international contest which is conducted in conjunction with the international convention held every two years. Competition is enthusiastic and of a high quality, with members keen to receive the prestige of winning this competition.
Writing competitions in fiction, non-fiction and poetry are held yearly at region level with winners progressing to an annual international competition which is also hotly contested.
POWERtalk clubs also are often called upon to judge speech competitions throughout their local communities. See below for information on qaulified speech contest judges in your area | 
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