Downloadable Resources

Explore our collection of free, downloadable reference documents and standards designed to support your growth as a presentation professional. Whether you’re preparing for certification or simply assessing your own level of expertise, these resources offer guidance, clarity, and benchmarks to help you strengthen your skills.

Certified Presentation Specialist™ Study and Reference Guide

This study and reference provides you with the appropriate industry standards in the nine categories, a brief description of each standard, and what you should research, study, and/or practice to pass the Certified Presentation Specialist exam.

Certified Presentation Expert™ Study and Reference Guide

This study and reference provides you with the appropriate industry standards in the nine categories, a brief description of each standard, and what you should research, study, and/or practice to pass the Certified Presentation Expert™ exam.

Presentation Guild Presentation Industry Standards

The Presentation Guild Presentation Industry Professional Standards will be used to assess mastery/competency of knowledge and skills for our certification program.

Self Assessment Guide to prepare for the Certified Presentation Expert™ or the Certified Presentation Specialist™ exam

This self-assessment spreadsheet  will help you keep track of what you already know and what you still need to study as you prepare for the Certified Presentation Expert™ or the Certified Presentation Specialist™ exam.

Record Your Experience Spreadsheet to prepare for the Certified Presentation Expert™ or the Certified Presentation Specialist™ exam

As part of the Presentation Guild’s certification process, you must indicate that you’ve spent certain amounts of time (varies by certification level) in presentation-related activities. We’ve provided this spreadsheet as a convenient way to track and total your hours.

This is for your own, private, use; you won’t have to share it with the Guild.