The perception that a speaker is knowledgeable about a subject based on background, experience, and research.
Competence is reinforced by confident and dynamic delivery.
The perception that a speaker exemplifies moral qualities and identifies with personal values that members of the audience hold. You can also listen to some of the other presenters at conference from the Peacenet page. Competence and Confidence Competence is the perception that you know what you are talking about on the basis of your education, professional expertise, personal experience and research on the topic. You create the perception of competence by explicitly identifying how you developed your knowledge to speak on the subject. Your burden of creating competence may also be influenced by the topic and how much the audience is predisposed to agree or disagree with you.