The speaker is chosen from the members of the legislative body, there is no requirements as such and any member of the majority party/government can become speaker.
The knowledge that is useful is of course information surrounding the rules, regulations, protocol and decorum of the house. However the speaker is aided by the officers of the house, usually called the clerks, who are there specifically to advise the speaker on such matters and ensure rules and procedure are followed.
The speaker of Parliament in Australia is the Hon. Bronwyn Bishop. The speaker of the Parliament in the U. K. is the Hon. John Bercow.
Davit Usupashvili is the Speaker of Parliament for Georgia.
Justin Muturi is the speaker of the 11th parliament of Kenya.
The first Speaker of Indian Parliament was Mr. G V Mavalankar.
Speaker
The first Speaker of Indian Parliament is Mr. G V Mavalankar.
The first Speaker of Indian Parliament was Mr. G V Mavalankar.
Justin Muturi is the current speaker of the 11th parliament of Kenya.
clerk
The first woman Speaker of Indian Parliament is Lok Sabha Speaker Ms. Meira Kumar. [since 3rd June 2009]
The Speaker of the House of Commons.
Shelley Hancock is the current speaker of the NSW parliament as of October, 2014. Shelley was elected on May 3, 2011.