Amy T. Leyden
Public Speaking
I have been hired by my industry peers to share my expertise with meeting and event planners and event venue managers on the following topics:
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Unique Venues Annual Members Conference
Topic: Keep Your Foot Out of Your Mouth: The Art of Negotiation, Apology & Saying No
San Diego, California
November 2024
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Unique Venues Annual Members Conference
Topic: Hiring Top Talent to Earn a 5-Star Reputation for Your Venue
Topic: Active Threats: Is Your Venue Ready?
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 2023
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Feedback from attendees collected from post-event surveys:
"This was my favorite session!"
"Amy went above and beyond in sharing useful content."
"Excellent presentation! Learned a lot!"
"Amy is such a great resource!"
"Very thought-provoking presentation."
"This was SO valuable. Great info."
"More time for this session would have been great."
"Very, very useful information."
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Unique Venues Annual Members Conference
Topic: An Award-Winning Website Case Study: mac-events.org
Portland, Oregon
October 2018
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Feedback from attendees collected from post-event surveys:
"Awesome speaker and topic. Needed a larger room!"
"Great session! Excellent ideas."
"Presenter did a great job presenting her website and why it is so successful."
"Great topic - needed more time devoted to it."
"Lots of tips & examples."
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International Live Events Association--Minneapolis Chapter
Topic: Good-Better-Best Customer Service
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 2018
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The Special Event Annual Conference
Topic: An Award-Winning Website Case Study: mac-events.org
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 2018
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Communicators Forum Annual Conference
Topic: Craving Face Time in a Digital World: the Value of In-Person Events
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 2016
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