keynotes and breakouts

master of ceremonies, keynotes & breakouts

Tonja O’Neill offers entertaining and educational keynote and breakout presentations for your annual conferences, off-site retreats, or other corporate events. All topics are based on extensive experience in business, management, leadership, public speaking, and the high-tech industry. A list of services and topics includes:

  • Master of Cermonies
  • Award Winning Stories
  • About Leadership
  • What Do You Want from Me?
  • Speaking Without Fear
  • The Captivating Speaker

Continue reading below for additional details.

master of ceremonies

Tonja has over 20 years of experience facilitating business meetings. Combine that with her professional speaking experience and you get a Master of Ceremonies who engages and entertains the audience while ensuring your event is run smoothly, professionally, and on-time.

award-winning stories

If you are looking for a shorter presentation to entertain or inspire an audience, Tonja has several award-winning speeches ready to go. Consider her side-splitting humorous story about her first job interview (laughter guaranteed!) or her inspirational Inner Bully story about facing fear. And, yes, these have actually won awards.

about leadership…

Tonja has given a multitude of talks on leadership and will customize a presentation for your particular audience. She combines entertaining stories with valuable lessons attendees can actually take away and use to improve their own leadership or to develop leadership in others.

what do you want from me???

This interpersonal skills refresher utilizes fun, interactive exercises to help attendees become more self-aware and appreciative of differing behaviors of others. Tonja is accredited on both Meyers-Briggs and Insights Discovery Type Indicators, and brings elements of both to this stimulating talk. Also available in half-day and full-day workshops.

speaking without fear

Tonja is an expert when it comes to dealing with fear. She once had a terrible fear of public speaking, but is now a professional speaker and thoroughly enjoys it. In this talk, she will share four of her best tips on dealing with speaking anxiety. As a bonus for your event attendees, you can offer them Tonja’s Book FEARLESS, A Practical Guide to Anxiety-Free Public Speaking.

the captivating speaker

In this presentation, Tonja offers several effective speaking techniques that will interest and engage your audiences. You will see first-hand how a few small changes can make a dramatic improvement in your confidence and speaking style. As a bonus for your event attendees, you can offer them Tonja’s Book FEARLESS, A Practical Guide to Anxiety-Free Public Speaking.