HOST & EMCEE

"The penultimate emcee!"


You've put a lot of time and energy into planning your conference. You want your attendees to enjoy themselves and get the most out of it; and, egads, you might even want to enjoy it yourself. That'll be difficult if you emcee the darn thing too! Luckily you don't have to. A professional emcee will make your event flow with ease, fun and humor. That emcee is, Leighann Lord.

National Society of Newspaper Columnists - Virtual

If the 1999 Louisville conference is remembered for the visit to the Muhammad Ali Museum and the 2005 Texas conference is remembered for the mechanical bull, then the 2021 conference must be remembered as the Leighann Lord conference. Her emcee role was absolutely pitch perfect. Her humor, her quick-thinking reactions, her sensitivity to what was happening around her, why it's the best MC work I've ever seen. Then add to that the passing of her mother only a few days before ("My mother would have wanted me to do this") and what we witnessed was professionalism and excellence of the highest caliber. Happy National Columnists Day Leighann. You. Are. Amazing. - Dave Lieber

Northeast Conference on Science & Skepticism (Emcee)

Special thank you to our emcee @LeighannLord. Your wit and positivity was infectious, and we couldn't have been more pleased! - NECSS

Leighann Lord was the penultimate MC, and I think added more to the event than I ever thought possible. All the feedback I heard from the audience was unanimously positive. I am really looking forward to next year. - SL

NECSS 2017 was obviously a spectacular event, and it was made even more spectacular with your presence and energy.   You were able to engage with a crowd full of awkward geeks in a way I had never seen.  The weekend was valuable for the skeptical movement,  and I think your contribution throughout the event was priceless.  - CA

Our MC Leighann Lord injected warmth and humour into her role. Not only did she keep her ship on a steady course, she was also paying attention to the presentations and later commenting on points raised with the audience. This to be a credit to her and the convention. -  Richard Saunders

Center For Inquiry, NYC: "Playing Well With Others" (Panel Moderator)

"Leighann was the warmest and most thoughtful panel moderators we've ever seen." 
- Center for Inquiry - NYC
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Don Kennedy Albert, Reverend Kathleen Green, Chris Stedman, Leighann Lord

The Museum of the Moving Image: "The Color of Comedy" (Panelist)

American Humanist Association: "Humor in Humanism" (Panelist)

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Margaret Downey, Leighann Lord, Julia Sweeney