NBTA

Business Skills

The following is a list of specific topics and recommended speakers.  Speaker fees, if any, and related costs are indicated.   

William Amaral
Managing Your Miles Can Be A Rewarding Experience
$1,000 plus Travel Expenses

Jo Ann Baynes
Uversa International Inc.
Basic HTML/Intermediate HTML
Travel Expenses & Fee Negotiable
703-383-1363

Diane Bozicevich
Omega World Travel
Meetings& Incentives
Housing Bureau & Contract Negotiations
How to Develop a Strategic Meetings Program

414-325-5034

Fred Broder
Dr. Fred Broder Inc.
Effective Selling Skills/Raising your Customer Service and Performance Bar
$1,500 + travel expenses
404-638-3970

Carrie Burton, EdD
Learning to Lead:  The Key to Organizational Success!
Wowing Your Customer...Effective Presentation Skills
Motivation and Retention of Travel Profession
Travel Expenses & Fee Negotiable
812-206-5213

Michael Cadden & Anne Dean
Craighead.com
Avoiding Cultural Clashes in International Business
Negotiable
203-655-1007 x. 104

John Caldwell
Caldwell Associates
Legal Side of Travel
$1,200 plus travel
202-434-9295
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John Chavier
Management Alternatives
Sarbanes-Oxley
Travel Expenses
630-527-8814
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Pat Chung
EncrypTix, Inc.
The Internet:  The New & Improved Way to Deliver
Negotiable
310-955-4948 

Greg Churchman
Churchman Consulting Solutions (CO)
Staffing, Interviewing and Selection
Employee Retention
High Performance Team Building
Negotiable
970-377-9297


Tom DePasquale
Outtask
Web Fares Finance
Travel Expenses
Contact:  Stephanie Weinberg
703-837-6100 x.4011

Charles Franklin
Brand You
Travel Expenses
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Randi Freidig
Understanding the Changing Rules of Business Manners & International    Etiquette
Travel Expenses
206-284-3833
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Jeffrey Hansler
Negotiating When Relationships Matter
$2000.00
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Barry Maher
Barry Maher & Associates
Business Skills
$2,000
Contact:  Steve Wilson
760-962-9872

Sean McCurdy
Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Hotel Industry RFP Process, Trends and Statistics
Travel Expenses
724-457-1210
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Mark Neeley
Mark Neely Seminars
Best Negotiating Practices – Both Allied & Direct Perspectives
Negotiable
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Maureen O'Hanlon
The Prism Partnership
Prism's partners are available to speak before your organization's meetings on a wide variety of topics covering hospitality marketing, technology, distribution and management.
Travel Expenses
413-637-3671
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Michael O’Malley
GE Card Services
Crisis Management
Negotiable
801-517-5711

Mark Pestronk
Mark Pestronk, P.C.
Legal
$2,500 + travel expenses
703-591-1900
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Krista Rahe
Rahe Hospitality Services
Cultural Differences
Customer Service
Negotiable
303-722-1608

Tammy Troilo-Krings (Summer 2006 - OVBTA)
Troilo & Associates/Travel Solutions
Process Modeling
Capacity Planning
Asset Management & Recovery/Travel Agencey Audits
Industry Technology
Crisis Management & Business Continuity
Travel expenses
614-899-0419


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