Amy Dee
Combining solid content with humor to turn emotional experience into positive action. Amy understands that delivering solid content which also takes the audience on a range of emotions is the key.
Amy Dee has more than 20 years of experience as a professional motivational speaker. Based in the Midwest, she has earned a national reputation for keynotes, closing programs and breakout sessions featuring her signature brand of side-splitting humor to explain how to harness the science of behavior and remember their power to choose everything from how they deal with difficult people at work to how they maintain positive relationships at home.
A first-rate comedian, Amy Dee is also a powerful motivational speaker with a deep understanding of behavioral science. She uses her hilarious "we've all been there" stories to help audiences connect, laugh and open up to the science of how we behave and the power we have to make different choices about how we treat each other (and ourselves). Audiences never forget Amy Dee's stories. That's why they never forget the messages behind those stories: We have the power to choose our attitude. We're accountable for our choices. Obstacles can be problems or opportunities. We can use negative emotions as fuel for positive changes. And kindness always matters ... especially in today's rapidly changing and often frightening world.
Amy will help your audience harness the brain power behind EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DEALING WITH CHANGE. Your audience will leave laughing, ready to make profound changes in their life at home and at work. What a remarkable arc of experience—all from one delightful session!
Amy's Story
Amy Dee is recognized by audiences across the country as a master storyteller and brilliant comedian. She combines her background in standup comedy and theatre with her RN degree and experience as a successful business owner to deliver hilarious stories and valuable content on the brain and behavior. Her message and music rise above the boundaries of gender, age, and occupation. Amy’s hilarious stories coupled with her phenomenal content propels audiences to live, act, and work better. Her authentic spirit and down to earth approach have made her one of the most sought-after speakers throughout the United States. She is truly one of the best speakers in the country at combining message and humor.
Amy’s background is as diverse as her audiences. She once ran a non-profit where she managed five hundred volunteers and organized multiple fundraisers that culminated in an eight-hour telethon.
Amy lived in Norway from 1994-2003, and while learning to speak, read and write in Norwegian, she started a photo calendar business in her home. Her company grew to become Xerox’s largest customer in Scandinavia.
Amy returned to college at age forty-three to obtain her RN degree. She was nominated for Nurse of the Year on six times during her nine years as a Psychiatric RN. Amy has been a monthly guest expert on NBC affiliate ND Today. She has written 100s of blogs and articles, four books and numerous song parodies.
THE SCIENCE OF SANITY: THRIVING, CHALLENGE & CHANGE IN TODAY’S BUSINESS WORLD
Motivational Speaker, Amy Dee, turns advanced behavioral science into practical “retrain your brain” techniques for keeping negative thoughts from creating crazy-toxic emotions and situations at home and at work. From interacting with difficult patients and coworkers, to coping with the epidemic overload of paperwork, processes, and long hours, she has a genius for using humor to reveal our profound power to stay sane by making small, personal choices each day that wind up changing… everything!
Objective 1:
The participant will be able to describe how confirmation bias alter objective thinking
Objective 2:
The participant will be able to describe how thoughts creates their emotions and influence their behavior
IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S YOUR BRAIN
Dx: Brain Drain • Rx: Mind Management
Did you know that every day you are exposed to as much information as your 15th century ancestor experienced in a lifetime? You are not only experiencing epidemic “overwhelm” of information and choices, you’re being asked to do more with less. Time management isn’t enough. Today you need MIND MANAGEMENT. Amy’s hilarious stories and memorable metaphors will help you organize your day for better brain benefit, and steer around cognitive biases that hinder objective thinking, and positively deal with daily challenges. Amy will explain how self-compassion leads to better customer service. Laugh while learning practical tools you can immediately apply to make every day more productive and satisfying.
YOU! THE EVERYDAY HERO
EVERYDAY HERO – Remember Your Power to Make a Difference
Who you decide to be in this world matters. That’s why-with the right attitude-no job is small and profound satisfaction can come from finding meaning in everyday actions. Attendees learn how they are responsible for their actions and their attitude. They’ll explore how to bring a positive attitude from “inside” rather than trying to extract it from external events during the day. They’ll realize that for every act of violence and horror we hear about there are thousands of unheralded acts of kindness. They’ll discover delightfully practical ways to develop kindness, positivity and deal more effectively with negative people and situations. Specific examples of kindness, generosity and positivity can be included from your own organization. Employee Engagement, Accountability, Customer Service.
STOP, THINK, RESPOND. REMEMBER YOUR POWER TO BREATHE
STOP. THINK. RESPOND. Remember Your Power to Breathe Information overload. Decision overload. Overload overload. Does it feel like you’re speed-walking through life-with a pebble in your shoe? For anyone in chronic overdrive or stuck in a life that no longer fits, this presentation reminds us of our power to stop and take a breath so we can respond rather than simply react. Attendees discover how thoughts create emotions-and why it’s dangerous to believe everything you think! They’ll explore how anxiety, anger and fear make it impossible to access our “thinking” brain and leave our “ancient” fight-or-flight brain in charge. Attendees will also learn how to trade this constant reactivity for a positive and empowering way of interacting with the world, including how to make those all-important human connections that keep us happier at home and at work.
BRAINY CUSTOMER SERVICE: YOUR CUSTOMER’S PERCEPTION = YOUR REALITY
Remember your power to outsmart your brain.
We like to believe we are rational but we are much more prone to irrrational behavior than we think. What makes a first impression a lasting impression? How can you help your customer remember the good moments of service and remain loyal? What psychological forces guide you and your clients’ irrational behaviors? How do these forces sneak up on all us and affect our choices, decisions, loyalty and relationships? Why don’t we realize when we’re getting influenced? In this keynote your audience will laugh while exploring several of the psychological forces that thwart rational thinking. You’ll understand how both you and your customer are vulnerable to the pull of irrational behaviors. When you better understanding the seductive pull of these forces, your customer service will improve and both you and your customer will be less likely to be duped by them in the future.
Amy spoke at our recent nursing leadership conference. She was engaging, funny and expertly wove stories that helped cement the key points of her talk. She focused on change in her presentation with us, which is something we are constantly striving to adapt to, anticipate or lead. Her humorous approach to the subject was exactly what we needed. Laughter truly is the best medicine, and we had a wonderful keynote address on an important and relevant topic, while enjoying every minute of it.Thank you, Amy, for having such a great approach to our passion and work!
CommonSpirit Health, Mountain Region
Amy had our audience laughing, crying and asking for more! She asked great questions about the needs of our members and tailored her message to accommodate our needs. She was easy to work with and if my audience changed annually, I’d invite her back every year!I am happy to serve as a reference for you – I’m still hearing how much people enjoyed your presentation!
MN Administrators for Special Education (MASE)
Amy spoke on “Resilience” at the 2022 Arizona SHRM Conference, and it was delightful! Amy was our last keynote speaker, and she really brought the house down with her energetic and humorous style. Her blend of storytelling, comedy and song were truly memorable and Amy gave us tools to manage our interactions in difficult and even toxic situations. Leading with kindness was key and I know many attendees took home ideas on how to better communicate at work and at home. I would recommend Amy to any group considering a keynote speaker.
AZSHRM
Amy Dee was the best choice we could have made for our opening keynote for our first in-person conference since the start of the pandemic. Her engaging and humorous tone throughout the session kept the interest of everyone in the audience. I actually think she outshined every other speaker we had – which doesn’t happen often!
Comments from attendees:·
She was my favorite presenter by far. Engaging, funny, educational. We were captivated by her relatable and relevant tales. What an engaging human being with many strong messages. Loved, “When you change the way you look at things, then you look at change."
Health Care Association of Michigan | Michigan Center for Assisted Living
The compliments keep coming in long after the event. Amy Dee was outstanding and really impressed our members. The compliments keep coming in long after the event. Her experience in healthcare and outlook on life combined for a great keynote at our annual convention. Thoroughly entertaining, very thoughtful and yet hilarious! All with an amazing demeanor before, during and after the show and a real connection with our owners, operators, administrators and nurse members.
Health Care Association of New Jersey