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I first heard Itzik Amiel when I was President of the Inter-American Bar Association. Perhaps his greatest strength is his skill in personal diplomacy. He has a knack for his lectures for crossing cultural boundaries to establish mutually beneficial personal and business relationships. In short, he has a well-founded reputation as a speaker in the international arena with the personal touch to calm sometimes turbulent discussions. Therefore, I would highly recommend Itzik Amiel.
André de Almeida

Founder Almeida Advogados , President, IABA

Itzik is a very encouraging speaker as he inspires credibility and respect in every audience he addresses. His outgoing and friendly character makes him a very amusing person to be around and someone who can actually make an event positively different. I am confident that Itzik can easily exceed expectations as he very level-headed, creative and inventive. For sure, he is someone to watch
Juan Guillermo Ruiz

Senior Partner Posse, Herrera & Ruiz Abogados , President International Fiscal Association (IFA) Colombia

As soon as I began organising the IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee’s very first joint standalone conference, I knew that I wanted Itzik on board as a speaker.He not only understands the challenges which face lawyers as they continue to develop personally and professionally in both domestic and international environment but Itzik also brings to the table an extensive legal and communications skillset and demonstrates the insight to get to the fundamentals of his topics and simplify complex issues.

As well as his natural flair for public speaking, his enthusiasm for innovation in delivery makes him a pleasure to work with.

At our conference in Munich, Itzik actively interacted with the audience, encouraging everyone to participate in what turned out to be a very lively discussion and which garnered plenty of positive feedback from speakers and delegates alike.

Dr. Rouven F. Bodenheimer

Partner, Lungerich • Lenz • Schuhmacher |, Former Chair IBA Young Lawyers Committee

Thank you very much for your presentation on The Art of Networking at our international conference in Brussels. You not only engaged an audience of both accountants and attorneys from 5 continents but were able, despite being the last speaker on our agenda, to capture the audience and receive great praise for your content and your presentation skills.

I am pleased to pass on a few comments we received:
“I found Itzik’s presentation not only to be enjoyable but more importantly clearly on point with concrete and useful suggestions, he is an amazing speaker”;
“I thought Itzik Amiel’s talk was excellent and one of the best I ever attended”
“I would say we had everything: interesting professional topics as well as high-level entertainment. For me, the most impressive topic(s) or moment(s) were “The Art of Networking” by Itzik Amiel”
“Your contribution to our members’ satisfaction was significant and we thank you”

Robert U. Sattin

President of TAG Law and TIAG international networks |, President, The Appleton Group, Inc.

Itzik spoke at two different conferences of Globalaw and both events have been a great success. Itzik’s vast international experience and orientation made his speech on intercultural differences an instant hit. At the end of his speech, no one wanted to leave the room for the coffee break.
Ayolt Zoer

Partner, VMW Taxand |, Head of Business Development, Globalaw

I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation at the Nexia event. Your multimedia presentation was so engaging that I lost all track of time. By any measure, your take on networking was insightful, very practical and made us think! We already see amazing results in our firm!
Maulik Doshi

Partner, Sudit K. Parekh & Co , Nexia International

Itzik has been one of the most important speakers at the CFO events organised by Dun & Bradstreet in the years 2010,2011,2012 and he was an inspirational speaker and exceeded the highest expectations of the audience. His words were moving and inspiring to everyone including myself. He truly deserved the standing ovation that everyone gave him.” He captured the entire audience’s attention and held them spellbound. His multimedia support is also riveting. It compliments the entire presentation beautifully. Combine this with his ability to connect with an audience, allowing those present to relate to his message and the result was a real magic in the room. Itzik’s presence and presentations have added a great value to our conferences and we would definitively like to have him speak at our upcoming conferences.
Verginder Kaur

Dun & Bradstreet

Itzik made a really excellent presentation during our firm’s summer days about networking and CRM. The lively way he shared his personal experience and gave practical hints was truly energizing and kept all of us fully focused all the time. Many people praised his presentation even several weeks afterward. Itzik is a true asset for any company who wants to make its personnel aware of the importance of these issues.
Aku Sorainen

Senior Partner and Chairman, Sorainen | , Co-chair of IBA Law Firm Management Committee

On behalf of BKR International, I would like to extend our thanks for your participation at our annual EMEA regional meeting last month. The meeting was a great success and your presentation contributed significantly to this. Your energetic delivery was both engaging and inspiring and you provided some valuable insights into how our members should promote themselves to build on existing relationships and to attract new ones. The feedback from our meeting was extremely positive and we appreciate you sharing your time and experience with us, not just during your presentation but throughout the entire weekend of events. I would have no hesitation recommending you to others.
Stephen Hamlet

Executive Director, BKR International

Itzik’s high-energy presentation was a true departure for our organization. His approach and message take the audience on an emotional journey that challenges everyone in the room to reevaluate what is important in life and the Power of Connections with influencers. We then worked together to explore how these realizations can be used to improve our lives both personally and professionally. Itzik definitely raised the bar for our future programs!
Tim Shannon

Director of Marketing and Communications, TerraLex

Itzik gave us a very interesting, energetic and humorist presentation on the secrets of the unspoken language. Thanks to his presentation we are more aware of the secrets of body language, the influence on others and also the differences in cultures. Itzik inspired us with his fantastic presentation combined with some practical exercises which made us all laugh. It was a good end of our tax and audit forum.
Gert de Fluiter

Chairman, INAA Group

Itzik energized our group with his passion, practical advice and inspiring stories. His zest for life comes through and had me laughing and crying within an hour. He helped teach our law firm network on the importance of people creating meaningful relationships!
Adam Severson

Chief Marketing Officer, Baker-Donelson, President, LMA

You meet many people in this life, some you tolerate, others you like, some even become friends. Then you have; as Steve Jobs famously said ‘ The crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels…’ – those very few free souls who you connect with and change your perspective. Itzik is one of those special people! Professionally, I have witnessed him inspire, motivate and make global business leaders re-evaluate the way they think and operate. Personally, I can say he truly does practice what he preaches – that is to be authentic, giving and supportive.
Tom Wheeler

Founder, IR Network

As a man and as a lawyer I have always considered the art of dialectics a value, characterized by rigorous logic and persuasive power. The ability to communicate is based on the value and use of words!Itzik is a man who definitely knows how to capture the attention and interest of his audience with words…personally I feel that his presentation at the globalaw meeting in Israel greatly exceeded the highest expectations of the audience.
Alessandro Righetti

Partner , Studio Carnelutti – Rome

I admire his professionalism, his knowledge, his wide array of interests and the way he brings all of this together in a serious, yet lighthearted approach. He addressed the audience without notes, yet sharp and funny. I truly recommend him to involve in any conference. He did challenge the audience to identify what they want to talk about to get the ball rolling. His engaging talk made the day a real pleasure!
Rene van Zelst

Partner, Cox & Partners

Itzik’s lecture on networking opened the eyes of all attending students. His story contained lots of surprising elements that made the story fascinating throughout the whole lecture. Itzik spoke about the lessons that he has learned on networking in an interactive way, supported by video footage, funny and intriguing anecdotes and personal experiences. Every students left the room with ideas on how they could implement Itzik’s experiences in their daily life.
Alexander Hemmes

Chair, DSC Students Association

As a regular participant of the IBA meetings, I had the pleasure of attending Itzik’s presentations many times. Itzik is not only a great speaker, he is a showman. For conveying his meaning he uses words, gestures, body language and technology better than anybody I have ever seen. It’s impossible for one of Itzik’s presentations to go unnoticed; they are always one of the highlights of every conference. What he is able to convey in his presentations remains forever in his listeners’ hearts and minds. He is a unique powerful speaker!
Agustin Mayer West

Senior Partner, Ferrere Abogados , Vice President of the Young Lawyers Committee, International Bar Association (IBA)

It would be my pleasure to recommend you to any one interested in your training and speaking services. Your ability to rapport with the audience, to show them how important to look at things from different perspectives and the importance of not missing minute details while seeing the whole picture distinguishes your services.
Mehemt Gun

Founder and Senior Partner, , Mehmet Gün and Partners

Great presentation! Where most presentations cost you a lot of energy, this one gives you a whole lot of new energy. Amiel gives striking examples from real day life that appeal to everyone. He really fits the presentation to the group he is speaking to. Really helpful, also for the more experienced among us!
Louise Hemmes

Jonge Balie Board Member, associate Loyens & Loeff

Itzik’s unique style of presentation managed to hold my attention all through his interactive session on networking skills held at the Annual Conference of the International Bar Association in Dubai in November 2011. His presentation was simple, logical, interesting and had loads of humor in it which made it enjoyable for the audience. There were some excellent takeaways from the session especially on time management, people skills, and marketing. It was an absolute pleasure to hear Itzik speak and I wish him success in his endeavor to reach out to a larger audience worldwide.
Rajas Kasbekar

Partner, Little & Co - India

Itzik is not just an excellent speaker, he is our knowledge partner. We have been privileged to have him speaking at 2 C5 events “Russian and CIS Private Equity and Venture Capital” and “Turkish and CEE Private Equity” where he suggested additional topics, speakers and used his industry reputation helping us to reach right people.That’s why we have been offering him speaking slots again and again for the past three years.
Denis Kalyapin

Head Business Development, C5 Group

I have had the pleasure of listening to Itzik speak at several IBA conferences over the last three years. I am always amazed at how his energetic and informal style draws in his audience, prompts participation, and makes people think about complex concepts in meaningful, practical and simple ways.
He has a unique sense of humor, which appeals to a wide audience. He presents his considerable expertise, particularly in the realm of networking, marketing, and personal branding, in a way that is simply unforgettable. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking an unusual and riveting speaker and mentor to take your practice or business to growth!
Heather Irvine

Partner, Norton Rose SA

Itzik Amiel’s presentation on non-verbal communication left me and the rest of the audience in WOW, and filled us with excitement. Itzik has a rare ability to engage with the audience and enlighten them to ways of thinking and communicating with the world that they may have never contemplated before. His innate charisma and seamlessly integrated multimedia presentation immediately captured the audience’s attention and did not let it go until every audience member was convinced of Itzik’s thesis, and could not understand how they had ever thought otherwise. Itzik truly gives a master class in how public speaking should be done.
Fernando Vaisman

Partner, Almeida Advogados - Brazil

There are messages that last in the minds of people. Yours is one. Transmitted with energy in a language easy to understand and with a clear and deep message that captures attention and leaves people with a smile and with new ideas and useful tools to achieve their goals.<br/>
When organizing a tax congress one of the challenges is how to close the sessions with something interesting and with a room full of people. Thanks to you we achieve that with a non-conventional closing speech that we will never forget. Thank you for helping us to do the 3rd Latin American IFA Congress in Bogota a great success.
Benjamin Cubides

Partner, Norton Rose SAS

Itzik was our main keynote speaker at our Academy Day…and our Summer Days presenting the following topics: The Art of Networking and Practice Strategy Workshop. I can’t imagine anyone else doing it better than he did. I loved his passionate and professional presentational style. He touched our hearts and made us think, for sure… He also gave good and practical tips to consider. Highly recommended!!
Kristiina Härms

Head of Business Development, Sorainen

Thank you very much for your unique and inspiring presentation at the 8th CIS Local Counsel Forum in Kiev…. The CIS Forum has seen its share of excellent speakers, but your personation clearly stood out, bringing a new perspective to the business development and networking in the world of law practice. Lawyers are known to be a conservative group, and they very much need the social skills you were showing to us in such a lively and energetic way! I have never seen so many happy smiles in our audience, and I am sure that in addition to having fun we all have taken a lot of important messages from you, which will be immensely helpful to us professionally and socially.
Dr. Irina Paliashvili

Co-Chair & Founder, CIS Local Counsel Forum, IBA

Listening to Itzik Amiel speak in conferences or training events gives one a feeling of amazement at the level of simplicity in which he shares and passes knowledge. He came across to me as a genuine friend and an almost mystically inspiring tutor and communicator at the events and training sessions he hosted that I attended. Keep it up.
Akin Adesomoju

Managing Partner, Akin Adesomoju & co.

Itzik has a unique way of presenting a topic. He definitely is not the usual lecturer. His presentations are practical, lively, sharp and inspiring. He is very successful in delivering the message and helping the practice grow!
Rachel Levitan

Senior Partner, Levitan& Co. | , Former Chair Senior Lawyers Committee, IBA

Indeed Itzik is a very skillful presenter, but for me the greatest impact was grasping Itzik’s underlying unique approach to personalising your networking experience. Being honest, truthful & sincere. That is what I have taken with me, that is what has been guiding me since – thank you Itzik for your genuineness!
Wissam Abousleiman

Managing Director, Abousleiman & Co

Itzik’s books and workshops inspire and challenge, make you think about your attitude at work and in your personal life.
It’s difficult not to bring something back to your office and to your home and this something will definitely help you! Top keynote speaker!!

Luca Aniasi

Founder and Managing Partner HRIT | , Former Chair INAA Group

I thoroughly enjoyed being part of Itzik’s networking training session. He has a flair for public speaking and he has the ability to make the participants feel at ease. His presentations are illustrated by personal experiences which always adds authenticity to a presentation. I came out of his training feeling ‘pumped up’ and managed to apply many of the lessons that I learned during the two-day networking conference that followed. Highly highly recommended!
Reynold Pereira

Business Development Director, Colin Ng & Partners LLP

Thank you very much for your very interesting, practical and dynamic presentations you gave to our members from all over the globe. It is very difficult to find a good speaker and almost impossible to find a speaker whose words will have a long-term impact on your life and business. Each and every participant has been touched in a way or another by your keynote presentation and will definitely be able to implement some of your advice in their companies.
Nadège Mullier

Executive Manager, INAA Group

Authentic and Dynamic. These are the words I would use to describe Itzik Amiel…
In fact, he is one of the few speakers we have invited to present at our International Conferences more than one time.

Our members have always enjoyed and benefited from Itzik’s presentations and practical insights. Not only does Itzik put forth an authentic and dynamic presence during his presentations, he is also a pleasure to work with before and after the events.

Itzik understands the value of building lasting relationships with organizations and their members. This is invaluable and very rare in a world full of presenters who are only concerned about showing up to the event, doing a canned speech, and racing off to the airport.

In short, Itzik practices what he preaches!

Chris Cervellera

Executive Director, TAG Alliance

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Itzik is the Global leading authority on business networking, business development, personal branding & relations capital. He is the bestselling author of the business networking and relationships book: The Attention Switch'. Itzik is an International Professional Speaker, trainer, Business mentor and Attorney.

Itzik successfully helps professionals (lawyers, accountants), business executives, firms, and associations create and maintain a successful and strategic relationship; Help professionals build their personal brand boost their authority, and stand-out; Switch Relations to Revenue, Referrals, and Results & follow up. Itzik does it through his worldwide online and offline programs and training.

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