Emma Ledden

Emma Ledden (born 1977)[1][2] is an Irish author, television presenter,[3] model and writer. She began her television career on Raidió Teilifís Éireann's children's strand The Den, before joining MTV Europe as its first Irish presenter.[4]

Born in Cork,[5] Ireland, Ledden is a former presenter of the BBC One Saturday-morning children's television programme Live & Kicking, which she left in 2000.[6] She has also presented The Dancefloor Chart Show, MTV News, Select[7] and Weekend Edition[8] on MTV Europe.[9]

Ledden currently runs her own communications company, Presenting to Sell.[10] She works for LinkedIn as a Learning and Communications Consultant.[11] In 2009, she was the main judge for the TV3 series Total Xposure.[12] In 2013, she published her first book, The Presentation Book: How to Create It, Shape It and Deliver It.[13] She followed that up with The Communication Book: How to Say It, Mean It, and Make It Matter in 2014.[14]

In February 2021, Ledden launched her first children's book, My Mammy Knows Everything, an homage to all mothers juggling life.[5] In April 2021, Ledden launched her second children's book All the Rainbows Colours, a book that gently introduces culture and diversity to young readers.[15]