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Evaluations -- One-hour seminars at PMI Houston 2014 Annual Conference
at NRG Center, Houston
Presentation of
"Some Simple Verbal & Nonverbal Skills for Creating a Highly Favorable First Impression"
on June 9, 2014.
Audience: Over 100 project managers
1. "You engaged the crowd quickly and kept the attention throughout."
-- Michael Brookner [H-P]
2. "Very well done -- enjoyed it tremendously. Good use of humor! Fun!"
-- Jim Pittman [AIG VALIC]
3. "Great session -- excellent observations of business pitfalls in today's world. Great handling of GenX & Millennial interactions."
-- Sandra Soliz [Direct Energy]
4. "Very engaging speaker, loved the humor."
-- Patty Trimingham [UTMB]
5. "Great job. Very useful and applicable."
-- Raj Rauniyar [ExxonMobil]
6. "I found the information to be tactical & something I could put to use immediately."
-- Kimberly Bortz [Camden Property Trust]
Presentation of
"Employee Recognition: How to Deliver Effective Praise in Just Three Sentences"
on June 10.
Audience: Approx. 100 project managers (a sold-out session)
1. "This is such an easy and powerful technique that it can work for anybody in a work or personal situation."
-- Kenny Cryar [NRG Energy]
2. "In less than one hour, I learned a basic skill that will make my life better. I am thankful to the people in my life and this workshop gave me a way to express that appreciation."
-- Anonymous
3. "Entertaining, engaging speaker. One of the top three at this conference."
-- Charlotte Syna [Shell]
4. "V.J., you are the best! I love the way you can take complex topics and make them so easy."
-- Mary Edwards [Lyondell Chemical]
5. "This should be taught to all managers."
-- Anonymous
6. "Awesome
-- Kathy Bieltz [CGI]
7. "Found session extremely useful, simple to understand, and will be able to put into practice."
-- Melinda Culver [BP]
8. "Very captivating, unusually frank, and made an impression on your audience."
-- Anonymous
9. "I found this session very insightful; the importance of emphasizing certain words, using words that may not be..."
-- Lenny Suarez [Tervita Corp.]
Presentation of
"How to Disarm and Neutralize your Critics and Detractors without being Offensive or Disrespectful"
on June 10.
Audience: Over 100 project managers (a sold-out session)
1. "The examples were very clear and poignant. I can definitely use these approaches where I work."
-- Robert A. Jeffries [MD Anderson Cancer Center]
2. "You never know when you might have to respond on the spur of the moment to an adversarial question. This class helped prepare me to do so in a winsome way."
-- Keith Ridgway [ConocoPhillips]
3. "This is the first communication workshop I have taken that uses real-life examples of good and bad (successful and not successful) stories. Very clever & helpful!"
-- a project manager at Amegy Bank
4. "Very, very easy to implement."
-- Stephen Lobo [United Healthcare]
5. "Very good session. I learned some tips that I can use in my immediate job situation."
-- Matthew Davis [Schneider Electric]
6. "The session was excellent--very relevant and effective. Very good examples and video clips. Disarming a critic needs very good presence of mind. This (seminar) helps you to be aware and better prepared to face those situations."
-- Mahesh Bhat [Sysco]
7. "I walked away with tools that I could start using immediately to help my projects stay focused on our main objectives. The handout with the examples and my notes is one that I will often refer back to in times where I need to choose my words carefully in the midst of conflict to make sure I can realign my audience and gain their confidence."
-- Kimberly Bortz [Camden Property Trust]
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