TESTIMONIALS

"Had a lot of fun and gained confidence that I could do this. Very professional and high quality trainers."
Sharon Gleeson, CPA Australia, Melbourne, July 25th, 2008 

"Very relevant training. not only for CPA but for improvement in all areas of communication. It was really good. I especially liked that it was so interactive. Very enjoyable and informative."
Jodie Perry, CPA Australia, Melbourne, July 25, 2008

"The presentation team (Graham, Rob and Tony) work well together and are very encouraging."
Warren Gourley, Manager, Infrastructure, Citylink Melbourne Limited. Melbourne, June 13th, 2008

"Interesting and informative - provided good strategies and very good processes, ie. info before practice. Liked the personal approach"
Ken McCallum, President, Torquay Golf Club, Torquay, March 20th, 2008

"10/10"
Damien Waller, CEO, iSelect, Melbourne, March 6, 2008

"Excellent, realistic training"
Jo Whyte, Marketing Director, iSelect, Melbourne, March 6, 2008

"Was spot on in terms of the brief - excellent and well pitched."
Gerald Brown, Group Chief Operating Officer, iSelect, Melbourne, March 6, 2008

"Excellent training. Followup and rehearsal is important."
Tony Murphy, Development Director, Transurban, Melbourne, February 8th, 2008

"Good quality training"
Aimee Allen, General Manager, BlueScope Steel Westernport, Melbourne Business School, Mount Eliza, February 7th, 2008

"Can assist with media contact, business analysts, presentations etc. Great knowledge and advice on techniques around managing media communications. A very good session - relaxed and very informative."
John Waugh, Manager Finance & Business Systems, BlueScope Steel Westernport, Melbourne Business School, Mount Eliza, February 7th, 2008

"Knowledge of trainers significant."
Ron Bange, Vice President Coatings, BlueScope Steel Westernport, Melbourne Business School, Mount Eliza, February 7th, 2008

"It really has prepared me for the worst and identified my many weaknesses. Great training as it was very visual with the practical element as well."
Mayor Elizabeth Nealy, City of Whittlesea, South Morang, January 25th, 2008

"Outstanding - excellent material and it was great to have the three of you there to offer your perspectives. The interview experiences on tape and your interview analyses were particularly valuable."
Brett Parris, Senior Economic Adviser, World Vision Australia, Melbourne, November 28, 2007

"Quality was excellent - all involved had extensive experience and knew their stuff. The checklist take-away is good."
Craig Little, Media & Community Relations, CityLink/Transurban, Melbourne, September 24, 2007

"Excellent - very experienced training. Clear but comprehensive notes. Great to have an element of practicality in which we can put to use what we've learnt. Thanks for a great session!"
Ebony Fisher, Stakeholder Liaison & Communications, Abi Group/Transurban, Melbourne, September 24, 2007

"This was a refresher and was very targeted to updating me on current techniques - it was well pitched. It had a very practical bent and I found the quality and advice really good. Expertise of Graham and Rob was great."
Brian Negus, General Manager Public Policy, RACV
Melbourne, July 5, 2007

"Excellent - great refresher but learnt a lot"
Dr Stephen Judd, Chief Executive, Hammond Care
Sydney, NSW, Australia May 21, 2007

"I learned/acquired a good number of pointers which will guide me through especially when facing people from all walks of life and, to some extent, difficult people."
Sol Mari Sato, Research & EMS Coordinator, Sagittarius Mines, Tampakan, South Cotabo The Philippines, February 21, 2007

"Outstanding!"
Nicholas Wyman, CEO, Workplace Connect
Woodend, November 25th, 2006

"This is an area that I fear and I found the training confronting but excellent for facing and dealing with the fear. Brilliant training! Well presented. Information was relevant and current."
Julie Walker, Childcare Operations Manager, WPC Childcare, Woodend, November 25th, 2006

"It was obvious that the training was delivered by presenters with a great deal of experience in media matters in a very professional manner."
Michael O'Brien, CEO, G-Force Recruitment,
Woodend, November 25th, 2006

"Excellent. 10/10. Graham, Tim and Rob great and patient, easy-going and very informative."
Bryan Dennis, Manager - Cape Schanck Resort, RACV
Melbourne, October 27th, 2006

"Appreciated the opportunity to ask questions, discuss issues and try new approaches in interviews. Very practical information and advice provided."
Michael Case, Chief Engineer-Vehicles, RACV
Melbourne, September 20th, 2006

MORE TESTIMONIALS

“Excellent, experienced trainers, well equipped. We benefited from their real experience and expertise.”
Terry White, Vice-President, Bass Strait, BHP Billiton Petroleum, Melbourne, August 30th, 2005

“This was really good – linked to our needs very well. Excellent training and really useful.”
Toby Hall, Chief Operating Officer, World Vision Australia, Melbourne, April 20, 2005

"Excellent training. Good personalised style and flexible approach."
Tim Costello, Chief Executive Officer, World Vision Australia, Melbourne, April 11, 2005

“Good quality training. Good examples were used and the industry experience shared was excellent.”
Jay McCormack, Solution Architect, Advanced Solutions International, Melbourne, March 22, 2005

“Excellent. Good eye for detail. Highlighted my need to keep to selling the message and not to follow the path set by the journo.”
Mark Higginbotham, Mayor, City of Moreland
Coburg, March 17, 2005

“Examples excellent – up to date and topical. The written material was very professional and relevant. Best of the three training sessions I have partaken in.”
Clive Hall – Chairman, RACV
Melbourne, February 24, 2005

“Very good. Relaxed, informative, professional – feedback well delivered. Very supportive throughout. A pleasure to participate.”
Ian Tunnecliffe, Vice-President, Operations, BlueScope Steel Westernport, Tyabb, Jan 5, 2005

“Should be compulsory for all managerial staff and councillors. Excellent. Concise and well presented. Very well formatted with very useful outcomes.”
Bruce Harwood, Councillor, City of Greater Geelong
Geelong, Dec 9, 2004

"Very valuable training. Excellent.”
Tim Ind, General Manager, Air BP
Melbourne, October 8th, 2004

"Training was very good; targeted to suit particular needs. A good mix of presentations and practical examples."
Tim Gosbell, Chair, Engineers Australia
Melbourne, May 25th, 2004

"Extremely informative. Very high quality. Professional. Excellent experience."
Natalie Quinn, Communications Manager,Oxiana Limited,
Melbourne, March 22nd, 2004

"Very good training with lots of good, up-to-date examples. Should have done it 10 years ago. Essential requirement for any senior or executive manager."
Peter Albert, General Manager LXML (Oxiana Ltd)
Sepon Copper/Gold Mine, Laos, March 16th, 2004

"Extremely valuable. I feel much better prepared to cope with an interview situation. The training was very sound and well prepared and the feedback sessions were excellent."
Barry Bache, Regional Agribusiness Manager, NAB
Melbourne, August 15, 2003

"Extremely good training."
Ken Tranter, General Manager, Hi Fert Pty Ltd,
Melbourne, July 11, 2003

"Excellent working materials, examples and practical work studies. Great training - I learnt a lot and it went really quickly -a sign of excellent content and delivery."
David Gregor, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Bayer CropScience, June 24, 2003

"A great course and a very worthwhile learning experience. Quality is excellent backed by obvious experience and competence."
Bernie Cooper, CEO, SILCAR
Coolum, April 1, 2003

"Relevant to more than just media training - skills learnt apply to all forms of communication within the business. Nice balance between theory and practice with good, relevant, tailored feedback"
Kevin Foster, Manager Development & Supply Chain Solutions,
BHP Steel, Melbourne, February 24th, 2003

"High quality training."
Kirby Adams, Managing Director & CEO, BHP Steel,
Melbourne, December 17th, 2002

"Very relevant training. I got a lot out of it."
Chris James, Principal Economist, VECCI,
Melbourne, December 16th, 2002

"Good training. Only recommend it is repeated fairly regularly."
Chris Leon, Managing Director & CEO, Pivot Ltd,
Melbourne, December 10th, 2002

"It was called 'media training' but I felt the real relevancy for me is in handling being 'interviewed' at any time in my day to day job with work colleagues. It really is a good communication training program. The use of multi-media tools was excellent and the apparent knowledge and media background of the presenters certainly gave high quality."
Greg Scrimgeour, Information Technology, BHP Billiton Cannington, Townsville, September 12-13, 2001

"Excellent training!"
Pham Thanh Van, Human Resources Manager, BP Exploration Vietnam, Singapore, July 17th, 2001

"Great information. The instructors were experienced which is always a plus. The level of involvement was exacting."
Lloyd Wedblad, Senior Supply Chain Analyst, BHP Transport and Logistics, San Francisco, June 25th, 2001

"Course is great and definitely a good tool for building people's confidence/skills to deal with people."
Tony Gregory, Shipping & Customer Service Supvr., BHP Transport and Logistics, Mt. Maunganui, New Zealand, June 20th, 2001