“You managed the near-impossible by getting our boss on-message and caring about it. The public speaking tips were superb.”
Senior Western Government Communications Head
“We came to Brussels as a gang of scientists and professors, smug and confident of our years-long experience in talking about our science. Working with you even for the short length of an afternoon tremendously helped me to up my game – you put me with ease into the right mindset and focus to give my remarks the next day to a live audience of several hundred thousand people World-wide, later viewed by millions. For me: Critique and advice from you: always welcome.” — Director, leading European scientific research institute
John inspired and supported us in realising an ambitious and high-level anniversary programme with top management executives of our organisation, politicians, academic speakers as well as hard-core unionists. The event was a great success. I have never experienced such a candid, detail-aware preparation as we received from John, who was involved as an authentic personality and brought considerable empathetic and diplomatic skills to bear during his panel moderations. – Senior European Public Service Union Official
“We asked John to help us design and lead custom workshops in two Middle Eastern capitals for government spokespeople, local journalists and senior diplomatic staff. John brought to bear decades of experience as a journalist and communications consultant to help us provide a world-class training program.” – Senior Government Official
“Your help was invaluable. We really needed to find a way out of the communications rut we were in at a critical moment and you helped find a key to fixing it. Thank you.” – Chief Strategist, Euro Stoxx 50 company
“The trainings were about bringing out the personal touch, staying engaged and engaging. You didn’t just talk the talk, you walked it.” – European Transport Industry Chief Executive
“Coming to terms with my voice, learning to project it better, it made my messaging more effective. It’s made me want to volunteer more often to speak at events. You really helped me jump over my shadow, thanks.” – Communications Entrepreneur
“John’s approach is tailored to any media context, including the varied, challenging, and underdeveloped markets found across Africa. He has instant credibility with seasoned diplomats and communicators who readily appreciate his expertise.” – Senior Western Diplomat
“You gave an inspiring intensive training to both young and seasoned journalists on identifying how to get the best value from sources, providing balanced reporting, universal story telling techniques and how to write and report on the EU accession story. We wholeheartedly commend your work in advancing the cause of a healthier civil society.” – Country Director, international educational and cultural charity
“I knew you’ve also been in that position before, so having to react quickly and publicly to events before many people, sometimes those you can see, sometimes not when you speak to the camera. Remembering to treat those audiences equally. Excellent advice.” – European Energy Industry Executive
“Thank you for the valuable input. A great learning curve!” – UN Agency Senior Administrator
“You managed the near-impossible by getting our boss on-message and caring about it. The public speaking tips were superb.” – Senior Western Government Communications Head
“It was inspiring to see you in action. I think this is the best communication workshop we have hosted, much thanks to your brilliant way of moderating the event and bringing all the different elements together.” – European Foundation Chief Organiser
“Well done. Your work is among the best I have seen in 25 years in the foreign service.” – Western Government Communications Specialist
“We really appreciated the way you got our people on point and to the point.” – International News Executive