"Charlie did a great job facilitating our staff retreat. He presented thoughts and ideas, and then removed himself from the problem-solving process, which made us find solutions that worked for our day-to-day environment." | |
| Houston, TX PR Agency | |
"Charlie, you were terrific! After your session, one attendant went back to his organization and completely restructured his approach to meetings. I would highly recommend you to anyone who wants to run more effective meetings." | |
L. Ozmon
Phoenix | |
"Thanks for a practical, informative workshop on meetings that was also a lot of fun! We have already begun to implement many of your suggestions with great success." | |
National conference
Orlando | |
"All of the feedback on your facilitation of our staff retreat was very positive. People liked your 'let's get down to business' approach, and that you encouraged us to think out of the box for new ideas and solutions." | |
Market Research Firm
Albuquerque | |
"Thanks for helping us understand what the hot buttons are with our agents. The Round Table you facilitated was a great forum for getting lots of input and getting feedback on our new programs as well." | |
Insurance Company
Milwaukee | |
"You made our retreat a lot of fun, yet we accomplished a great deal and stayed on task." | |
PR Agency
Houston | |
"My sincere appreciation for your presentation. It was so well received--garnered 5 stars across the board on our evaluation sheets. Thank you for assisting us in making the conference a great success." | |
| NMSPE Annual Conference | |
"The feedback for your session was great. You delivered a wealth of information, and made it relevant to the types of meetings our members have most often?lots of 'take home' value." | |
Regional Conference
Albuquerque | |
"Not only did we come up with a unified approach to service, your retreat was a real morale booster for our team. Thanks for helping us accomplish so much." | |
Tour operator
Arizona | |
"You helped teach us to be better about meeting planning and execution while providing us with subtle nudges on the strategic lines to stimulate our thinking. Every time we use you it is like a light course of both which has been very helpful." | |
Executive Recruiting Firm
nationwide | |
"You continue to astound me with your ability to not only keep the Round Table discussions on track, but to add nuggets of (industry) wisdom that you've accumulated in our nine years together." | |
A.C. Croft
Consultant and Author, Sedona, AZ | |
"This (Sedona Round Table) was the most motivating and inspiriting conference I've ever attended. I can hardly wait to get back to start implementing all the great ideas." | |
Melissa Lackey
The Standing Partnership, St. Louis, MO | |
"(in our ideation session)?the dynamics of the team members were terrific; discussions were lively and thought-provoking - you enabled team members to play off of each others' comments very well in formulating ideas." | |
D. Weber, Fortis Health
Milwaukee, WI | |
"It was a sincere pleasure to watch you facilitate our diverse group into a focused outcome. All agree that (the Synergy Conference) was an unqualified success." | |
Carlos St. Mary
PMG, Houston, TX | |
"Over the last five years, Charlie Hawkins has delivered his professional presentation skills workshops for our entire MBA class each year. With employers clamoring for graduates with better oral communication skills, this has become a vital feature of our curriculum." | |
Joe Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Director of MBA program
College of Business Administration, Northern Arizona University | |
"We have had rave reviews from the planning session participants. You work with us in a way that helps us to focus and think through issues and possibilities in a helpful and encouraging way." | |
Lucky Arnold, Senior Pastor
First Presbyterian Church, North Palm Beach, Florida | |
"Charlie Hawkins is the best group facilitator I've ever had the pleasure of working with. He is excellent at reading the group, pushing the group to its positive limits and being flexible while staying on task." | |
Cathy Ackermann, President & CEO
Ackermann Public Relations, Knoxville, TN | |
"Charlie is a business guy first and facilitator second. His processes lead to solutions that work - not just blue sky idealism. You get real results - and when you're investing important managers' time, this is real value!" | |
Chris Hauri, Partner
The Grand Group, Chicago, IL | |
"?the highest scores and best comments I've seen for any speaker in the last few years?attendees were rushing to the (registration) desk to rave about your session - this is not typical of our members." | |
Julia Lu
Chamber Music America, New York, NY | |
"We just finished the first round (of field presentations), which went fabulously. By sitting back and letting the event organizers do the talking we've been able to work with them to find more opportunities than we otherwise would have. Approaching these meetings from the position of a collaborator offering to build their event really put the organizers at ease and resulted in better-than-expected outcomes. Thanks for giving us such sound coaching." | |
Mike Walsh, Account Executive
The Grand Group, Chicago, IL | |
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