Testimonials
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Chris was my speaker coach in 2018. He was pivotal in getting me stage ready for Tedx Ruakura and delivering the closing talk of the day to an audience of hundreds.
Having never given a memorised talk before, I had a lot to learn and Chris was the consummate teacher.
I recommend Chris to anyone wanting to push themselves towards a signature talk, or wanting to hone their speaking skills.
He knows his stuff, he’s direct but fair and the process he teaches, works.
Chris is involved in many of the arts and the voluntary time he gives to creative events and productions is phenomenal.
Chris is concurrently an innovator, lateral thinker and detail guy – a rare combination of skills and attributes.
Combined with his high integrity hands-on approach, energy and great communication skills, Chris has extracted the very best from our organisation with people at every level
I attended a 3-day Signature Talk Workshop with Chris and although I present frequently, I came away with so many gems that I have now incorporated into my talks and received a great response as a result.
Whether you are looking to refine their craft like me or just gain the confidence and skills to speak in public, I highly recommend you get in touch with Chris.
Chris works on projects regularly and we find him a valuable member of the Epic Learning team. Chris draws from a depth of experience in performance, filmmaking, public speaking and coaching. These come with a myriad of skillsets that can be applied to building great learning experiences. He’s an asset to any team and a pleasure to work with.
Chris was my speaking coach for TEDx Ruakura. He was very knowledgeable and was good at communicating effective ways to communicate. Chris was also great at speaking publicly about public speaking. All good signs! He helped me a lot throughout the process, and my career will be much better because of it.
Chris is expert at delving deep to help people realize the power of their own story. Chris reads people well and relates well to all people, because he has a genuine love and compassion for all people. Chris expects people to work hard to help themselves and is not ashamed to tell you if you are not putting in the required effort to get results, but he does it in such a manner that is helpful – firm but fair. TedX Ruakura has some fantastic presentations – a testimony to Chris’ ability and hard work as lead speaker coach. Thank you Chris for teaching me so much about myself, and for helping give me a tool in my toolbox to further my purpose.
I was fortunate to have Chris as coach for the talk I presented at TEDx Ruakura.
With ideas abounding, my talk was initially way too long and lacked structure. Chris helped me focus on key messages, guided me to ‘chunk’ my talk into sections and explained the benefit of practicing verbally.
These and other suggestions helped me deliver a much more effective talk than I could have on my own and I value his assistance highly!
I recently had the pleasure of attending a workshop that Chris put on to introduce us to the concepts and processes that go into developing and rehearsing a Ted talk.
You will be unsurprised to learn that every one of these 10-15 minute talks have dozens of hours invested in them.
I was impressed with the coherent and methodical approach Chris put forward and have confidence that this process will yield a solid presentation that will be valuable to my company and my career.
Chris was one of the organising team and a speaker coach for the inaugural TEDx Ruakura. He provided incredibly valuable insights and encouragement to the team of speakers, which drew on his deep experience and expertise. As a speaker I found these insights incredibly helpful as we worked as a team to deliver an impacting talk. Chris, thanks so much for your support.
I worked with Chris to create the inaugural TEDx Ruakura event.
Chris was the speaker coach, and successfully coached and mentored the 7 speakers who took part in TEDx Ruakura 2015.
Chris’ ability to structure and create an interesting and meaningful talk, specifically for this event, was fantastic. He understands how a talk should be structured and gives useful and constructive feedback in a positive way.
Without Chris coaching our speakers, the event would not have been as unique and refined as it was.