Speaking & Coaching Buzz

“Your presentation was exceptional. Funny, on-point material, with audience engagement!”

“I had a meeting today with some clients — the last time I met with them, the result was “meh”; this time the result was super. Your work has really helped.”

“You were such a huge part of our success yesterday. It was a packed conference room. Thank you for preparing us so expertly and becoming thoroughly invested in the process with us. We really felt you cared and that made our connection to you and results driven sessions so worthwhile.”

“You really made an impact. I have already used some of the things from the workshop and Jason gave a truly outstanding presentation on Tuesday. Really helpful to me personally and our group in general.”

 “Karen helped me with a big keynote. She took me to the next level from a communications perspective by structuring the message and tailoring my stories. She was invaluable to the success I had on stage. I think she is an amazing coach and I look forward to working with her for many years to come!”

“I had a TED-Talk style presentation on the main stage in Vegas. 8000 people in the audience. It was unreal. My material killed and your principles helped me through it. I was never more nervous, but it killed. Thanks to you!”

“Karen, your books have helped me more than any others. I also went to several of your seminars in San Antonio – you are my mentor.”

“Karen – We received a lot of practical advice and wisdom where we all need improvement. Your practical experience really gave us the opportunity to think about how we communicate, both verbally and non-verbally. You were a great keynote.”

“You took me to a level I never thought I’d get to. I got a standing ovation for my inaugural address as President of the Greater Cleveland Dental Society!”

“You have unleashed a monster! This speech was one of the highlights of my life- every person who came over, called or emailed, said I was ‘so poised and calm’ – I loved every minute and cannot wait to do it again.”

“I’m now president of sales for the entire country. I credit my work with you as a major factor for my success.”

“As a speaker Karen is very engaging, her delivery is warm and friendly and her presentation is bursting with valuable information which was extremely relevant to the audience. The information Karen delivers is an asset to any professional, anyone who engages with the public in their work life, in fact…anyone. I look forward to working with Karen in the future. She is a true professional, with an enormous amount of knowledge to share and a valuable addition to my education platform.”

“Wow! You managed to keep a standing room only crowd completely captivated on a Saturday morning.”

“The attendees gave you the highest evaluation ratings possible.”

“Whether it’s been through seminars or individual coaching, you have helped many of our senior level managers to be more confident, comfortable, and articulate speakers — Thanks for being a part of our team for the past five years.”

“The participants enjoyed your presentation, and we have received many positive comments.”

“Thanks for one of the best seminars we have presented to our members. I have received nothing but raves from the attendees.”

“We enjoyed your keynote speech at our national meeting last month. We were especially pleased that you took time to learn about our company and were able to relate so well to the audience.”

“I liked your presentation because instead of being motivational hype, you gave us a ‘road map’ in a motivational way. Even my natural born salespeople gained from your workshop.”

“Your input helped me get over the top. I was stuck and you unstuck me.”

 “Your additions, revisions, and the way you captured the theme and threaded it throughout my message upgraded the speech to EXCELLENT. Not only are you an expert at what you do, but you brought the best out in me. I had a great time – before, during, and after my presentation.”

“You have a real gift in guiding the client in a positive, nurturing manner, and encouraging growth and confidence. You have had an impact on the way I make ALL of my presentations and I believe that I’ve progressed to the next level of professionalism as a result.”

“My vice president gave her presentation today, and she did an excellent job. She was well organized, had the right content, had a good use of specifics and examples, was quick and effective on her feet in addressing questions, her voice was confident, she was engagingly animated, she leveraged her team, and she projected “Executive Presence”. I appreciate you help in making this successful.”

“Thanks to Karen my seminar has taken a giant step in quality. I’m delivering my message with joy and passion as never before. She guided me toward higher quality handouts, customized very powerful opening and closing remarks, and engineered the addition of Power Point to the 35mm visual presentation.”

“Thanks to you, all of my speaking engagements have gone just great. I cannot thank you enough for your input.”

“You are our North American favorite instructor. You and your courses (both editions) have been the best valued of the whole Summa Week this year. Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing your professionalism, your contagious enthusiasm and the way you do everything. You make easy the difficult things. For four years you have helped our leaders reach their maximum potential with their presentations.”

“We appreciate you and Dru’s help prepping our CEOs. They all did a great job (and most importantly, stayed on time!) and really told their stories well and with passion while sticking to the high points. We were pleased with the results and have received positive feedback from our investors.”

“A few people have asked me to speak at their events after hearing me speak in Jamaica and Texas. It was wonderful. You are a true blessing to me and I owe a lot of this success to you.”

“The talk was FANTASTIC. I used all your suggestions and it was very well received…lots of questions during as well as after, and everyone seemed very interested! Many many thanks for your help!”

“My year as Chair of the Dallas Wildcat Committee has been great. Working with you on how to present to the 300 leaders in our Oil and Gas Industry was instrumental to my success.”

“I recently heard you at the ASLCS meeting and loved your presentation. Your presentation was one of the few that I felt I had true takeaway things I could actually use in everyday life. I’m planning on using the presentation outline you gave us on a regular basis.”

“Great to have Karen’s “Speak For Yourself” Webinar as part of our program here in Australia.”

“Presentation went very well! Didn’t move around or fidget, didn’t mow the lawn, and used the outline to formulate my thoughts and key points.”

“You provided us not only with skills for use in our daily business but skills for everyday life. Your Speak For Yourself Workshop Series gave our group the presentation skills to win projects.”

“Karen – I rocked it!!! Yeh! Heading to our reception and dinner. A million thanks.”

“Karen’s program was the highlight of our week of sales training, and that’s why we’re bringing her back. Everyone enjoyed her workshop.”

“Your work helping prepare our principals for our national conference really made a difference. Several firms have inquired about sharing projects with us as a result.”

“We were very impressed with your ability to zero in on the little details and show us ways to enhance our uniqueness. Our client told us that this was the best presentation they’ve ever heard.”

“Everyone enjoyed the real-life examples and clear and memorable way you communicated the key concepts. It’s apparent from the feedback that everyone in our organization who attended your program will benefit from using the techniques you described.”

“We’ve enjoyed having you speak and train with us at our corporate headquarters, here in Oklahoma.”

“Thank you for one of the best and most educational programs we have ever had.”

“You made me look good!”

“Karen, your presentation was fantastic. I wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed having you down to West Palm Beach and spending some time with our mentor doctors. You thoroughly understand your subject matter and aren’t afraid to get involved in taking risks with your audience.”

“Your presentation hit the bullseye and I contribute this to your effort to understand the audience and apply yourself 110%.”

“Karen lived up to all expectations and was creative in arranging my speech to an impressive stage delivery. Her coffee cup theme was brilliant. After our two-day session we were both excited about the power of it.”

“Let’s face it. I thought I was pretty hot stuff BEFORE a day with you….and now I realize I have much more to learn. After your coaching I received my first ever 100% perfect scores on evaluations, when I spoke the very next day.”

“Accept my deepest appreciation for your professionalism and for helping me improve my lecturing skills. This was a superb course.”

 “While I am accustomed to public speaking and to writing my own speeches, I found your assistance invaluable. You were able to help me with continuity, correct phrases, the most descriptive words, and in reshaping my content into a concise, organized message. Most of all, I was impressed by how easy it was to work with you and how quickly you became in-tuned with the message I was trying to convey.”

 “Karen’s had attention to detail, enthusiasm, and helpfulness, and she customized to meet my needs. I will follow through on her critique, add to my visuals, and watch my delivery style”

“Your tutoring transformed me from feeling like a frightened rabbit in front of a few people to conducting a large 400-attendance seminar with confidence and control.”

” … I was able to implement most of the changes at the start, and it was extremely well received by the audience. The conclusion also worked out great.”

“Your assistance with how to organize, prepare and deliver presentations has been helpful for all of my various speeches I give on behalf of KDC – whether it’s been a ‘ground breaking’, a ‘ribbon cutting’ or an important pitch.”

“You helped to develop compelling presentations through credibility and ‘velcro’ to tell our story. You made each and every one of our team better when they spoke last week at our 10,000 attendee Success School.”

“My speech in Spain was well received. The way we structured the opening and close was great. I got excellent feedback and the company is using the principles I challenged them to do.”

“Your work has had a profound affect. I can see a shift in confidence, not only with John’s presence at meetings but also on team calls. You don’t always see an investment this quickly. This consulting has been worth every amount. It’s not just the money. It’s the time.”

“Karen — working with you has been a turning point for me regarding giving presentations. Your ‘best practices’ including how to outline, how to prepare, and how to convey presence have helped me move my career forward.”

“Your PMI presentation was great! You provided a lot of insight other speaking programs miss.”

“Our team is already putting your communication tips into action.”

“Karen provided valuable instruction that was very practical enabling our people to put these actions to work immediately. For example: do one business development action daily, smile, begin with “you” rather than “I” on email, fix google search issue, don’t block the light, more praise.”

“Karen – I was called upon to give a presentation to the Board of Directors today, and was given 30 minutes to prepare.  I did a great job.  I was very confident, calm, and made a lot of eye contact.  Most of that was because of our training. Thank you for all of your help!”

“Hi Karen, I Killed it!!! Everyone said that I stood out as the best speaker during our conference. Who would’ve thought?”

“Feedback from both contractors and employees at our Wealth Builder Conference in Chicago was very positive. You will be remembered.”

“Using Karen’s personal and customized approach to one-on-one coaching, I now know how to communicate with greater success and less frustration.”

“I had the opportunity to listen to your message in Indianapolis, Hartford and Salt Lake City last year, and I can see why your portion of the program was rated the highest on all 24 seminars. This is no easy task given the makeup of our audience.”

“Karen Reisman is one of the most energetic and entertaining speakers we have encountered here at the Pankey Institute. She gets the audience involved and at the same time brings a critically important message. Very clear objectives are achieved each time she has presented to our quite sophisticated classes. These practical practice objectives include but certainly are not limited to COMMUNICATION skills, LISTENING skills, achieving EMPOWERED staff, MOTIVATIONAL strategies/staff exercises, and perhaps most importantly how to speak and present yourself with PANACHE and POWER. I sincerely believe she is a must see and can make significant changes in you, your organization, and how others begin to perceive you.”

“Enjoyed the interactive nature of Ms. Reisman’s presentation. Great for team building.”

“The inside sales team has been on fire ever since our meeting. They are getting to more people on the phone and we have seen over a 400% increase in successful appointments being set by the inside sales team.”

“You did a fantastic job and you are definitely good at what you do.”

“Great examples on how to sell and communicate!”

“Karen, working with you was an outstanding experience and I look forward with enthusiasm to our next training session.”

“Your great personality and your enthusiasm not only places people at ease from the first minute they meet you, but magnifies your passion for your work. You gave me outstanding information that is more and more useful with every presentation.”

“It’s the structure that has helped with my nervousness. The structure works. I’m comfortable with it.”

 “I am committed to becoming a public speaker and that is why I went to see Karen Reisman. In one weekend with Karen Reisman’s coaching, I accomplished more than reading all the books on public speaking. If public speaking or case presentation is something you would like to learn to do better, check out Karen on her website.”