Good news, we won the project. Thank you for all your help on the interview presentation. Your insight was extremely helpful and I hope we can work together on future projects.
Christine Wiegert Vice President Marketing, TKDA Engineering

Your references praised your work. Now, as a client, I too am very impressed with the presentations you have developed. You are highly professional and know how to communicate what matters. I look forward to many other projects together.
Mike Beckloff
President/CEO,
Beckloff Associates

My presentation was well received and frankly stood out from others as being entertaining, interesting and a memorable story. Most importantly, it was enjoyable to present. Thanks for all your help.
Peter Towner,
Japs-Olson

Our entire team found the training to be very beneficial. The format had us evaluating and practicing changes right away. Without a doubt very worthwhile.
Troy Austian
Director, OPIN Apprentice Program

The presentation training exceeded our expectations. You gave us so many new ideas of how to make our presentations substantially better. We are all very excited to start implementing what we have learned.
Mike Zagger
Sr. VP Marketing,
St. Jude Medical
Thanks so much for everything you’ve done for the Port Authority. Your work has made a world of difference. You’re very good at what you do!
Lorrie Louder
Vice President Development,
St. Paul Port Authority
I thought working with you one-on-one was time incredibly well spent and very enjoyable!
Jeff Bialek
Director of Sales, ARAcontent

I just finished the best and most impactful presentation I have ever given.
It went very well. I have been told it is was the best of all the general presentations at our conference.
Thank you for all your help!!
Joe Stackhouse
Director Supply Chain/Operations,
Land O’Lakes Seed Division
Unbelievable! That's the impact my presentation
had at our annual conference. Your process for building rapport
with the audience really worked. You helped me craft a very
clear message that people understood and responded to. Call
me anytime you need a reference.
Susan Lund
Director Global Learning and Development, ev3
I am very fortunate to be working
with you. With your help I've been able to pull together a
number of very engaging and effective talks. They have all
gone far better than I expected. I look forward to continuing
to work together.
Michael Solberg
CEO, State Bank and Trust
You've become a valuable resource
for us at Digineer. You've got great ideas and know how to
develop a message so that it is understood and memorable.
I have given your name to a number of people and will happily
continue to refer others to you.
Michael Lacey, CEO, Digineer
Your presentation coaching was really valuable. Our group responded
well to your approach and therefore seemed to really understand
the concepts and applied them. By the time we wrapped up our
series, the team had gotten better and better. Some presenters
were terrific.
Sandy Lien
Customer Experience Team,
Deluxe Corporation
This program has gotten our group engaged
in making better presentations. The presentations I saw this
afternoon was so superior to anything that we have been doing.
This was more than worth the money.
Maura McDonough Cope
Sales Manager, WCCO TV

I am seeing tangible benefit
from your training with my team. Several in our group have
considerably improved their presentation style as a result
of the feedback and suggestions they received. My satisfaction
level is very high.
Bob Paine
VP Regional Field Marketing,
Dairy Queen International

I can't thank you enough for
your help. The first comment we received after our presentation
was that ours was the best Power Point the group had ever
seen. The delivery coaching was also invaluable. This may
be the best money the company ever spends. Thanks for your
outstanding work.
Paul Knapp
Interim CEO, Rapid Diagnostik
Ever since we engaged Spoken Impact to create our PowerPoint slides, people have been commenting on
how great our presentations look. I find the audience is far more engaged because the slides are very
visual, interesting and different. Our audience can’t wait to see what is on the next slide. Best of all you are
responsive, flexible and great to work with.
Diane Barr
Business Development Director,
Travelers Global Insurance

We’re very excited to be using our new sales presentation. It tells our message well with attractive and professional slides. You’ve got a great process and we plan to work with you again in the future.
Doug Luick
President,
Unison

We are really thrilled with the new presentation and how well it communicates who we are. In fact we are incorporating the new messaging in all our materials. The PowerPoint visuals are top notch. This is a super job and we plan to engage you for future projects.
Richard Mueller
President,
Biothera

What a difference. We really like the update to our PowerPoint slides. They are much more professional and engaging.
Todd Aldrich
Vice President-Marketing,
BioMedix

Great workshop. I went back to the
office and reworked my presentation. I applied a lot of your
suggestions and was excited to make my most recent sales
presentation.”
Cindy Little
Director of Business Development,
Infinity
Direct

The program was well worth the time. You
did a great job customizing it to our needs. The one-on-one
session really drove home key learning points. Many thanks.
Diane Anderson
Sr. Creative Manager-Interactive
Marketing,
Target Corp.

Enjoyable program that was well worth the
time. Most of us in the group were able to apply the concepts
right away. Many on my team noticed significant improvement in
their delivery and content. I am certainly willing to be
reference.
Michael Burkett
National Sales Manager,
McLaughlin Gormley King

This has been a terrific process. Now
I have a really professional and visually dynamic
presentation. Without a doubt this has been some of the best
money we have invested. My new presentation will carry me far.
Audrey Thomas
President,
Organized Audrey
Thanks for all your help with our
client's presentation. You've made a real difference in
helping the team present themselves well. We especially
appreciated your insight into how to craft a more fluid and
compelling message."
Chip Myers
Principal,
Franklin Capital Partners

My talk at the Green Bay conference
was great. I was very pleased with the reception I received.
Thanks so much for guiding me in being able to carry the
message in 30 minutes.
Bernie Saunders
Founder,
Center for Living Art
With our updated sales presentation we
have won lots of new business. This presentation is especially
effective because I feel far more confident giving it and I am
much more engaging while doing so. I’ve referred a number of
people to you. You have a great niche.
Scott Bakken
President,
Main Trax

Thanks for the great presentation you
gave at our program. You were a great hit. We all came away
with very valuable tips and ideas about making more effective
presentations.
Nancy Miller
Director-Marketing
Communications,
Allina

I really liked your process for making
my presentation more personable and engaging. Your delivery
skills coaching brought out the best in me. I definitely plan
to work with you again. Sophia Wang
President,
Synaptic Medical

Your process was really helpful and enabled me to make a
more engaging and conversational presentation. I'll
definitely pass your name along to others who I think might
need help with their presentations. Thanks for everything.
Jennifer Latvala
Learning and Development Manager,
Ecolab

Thanks for this excellent PowerPoint. It has substance and
is visually appealing. The final presentation was very
effective and high impact. Well done! Brad Lehrman
Attorney,
Messerli & Kramer

Out of 23 speakers, your scores were some of the highest at
the 11th Annual MNCPA Management and Business Advisers
Conference. You received a lot of great comments. We look
forward to having you speak at our 51st Annual Tax Conference.
Karen Griffith
Conference Coordinator,
Minnesota Society
of CPAs

Everything about your program came back very positive. The day
just flew by and many of us left very excited to incorporate
the concepts we learned. Watching videotapes of speakers and
being videotaped was very helpful. Great program. Lora Hedin
Senior Director of Marketing,
HealthPartners

I was impressed with what I observed and
have heard nothing but positive comments about your programs.
The PowerPoint training kept a good pace while covering all
the topics. The presentation skills session engaged the
participants and the content was right on target. The
one-on-one reviews are a unique and very effective feature of
your program. We look forward to having you back.
Dennis McGreevy
Organization Development Manager,
GMAC -
RFC

Enjoyable and very productive media
planning session. You were very effective in helping us hone
the message and guiding us in how to communicate it. Very
worthwhile.
Jeff Baumer
VP Sales & Marketing,
Powel-MiniMax, Inc.
Spectacular program. We enjoyed
your fun and engaging format and all the examples for how to
take our sales presentations to the next level. The group was
buzzing with ideas afterwards and ready to make their next
presentations more interesting and memorable. In fact, we
applied creative presentation ideas we learned and we were
able to close a very large contract. We were told afterwards
we were selected because our creative presentation held
their interest. Your training was a great success.
Mary Niemeyer
Director of Sales,
Infinity Broadcasting

The Transforming PowerPoint training was terrific. You showed
us lots of great ideas for making our presentations far more
visual and exciting. We will be applying everything we learned
to our upcoming sales conference. Well worth the time and
money.
Marvin Windows Product Planning Team

I was extremely pleased with my annual
sales meeting presentations. Spoken Impact helped me on my
keynote address and it was one of my best. More importantly,
the talk created the impact with my team that I was looking
for.
Spoken Impact also created a new PowerPoint
presentation detailing our 2005 offerings. The presentation
has received lots of compliments for its professionalism and
its 'wow' factor. Your work is outstanding.
John Poulter
Area Sales Manager-USA,
Dupont
Crop Protection Products

Your program gave our team a chance to discuss and learn what
makes an effective presenter and then practice those skills.
Enjoyable format with lots of examples. Spoken Impact's
programs have been super.
Stephen Dupont
Marketing Manager,
Oppenheimer Wolff &
Donnelly LLP
Your 12 tips on how to transform PowerPoint combined with the
hands-on workshop is exactly what I wanted. I'm very
impressed. The "how-to" materials are worth the money alone.
Marianne Loire
Art Director,
Digital River

With your help, the overall quality of presentations at our
annual conference improved dramatically . Our team took your
coaching to heart and successfully applied many of the
concepts.
Bob Fleischman
VP for Marketing,
PowerTrack,
US Bank

Thanks for the great
presentation on networking. We loved your energy and
appreciate all the hard work you put into delivering a great
program.
Shelby Zavoral
President,
Media Communications Association Int'l-MN
Worth every penny. Spoken
Imact's presentation development process saved me lots of
time. More importantly, my talk generated a great deal of
interest in our business.
Eric Graber
President,
Capital Strategies Financial
Corp

I just returned from a meeting
where I gave the presentation Spoken Impact designed for us.
The pitch was great. You are great. Your turnaround time,
quality and grasp of my needs was terrific. Thank you.
Linda Hall Whitman
Former
CEO,
MinuteClinic

This program covered many of the
elements that are important when presenting. I learned lots of
great tips and techniques, including a useful model that I can
apply in the future. The practice sessions and feedback were
Ramona Bennett
Marketing Manager,
Cargill Salt 
Great program. I really learned a lot and
am excited to incorporate the concepts in my next
presentation.
Sheri Erickson
CEO,
Abeo Sleep Solutions

Thanks for a fun and interactive training program. You
provided lots of great examples for how to make our
presentations more interesting.
Linda Rasch
Marketing Manager,
Government Services,
US Bank Corporate Payment Systems

Thanks for the great
presentation on networking. We loved your energy and
appreciate all the hard work you put into delivering a great
program.
Shelby Zavoral
President,
Media Communications Association Int'l-MN
Thank you for a great presentation
last week! I’ve had very good comments. We hope to have you
back again in the future for a more extensive workshop.
Grace Ward
Executive Director,
Women's Club of Minneapolis
Spoken Impact helped us put together a presentation that was
very professional and met our needs. There's no question
working with them was worth the money. The presentation has
helped us close new business while also providing us with a
clear message we can all communicate.
Paul Jennings
Chief Executive Officer,
Jennings State
Bank &
Jennings Home Mortgage
The work with Spoken Impact was really helpful. We received
lots of favorable comments about our presentation.
Susan Larsen-Nowlin
VP Client Relations,
Carlson
Marketing Group

You helped us learn to communicate the
essential elements of our message to our audience. I would
recommend you to any professionals who are truly interested in
improving their presentation skills.
David Bromelkamp
Sr VP, RBC Dain
Our presentation was a smashing success. We are extremely
pleased with how well it was received. Your counsel regarding
how to make our talk both exciting and inspirational was just
what our presentation needed. Thanks for all the help.
Marsha K. Millonig
President,
Catalyst Enterprises
Our new foundation presentation
incorporates all the elements of emotion, fact and persuasion
that we were looking for. The PowerPoint slides and multimedia
opener are fabulous. Everyone
loves it.
Lee Blons
Executive Director,
Plymouth Church
Neighborhood Foundation
Excellent program packed full of useful presentation ideas
that we can all use. We especially enjoyed your fun and
energetic presentation style.
Ken Stone
VP-Programs,
Frontline Forum
Thank you for a great program. You delivered a very
educational, informative and enjoyable presentation. The
comments from our participants were overwhelmingly positive.
Janice Feinberg
President,
Sales & Marketing
Executives
Spoken Impact was well received by our group. The program was
interesting, entertaining and well delivered. We would
recommend them to others wanting to learn more about the power
of persuasive speaking.
Mohamad Mandours
VP Programs,
Project Management Institute

Our presentation was a real hit. I received lots of
compliments on everything - especially the PowerPoint slides
you designed. You really know what you're doing. Thanks for
all your help.
Laurie Brown
President,
Restore Products

The Spoken Impact system is
enjoyable, and simple enough to understand and remember. It
helped our group identify the specific skills that we needed
to work on. We would hire you again.
Wendy Whitman
Manager,
Team Mobile

With your help I was better prepared for my talk and really
appreciated how the final speech came together. You do good
work.
Ann Garrity
President,
The Garrity Group

You've got a great ability to hone anyone's message. Feel free
to use me as a reference anytime.
Kevin Sundquist
President,
MR Instruments

Spoken Impact did a fabulous job. The staff provided excellent
quality and quick turn-around! I received numerous compliments
on my PowerPoint presentation, including the content and
delivery.
Heidi Welsch,
Attorney,
Welsch Law
Spoken Impact was a pleasure to work with. The coaching method
was helpful and included valuable suggestions which improved
my presentation. I highly recommend them.
Gary Anderson
CEO,
Netbriefings

Thanks for all you efforts, I found yesterday's session to be
very helpful, and your guidance through this entire process of
developing our presentation has been most beneficial.
Bob Vogel
President,
InBalance Alliance

Working with Spoken Impact really helped us distill our
message into a succinct and compelling story. Thanks for
everything.
Suzanne Dvorak
President,
Algos Therapeutics

Spoken Impact counsel proved invaluable in the development and
refinement of our investor presentation. The result was a
dynamic and visually exciting presentation. I strongly
recommend every emerging growth company engage them.
Adam G. Southam
President/CEO,
RESHARE

I was satisfied with our sales presentation until I worked
with Spoken Impact. With their help we have dramatically
improved our sales message and PowerPoint slides. Now our
presentation creates enthusiasm and really moves prospects to
take the next step towards working with us. What a difference!
Many thanks.
Andrew Eklund,
CEO,
Ciceron

Working with Spoken Impact enabled us to change our
presentation into one that was directed towards our audience
in an innovative and clear format and to create the results we
had hoped for.
Paul K Rodman
President & CEO,
whpwireless

You did a wonderful job with our annual meeting presentation.
Your expertise in developing a well-crafted message to
investors, as well as the ability to create strong PowerPoint
visuals, resulted in a dynamic presentation.
John Lewis,
CFO,
XATA

My time and investment was well made with Spoken Impact. After
working with you, I received the most positive feedback ever,
from the audience. Your communication and coaching skills are
as good or better than your excellent analytical skills. If
you need a reference just have them call me.
Scott Ward
Director of Software Products,
Smead
Manufacturing

We really like our presentation after working with Spoken
Impact. The time and money was well spent.
Karen Arnold
President,
Nanocopeia
I really enjoyed the process of working with Spoken Impact.
Their feedback and ideas really helped me deliver a more
exciting and effective presentation.
Eric Strauss
President,
Entrepreneurs
for Hire
You do nice work. Feel free to use us as a reference any time.
Craig Fawcet,
President,
XATA

I've received many favorable comments about our presentation.
You really know what you are doing. Thanks for all the help
Byron Gilman
President,
Harbinger
Medical

You provide a valuable service that is well worth the time,
effort and money invested.
Mike Peterson
President,
ShopCloseBuy.com

What a great model for convincing others of your proposals. I
had an important meeting immediately following your workshop.
I applied what I had learned and successfully pitched a
program that was a long shot to a funder. I highly recommend
your workshop.
Mary Hartnett
Executive Director,
Minnesota Commission
Serving Deaf
and Hard of Hearing People
Spoken Impact provides the framework for creating a more
purposeful and passionate message by asking the significant
questions and keeping the focus on the presentation's key
purpose.
Tené Heidelberg,
President,
Women Venture

With Spoken Impact's presentation help we were able to secure
the funding we needed in a very short period of time. We now
have a professional presentation with a clear message
investors can understand.
Roark Schwagerl,
CEO,
Gabatan
Spoken Impact gave a very insightful presentation to our group
of CEOs and CFOs. They provided numerous helpful hints for
powerful, concise and meaningful pitches and PowerPoint
presentations. All too often, presentations are missed
opportunities Spoken Impact is the missing link for
entrepreneurs to tell their story so that it is heard!
Andy LaFrence,
Partner,
KPMG

Working with Spoken Impact enabled me to develop a top-notch
Board presentation that put into motion the kind of change we
need. I was able to accomplish a great deal in a short period
of time with your assistance. Your process is very effective
and personal. THANK YOU!
Kathy Larson
Executive Director,
St. Francis Foundation
Working with Spoken Impact enabled me to strengthen both my
presentation content and delivery. I would definitely hire
them again.
Mark Summers,
CEO,
Medmar
You are an engaging speaker who "practices what you
preach."
Dr. Bonnie Holte Bennett,
Graduate Programs in Software,
University of St. Thomas

We couldn't have done our annual meeting without you! The
PowerPoint presentation that Spoken Impact created was
fantastic. I particularly liked how you simplified the grant
process into an easy to understand visual format.
Susan Voigt
Board of Directors,
Social Venture Partners

You gave our group of CEOs a real education on public speaking
and, specifically, presentations to prospective investors.
Your company is a valuable, very experienced executive
coaching resource I can highly recommend. Rich Daly,
President,
CONSATECH
Your workshop kept our group actively involved throughout. You
had effective visual prompts, great questions, and a super
sense of humor. The tips were practical and immediately
applicable. We'd definitely recommend you to others. Jane Plihal
Director,
University of
MN Dept of
Family and Children
Thank you for your assistance with our
investment presentation. I have had excellent feedback from
the attendees. I wanted to send my personal thanks for helping
make it special.
Fred Haase,
CEO,
EduMed
The counsel was enormously helpful. Crystal Yngve
CFO and Founder,
FreightStats.com
Thanks for all your input and help in making our presentation.
I don't know if we could have pulled it all together without
Spoken Impact.
Doug Gwost,
VP,
Triton Systems
Spoken Impact was of great value to me in the process. You
helped clarify what we needed to communicate and how best to
communicate our message to our audience. Often times we are
too close to the subject to see clearly how best to get our
point across.
Tom Brust,
CEO,
Micropure Medical

It is difficult in one or two sentences to say how much I
enjoyed and learned from your services. On every aspect
working with you gave me confidence, good tips and better
slides.
Jean-Paul Rasschaert
VP Sales,
Cardial Care

Spoken Impact has a tremendous capacity to bring something
complex into simple form so that others can clearly understand
it.
Mary Reigner
Founder,
Brilliant Living

Great coaching session - nice work.
Joel Turnipseed
CTO,
Archermedia

You
are a dynamic presenter and instructor who not only connects
with your audience, but provides them with top-notch content
and ample opportunities to expand their own presentation
skills. I have thoroughly enjoyed your professional, yet easy
going style and would hire you back in a minute.
Sarah
Coppok
Program Manager,
University of St. Thomas
Spoken Impact has a unique ability to
quickly understand a complex business and help develop the
key message that customers and investors can understand. Their
help made all the difference in our ability to give a great
presentation to investors at the annual Venture Capital Conference.
Greg Crow
President,
Magnum Technologies

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What you have done for our participants is fantastic. At the grand prize review board, the judges were universal in their comments that the finalists had delivered great presentations. It was clear that the coaching you provided made a huge impact on the performance of these presenters.
Scott Litman Co-Founder, Minnesota Cup

Had a big budget presentation earlier this month. It went great. Got compliments from the Executive Director and the Chairman of our governing Board.
Thanks again for all your help and Happy Holidays.
Bob Schauer
Director of Finance,
Metropolitan Airports Commission

The commencement speech you helped me write and rehearse for the Graduate School of Banking was extremely well received. I had countless requests to forward the speech after the talk. One long term board member commented that, ‘this was the best commencement speech I’ve ever heard at the school.’ Thanks for helping make this speech a success and please feel free to use me as a reference.
Brad Meier
President & CEO,
First Commercial Bank

The attendees from all the training sessions were unanimous in their evaluations and said that the training was excellent. We are more than happy to be a reference and are looking forward to working again with you in the future.
Juergen Jahn
Global Executive Vice President - Human Resources,
Wagner Group
Because of our work with you, our clients are getting more out of our training sessions. We have used many of the tools, tricks and techniques that you taught to us to really excel at delivering our message. We look forward to working with you in the future.
Megan Rooney, CSP
Environmental, Health, and Safety Division Manager, IEA, Inc.
You did an outstanding job on our PowerPoint presentation. I am very impressed with your work and grateful for the referral I received to work with Spoken Impact. I’m looking forward to working with you on our next presentation.
Bill Parisi
Managing Partner,
Parisi Speed School
What a difference! I wanted to improve my ability to connect and engage with very large audiences (1000+ people). Not only did you greatly increase my impact with large groups, you also gave my very valuable skills for any size audience. Your process was very effective and enjoyable.
Chuck Chapman
Chief Operating Officer,
Dairy Queen International

We're thrilled with the program. Our group had only positive comments. They felt the program touched on all the issues they struggle with regarding creating and delivering more interesting and effective presentations. Everyone was excited to implement the ideas they learned.
Maryam Peters
Chief Executive for Human Resources, Sebesta Blomberg
I was impressed with the significant
improvement I saw in just one day with our group. All their
comments about the program were very favorable and the group
felt they learned a great deal. We look forward to working
with you again in the future.
Jackie McMartin
Group VP of Human Resources,
Wagner Spray Tech

I had an opportunity last week to use the PowerPoint you created for us. It was my first solo flight with our presentation and it went fantastic because of the great visuals. Thanks very much.
William Tindall, PhD, RPh
Professor, Family Medicine,
Wright State University
We are very impressed with our updated sales presentation and pleased with everything you did for us. The new format is more engaging and the visuals are very professional and appropriately capture who we are. We are happy to be a reference.
Art Greve
Sr. Vice President-Sales,
Creekridge Capital

The presentation went wonderfully. Thank you very much for your guidance and coaching.
Bill Bergland
U.S. Product Manager,
Sunflower/Sugarbeet,
Land O'Lakes

Thanks to Spoken Impact things went very well at the conference. I received numerous positive comments. The presentation accomplished everything I had hoped it could.
Brent Reichow
Recruitment Strategy Consultant,
Rada Advertising

Thank you for your wonderful coaching and great work on the presentation. Both of my speaking engagements went extremely well. Your help was greatly appreciated!
Amelia L. Schultz
Vice President,
Sales and Account Management,
Consumer Aware

We talked with a lot of companies before selecting Spoken Impact. We were not disappointed. Our executive team raved about the work they did with you. You are a real pro and we look forward to working with you in 2007.
Sharon Lyn
Vice President,
BFC Financial

It was so awesome to work with you and I got so much out of it! Well worth the money.
Erika Lyremark
President,
Daily Whip

I just received a card from the president of the association, letting me know that from the survey results, I had the highest rated session of the conference! I have been invited back to speak at their next conference in San Francisco. Thank you again for all your help in making my presentation have so much impact.
Jennifer Veesenmeyer
Sr. Marketing Consultant,
Evantage

For our physicians this was a well-tailored session with a lot of relevant and practical ideas for making presentations better.
Christine Bishop
Marketing Manager,
Fairview Southdale
Hospital

The presentation you developed was absolutely stellar. The slides were outstanding and the message was very well received. We're looking forward to working with your team on future projects.
Nancy Kays
Manager,
Market Development,
Consumer Aware

We received all positive comments from your training. Everyone was very excited that we offered the program and many people mentioned the numerous ideas they picked up. We look forward to working with you again.
Claire Ihnot
Marketing Director,
Read Naturally

I thought I'd take the opportunity to mention that I enjoyed presentation. All of the principles you laid out were very well substantiated in the delivery of the presentation and the slide demonstrations were stimulating examples of what is possible.
Reed Aubin
Development Director,
Sundays Energy

You did an excellent job working with our group, each of which was at a different "level." Well balanced, organized, interesting, good time management...and most of all great takeaways!
Tom Velin,
CFO,
SPS Commerce 
The comments from your presentation were excellent, and on behalf of the IIBA board, I want to thank you for doing such a great job for us. The evaluation numbers were stellar, and the verbal comments were complimentary.
Richard Larson
President,
Watermark Learning,
IIBA MSP Professional Development
Co-Chair
Your individual coaching sessions and presentation skills training has exceeded my expectations. We’ve had a very favorable response to the entire program. One participant put the learning to work right away with an excellent presentation that helped win a new client. Well worth the time and money.
Robin Carpenter
Managing Partner,
Evantage Consulting

Your program was just what I needed. Your methodology for helping me be a more engaging speaker really worked. I was very pleased with my last presentation and can really tell the difference your executive speaking program made.
Steve Sonkowski
The Trillium Group 
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Your presentation was of great interest and will be used by our outside and inside representatives in their discussions with our customers to make our message more definitive and persuasive. Steve Kaminsen
Sales Manager,
Waytek, Inc 
Working with you was not only enjoyable
but the process was extremely helpful. I hope to work with you
again in the future.
Keith Tomlinson
President,
Pulte Homes of MN 
Thanks for the great presentation. Everyone had very positive comments. In fact, you scored 5 out of 5 in every category.
George Stoj
Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce 
Our group found your program packed full of ideas that any sales professional could use to make a better sales presentation. We especially liked your examples and real world advice and experience. Excellent program.
Cindy Mikolajczyk
President,
Professional Sales Association – MN 
You were a tremendous hit. Your presentation offered refreshing insight, techniques and take-aways. You are worthy of a standing ovation!
Sarah Sladek
Past President, Minnesota Women in Marketing & Communications
Going from good to great with my most recent workshop was totally attributed to your helpful suggestions and ideas. The evaluations were raving. Thank You, Thank You!!!!
Diana Gabriel
CPCC,
Certified Professional Co-Active Coach
To say our project with Spoken Impact has been a success thus far would be an understatement. We used an early version of our new presentation at a critical meeting with a prospective new client. I know for certain the presentation itself played a role in us winning the deal. We are absolutely delighted with the results.
Kevin Mitchell
Executive Vice President,
OPIN Systems 
Thank you for your presentation at Financial Women International. Out of 30 responses, you received 25 Excellent and 5 Good ratings, both on the quality of the speaker and the topic. That is one of the highest rated programs in the last two years.
Lynda Koren
Branch Manager,
American Bank
Thanks for making facing one's fears about public speaking easy. I gained a thorough understanding about how to structure more inspiring and effective speeches and gained many tricks on how to present a better talk. I look forward to working together on future speeches.
Lee Roper-Batker
President,
Women's Foundation of MN 
The PowerPoint slides you did for me are
terrific. I like how crisp and professional they look. They
made giving my presentation a real joy.
Diane Maki
President,
Strategic People Development

Our new presentation does a nice job
of explaining our company and technology. The new content
and PowerPoint slides makes everything more understandable
and focused. I was impressed and will be back for help with
other presentations.
Ken Searl,
CEO,
Prodigen 
We can't wait to use the presentation you created for us on
our upcoming sales calls. The process Spoken Impact uses to
identify the interests and needs of the audience and then help
us create a key message is immensely helpful. Your unique
approach to PowerPoint ensures our presentation will be
memorable! We're looking forward to seeing the results after
using the new presentation.
Karen and Ed Mason
CEO and President,
The Travel Concern

In today’s world where customer service is a lost art, Spoken
Impact goes above and beyond with their masterpiece of
services, support and expertise. They more than met my needs,
they exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend Spoken
Impact for a job superbly done.
Sheba Coffey
Publisher,
Women's Business Minnesota

You are
a real pro to work with and expert
at all the elements of
a successful presentation. The time with you resulted
in a more relaxed and engaging delivery. I'll be back.
Sima Griffith
Founder &
Managing Principal,
Aethlon Capital, LLC
Let me say again, how very grateful we are for your
contribution to our national sales meeting. We believe your
work not only improved our PowerPoint slides, but raised our
presentation delivery as well. You did a fantastic job in a
stressful atmosphere. You are such a pro -- a million thanks.
Ingrid Mattsson
North America Marketing Manager,
Uponor USA 
Great program. You are a professional who
keeps the program varied, fun and interactive. Everyone rated
this program as well worth the time and full of ideas they can
take back and use.
Pat Brinton
Director of Training,
Blue Cross Blue Shield University 
My team came back bursting with new ideas
and enthusiasm after attending your program. There has been a
noticeable improvement in everyone's delivery and material.
Without a doubt, a worthwhile investment in presentation
training and coaching.
Nancy Patton
Vice President,
US Bank Retail Payment Solutions 
With Spoken Impact's help we were able to
develop and deliver a very effective presentation that ultimately
secured an important contract for our firm. This is the second
time that I've worked with Spoken Impact. Both times we got
the business and received very positive comments from all
those who attended our presentation.
Bryan Gatzlaff, RSP Architects
Spoken Impact came up with a creative way to make our
customer conference more memorable. I personally appreciated
their help with the content and delivery of my opening
remarks. I came across more professionally and had a greater
impact.
Mike Kennedy
Vice President,
US Bank 
With Spoken Impact's guidance, everyone's
presentation at our annual meeting was vastly improved. My
keynote address received accolades from all in attendance. You
do an excellent job identifying what is important to an
audience, how to make the content interesting and coaching us
to be dynamic presenters.
Kathleen Phillips
Vice President Sales and Marketing,
Fargo Electronics 
The feedback on your course is overwhelmingly positive.
Everyone enjoyed the exercises, the opportunities to speak and
the methods for putting together more persuasive
presentations. The real benefit is the delivery of better
presentations by those who attended the program.
Mark Westman
Marketing Director,
RSP Architects
I wouldn't change a thing regarding the
presentation I gave at the 2004 HOW Design Conference. With
your help it had all the elements I hoped for. The personal
stories, key message and audience activity all helped assure
it was a memorable and interesting presentation.
Deb Fiorella
Principal,
Franke+Fiorella 
Lots of great information on how to present
our ideas and be more persuasive. We loved the humorous, "real
life" approach with compelling examples of what to do...and
what not to do. Your program is a must for business
executives.
Dave Sorenson
President,
American Marketing Association, MN
Thanks for helping us develop a more
compelling business presentation. Our story is now easier to
understand and more visually engaging. You do super PowerPoint
work.
John Sullivan
CEO,
SEI Services
The update to our company presentation has been very well
received. We've gotten compliments on both the content and
look, and it's helping us close new business.
Susan Riekels
Director of Marketing,
Alquest 
The training provided our group with lots of great ideas
for how to make our presentations more interesting and
memorable.
Leslie Kiltie
Director of Marketing,
Corporate Payment Systems,
US Bank

Lots of great ideas and insight into how to make PowerPoint
more effective. I'm excited to put everything I learned to
work with my next presentation.
Kristin Parr
Sales Executive,
TAJ Technologies 
I really enjoyed the
Power Point class. You were very professional, proficient – I
couldn’t have asked for better trainers! Some courses drag on
while you are waiting for the “aha’s” – this whole course was
a gold nugget.
Kathy Passig
The Bailey Consulting Group 
I've worked with Spoken Impact on a number of projects. I
close about 30% more business with the sales presentation they
updated. Our PowerPoint slides are now more dynamic, visual
and professional. I highly recommend them.
Mark Thompson
Principal,
Decision Process International

Your workshop on Creative Sales Presentations had lots of
terrific concepts. I loved the creativity and audience
interaction. We have implemented a number of the ideas and
received very good reception to the updated presentations.
Sher Van Cleve
Sales Consultant,
Professional Litho Inc.
Thank you for your help last week. The
presentation went very well at the conference. Hope to work
with you in the future.
Dave Montecalvo
Vice President -
R&D
and Operations,
Urologix
With your assistance I delivered a much more visual and
attention-holding presentation. All of your help was greatly
appreciated.
Mike Stolte
President,
Asset Allocation
Incorporated
Spoken Impact has a variety of tools to help all speakers
sharpen their skills. You were particularly helpful in
repositioning an important keynote address to make it more
persuasive and powerful.
Dorothy Light
Author, Into the Boardroom
The presentation was fabulous. We were even asked back! With
your help we made some significant improvements in the
presentation. The final presentation was far more engaging,
visually interesting and professional.
Connie Shaffer
Driver Assessment Program,
Courage
Center 
The workshop was excellent. The examples and exercises were
fun and practical. Our team has already put many of the tools
into daily practice.
Carrie Barclay
Assoc. Director,
Account Development,
Digital River

Your services were very much appreciated. Thanks for helping
us make our conference a success.
Rick Brimacomb
Partner,
Sherpa Partners
Thanks for all your help. Not only did Spoken Impact do a
great job helping me construct a professional looking
presentation, but you were able to do it in a highly efficient
manner with minimal impact to my busy schedule. You guys know
what you are doing! I will definitely use your services again
in the future.
Dennis Wahr,
CEO,
Velocimed 
Spoken Impact assists entrepreneurs at NetSuds events by
giving them real world coaching on how to pitch their
companies to investors. The services are valuable, delivered
with enthusiasm and energy and, most importantly, effective.
Matt Noah,
CEO,
NetSuds 
Great Job! A real professional who helped me streamline our
investor presentation and deliver it far more effectively.
Mark Tudor,
CEO,
ObjectFX 
Many thanks for your work on the Globe of America project. It
was superb. After our meeting numerous people said the work
you did on the presentation was "a class act" and I
agree.
David Fox-Brenton
Founder/President,
World of
Shakespeare/Globe of America

Spoken Impact understands what it takes to create an effective
investment presentation. I would heartily recommend your
services. I also found the quality of your presentation and
materials to be very high. You are right on target for meeting
the needs of investors. Thanks for such a great presentation.
Ed Palmer
President,
The Minnesota Entrepreneurs

Spoken Impact's coaching helped me deliver a crisp and clear
Investor Presentation. We definitely plan to use them again.
Igor Epshteyn
CEO,
Coherent Solutions 
Very valuable. Spoken Impact taught in one session the
investment presentation lessons it took me 30 presentations to
learn.
Abraham Nemitz,
President, HotIM 
I am very grateful for the work we did. Had I not prepared so
well and so intentionally with Spoken Impact for the keynote
address, I would most likely have never been as effective or
dynamic.
Barb Ryan,
VP Sales,
Menttium 
Spoken Impact helped us quickly communicate a very difficult
concept to a lay audience. We now have a tight message we can
take to potential investors. I would absolutely use Spoken
Impact again for their consulting and PowerPoint services and
highly recommend them to those making investment
presentations.
John Bjelland
CEO,
Information Bionics
Terrific workshop on technical presentations. My group found
the concepts and examples very helpful. We especially liked
how it was delivered; it really helped us retain the concepts.
Mike Wieseler
Dir Systems Engineering,
Xiotech 
I just saw the new PowerPoint presentation that you developed
for our client. Excellent! Very powerful and clear
presentation. I am very impressed with your work.
Pat Grinde
Principal,
Strategic Business Group
Very realistic and practical suggestions. I was able to use
many ideas in my presentation the next week. It was time and
money well spent.
Kevin A. Janni
Ph.D. Dept of Biosystems & Ag,
Univ.
of Minnesota 
Spoken Impact devoted a lot of time and attention to every
aspect of our presentation. They are very knowledgeable in the
appropriate use of Power Point as a presentation tool. The
attention to detail and diligent focus was impressive.
Nazie Eftekhari
Chairman & Founder,
HealthEZ 
The excellent interactive process of preparing our investor
presentation with Spoken Impact was both fun and very
productive. The experience and skill of the team at Spoken
Impact was valuable in helping us to us to stay focused on the
critical components and the result was a presentation that was
attractive, informative, concise and effective.
Jonathan Dancing
Partner,
Pure Innovations
Thank so much for a great session this morning. I heard great
comments from the attendees. I really appreciate all your hard
work and research that went into making it a huge success!
Sara Stark
Director of Industry Events,
Minnesota High
Tech Association 
Attendees responded very positively to Spoken Impact's
Investment Presentation workshop. We would definitely have
Spoken Impact back to conduct the program again.
Pat Dillon
Director
MN Project Innovation
Great suggestions that improved our investment presentation
and helped us create a more visually exciting message.
Lee Jones,
CEO,
Inlet Medical 
Spoken Impact's process helped us deliver a more meaningful
and successful presentation.
Bruce Volkart, President,
Volkart May
Thanks for your fantastic presentation. I've shared with a
number of people your model for how to make a great
presentation. It truly was food for the soul.
Julie Wylie,
Eagle's Flight
I really appreciated your thoughtful input on content and
helpful suggestions on delivery of the Blizzard Genomics
presentation. Thanks.
Jim Adam
President,
Blizzard Genomics 
It was valuable to have Spoken Impact critique our
presentation. You provided some great input.
Steve Lambros
CEO, Telecom Accountant 
Your coaching and presentation design were very valuable.
Scott A. Thiele
CEO & President,
HIPAAnswers 
I used many of the tools you covered in your seminar when
preparing for my next speaking engagement. The final
presentation went beautifully. Thanks again for a terrific
learning experience.
Robin Neidorf
President,
Electric Muse
I want to say a big THANK YOU to you for all your help. Your
insights were extremely helpful in planning the session. You
do an outstanding job and I will gladly refer your name on to
anyone who needs what you do.
Jill Konrath
President,
Leapfrog Strategies 
Spoken Impact's ability to analyze and
make recommendations on improvements in our presentation was
much appreciated. In particular, your grasp of how to tell
our story in a visual format with PowerPoint made for a much
stronger presentation.
David Land
President,
Medisyn Technologies 
Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule
to present to us last night. I had many people come up to
me afterward and say that this was great information and you
were a great speaker. Someone else said, "Now this is
what professional development should be about in our club
every meeting."
Ryan Kanne
Programs, TC Rotara
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