Testimonials

What some of our participants have said about our program:

“Thank you for your efforts during Speaker Boot Camp for the Education Sales Team. This is one of the best workshops I have attended. The skills and information learned during the three days are already proving extremely valuable. I am more effectively communicating with customers, have increased confidence when presenting, and am better prepared for sales calls.”

“I like to think of this class as a communication boot camp where you are stripped of your bad habits in the first day and subsequent days are spent building strong skills to replace those poor communication habits you never knew you had. …… Barton Queen (Bart), the instructor, lives what he preaches. Every time he gets up in front of the class he reinforces what you have been learning by being a dynamic and very skilled communicator…….I have never been to a class where I was so eager to begin using and practicing the skills learned. I find myself using them in my every day communications with co-workers, friends, family and customers.”

“Thank you so much for teaching me skills that I can use for the rest of my life.”

“It was a pleasure being in your class last week. I believe that the Speakers Boot Camp you instructed was the best speaking (communications) course I’ve taken in my 20+ years in business. It’s already resulting in more effective communication through intentional eye contact, pausing and shorter, succinct sentences.”

“I personally believe your techniques have given me the edge to become clear, concise and to the point with everyone I engage with.”

“I wanted to take a minute to thank you for speaker training. It was mandatory and, like the others, I was resistant. However, the tools you’ve shared are invaluable. Thank you so much for helping me grow as a speaker. I know this is a skill one must continually work on; however, thank you for getting me started on the right track.”

“I am not exaggerating when I say that your training could be the best three days of training I have had in my entire life. I am already applying the concepts you taught us.”

“I wanted to thank-you for the Speaker’s Bootcamp last week. I believe this course will not only help me be a better speaker, but also help me in my career. Communication is key, and I will certainly practice what you suggested (speak louder and eye contact).”

“If I only knew then what I know now.” Often used, but never more applicable than experiencing Bart’s communication course. Is this a required course for all employees? It should be Thank you for this life changing opportunity.”

“Your training and communication skills are truly remarkable. Thank you for your efforts. It is easy to see that you have a passion for teaching people these skills.”

“Thanks, once again, for the great training! I had the opportunity to put it to work this week with 7 C-levels. I could feel the difference and so could the audience, based on the positive feedback that I got from the customers and my team-mates. …all thanks to your fine training.”

“One of the best courses I have ever taken! Certainly one that improves skills I will use the rest of my life.”

“Most engaging three days that I have ever had in a learning environment. In my 26 years in business, I have seen a lot of trainers. (Bart) has no peer!”

“I wanted to thank you again for your help.. I gave the keynote last night at [XXXX to a group of 500 people], and I’ve received nothing but outstanding feedback. I’ve been working for weeks on the content, doing a lot of research and spending countless hours documenting what I felt was important to the industry and important to this audience. But in the end, I know it was your coaching through Speaker Boot Camp, that made the presentation so well received.”

“Great. This gave me a skill set I can use to great effectiveness every day.”

“Perhaps the best training class I have ever attended with very practical applications in every aspect of my work.”

“This is the best course I’ve taken at any company because it was optimally sized, which provided sufficient time to effectively practice and learn the skills being taught.”

“Best course I’ve ever taken. Bart practices what he preaches. There’s no better way to illustrate how powerful communication can be.”

“Wonderful. Best course ever. I can’t wait to practice my new skills. Please give Bart a lot of money. He is absolutely, positively the best instructor we’ve had at [our company], and the best instructor I’ve had in any other company.”

“I personally believe that the Speaker’s Boot Camp was one of the best professional experiences in my life. I encourage each and every person here to take advantage of Bart Queen’s experience, knowledge, and tutelage. He is fantastic! What you will gain while taking the course is an understanding of your level of speaking knowledge, where to improve, and how to implement improvement. What you will find is that your presentations become more focused, clear, concise, strategy-related, and powerful!”

“Thank you so much, Bart, for all you have done for me in getting my confidence turned around in the way I communicate. I am already seeing marked improvement.”

“The greatest thing Bart will do for me as a communicator is not change my style or who I am. But enable me to become a much better ‘designer’ of my communication pieces. Understanding a more powerful and effective way of speaking to a group of people via a structure that will grab their attention from the ‘get go’ and keep them centered on my presentation until the end. “

“It was an immense pleasure and privilege participating in Speaker Bootcamp, fulfilling a long-term professional goal, and far exceeding my high expectations. The enthusiasm, energy, passion and professionalism that you bring to class are outstanding, as is your ability to bring out the best in everyone, even the most reluctant or petrified speakers. I was especially impressed with your wonderful coaching skills. Even when I was a semi-professional athlete, I met few coaches who understood the power of positive coaching, the effectiveness of sandwiching positively-worded critiques between words of praise. The evidence of your success was apparent in everyone’s second attempt in front of the class. What a joy it was to see the major leaps forward your coaching evoked. For those who are petrified to speak in front of a group, the confidence you helped them discover is a priceless lifelong gift. Even in our abbreviated time together, I learned many invaluable lessons that will help me in my efforts to improve my communications skills and I’m most grateful. While I wish I’d had the opportunity to learn how to communicate more effectively when I was 17 or 18, I’m thrilled to be on the road to improvement. I’m thrilled to say that the experience and the rewards were more than worth the effort!”