What our clients say about us
Smarter Networking - today, tomorrow but definitely forever by Heather White for the Association of Professional Staffing Companies Conference, 7th Oct 2009. Ann Swain, APSCo CEO said "Heather's presentation was accessible informative and thought provoking, and provided a real lift after lunch."
BT “They really got the team thinking deeper and harder about the power of networking both in driving career advancement, but also effectiveness in day to day work. They have made the art of this skill in a very simple pragmatic way and dealt easily with a wide variety of probing questions from the talent pool. All of this was achieved in a relaxed and fun atmosphere which made the event enjoyable, but more importantly memorable dramatically increasing the chance of sustained change”
Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP “Thank you for the excellent course - we have all been chatting about it and it is clear that everyone both thoroughly enjoyed it and found it very beneficial. We've already been picking up the phone rather than emailing clients! I look forward to working with you again”
VMA Group “Thank you so much for participating in our event last night. As I’m sure you discovered, internal communications people do tend to think they ‘get’ networking, but there’s no doubt you provided some real food-for-thought for our delegates. In addition, your presentation was stimulating and dynamic, and I think the role play came at just the right time in the evening to keep the energy flowing! We’ve gone through the completed feedback forms today, and more than half the respondents mentioned your presentation as the most useful part of the evening for them. Overall, the feedback was very positive about the whole event, and there’s no doubt that you contributed hugely to this.”
Connect UK “Thank you so much for 'speaking' at this year's Connect Forum. The Speed Networking session created a real buzz and even they shyer delegates got stuck in and that certainly takes skill! The energy level after the President's address was much higher than it's ever been. Delegates really enjoyed your session on feel confident and create a positive impression with many continuing to talk about it during the brunch break. One delegate told me that he now has the confidence to face situations that he would have avoided before and found your session inspirational”
Ernst & Young LLP "Heather facilitated a panel session and discussion on networking for over 100 of our people at an evening event. She was confident and professional and helped the session go smoothly by interjecting knowledge and experience of her own and by highlighting key points made by panel members."
Business in the Community “I loved the fact that some of our clients were so excited they wanted you to sign their books! It was such a generous gesture on your part and really made the evening quite special. I've run about 12 of these events now and I have to say that I thought you put on the best star turn we have ever had. Our clients can be a difficult group to engage and you had them right from the start with the magic trick but also your confidence and professionalism. It was an absolute pleasure working with you last night and I would be more than happy to talk about other ways to utilise your skills in the New Year!”
What the delegates say about us
Internal networking - have you got it covered? by Heather White for Women in Technology, 22nd Sept 2009. Louise Dawber from O2 said "I have a structure to enable my career progression and support the launch of our Women In Technology network...with confidence."
Internal networking - have you got it covered? by Heather White for Women in Technology, 1st Sept 2009. Susannah Quinsee, Director, Learning Development, City University London said "Very interesting and thought provoking workshop that covered a huge range of topics and provided much information. Made me think about networking in relation to the team and how to foster networking development and own personal brand
“I don’t know about you, but my idea of networking was going to events and conferences in my industry, seeing who I knew there (and catching up with them) then trying to find new people who might be helpful to my work, ie lead to new business. I got a lot of really helpful advice from Steph at Smarter Networking but the one thing that stood out for me was what networking is all about – and I’d got it quite wrong! I now have a clear strategy that I’m following and a handful of helpful tips, like how (and when) you can join a group already in conversation, how to read body language and so on. The training session was informal and actually quite a lot of fun, but most of all it’s helped enormously in an area that is increasingly important to my work.” Nigel Ostime, 3DReid
"Excellent course. Nice pace with some really useful tips. I loved the Stephanie style of presenting"
"It's given me the tools to overcome my initial fear on entering a room / meeting"
"Excellent - I can't remember the last time I attended a training event where I stayed engaged all day. Very
participative which was great and made me think"
"This should be made as an annual / biannual event. It gave me a chance to try out new tricks. "
"Very useful, really helped me to identify my brand and how to talk in presentations"
"Fantastic, would definitely recommend the seminar and Heather. In fact I already have!"
"Interesting, inspiring and with plenty of practical techniques to put into practice"
"V. useful. Challenged thinking. Provided some useful tools / techniques"
"Lively, engaging and thought provoking - very good"
"Very good, Productive, Confidence boost! Networking!"
"Very enjoyable, common sense advice and relevant"
"Excellent - learnt a lot and much to work upon"