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Best
of Bruce
Here's
What Some of Bruce's Clients Have to Say About
His Enthusiastic and Informative Programs
LEADERSHIP,
SELF MOTIVATION AND ENTHUSIAM: THE KEYS TO LONG TERM FUTURE
SUCCESS™
"Thank
you for your help in making our National Conference at the
Sheraton New Orleans a great success. I had a particular spot
on our agenda that I wanted you to fill. The most difficult
assignment for a speaker - the dreaded after lunch slot. Plus
you were the last presenter on our program and even tougher
position to fill. Let me offer my congratulations to you for
an outstanding job. Over 90% of the 250 attendees rated you
as the best presenter our association has ever used. They
cited your enthusiasm, your use of humor, your valuable take
home tips and your ability to keep their attention late in
the afternoon as reasons for ranking you number one".
Douglas Shaw
V.P. Planning
National Conference Coordinator
NMA
EACH LEADS ONE: THE KEY TO LONG TERM SALES AND CUSTOMER
SERVICE SUCCESS™
"Bruce,
this was the first time I have had the opportunity to hear
you speak as you addressed our leadership team, November 16.
I really enjoyed the presentation and it linked perfectly
to our "One Team, One Direction" theme (one of the
goals we had set for your presentation). You certainly understand
our business and were able to relate to all of the issues
that we encounter as Human Resource professionals. I want
to thank you for joining us. It was the perfect time and you
were absolutely awesome. You brought a level of energy and
humor to our group of managers that was refreshing and insightful.
You've left us with quite a positive impression".
Nancy Lebrecht, SPHR
Director of Human Resources
The Peabody Memphis
EACH
ONE LEADS ONE: THE KEY TO LONG TERM SALES SUCCESS™
"After
hearing you at a businessmen's luncheon sometime back, I vowed
to find an opportunity for you to address our sales staff.
That opportunity presented itself at our annual sales awards
event where you were booked as our Saturday morning keynote
speaker. As I expected, you were terrific. It's tough to hold
that attention of 200 plus high powered people for an hour,
but you did it. Your homework on our business and our company
was thorough, and by using that information to customize your
comments, our people felt you were in touch with daily challenges
and additionally, it made them fell special. These folks have
seen some fairly dynamic speakers in their careers, so giving
you a heartfelt standing ovation is a strong statement from
this team."
Everett Hendrick
President, Sales
Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
REDEFINING
SAFETY LEADERSHIP: MANAGING AND MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES TO WORK
SAFELY™
"I
cannot express enough how pleased we were with your keynote
address at our E H & S Conference last week. We have heard
nothing but rave reviews from our management and attendees
- several commenting that it was the best presentation they
ever heard. Your style of mixing in humor, emotion, passion
and very specific, customized issues from our company made
the keynote very moving, personal and applicable to what we
are trying to accomplish with EHS. You opened a lot of people's
eyes on what it takes to be a successful leader."
Jim Weaver, CSP, CHMM
Risk Control Administrator
Hallmark Cards
REDEFINING
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, SAFETY & SECURITY LEADSERSHIP:
THE KEYS TO LONG TERM PREVENTION SUCCESS™
"The
presentation that you delivered set the tone for our entire
meeting, which focused on employee accountability. At first
break following your kick-off presentation participants were
already calling the conference a success. The feedback post-conference
has been equally positive with conference participants requesting
that we invite you back next year - with an expanded time
slot! On a selfish note, all of the congratulations are coming
back to me for organizing "the best company conference
ever" according to many in attendance."
Dan Ryan
Vice President, EH&S
Veolia Water
SAFETY
AND THE HUMAN FACTOR! TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORKPLACE
SAFETY™
"We
brought you back again this year and the presentation you
gave to our group this year was absolutely fantastic. In 12
years of hearing motivational keynotes, I have never been
more moved or more impressed by a presentation. The audience
went from belly laughs, to emotional tears and back again.
Once again, you received the highest ratings of any of our
speakers in the history of our company's conference."
Joshua Williams, Ph.D.
Sr. Project Manager
Safety Performance Solutions
DEVELOPING
& IMPLEMENTING BOTH A CULTURE AND CLIMATE OF PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY™
"Thanks
so much for making me look good! I've received nothing but
the highest compliments for bringing you in for the management
training workshop and our annual Employee Appreciation luncheon.
Both groups were "wowed" by your presentation. As
a matter of fact, our CEO has asked for extra copies of your
handout material and that's a first!"
Richard Salentine
Manager, Support Services
ElectriCities
REDINING
LEADERSHIP: MANAGING AND MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES TO WORK SAFELY™
"Your
keynote was the best ever presented during my 21 years with
the Safety Council. I have never had so many members call
after an Annual Meeting to praise the keynote as I did after
your presentation. I just wish we could clone you and have
little Bruce's lined up to speak for next 20 years. But you
are truly one of a kind. You give 1000% and the message is
always right on target for the times."
Nancy
Camel
Executive Director
LA Capital Area Safety Council
GOING
FOR THE GOLD: PEOPLE, SERVICE, QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE™
"Our
audience was comprised of Ajilon's top performers, a tough
crowd by any standards. You, however, won them over immediately
with your warmth and humor. Your topic and method of presentation
was right on target. The use of humorous family anecdotes
was an especially effective method with which to deliver your
message. You wrapped it all together to give a presentation
our folks said was the "best they've ever seen"
and we've seen many excellent speakers including a number
of the National Speakers Association's finest."
Roy
Haggerty
President & CEO
AJILON
DEVELOPING
A CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, PRIDE, TRUST, TEAMWORK
AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY™
"Your
unique keynote at SHRM's leadership conference and the manner
in which you delivered it in a humorous yet compelling and
thought-provoking way only served to motivate our attendees
in many ways. The feedback we received was extremely positive
and in fact, it was the most positive we have received for
this particular conference in my four and half years with
SHRM."
Nancy
Woolever
Manager of Education
Society for Human Resource Mgmt.
WORKING
TOGETHER TO PREVENT AND RESOLVE WORKPLACE CONFLICT: TREATING
PEOPLE THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE TREATED™
Your
presentation was very well received by the conference attendees;
they told it to staff members and wrote it on their evaluation
forms, a few of them going so far as to declare you were what
they liked best about the conference!
When
our morning keynote speaker failed to show up, you then showed
what a true professional you are by offering to fill in, even
though your own training session would immediately follow,
not leaving you much breathing time. And then to even top
that, you came up with such a great extemporaneous speech
that you received a standing ovation! The true sign of a first-class
motivational keynote speaker!
Karen
Powers, Chair
Catherine Cloy, President/CEO, Safety Council
Louisiana Capital Area
EACH
ONE LEADS ONE: THE KEY TO LONG-TERM LEADERSHIP AND TEAM SUCCESS™
"Your
message was very fitting to both our employees - men and women
alike, as well as their spouses and guests. The feedback during
and after your session very positive. I saw heads nodding
in agreement with many of the anecdotes about children and
the Generation Y group. With your diverse background, the
experiences that you are able to share in your messages are
such a valuable tool. The entire audience received an "education"
that day."
Douglas
York
President
Ewing Irrigation
MASTER
OF CEREMONIES SERVICES
"Bruce
I just want to again tell you what a great job you did as
the Master of Ceremonies - and in this particular case the
word 'master' certainly is appropriate."
Zig
Ziglar
The Zig Ziglar Corp.
BALANCING
LIFE, WORK, FAMILY AND FRIENDS - YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A SENSE
OF HUMOR™
"Your
highly motivational presentation was exactly what our conference
needed during these trying times since the horrific events
of September 11th. We received numerous great verbal comments
about your session ("Balancing Life, Work, Family and
Friends - You've Got to Have a Sense of Humor"), which
really inspired all present."
Rudolph
Leutzinger, CIH, CSP
Kansas Dept. of Human Resources
REDEFINING
LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION IN TIMES OF CHANGE™
"The
singular circumstance that impressed me the most was the fact
you had the audience's rapt attention within minutes of starting
your presentation on Effective Leadership and Communication
and NEVER, EVER lost it during your two hour program. Some
of this was due to the fact you done your homework about the
company and could relate company terminology during the presentation.
But primarily your perfect blend of humor, limitless enthusiasm
and substantive material kept all attendees on the edge of
their seat."
Marc
Carpenter
V.P., Human Resources
Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc.
SAFETY
AND THE HUMAN FACTOR: TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORKPLACE
SAFETY™
"Having
seen you speak in the past, my expectations were high. I am
pleased to say that my expectations were met and far exceeded.
The time and effort you had put into preparation of your safety
and health team leadership presentation was clearly evident,
even to the point where I would have thought you were a veteran
railroad employee. The way you personalized the presentation
an the specific practical applications greatly benefited our
team (immediately and long term) and brought tremendous value
to the entire event."
Bob
Johnson
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Railroad
WHERE THERE'S CHANGE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY!™
"Your
presence and presentation went along way towards making our
conference the huge success it was! You amazed me by your
knowledge of the subject at hand. If I had not known better,
I would have thought you worked for our organization. Because
you did your "homework" so well, the audience was
willing to accept your information and education. Your message
was appropriately sprinkled with catch phrases common in immunization
circles and your animated analogies fit our situations like
a hand in a glove."
Gina
Deris
"Shots for Tots" State Coordinator
MOTIVATING
MANAGERS TO TREAT EMPLOYEES THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE TREATED™
"Your
program at our convention on Managing and Motivating Employees
was very well presented, informative and well-received. Your
brochure says you speak with "enthusiasm and humor."
That is an understatement. Your presentation was one of the
best I have ever attended. It was truly a memorable occasion
for everyone involved."
Walter
Stone, PLS
LA Society of Professional Surveyors
GET
MOTIVATED TO GET AHEAD™
"It
was truly a pleasure to hear you give your insightful presentation.
Your style of speaking is fresh and inventive, as well as
highly entertaining. Both of the Sonesta audiences thoroughly
enjoyed the opportunity to listen, learn and laugh. The Sonesta
employees, and our guests from the area, have been talking
about how much they enjoyed our visit for days. Many commented
on their newly realized need to look around and truly notice
their surroundings. (I guarantee that everyone took a second
look at yield signs on their way home that day - worrying
about "what else they've been missing!)"
Kristen
Lewis
Director of Public Relations
Chateau Sonesta Hotel New Orleans
WHAT CHARACTERISTICS LEADRS NEED
IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD™
"I
wanted to express our sincere appreciation for your outstanding
presentation at our May 23rd, Lakeshore Human Resource Management
Association Meeting. We had a record-breaking crowd of over
250 attendees. Since your presentation, I have been inundated
with phone messages, e-mails and written letters commending
me on selecting you as our speaker. However, I cannot take
the credit. Your May 23rd presentation in Holland created
the same excitement that I mentioned above. Your discussion
of what characteristics leaders need in a rapidly changing
world was remarkable. Again I want to thank you perhaps the
most exciting presentation our association has ever had. You
are the BEST speaker I have ever heard."
Ronald
Ebel
President
Lakeshore Human Resource Management Association
SENIOR LEADERSHIP FORUM/EMPLOYEE MOTIVATIONAL SESSIONS
- "Safety and You"™
"I
want to thank you personally for the super job you did for
us in addressing both our Senior Leadership Forum and our
Employee Motivational Session entitled "Safety and You."
Your visit to our Headquarters in June was the highlight event
of our Annual Safety Month Program. Not only did you inject
humor into your presentation, but also your ability to touch
the audience in meaningful and personal ways is a testimony
to your professionalism. You took us from rib rattling laughter,
to moments of solemn, to those of patriotic emotions and back
again. Your desire to know your audience was evident in the
comments related to our business, our concerns and our mission
to the military members we serve. You pulled no punches, yet
the bullets you fired went straight to the target with both
meaning and sincerity. We asked you and you delivered - not
only the message we wanted passed along regarding the importance
of safety in the workplace, but the importance of safety in
ones personal life as well. You included all of us into your
family making your message even more meaningful."
Ward
A. Hawley
Safety Program Manager
Departments of the Army & Air Force Headquarters
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
REDEFINING
LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF CHANGE™
"I
wanted to take a quick moment to thank you for the energizing
program you delivered to HRMA. The HRMA board has received
numerous compliments about your presentation. Redefining Leadership
in Times of Change hit home with everyone in the audience.
Not only did the HR professionals enjoy a wealth of knowledge,
the invited spouses left with knowledge that can be used in
their own profession and personal life as well.
Comments like " The talk was both motivating and educational.
It was wonderful to receive the energy that Bruce engulfed
us in from the beginning to the end of his presentation; a
real engergizer; helps to put things in perspective; gives
the right information in the right format informative, motivating,
captivating" all indicate that your message was clear,
concise and useful."
James
Sees, II, PHR, CPC, TSC
President HRMA of New Orleans
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