ABOUT CREATIVITY PRESENTATIONS
“[John is] one of the most accomplished presenters in his field. His presentation was filled with surprising insights and delivered with a fine balance of poise and passion. John was lively and entertaining while providing valuable, thought-provoking content. He was a hit at our conference.”
— Mark Klein, Vice President, Corporate Communications and Marketing
Catholic Healthcare West, San Francisco
“Exceeded my expectations”
— 77% of evaluation respondents
Philanthropy Midwest Conference, Kansas City
“Everyone loved you!”
— Michelle Davis, Executive Director, Council on Philanthropy
Philanthropy Midwest Conference, Kansas City
“John Armato’s ‘Think Inside the Box’ presentation was not only informative but engaging and very entertaining. His training session received kudos from staff at all levels and disciplines. He provided clear direction for conducting productive brainstorming sessions, and the guidelines and processes he provided have already helped drive more fruitful idea generation across our organization.”
— Lydia Canizares, EVP Group Marketing and Talent Officer
Healthcare Consultancy Group, New York
“John is a fabulous presenter and creative strategist. He has several presentations, including ‘Think Inside the Box,’ that my staff enjoyed at a communications council meeting I hosted. The presentations are inspirational and helped people in my group think differently about their work.”
— Melanie Tolley, Senior Communications Executive
Chicago
“People are still talking about your how much they enjoyed your presentation last month!”
— Heather Senter, Greater Fort Worth PRSA
Fort Worth
“What a knocked out show! Your presentation at the TPRA/PRSA seminar in San Antonio was wonderful. You were beyond wonderful. Comments and e-mail response to the TPRA office are all rave reviews.”
— Henry M. Stewart, Texas Public Relations Association
San Antonio
“Your presentation was a hit! In fact, I think you received the best feedback results I’ve ever seen!”
— Program Coordinator, PRSA, Greater Kansas City Chapter
Kansas City
“John, as an observer, I can say that I have heard 98 percent of what you said at one point or another but never pulled together in such a dynamic way. It is one of the two “holy shit” presentations I have seen in my professional life. Great stuff.”
— John Feld, Public Relations Executive
Minneapolis
ABOUT PLAN-WRITING PRESENTATIONS
“This is the single best presentation on plan writing that I’ve seen in my career.”
— Amy Kull, Senior Vice President
Ketchum PR, San Francisco
“John led a super training session on writing strategic plans; it was far and away the clearest, most valuable training on strategic plan development that I had ever attended.”
— Dave Tager, President, Tager Associates
New York
ABOUT FACILITATING BRAINSTORMS
“John’s process created a space where creativity and logic could come together. The result was great ideas we could actually put into action.”
— Mark Siegel, Executive Director, Media Relations, AT&T’s wireless unit
(speaking of brainstorm for the launch of the iPhone)
San Antonio
“A huge thanks to you for driving the Big Idea process. Folks around the office raved about it.”
— Fleishman-Hillard Visa account team
San Francisco
ABOUT KEYNOTE SPEAKING
“I was most impressed with John Armato’s address to the graduates [Why Teaching Music Matters]. It surpassed most of the many commencement addresses that I have had occasion to hear. His was a focused theme on a specific audience and he excelled.”
— Robert J. DeYoung MWS, attendee at VanderCook College of Music commencement
Chicago
ABOUT CUSTOM-DESIGNED WORKSHOPS
“You gave so much really valuable information in a succinct manner. Your animated presentation style coupled with your obvious passion for ‘telling the story’ makes you an outstanding presenter. I hope you’ll return next semester.”
— Susan D. Finke, Director, Women’s Entrepreneur Program,
Avila College, Kansas City
“Thank you, Mr. Armato. I am a more competent communicator because of my three hours with you. This is the only workshop that I have attended in three years that I gave the highest marks to in all areas. I appreciate your using my time well.”
— Evaluation form comment from an annonymous participant, Communications Workshop for
Shawnee Mission Public Schools Elementary Principals
Shawnee, Kansas
“Many great ideas that I can use immediately.”
“More information presented and absorbed than in four years of undergraduate school! Thanks, John!”
— Evaluation form comments from two annonymous participants, Communications Workshop for
VanderCook College of Music’s “Mecca” program for existing music educators
Chicago
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