Warwick has presented in front of groups of five to over 1,000. He has facilitated workshops, performed Master of Ceremonies duties, Coached individuals one on one and even sung on stage with a backing choir. His sessions have lasted from 20 minutes to three days. That is a wide variety of styles and sessions!
How did he go?
Below is a sample of some of the feedback he has received:
The content of your presentation was perfectly aligned with what we wanted to achieve with the conference. The fact that the content was so rich and gave all the attendees definite actions and outcomes was fabulous. Your style of presenting was also remarkable. It was so engaging, I am certain many of the attendees wanted to kidnap you and take you home!! I don’t think I have seen such a passionate and energetic presenter before. Our delegates could not help but enjoy themselves.
Tricia Margrie,
International Conference Liaison Officer
Australian Institute of Office Professionals (AIOP)
[Your] presentation was down to earth. It was something the students could relate to providing them with tools and techniques that they could use in their life. You spoke at their level. Not as someone "telling" them what to do but sharing ideas and experience that they could choose to learn from. As well as the stories and lessons you shared, the handouts you created gave them some excellent discussion points. Your energy and genuine concern for the students and their future was fabulous. As I mentioned on the day, we will definitely be using you again in some capacity.
Maria Oddo, | Kerrie Dowsley, Principal St Albans Secondary College |
Mr Merry has been extremely professional in his preparation and delivery. He engaged with the students, asking for their responses and proceeded material as a stimulus for discussion. Humor was often used as a tool to engage attention to the material delivered. The students’ responses were overwhelmingly positive. I highly recommend Mr Merry as a motivational speaker. He is thoroughly prepared, connects with his audience, and provides positive and informative material that leaves an impact. His genuine enthusiasm for life is evident.
Ms Sally Borrman,
Year 11 Coordinator,
Presentation College Windsor
As a motivational speaker Warwick has a great personality for drawing the crowd and keeping them interested. We’d recommend him to anyone looking for an entertaining speaker providing interesting topics beyond dull technical or business orientated presentations.
Chris Muir
Victorian President
Australian Oracle Users Group
Warwick, my many thanks to you for your short window of respite from a time of chaos! Your warm and energetic passion for being a cause of unimaginable positive change in others has re-woken that which has laid ormant within me for a couple of years now. Thank you.
Karl Ring
IT Manager
Major Insurance Company
Thank you for your valuable input to our Annual Gala Dinner which was held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The evening was a splendid success and feedback has been extremely positive. This function would not have been quite so successful without your effort, input and support. It is much appreciated.
David Wood
Chief Operating Officer
Mater Medical Research Institute
Warwick I just had to write to say thank you for the fantastic job you did last night as the MC for the AIOP Office Professional Of The Year dinner. I had heard that you were a great MC following on from some work you did for colleagues but I was blown away by the job you carried out.
As I mentioned to you I was expecting things to run a little over their allocated time but you kept everything on track, including me! I am not used to having someone keep the show on track and follow up with all aspects of what is happening in the room as you did last night. It made the night so easy for me and I could relax and be one of the attendees and not the organiser.
I need to thank you on behalf of the sponsors also. As you know it is difficult to get people on board to sponsor us as an organisation and an event like that one. Your continual mentioning of the sponsors in a manner that did not detract from the evening brought the attendees awareness to their services as well as complimenting the sponsors in the process. Several of them came up to me afterwards and expressed their gratitude for your work.
Most importantly was the vibe you created in the room last night. We were there to have some fun and celebrate the achievements of the Office Professional Of The Year and you made sure that the event not only ran smoothly, but also helped create a relaxed and fun atmosphere for everyone. I could not recommend your services highly enough.
Yvette Jean
Victorian Division President and National Director
Australian Institute of Office Professionals
Warwick presented to 70 guests of the Gordon Institute of TAFE. This was the inaugural event of our Alumni and we required an outstanding speaker to ensure the success of the evening. Warwick’s presentation was energetic, entertaining, funny and inspiring and ensured the success of our first Alumni event. Warwick was a pleasure to deal with in preparing for the event and was very cooperative on the night. I have no hesitation in recommending Warwick as a professional speaker of the highest quality.
Sharon Nicola
Fast Track Project Manager
Gordon Institute of TAFE
Thank you for your very entertaining presentation at our Maroondah In Step celebration. I have had many comments on what an excellent session it was, and how much staff enjoyed your talk. You managed to pitch the presentation perfectly, to be light hearted and yet to deliver the right message that we were looking for. Once again, thank you for your excellent attention to our requests and your entertaining presentation.
Annette Edgar
Project Manager Organisational Performance Unit
Maroondah City Council
The team at Fitzpatricks wanted to send you a quick thank you for your “Goal Setting, Goal Getting” presentation at our Loot and Laughter evening. You certainly provided the laughs but you were also really informative and inspiring, which is a great combination. You have such a wonderful personality and attitude towards life and as a result I believe all those in attendance truly benefited. I look forward to working with you again in the future.
Melissa Cefai
Marketing Manager
Fitzpatricks
I am writing to warmly thank you for your tremendous presentation on Effective Time Management in the Arts. Your session has made a great impact on the members of the Geelong Dance Network. Not only did you meet our stated objectives for the day, you actually surpassed them, providing the group with practical and lasting take-home solutions to common, everyday problems. I would also like to commend you on your exceptional presentation style – your energy, enthusiasm, confidence and humor made for a really entertaining time.
Duncan Esler
Coordinator
Geelong Dance Network
Thank you so much for your facilitation of our Leadership and Coaching Workshop for the senior management team. After your previous work for us, I had high expectations. You not only met those expectations, but exceeded them significantly. The way you were able to take what seemed like a 1- minute casual chat with myself about some of our key issues the company is facing and then thread those issues throughout the day in a way that had everyone nodding in agreement was fantastic. The day gave us some significant action items to improve the way we manage and coach our teams. The opportunity for discussions within the team on certain leadership styles, problems we were having and creating the environment to learn from others experience was a benefit I had not expected. Thanks again for an incredibly valuable day.
Steve Maritz
Managing Director
Lundbeck Australia
After last weeks program I felt I had to write and say thank you. It is not every day that you get to meet an individual who has that balance of intellect, passion, energy, empathy and understanding. It was an amazing two days for me. After doing the course with you, I have had the chance to look at myself from a different perspective. I have taken this opportunity to really look at what I want out of life. This is a scary, but very exciting thing for me to do. I really value this opportunity that you have given me. Thank you for a great two days. It has been a turning point for me. I would highly recommend this experience and your skills to others.
Tim Richter
Manager Sales (Vic/Tas)
Esanda Business Finance
I wanted to send you a quick note to thank you for facilitating our one day DSC Support Managers Workshop. The fact that you could do it with two days notice was sensational for us. With the target audience being IT professionals, it can be challenging to keep the energy and communication up for the entire day. You were able to keep everyone involved and draw information out of all of the participants. The energy remained high for the day and we were able to achieve some excellent results. With your help, we have now enabled our Support Managers and Competency Managers to take more ownership in where our Support Centre is going and how they are to get it there. Since this workshop I have seen a significant improvement in this regard. It was a great day and we would not have had the success we did without you. I would gladly recommend you to others.
David McCowan
Senior Director
APAC Global Support Centre
Oracle Corporation
Thank you for your complaints workshop. I have been in touch with many of the participants who gave great feedback on the course and on you as a presenter. As a result of your course Crown has learned to maximize our complaints and use this market research to improve our products and services. In the short term, it has also helped our Customer Response Group and gaming floor staff deal with difficult customers consistently. The people that I spoke with where were on your course had many positive things to say about you and your skills as a presenter and your level of professionalism. We look forward to the next session your run for us.
Nancy Lovett
Manager Customer Relations
Crown Casino
After seeing you in action and hearing all of the positive reports from others who went, I am astounded at your continued high level of energy and enthusiasm for what Esanda is working towards achieving. You continued to be very dynamic and enabled all members of the audience to understand the concepts you were communicating and know how to apply them in their lives – both professionally and personally. I am certain that following the work you have done, many of the staff will be far happier and more productive as they perform their job roles. Again, I want to thank you for the invaluable work you have done. Your efforts and style has ensured that Esanda has received significant value out of this process.
Peter McMahon
Managing Director
Esanda Finance
