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Thanks Donella, the crew were all so positive about the
training and how useful it was. They reported that you were a very skilled and
knowlegeable trainer and they have learnt a lot that they are keen to put into
practice. It was obvious to me that you had have a terrific couple ofdays. We would love to 'use' you for further
training and perhaps very soon team building.
Thank you Donella we feel very privelidged to have
someone of your calibre locally accessible.
Cheryl Nelson
Manager - South East Women and
Children's Services (SEWACS)
Donella is an experienced learning and development professional with
extensive experience in facilitation and instructional design. She is
innovative, reliable and flexible which is important in today's
fast-paced business environment. Donella is able to manage several
projects simultaneously and ensure that key objectives and milestones
are met. She is outcome focused and works well with all stakeholders to
ensure the success of projects. I have no hesitation recommending her.
Kerry Day
Implementation at Talent2
Participant feedback from Managing for Success workshop (February 2011):
Workshop delivery was unique in a
way that allowed and promoted more discussion and idea swapping
The trainer was probably one of
the best I have ever worked with in my 27 years of work. Really energetic and fun!
Donella was very professional and
made the session enjoyable for all.
Thank you
I found the 2 day course
excellent. I know I will take away new
skills and put into practice
The time flew - always a good
sign of a great course
Good pace, good interactive
exercises, excellent facilitator
Content was well structured and
relevant to the workplace
Donella is an excellent
facilitator and is extremely good at what she does
The interaction was very
enjoyable and took away some learnings.
It was also good to take time out to create goals from this session
Colour, movement, empathy &
focussed. Relevant & lively. And that's just the outfits!! Go Donella
Thoroughly enjoyable and easy to
understand
Information was generic but still
useful to apply in any scenario - managerial (work) or personal
Thanks Donella! Really enjoyed the course and really gained a
lot from it. Heaps of food for thought
:-)
Brilliant course presenter
Very good management of energy
levels + timing of sessions + breaks
The facilitator was excellent and
kept everyone interested in the training session
I would like to thank Donella for
a great workshop
Great
workshop - friendly and eventful
Donella presented a specially created 2 hour
workshop for school administrative staff called “Creating Positive Customer
Impact in Schools” for our recent conference.
Donella had done her homework on her audience and nailed the
presentation! So much so we have invited
her to write and present a 2 hour presentation “Managing with Insight” for our
Administration Managers at their upcoming annual meeting.
Jennifer Smith
Far South Coast CAP SASS Network
Participant feedback from 'Becoming the Boss' workshop (May 2011):
Whole day exceptional. Thank you
Encouraged right through to think and be proactive
Donella was an excellent presenter
Had a great day and lots of food for thought
Wonderful insight into managing people and oneself
Overall great, informative day
I stayed tuned in all day (I usually fade by morning or lunchtime)
Really useful
Definately made me think about my role and how I can improve my skills
Made me think outside the box
Gave me a lot to think about
Found this a productive and informative training session
Well presented
The whole day was informative from beginning to end!
It was very well presented! I had a great day! THANKYOU
Your training day was a huge success with all our staff and I am sure we will see the benefits during the year ahead.
Congratulations and thank you on putting on such an energetic and focussed day for the team, your training style was a huge hit with everyone and you went well beyond the expectations of our brief. And as you can see from the feedback, everyone wants to see you again next year!
John and I are delighted with the staff’s response and enthusiasm.
Catherine Reilly
Destination and Niche Marketing
EurobodallaCoast Tourism
Congratulations and a big thankyou Donella. You met our brief beyond what we thought we would achieve.
Your energy, course flow and engaging the learners right to 5.00pm was fantastic. The course was interesting and content flowed very well.
Thank you.
Julie Halicki
Accredited Training Manager
Eurobodalla Adult Education Centre
Feedback received from participants at in-house Team Event (August 2009):
It was fast moving. Donella was very sincere, friendly and interested in us. The information on how to change our approach to suit different people was great and will make me think more on this.
Thanks, I hope you train us next year.
It got us all thinking outside of the box, we all participated in the activites as a team and we had fun at the same time.
Not predictable, kept us at a high level of involvement and enthusiasm throughout the day along with lots of fun and laughter.
Thank you for the session Donella, I felt like you were definately a facilitator, in that we uncovered a lot of the information and lead the day by ourselves but still within your framework. I think this helped us 'own' the responses we came up.
Excellent planning, presentation and participant engagement. A pleasure to work with such a professional trainer.
John Pugsley Tourism and Marketing Manager Eurobodalla Coast Tourism Great
Course Writer and Designer. We have been using the services of Donella
for over 4 years and have found her work to be outstanding in design
content and useability. Donella has been re-writing our materials and
is continuing to assist our business I would highly recommend her to
potential customers.
Jarrod Nation Principal Consultant Sugar International Feedback from Leadership Awareness participants (April 2010):
Facilitator -
excellent - engaging
Provided renewed
focus and increased my understanding and commitment of what is required of
me
Excellent
materials
Positive, upbeat and
participatory
The training was
extremely well presented and delivered and covered all the right areas.
Donella was a great
trainer
Very informative and
useful. Will recommend
Donella was
wonderful
Balance: group work,
personal, talk
Enjoyable. Learnt
some things that I'll certainly take back with me and try to
implement
Practical tools to
understand and improve my style
My attention was held
for the entire day. Well done!
Useful networking and
information
Relevant to team and
senior management relationships
Overall very
informative, and beneficial
Donella is the best course writer I have ever worked with. Donella helped me put together a series of 10×90min modules for a major financial organisation. She is easy to work with, interpreted my concepts very well, researched much of the detail herself and contributed significantly with layouts, case studies and the construction of exercises within the modules. The finished product was something to be proud of as I am and I’m sure Donella is. The company has purchased the IP so they are also happy.
Doug Callendar Executive Consulatnt Sugar International What Donella's clients and employers have had to say about her:
Donella's learning and development knowledge is First Class.
Passionate about training.
Donella's observations and recommendations for improvement will be invaluable in terms of providing necessary amendments and continued improvements to our existing training program.
Donella has an amazing ability to balance the voice of the customer with the voice of the business and the voice of the process, reflecting in every sense of the word - true leadership qualities.
The professionalism Donella bought to the interview selection panel ensured the process was conducted efficiently.
