1:1 Coaching Testimonials

Dr. Joel Small: "Your input helped me get over the top. I was stuck and you unstuck me."

Linda Armstrong Kelly, mother of Lance Armstrong & author of No Mountain High Enough - Raising Lance, Raising Me: "Thank God Karen helped me with this! I would never have been able to tell my story without Karen changing the whole thing around."

Ron Drez, New York Times Best-Selling Author "Karen lived up to all expectations and was creative in arranging my speech to an impressive stage delivery. Her coffee cup theme was brilliant. After our two-day session we were both excited about the power of it."

Hector Cantú, co-author of the nationally syndicated Baldo comic strip: "Great examples on how to sell and communicate!"

Sally Hewett, DDS: “My day in Dallas with you was invaluable as I gear up to speak at national dental meetings.”

Lesley Chambless, entrepreneur: "Your additions, revisions, and the way you captured the theme and threaded it throughout my message upgraded the speech to EXCELLENT. Not only are you an expert at what you do, but you brought the best out in me. I had a great time - before, during, and after my presentation."

Mark Murphy, DDS: "Let's face it. I thought I was pretty hot stuff BEFORE a day with you....and now I realize I have much more to learn. After your coaching I received my first ever 100% perfect scores on evaluations, when I spoke the very next day."

Joseph A. Blaes, DDS. Editor, Dental Economics: "Karen, working with you was an outstanding experience and I look forward with enthusiasm to our next training session."

Jim Boso, Division President - USA Mobility: "With your coaching I felt like a million bucks. It went great! I hardly looked at my notes, I stood still, and I had a much better opening and closing."

Suzanne Boswell: "You have a real gift in guiding the client in a positive, nurturing manner, and encouraging growth and confidence. You have had an impact on the way I make ALL of my presentations and I believe that I've progressed to the next level of professionalism as a result."

Gerard J. Chiche, DDS, Chairman Dept. of Prosthodontics, LSU: "Accept my deepest appreciation for your professionalism and for helping me improve my lecturing skills. This was a superb course."

Mitch A. Conditt, DDS: "Your great personality and your enthusiasm not only places people at ease from the first minute they meet you, but magnifies your passion for your work. You gave me outstanding information that is more and more useful with every presentation."

Steve Daniel, DDS: "Karen was well organized and gave solid information without any wasted time. I will incorporate more stories, use more visuals, and reduce the text."

Hank Duffy, President of JHD Group, Healthcare Management Partners: "My vice president gave her presentation today, and she did an excellent job. She was well organized, had the right content, had a good use of specifics and examples, was quick and effective on her feet in addressing questions, her voice was confident, she was engagingly animated, she leveraged her team, and she projected "Executive Presence". I appreciate you help in making this successful."

Thomas M. Dunning, Chairman/CEO, Lockton Dunning Benefit Company: "While I am accustomed to public speaking and to writing my own speeches, I found your assistance invaluable. You were able to help me with continuity, correct phrases, the most descriptive words, and in reshaping my content into a concise, organized message. Most of all, I was impressed by how easy it was to work with you and how quickly you became in-tuned with the message I was trying to convey."

Greg Fisher, Sr. Vice President, CFO and Controller, Elk Corporation: "It's the structure that has helped with my nervousness. The structure works. I'm comfortable with it."

IMCO Recycling Inc. Don V. Ingram, Chairman of the Board and CEO: "Thank you for your expert communication coaching for my top corporate executives."

Tom McDougal, DDS: "Thanks to Karen my seminar has taken a giant step in quality. I'm delivering my message with joy and passion as never before. She guided me toward higher quality handouts, customized very powerful opening and closing remarks, and engineered the addition of Power Point to the 35mm visual presentation."

Eileen Morrissey, Hygienist and Speaker: "Karen's had attention to detail, enthusiasm, and helpfulness, and she customized to meet my needs. I will follow through on her critique, add to my visuals, and watch my delivery style"

Dr. Barry Polansky: "I am committed to becoming a public speaker and that is why I went to see Karen Reisman. In one weekend with Karen Reisman's coaching, I accomplished more than reading all the books on public speaking. If public speaking or case presentation is something you would like to learn to do better, check out Karen on her website."

Risa Pollack-Simon, CMC: " Your coaching provided me with straight forward feedback that I could easily use - for which I received immediate results! Thanks for showing me how less is more."

Dr. Steve Ratcliff: "Just wanted to let you know that Chicago went really well. I got great reviews and felt comfortable all day. Thanks for the help, it really paid off!"

Michelle Rodriguez, Attorney: "Thanks to you, all of my speaking engagements have gone just great. I cannot thank you enough for your input."

Albert S. Roslyn, DDS: "Your tutoring transformed me from feeling like a frightened rabbit in front of a few people to conducting a large 400-attendance seminar with confidence and control."

Avishai Sadan, DDS: " ... I was able to implement most of the changes at the start, and it was extremely well received by the audience. The conclusion also worked out great."

Dr. Brian Vence: "It was well worth what we did. I’m really happy we worked on this and it wouldn’t have turned out as well without our phone coaching. It went absolutely fabulous."