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“My thanks to you. You taught me how to throw away my notes. I never use them anymore and since the launch of the book nearly two years ago, I have given over 150 talks and now fetch between $3,000 and $5,000 per talk! I have such gratitude to you. You truly are an incredible human being.”
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Barbara Stegeman, Author
The 7 Virtues of a Philosopher Queen
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"Margaret helped two of our RBC Olympians take their experiences and turn them into speeches that were both entertaining and inspirational for their audiences."
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Heather Owen
RBC – Public Relations
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"I don't know exactly what you did to my public speaking but it sure worked. I think you taught me to forget my technician's tendency to spit out as many facts as possible in as short a time as possible and to relax and talk to people.
I have given variations of our talk a dozen times since I saw you last, to groups of 15 to a few hundreds, on three continents; and I chaired several other large sessions. Each time it was smooth, relaxed and a lot of fun. Your book also taught me to mingle with the audience beforehand and get to know some of them. That is genius -- one is speaking to old friends, not strangers. You also gave me some confidence that a pause of some seconds is not wasted time but also important.
(We) … decided to relocate from Vancouver to New Delhi. … (it) has made a big difference in the company's efficiency and performance. …(we’ve connected to)…Indian geology and mining groups. A group in a small mining and smelter town in Rajasthan invited me to talk about our project to their chapter of a mining organization. Since I was the only foreigner there they gave me the honour of being chairman of their afternoon session. Before I met you I think I would have run out of the room, however it went well and was great fun.
Three more talks are scheduled: In June, 10 minutes to a group of bankers in Hong Kong; in August our AGM in Vancouver; and in October, a seminar of few hours on doing business in India with some fraction of 700 American university students on a "Semester at Sea" ship docked for a day in
Chennai.
Many thanks, once again."
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Andrew Nevin, President
Pebble Creek Mining, New Delhi, India
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“I think phone coaching is a brilliant way to access Margaret's skills. I was working on an important speech recently, struggling with the flow of it. Within fifteen minutes, Margaret was able to give me all the help I needed to create a winning speech, launching me into provincial politics.”
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Pam
Birdsall, Nova Scotia
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Margaret
Hope has coached:
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Senate of Canada |
| United Nations |
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Terasen (BC Gas) |
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BC Securities Commission |
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Workers Compensation Board |
| KPMG |
| Powerex |
| Vancouver
Port Authority |
| BC
Hydro |
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various political parties |
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"Thank-you for helping with my presentation - it went really well! You helped me
simplify the content and I didn't even get the jitters."
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BC Gas
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"This is a special thank you for your efforts &
commitment to coach me. The (speech) has gone well thanks to your support. ... you are a
wonderful role model."
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HRMA
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