Testimonials
“Vanessa designed and tailored her Effective Communication and Critical Thinking Course to meet our organization’s needs. As a facilitator, she is excellent, effective, very personable and professional. She was able to get all the participants engaged. I would highly recommend Vanessa to help with your organization’s training needs.”
“I’ve had two opportunities to partake in courses instructed by Vanessa; Emotional Intelligence and Assertiveness. Her instruction and examples were very enlightening, beneficial and applicable to many aspects of daily professional and personal life. I would highly recommend participating in courses instructed by Vanessa. Thank you so much for your passion and understanding. Great instructor, great courses, great job!”
“I first encountered Vanessa years ago as a middle-manager during a leadership training session. I was impressed with the course, the approach and the long-term positive impacts that the techniques continue to have in my life to this day. Our paths crossed again when I had been promoted to senior management and had been mandated with putting together a day and a half of teaming activities for a group of 40 people – middle to senior managers and our Client counterparts. Vanessa worked with me to put together suitable, interesting and fun learning activities. Two days before the scheduled session, one of my colleagues approached me and asked if his team and Client counterparts (another 40 people) could join our teaming session. Vanessa responded quickly by re-working the sessions. Needless to say, I felt there was a lot riding on this. The session was a roaring success. People participated and were engaged and had a great time and the objective of partnering with our Client was achieved.”
“I highly recommend “Presentations that Persuade and Engage”. This workshop provides excellent public speaking training that builds self-assurance and effective communication skills. The workshop provides practical tips and personal insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the participants’ skill set, so as to maximize their potential. I have worked with Vanessa Charron in cross cultural contexts and highly value her sensitivity and effectiveness in delivering public speaking training that addresses the unique needs of the participants. Vanessa has provided training to one of my organization’s partners, a survivor of extreme election-related violence who was targeted in an effort to dissuade the candidate from pursing her political aspirations. Vanessa’s training helped our partner to reclaim her identity as a public figure and continue her quest for social justice. I have huge respect for Vanessa Charron’s supportive and empowering approach to public speaking training and her ability to create confident communicators.”
“In 2007, PWGSC and SNC-Lavalin O&M engaged Vanessa’s services to conduct a two-day session on Building Relationships, Problem Solving and Teamwork at a semi-annual teaming session that was attended by roughly fifty managers and leaders from each organization. Vanessa’s pleasing and non-threatening style coupled with her knowledge of the presentation material was appreciated and well-received by the participants. Following the teaming session, Vanessa was given another assignment to work with one of my managers over several weeks to enhance this individual’s communication techniques in order to better manage team member resistance. This coaching and counseling undertaking resulted in a team that was more aligned and productive.”
“I got to know Vanessa really well when we worked together for several years. As Director of Training & Development, she was responsible for the customization of the training programs for our corporate clients. She was also one of the most requested facilitators for the clients I booked into our monthly management programs. Vanessa’s teaching style is very confident, assertive in her knowledge of content, and intuitive in responding to a variety of personalities within the classroom. Bottom line, she brought the customers back as she gained their respect for her ability to motivate people to change their behaviour for the better – not only professionally but personally too. I saw many of her students get promoted from supervisor to manager, or manager to director positions within their careers. I highly recommend Vanessa for both her program design work and her facilitation skills in making a positive difference for your team and overall company growth.”
“As a specialist in leadership, dispute resolution, and professional development, Vanessa relays her experiences, knowledge and interest in a very friendly, knowledgeable and down-to earth manner. As a trainer, she is knowledgeable, organized, to-the-point, entertaining, and able to address questions with ease and confidence. Vanessa transfers her knowledge-base into easy to reference practical material and via her excellent communication skills instructs while encourages participants’ active participation and sharing. Her interactive style holds our attention and provides us with both knowledge and a pleasant opportunity to share, review and apply various leadership/communication techniques.”
“Our team especially appreciated working with Vanessa in the area of Leading with Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Coaching. Her sessions were very well received and involved much dialogue and interaction. Overall, an excellent investment in the most critical asses of our organization – our people.”