The course materials were transmitted and explained clearly. Time allocated for practice was effective for theory into practice. I will endorse this course to my colleagues. I find the skills learned and practice in the course will improve my communication at work.
Think on Your Feet® was an amazing development experience! I learned tools that I can apply in formal and informal conversations and it helped me structure my thoughts to be a more effective and impactful communicator
The course was informative, but also fun and engaging. I am not someone who enjoys off the cuff presentations but this helped me be much more comfortable. The different types of practice helped to ease stress and allowed me to be ok with making mistakes. Heather made the course enjoyable and inviting. Her topics and approach were relatable. I would recommend this course to anyone who is delivering important messages quickly. Anyone who is in an environment that requires immediate responses or feedback. It is also very useful when we receive challenging questions.
The course was amazing. It is so useful…I loved how much we were able to practice and the feedback from the facilitator. One of the best courses I have taken in a long time. Great flow, facilitation was awesome. Everyone participated, which I haven’t seen in a lot of courses. Amazing experience, ability to breakdown things, provides constructive criticism and also assists when you are stuck.
Invaluable learning as a leader in education, more importantly, as a human amongst humans!
As someone with a lot of social anxiety when speaking to people, this course was life-changing… I felt so much more comfortable speaking and definitely improved my confidence. A huge shoutout to Perla for upping my confidence and giving me the space to learn and practice new skills.
Thank you for delivering such a great workshop. I found the time flew by. I appreciate how easy it is to use the tools and apply the concepts on the job. Lara is excellent in presenting the concepts, facilitating our interactions and engaging with the group.
Pace of training , content and coach were excellent. Will definitely use the workshop material for more effective communication.
Very practical and intuitive program to improvise communication skills by adding plans and bridges to strengthen oral and written communication skills. Thank you!
This could really change the way we communicate in life.
Joanne was excellent. The way the workshop is divided with the practice and the logic was really beneficial. very interesting, interactive and dynamic.
I attended this workshop quite a number of years ago. It is the most useful workshop that has a long-lasting impact on my life. Whenever I am stuck with a speech, an email, or a write-up, some tips that I learnt from the workshop would pop up in my mind to help. I have been reading the email newsletters for years as well. They refresh my memory of the techniques with simple and practical examples.
The workshop was very well organized and the instructor was amazing. She was dynamic to people’s differences and supportive of different perspectives. The course was fun and engaging. Thoroughly enjoyed the class.
It was highly engaging, and I got to apply work experiences to the exercises, making the sessions immediately productive and impactful. Also, I learned more about the challenges other areas of the company share with my department, which made me feel less isolated or disconnected from the experiences of my colleagues.
I attended a company-sponsored 2 day workshop for Think on Your Feet several years ago and apply what I learnt to this day. The workshop is a great mix of fantastic content and easy to apply plans in day-to-day interactions. Above all, it provides ample time to practice, practice and practice! This time is seamlessly stitched into the entire workshop model striking a wonderful balance between learning and implementation. My biggest takeaway is that, at the end of the course, you not just have the tools to communicate effectively, but have also applied them in multiple scenarios and built proficiency in doing so.
I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to become a more effective communicator. You will learn and put into practice different techniques to present ideas with clarity, brevity, and impact. I wish I had taken this course years ago!
I really appreciated the guided structures in ToYF (Think on Your Feet®) that I can use to communicate confidently and with clarity.
Precise and usable tools that are very memorable to put into practice. One of the best trainings I have attended in 6 years…
I can honestly say that this was one of the best trainings I’ve ever attended. The instructor was fabulous and truly cared about what she was doing. There was an excellent mix of content and practice, which is oftentimes a very tricky thing to nail down. The exercises were FUN which helped me remember the key concepts from the training. I can tell you that what we learned in the training has stuck with me and has changed my thinking when I go into meetings or run into people.
Tracy Graf was motivating, inspiring, kind, and helpful. I have very good memories of the two workshops she held for us, and I continue to use the tips I learned in the workshops in my daily communication at work.
Think on Your Feet® has quite literally been one of the most useful workshops I have ever taken. I am so thankful to have been trained in this program so early in my career as it has given me the tools needed to communicate effectively in any situation. In fact, I landed my “dream job” thanks to the techniques I used from TF in my interview. My (now) director has told me that out of the other applicants, my interview stood out because I was clear, coherent and got to the point quickly. Think on Your Feet® really, really works!
I took the “Think on Your Feet” workshop several years ago, and remember thinking then, that it was the first workshop where I would immediately (and easily!) be able to put to use the tools we were given. The plans are concise and easily adaptable to any organization or culture. I have relied on them so consistently over the years that I hardly notice I am using them anymore – they have become so ingrained in my approach. The monthly tips are an added bonus, providing contextual examples to realistic scenarios. I keep them in a notes folder in my icloud, and refer to them often when I am explaining a TOYF plan to a coworker. I urge anyone hesitating to sign up for a workshop to take the plunge. I did, and have never regretted my decision – it was one of the biggest ROI in my career.
Great course for organizing your thoughts and speaking effectively.
I got a list of many techniques to improve my communication and persuasion skills. It completely blew it out of the water, beyond expectations. Very entertaining and informative.
Thank you so much for the Think on Your Feet® workshop I learned so much that is immediately applicable not only at work, but in all areas of life. Susan our facilitator was fantastic. Will definitely recommend to others!
I think this is a necessary course for everyone. It is enlightening!
Thank you,
Mariana
– Course was amazing, fun, and very informative
– Susan was a great trainer; very engaging
– easy to relate the information learned to work situations
I will highly recommend T.O.Y.F. to friends and colleagues looking to enhance their communication skills. I will definitely apply what I’ve learned going forward. Useful tips and tricks to help with those difficult, unexpected questions! Susan is a natural and made me feel comfortable in a larger group setting 🙂 Thank you, T.O.Y.F!!!!
The course was well-structured to give real life application of “thinking on your feet” strategies. Will definitely use these tactics in future customer engagement. The instructor was excellent!
Great practical training with results that can be applied instantly. Very engaging and fun!
I think Think on Your Feet is great. We dont often take time out of our busy lives to work on our skills and it gives you the opportunity to get better in a low-risk, high-reward environment.
The workshop was very well organized. The concepts/plans were simple to remember/learn yet their impact can be powerful. Very useful for me in my day-to-day work & life. Susan has a great command of the subject, supported by very good relevant examples. I will be recommending it to my colleagues.
The course has great application in the work place – I will easily integrate key strategies into every conversation and email without having to totally change the way I try to communicate. The course builds very well over the two-day period, with lots of time to practice and get feedback from colleagues. The diverse perspectives in the room enhance the course learning.
Well presented. Very engaging. Provided good ideas I can try to apply at work.
The program was excellent. The material was useful and immediately applicable. Susan Lynn (the trainer) is a masterful facilitator!
This workshop had the most significant impact on getting me to actually think on my feet. Highly practical and effective. I would recommend it to everyone, not just those who think they need it because there is something for everyone to gain. Susan was the best and really made the workshop.
Fantastic course lead by a most enthusiastic and capable instructor, Susan. I learned invaluable skills in quick thinking, effective persuasion and concise presentations. Very highly recommend the course!!! Will definitely take another course here.
Fantastic workshop! This has helped me understand tools to organize my thoughts for clear, impactful communication. I am excited to take what I learned and apply them in my current role!
Think on Your Feet® was really useful for organizing the chaos and creativity in my brain. I tend to get so flooded with ideas and they never come out of my mouth clearly. I’m so grateful to have some organizing principles and tools to put the creative ideas through.
The most challenging, enlightening and practical training session I have ever experienced. Highly recommended for anyone hoping to advance their career.
Great program with relevant, useful information that I plan to apply to my professional and personal life. Susan is a great instructor. Content was engaging and the class flowed well.
I took this course to prepare for multiple mini interviews for applying to the Ontario Veterinary College for the DVM program. I found the strategies were taught really well and were useful in structuring my thoughts and answers. I really think it will help me quickly think of answers and bridging will definitely help to buy me time and make me look thoughtful when thinking of the answers. It was fantastic and really worth it!
Great course! Very practical and learned many useful tips for communicating in business situations. The practice exercises were very useful and allowed the participants to become comfortable with putting the techniques into practice. I’ll recommend this course to others in my organization.
Great workshop.
– Practical theories and lots of opportunities to practice in a comfortable, no stress, small-group environment.
– Lots of fun
– Memorable and easy to apply at work and in everyday life situations
– Susan is a great facilitator, offering so many examples and prompting us to think of our own examples from our own workplaces.
Engaging, grounded, real-world applicable.
Having a structured approach to speaking takes a number of strategies, which I informally deploy and makes them more concrete and tailored. Also, I love the section on analogies! I always notice leaders in my organization using analogies and have struggled with coming up with them on my own. Great, practical tips!
Great workshop for so many reasons but will apply my learning and name 3 benefits:
1) INFORMATIVE – tools and tips galore!
2) PRACTICAL – lots of practice
3) FUN – activities, met new people, not at work 😉
Great course material. Great delivery from Susan (the Facilitator).
The workshop was great! Susan is a very knowledgeable instructor who dictates the pace of the session well. The workshop is well structured with a nice mix of information, presentation and group activity. The group games help a lot in embedding the course theories and highlighting how we can use them in everyday life. I would recommend this course to anyone looking to improve their conversation and discussion skills, especially at work.
Great course. Think on Your Feet® is very interactive and brings a system to participants so we could master the art of communication and message delivery.
Highly recommend it to anyone that wants to improve their verbal communications to bring clarity, brevity and impact.