Great stuff and brilliant advice. I learned a lot from Maureen’s way of presenting Straight Talk and had an absolutely awesome time on the workshop
Managing Director, Software company

An insightful presentation, broken up well into just the right bite-sized bits.
Managing Editor media Communications

The course taught me how difficult words can be used positively depending on how they are used and in what context. The skills are almost essential for HR people as well as when hiring and disciplining employees.
Medical Director, Pharmaceuticals

I will rethink how I deal with my team in order to get the best out of them for everyone’s benefit
Department Manager, Bank

I was made aware of how to build sustainable positive relationships using different tools. I wish I had attended this workshop a long time ago.
Deputy Director, Department of Labour

The staff member with whom I had a Straight Talk discussion decided to withdraw her resignation. She was actually crying for help. I used Straight Talk and it took five minutes. She opened up to me right away. The atmosphere at the depot has improved a lot.
Area Manager, industrial equipment hire

Just your one conversation with me has made an incredible difference. Amazing how finding and dealing with the real issues solves the problem and in fact opens up millions of other possibilities.
Veterinarian, Manager of Veterinary practice

The very practical skills taught in this workshop helps one see the wood from the trees. I was able to explore different strategies with which to tackle a particularly challenging relationship. The results were enormously beneficial.
Group HR Director, logistics group  

It was a relief to hold the conversation and get it off my shoulders. Using the Straight Talk approach was much easier than I had thought it would be.  I should have held the conversation as soon as the problem arose; the longer I left it, the bigger it became.
Regional manager, pharmaceuticals company

Thank you for an absolutely awesome two days! There definitely needs to be more awareness of this approach in the corporate world.
Business consultant

Mind opening! It was way above my expectations: a whole new learning experience.
HR Manager, oil company

We are not equiped to deal with difficult situations; we either keep quiet or react violently, neither of which is effective in reaching a solution. Straight Talk is practical and really works!!
Executive Manager in investment banking
 
By putting everyone on the company through the Straight Talk course we have been able to quickly raise the quality of the communication skills of the entire team.  Project communication is faster, more directed and we can quickly create a common understanding of the issues affecting the project and the team.  Customers have expressed appreciation for the fact that we address even the most difficult topics head on but with the empathy necessary to drive problems to resolution.
Director, Business Consultancy

I thought Straight talk would do three things for my team. It would help us communicate more openly and more efficiently; it would show us how to have more robust conversations on difficult topics, and it would enable us to take our game to the next level. In fact, it did much more than that. I saw people speaking up in ways they have not done before; and we started conversations about the congruency between values and behaviour. I’m sure we will gain a great deal from our use of Straight Talk.
HR Director Insurance Group