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— "Definitely the best CGA course I have done to date.”"

 

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— "The speaker was highly knowledgeable on the subject and I thoroughly enjoyed the course." 

— “I really enjoyed this seminar.  Sherry and Heather are great co-presenters.  I would attend another one of their seminars.” 

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— "I thoroughly enjoyed and learned a lot from David Baxter."


 

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— "Very interesting, informative and relevant."
  

— "Ian was really good.  I would like to see more seminars from him …" 

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— "Ian Berry is excellent!" 

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— "I found this seminar very interesting and I think that project managers in my organization should attend a seminar such as this which will help them in their jobs."  

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— "Miss 604, thanks for all the great information on blogging and tweeting." 

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— “Awesome training!”

—  “Todd was the best speaker! Very informative, engaging and funny (especially for such a depressing topic).” 

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— “Todd Bucholtz was an excellent speaker and I was impressed with his credentials (US Treasury, Harvard Professor, etc.)”“Unbelievable speaker! Great topic! Very knowledgeable!” 

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— "The speakers and the material covered far exceeded what I expected. They provided excellent info with regards to individuals and corporate uses of Life Insurance. I will definitely refer my clients to them." 

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— "Great subject, great speakers. Thanks!" 

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— “Such great speakers!  Vince and Ernest were very intersting and I was very impressed with the quality of their seminar.”

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— "Great Instructor and I will always do my PD courses through him!  Michael  is the Ed Kroft... of CICA Handbook...Great job!" 

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— "Bob Forsyth is a fantastic public speaker and I would gladly attend any future seminars he is facilitating." 

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— "Excellent presentation and course material. Highly recommended to other members."


 

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— "Have more seminars of this type (this seminar had a good balance of lecture and audience participation). These speakers were very knowledgeable, well-spoken and worked very well together (not to mention, quite funny when the occasion called). I've recommended this seminar to several colleagues already."
  

— "Shane Gibson was awesome at the CGA BC IT Forum - Social Media Strategy." 

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— “Shane is one of the best presenters I have heard.   Funny, engaging, and very informative.” 

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‘Leading Change’

 

— “The speaker was superb; I would attend any session he put on and have no hesitation in recommending same to my colleagues.”

— “What a fantastic presenter!  I would attend another one of his seminars.” 

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— “Wonderful and very informative presentation.”
 

— "Deborah is a very strong speaker and very knowledgeable in the taxation field."

 

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— "Deborah is always such a great speaker. She really gives good examples and explains things for people that don't have the technical tax experience which is great."


 

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— "Deborah Greystone is an excellent speaker, extremely knowledgeable, and approachable. I had high expectations of her seminar and she met all of my expectations." 

— "Excellent speaker! I so enjoyed Merge- she was delightful, knowledgeable and connected with the group. Great examples which facilitated small group discussions. I will look for other sessions by Merge and register just because of her!" 

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— "Always enjoy taking one of Merge's seminars. She is a highly passionate speaker!" 

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— "Merge is an excellent and entertaining speaker. I'm looking forward to more seminars from her." 

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— "This was a very timely seminar for myself as our company has been dealing with manager turnover. I wish I took this seminar 6 months ago as we hired the 'smooth talker' and have now replaced him with hopefully the 'right' candidate. I have passed on the seminar outline to the other managers to have them use descriptive behavior questions in their future interviews.

"With regards to Merge, she is a very enjoyable presenter and made what could have been a dry topic much easier to grasp and enjoy." 

"This was one of the seminars I have attended. ...The speaker is great.  I would definitely recommend this PD course to everyone I know." 

— "I didn’t even notice the time passing by! Great speaker!" 

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— "I would attend another seminar with Dr. Lawrence Helms again. An excellent speaker and motivator." 

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— "The Speaker was fabulous. I enjoyed the presentation very much!"
  

— "Charlotte was excellent.  She knows her material.  Spoke well." 

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— "Speaker was very knowledgeable.  With so much to cover, she still managed to answer lots of questions.  Excellent speaker!" 

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— "Charlotte is very knowledgeable and it was a pleasure to sit in this course." 

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— "We could have kept Charlotte longer!  Big topic, and lots of questions, well done!" 

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— "Awesome seminar, will definitely attend another one!"
 

— "Excellent seminar...the speaker, location, and food were great!" 

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— "Instructor was excellent....very good speaker and great knowledge." 

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— "A well presented seminar - one of the best I've ever been to." 

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—  "Karen is a fabulous seminar leader and I have thoroughly enjoyed the couple of seminars that I have attended of hers." 

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—  "Probably one of the best presenters..." 

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—  "Karen is very knowledgeable...Karen makes the seminar lively by injecting humour in many areas.  She is one of the best seminar leaders..." 

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—  "Best CGA seminar I have ever attented.  Karen was great!" 

—  "Darci was great … very knowledgeable!"  

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— "Darci was fantastic! Her 90 minutes presentation was full of useful tips on how to use my Smartphone. I have already recommended her to several of my colleagues."  

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— "Darci was engaging, knowledgeable and very dynamic."  

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— “Darci was fantastic! Her 90 minute presentation was full of useful tips on how to use my Smartphone. I have already recommended her to several of my colleagues.”

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— “The speaker was engaging, knowledgeable and very dynamic.”

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— “Great presenter! Invite his speaker again – very informative, fast passed, great tips!”

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— “One of the best sessions of the two days.”

— "He is an excellent presenter." 

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— "The instructor was excellent and the material was good." 

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— "Richard met and exceeded my expectation and he was very well prepared and knew the subjects and content of the seminar.  He did a good job.  He was patient and answered all my questions thoroughly.  I would definitely attend other seminars by Richard." 

— “Awesome seminar!”

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— “Completely enjoyed it and it was everything I hoped for. Thanks to Mr. Johnson for being funny and informative.”

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— “Great presenter, topics run smoothly but there were no omissions of important concepts/ideas.”

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— “Howard is a very animated and engaging speaker.  Really enjoyed his presentation and the material was well laid out.”

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— “Excellent delivery of a very challenging topic. Great pace given the amount of information to be presented. Well done. Great expertise.”

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— “Excellent presentation.”

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— “Fantastic speaker. Very articulate, knowledgeable and amicable.”

— “This speaker was by far the best speaker of the conference.  He was engaging and his great personality made learning more about critical thinking quite enjoyable.” 

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— "Really enjoyed this seminar.  He is a very good speaker" 

— "Speaker is very knowledgeable and presentation skills are excellent." 

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— "Ed Kroft is an excellent speaker!" 

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— "This is my favorite seminar. Ed is a fabulous presenter."


 

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— "I found Ed to be very personable and relaxed. He was knowledgeable, helpful and had the seminar information geared to Public Practitioners and their needs in their upcoming tax year. Thanks Ed! Well done!"
  

— "Speaker is very knowledgeable and presentation skills are excellent."  

— Audit Engagements Seminar – “Keon is a very experienced auditor and presenter. I am glad to have the opportunity to attend this seminar.” 

— “ … engaging, energetic. THIS was outside my comfort zone! I loved it!” 

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— “For me it was the real life scenarios, hands on experience.”

 

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— “I enjoyed all the work groups but particularly enjoyed the game.  It helped me adjust my perspective on how I can be effective when my team members come to me for help.” 

— “Gavin Marshall was very knowledgeable and I would definitely attend another one of his seminars.” 

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— “I always look forward to Gavin's seminars.” 

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— “I very much enjoyed Gavin's presentation in the afternoon.”
 

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— “I found him very easy to listen too ... followed up with excellent examples. Thoroughly enjoyed this seminar!” 

— “Kudos on getting such an amazing speaker! Nancy gave practical information to use right away.  I look forward to hearing her present again.” 

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— “Totally enjoyed this seminar.  Nancy's seminar on Talent Advantage was excellent!  I hope you will invite her back again.” 

— “Really enjoyed Andrea’s presentation. She is very easy to follow and answered all the attendees questions. I would go to another one of her presentations.” 

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— “Very pleasant speaker and very informative.” 

— “Speakers was entertaining and informative.”

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— “Great speaker, highly entertaining.”

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— “None, I was happy with the presentation and presenter.”

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— “Great speaker, great seminar.  Would highly recommend to others.”

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— “I totally enjoyed Chris’ keynote.  His top 10 tips was easy yet very useful.”

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— “ Great speaker, highly entertaining.” 

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— “Great speaker, great seminar. Would highly recommend to others.” 

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— “Speaker was entertaining and informative.” 

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— "The Speaker was knowledgeable and presented the topic well. The topic was interesting."


 

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— "Speaker was excellent. Had a good knowledge of the subject and kept the seminar interesting. I would definitely go to any other seminars offered by him." 

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— “This was an excellent seminar.” 

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—“Don Nilson is a great teacher and presenter, with lots of experience and real life examples to reinforce his materials.” 

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—“I really enjoy Don's seminars.” 

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—“Always a pleasure to attend Don's presentations.” 

— “Jim is a wealth of information!  Very meaty information.  He exceeded my expectations, thank you.” 

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— "Love Jim Otar. I use his aftcasting with all clients. It’s fabulous." 

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— " I just want to tell you how much I appreciated your presentation today.  Without doubt, it was the most interesting session I have taken in the last 25 years as a CGA. ..." - Rob T, CGA 

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— " I would also like to thank you for the excellent seminar it is certainly one of the best I have attended." - Susan 

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— "Thank you very much for providing such straightforward, no-nonsence information about retirement planning; it was very refreshing!  Thank you on again for a very informative day!" - Bob M 

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— "Excellent seminar.  Very relevant information.  Thoroughly enjoyed it!" 

"Performance Management’ seminar

— “This probably was one of the best seminars I have attended.  The instructor was fantastic …” 

— “I always look forward to Al’s presentations.  He is a great speaker.” 

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— "Fabulous seminar; excellent speaker!"

 

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— "Alan was a super speaker and made the day very enjoyable as well as giving great tips on using Excel. I would go to any seminar that he was presenting!" 

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— "The speaker had very good grasp of the topic and was always under control. For a two day seminar filled with hard core material he handled the class with humour and hence made it more interesting."

 

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— "I thought Glen took a potentially boring subject and made it interesting and fast paced." 

— “Joel’s Sustaining Strategic Initiatives course that I attended on Friday [November PD Series 2012] was excellent!”

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 — “I really like Joel’s easy manner of presenting his workshop.  He has lots of practical information and take away materials.” 

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— “Best seminar due to speaker and breakout into discussion groups.  A good balance of presentation, work groups and materials.  This person has found the right balance to keep the material interesting and excellent learning atmosphere.” 

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— "Several attendees seated around me said that they too really enjoyed the speaker and liked his seminar very much!" 

— "Mr. Nick Shepherd was excellent in his presentation. He was very professional and handled the class successfully. I would not have him change anything. In fact, I plan to register for his "Controller's Program" seminar in the very near future."

Thank you Nick!" 

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— "Nick is an excellent presenter. He shared many of his own experiences which helped illustrate the topics quite well." 

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— "Nick took a topic that has the potential to be very dry and thanks to his passion made a very interesting and informative presentation."


 

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— Global Social Responsibility and Sustainability
“I think this seminar [Global Social Responsibility and Sustainability] was fantastic. The topic is important and relevant at this day and age. The presenter was very knowledgeable and was able to provide us with many real life examples in order for us to have a better understanding of the various topics. I would recommend this seminar for anyone and everyone, not only accountants.” 

"Loved the seminar" 

"Speaker is very knowledgeable" 

— “Kudos to Rod Stables for this workshop.” 

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— “I enjoyed this speaker.  I would attend another one of his seminars.” 

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— "Fun supportive and empowering." 

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— "What a fatastic workshop!  Sylvia is engaging and fun." 

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— "Sylvia was very good with her topic and presentation style.  Very interactive.  good use of time." 

— “I really enjoyed Gabriel’s presentation. He really know his stuff.  He had so much information packed into 90 minutes.”

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— “Great seminar, really enjoyed Gabriel.”

— “Sue Wazny was a wonderful presenter.  She really engaged the room well.” 

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— “Whenever I see Sue is presenting a seminar, I attend.  She always delivers a great seminar and I really enjoyed her exercises and case studies.” 

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— “Sue Wazny was a wonderful presenter.  She really engaged the room well.” 

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— “Whenever I see Sue is presenting a seminar, I attend.  She always delivers a great seminar and I really enjoyed her exercises and case studies.” 

— "Knowledgeable, funny and interesting speaker" 

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— Stepping Up to Leadership 

“Fantastic speakers. Very 'meaty' information. Enjoyed the breakout sessions and the case study component.” 

 “Great seminar - would definitely recommend and was glad to be able to reinforce concepts that I already knew but had forgotten. Am able to take away a few things to try out in the workplace. Thank you Roy and Sue” 

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— Advanced Communication and Negotiation Skills

“Fantastic Speakers!" 

 “Great seminar which I am now using at work”

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— The Art of Facilitation

“Fantastic seminar! Sue is a great presenter" 

“Totally enjoyed the seminar”

— "Ronald Wong did a fantastic job of presenting this seminar … The seminar ended at 4:30 pm - which seemed like 1:30 pm.... time flies when you're having fun -- Ronald Wong is a highly skilled presenter. You can improve future seminars by having insightful & interesting seminar speakers / leaders like Ronald." 

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— "Such a great presenter! I really enjoyed his friendly, easy style of communicating."


 

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— "The speaker is perfect for the course - he presents the course very well and he is so Genuine!"