Every year I give many public and private presentations and they always prompt spontaneous comments and messages. Here is a small sample from the past 5 years.
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You are the Nostra Damus of IT
Great speech...a fine English gentleman with David Letterman's presentation skills
I must say have had a substantial positive impact in developing and maturing our strategic thoughts and business transformation.
I thought your presentation last night was brilliant - a profound mixture of truth, insight and humour
Your talk was a smash hit with delegates and they were all buzzing about the ideas the next day
Your talk was so fascinating and a brilliant way to kick off a very interesting dinner
In discussions about who we would most like to invite to a dinner party, one of the audience had you at the top of his list
Your attitude to seeing everything as a problem you can solve for the better is truly refreshing
You brought a very interesting element to our course so thank you so much
At BT we developed our best marketing based on your insights
An excellent Innovation in Action session in the morning, which set a great tone for the event, delivered with passion, integrity and insight
You did a refreshing performance with Presentation Zen at its best
The feedback we have received from delegates, speakers and exhibitors has been incredibly positive.
It was good to see you 'hold the room' with your views on the future of network operators and where value lies going forward
Stimulating, challenging, great presentation style
Brilliant, provocative, fresh, makes you think
I thoroughly enjoyed what you said and felt that you got the day off to a great start with the 'tongue in cheek' banter in your opening presentation
Your common sense approach to technology is very inspiring
What a star you are, helping me on my mission to educate, excite and execute
Your bredth of knowledge is fascinating, if somewhat humbling - particularly when you answer questions or comment on observations from the floor
You enlivened the conversation with your knowledge and honest perspective on starting business as well as innovating in larger companies.
So many people commented on how you make them think. We'd have been lost without you!
I must say that I thought your introductory remarks were the most interesting of the entire event
Thanks ... for such an interesting lecture......no way was I going to miss any of what was said yesterday afternoon!
I have attended the lecture on More Machines Less People it was interesting, fascinating, outstanding, out of this world; frankly there are not enough words I can use to explain my experience at the lecture
The participants were spellbound and thoroughly appreciated your style and sheer uncommon sense.
You brought some much needed energy to the meeting
Your presentation was rated extremely highly by the audience, with a score far above the average
In addition to your highly stimulation presentation, your visit was of great benefit to the colleagues and students you met during the course of the afternoon
Your presentation yesterday was one of the most entertaining and inspirational presentations I have seen
Thank you so much for launching us in great style, witty, entertaining and informative as always
I believe your presentation was the highest rated of the entire conference
We really enjoyed Peter, just a shame that he could not talk for longer - he has so many stories and experiences that someone like me and my colleagues could learn so much from!
The buzz during the coffee break told me that everyone was captivated by the picture you painted, and the debates you sparked off rolled on throughout the rest of the conference
Beyond the presentation itself, I was struck by your willingness to help out by stretching your presentation in the event that the next speaker failed to show
I'm one of the happy guys in the audience listening to your presentation in Malaga. I have now also spent some time reading your papers at your site. Your way of presenting the material and the contents of it is just amazing.
I had the privilege of being amongst the audience at your presentation....you not only provided great insights but you combined it with humor and props in superb fashion
Thank you so much for delivering an excellent speech and for going beyond the call of duty and mingling with the good and great.
Just watched your talk at NISP (in fact, you're still on stage). It's the first time I've ever seen a presentation from anyone that I can empathise with, that understands my views. If I get the chance, I'll shake your hand! Fabulous. Matt