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Testimonials It is often hard to put into words the gratitude when some has inspired you so I hope this testimonial will be what you are looking for. Once again a huge thank you to Martz for his time and to you (Jocelyn) for making it happen.
Martz was recently the guest speaker at our women’s corporate networking group, VEnterprise in Christchurch. As an experienced public speaker and business owner with specialties in business development, Martz was exactly who we needed to inspire us. Not only did he provide us with and understanding of the secrets to his success but also provided us with “take home” tools to helps us improve our presentation to potential clients and grow our businesses as a result. Martz is an inspirational public speaker and insightful businessman with an in depth of knowledge of what makes people and businesses tick. His tips were common sense, easy to apply and memorable and he helped us to think in ways that will definitely impact positively on our business.
Ann-Maree Ozanne
V Enterprise Club Facilitator Martz recently presented 'Explosive Growth - even in challenging times' at the T.I.M.E. Business and Networking Event in Auckland some of the comments from this presentation are ... good sound stuff with good humour; thanks for the inspiration; You were very dynamic, engaging, and gave very practical advice that I can directly apply to growing my business; Thank you for giving a great presentation, and if you have any more business tips I would love to hear them!
T.I.M.E. Business and Networking Event - October 2009 Thank you for presenting at the Family Parks Annual Conference held in Christchurch in September 2009. In one simple sentence your presentation was on the money! In one hour you were able to present a series of very useful business tips that were highly relevant to our conference audience. Your presentation was delivered with enthusiasm, passion and humour and as a consequence our parks are still talking about your presentation some weeks after the conference. Overall your contribution helped us make this our best ever conference. I really appreciate the effort you put into making our event such a success and if you require, I would be happy to act as a referee for you for future speaking engagements.
Matthew Williams, General Manager
Family Parks - Australia and New Zealand I just wanted to say thank you so much for being a part of our Business at Lunch event last Thursday. You were a fantastic team to work with and not only took on board our requirements but managed to adapt the keynote speech to incorporate our key messages. From the questionnaires that our guests completed the majority of the 'additional comments' mentioned and referred to the 'informative', 'amusing' and 'exciting speech'. Sophie Duckworth, Marketing Communications CPIT Thank you again for your generous support as MC/compare at our recent Westpac Rescue Helicopter Quiz Night. The night was a great success and your contribution to the evening was a big part of that. Feedback from those whom attended really enjoyed your humour and ability to keeps things ticking along. Also thank you very much for a copy of your book Hit the Road Running. What a great read. I liked the way the book was structured. Its a refreshing read and has something for everyone looking to work smarter not harder. Rose Cavanagh, Manager Lending Support - Consumer Westpac I have had Martz speak at a number of conferences for me. Martz has a style which I and participants always enjoy and he certainly makes business seem fun and exciting. To me business is supposed to follow the KISS. (Keep It Simple Stupid) principle. Do the basics and look after your client and things will go well. Martz certainly presents like that and his presentations are great and thought provoking. Along with his book "Hit The Road Running!" and his presentations and articles you could say Martz is the complete package. Gerard Casey, President Eastern Bay of Plenty Chamber of Commerce North Port Events engaged Martz Witty as a professional MC for the Electrolux Cooking Theatre at the Food Show in Christchurch 2009. Martz was very Professional in his approach and did thorough research before the event to ensure he was well versed on the chefs he was working with. He also made great efforts to build relationships with our sponsors and delivered their key messages to the audiences throughout the three-day event. Our thanks to Martz and Jocelyn for all their efforts at the Christchurch Food Show. Rebecca Stewart, General Manager North Port Events Limited, Auckland Thanks for contributing to the International panel and for encouraging so many Kiwis to attend NSAA Conference in Meblourne. Robyn Henderson CSP, Executive Officer National Speakers Association of Australia Thank you for coming to speak to our Prebbleton Business Group this evening. Your generosity, wisdom and experience are greatly appreciated. I hope you both enjoyed the evening as much as we all did. Karyn Riley, Prebbleton Business Group "Martz Witty "Camp Quality's mission is to provide programmes of support to children whose lives have been touched by cancer. As part of this years training (a volunteer companions training weekend) we invited Martz Witty to be an after dinner speaker. Martz spoke fluently, with vigour and was audible throughout the room without the use of a microphone. His speech provided humour and was well balanced. A fine after dinner speaker, a job well done. Martz and his speech were well received by those present." "There is more however to say about this multi talented man named Martz, not only did his company arrange our conference, we also asked Martz to participate in our conference. Martz delivered our Theme "A Hard Day's Work." On a ranking system post Conference we asked our consultants to rank the performance of all speakers. The out come was very interesting in that all apart from Martz received 3 - 5 ratings but Martz received an overall score of 9 out of 10. This is an indication of the calibre of Martz and how he delivers his presentation with wit, charm and seriousness. Needless to say we would employ the services of Martz and Jocelyn in the future and certainly Martz will perform for us at upcoming speaking arrangements we require." Martz recently spoke at our conference on "Hit the Road Running - 4 ways to grow your business." The presentation was extremely well received by delegates, being rated the highest of the day. Martz knows how to capture the audience like a true professional. Martz knows how to capture the audience like a true professional. Martz was MC at our recent 20th birthday celebration... "A lot of laughs, kept the audience entertained albeit with some stories that were not quite true! An excellent entertainer who soon had the audience captivated. Would certainly recommend" "Thank you for being our guest speaker at the business breakfast meeting. Your presentation "Hit The Road Running - 4 ways to grow your business" was brilliant and full on with so many valuable tips and anecdotes. The true life stories and examples shared being a great way to relate business experiences which we could identify with and learn from."
Dawn Mills, President
Auckland Business Salespeople With A Purpose (SWAP)
“Martz has been our Master of Ceremonies for the past several years at our annual graduation which takes the form of a presentation followed by a formal ball.Martz has proven to be extremely reliable and enthusiastic in this role… he organises our other speakers and takes over the timetable for the evening ensuring that everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Martz never fails to delight everyone who attends with his outgoing, friendly manner and his interesting and fun-filled diversions which he provides to the audience into a festive and celebratory mood.
We would absolutely recommend Martz to anyone who needs a speaker or MC as someone who can provide reliability, organisation, diversity and sensitivity to any occasion.”
Dr Noel Turner, Director General
Aesthetics House Ltd (The National School of Aesthetics)
"Martz's presentation was extremely well received by members. We all went away armed with new strategies to help us network positively and confidently in the future. Members' feedback on the meeting included: "I really enjoyed Martz presentation style", "the memory stack tool is one that I will definately use" and "I really enjoyed his humour and style". We are extremely fortunate to have such a high calibre speaker coming to talk to our members." Lee Barber, Community Co-ordinator Community of Practice for Adminstrators, University of Canterbury
"The day was extremely successful and the feedback from the team was positive and glowing in the range and depth of comments. Excellent presentation - great speaker - fun presenter - interesting - down to earth - informative - easy to relate to and motivating. You are a talented speaker who has the ability to capture your audience with a healthy mix of humour and innovative delivery style.Maintaining the focus on a task at hand can often be lost over the course of a full day session and it's a credit to your ability and professionalism as a presenter/facilitator that ensured our seminar a success. Your presentation really achieved our objectives and meet the brief perfectly." Ryan Densem, Special Project Coordinator Advanced Personnel Services "Martz has a positive, energetic manner and retains the attention of his audience well. He follows a good process, allowing all participants to contribute and achieve the required outcomes from workshops. Martz is adaptable and easy to work with and I have no hesitation in recommending him."
Steve Hanrahan, Chief Executive Hospitality Standards Institute
"When we were looking for a high powered speaker with a sense of humour to deliver 27 speeches nationwide on Taxation to the clients of The National Bank, Martz was an obvious choice.
We required a professional speaker who could present Taxation as a topic, without sending the audience to sleep! Luckily Martz had just the right blend of knowledge and relaxed presentation delivery we needed. It was more us being lucky he was available.
Titled ‘Creative Compliance – Lessons in Less Tax’ it was our fourth workshop series nationwide, and Martz received the best ranking reviews from the bank customers so far. The National Bank were extremely pleased.
We have enjoyed working with Martz on this project, and will not hesitate to use his expertise again, or to refer him to others."
Glen Senior Managing Director
The Small Business Company Ltd
"Many thanks for the great introduction. You performed it better than any of your predecessors and I am truly grateful. You are a true professional."
Dan Poynter Author, Publisher and Speaker (CSP)
Para Publishing “Your style of delivery was one of the best we’ve seen and the way in which you put across the message was spot on.
The mixture of humour and serious comment was in perfect balance… Our members are still taking about your address."
Charlie Ives
Rotary Club of Christchurch Sunrise
"We were let down at the last minute by a keynote speaker from UK, and your positive and enthusiastic response to a call from us to step into the breach was welcomed with delight. Your presentation … was entertaining, humorous, but with a serious message, and was received with delighted applause from our conference delegates.
The reception was so sincere, that your following scheduled Workshop presentation became suddenly very popular, and … delegates were lining up outside to participate. We allowed enough extra people in to fill the ‘standing room only’ area, but many were turned away through lack of space.
This shows that the messages you have to give and your method of presentation is very valuable."
Corinne Moore Conference Organiser
Combined Industry Conference 2004
“…we have all taken on your ladder of passionate satisfying to the extent the head office news letter continually quotes “waves of lust”, WOW and Raving Fans ... our opportunity clocks will be forever reminded … being able to present messages of motivation to our delegates that were not only embraced but also implemented”
Ross Butler General Manager,
Mortgage Link (NZ) Ltd
“…your presentation needs to be noted for the injection of interest and enthusiasm, into what is normally considered to be a less than interesting topic.”
Neal Blackburn Chief Executive
Whanganui Economic Development Corporation.
“…I have been associated with seminars and presentations for a number of years now and it is rare to have a presenter who is able to convey a topic that would be considered dry in such a lively manner.”
Anton Ferrari Biz Project Manager
Capital Development Agency, Wellington
“…has the knowledge, skill and experience to present business strategies that are (in most businesses today) revolutionary, yet classic in their simplicity.”
Michelle Holland, Miller Studios Limited
“…thank you for your excellent presentation… feedback has been very positive… your presentation was an essential part of this.”
Fiona Gavriel, National Association of Retail Grocers & Supermarkets NZ
“…the feedback from the attendees was uniformly great. You managed to keep them interested and involved for the full three hours, which is no mean feat.”
Cushla Gamlin, Enterprise North Shore
“…presentation was professional and thorough, yet delivered in a relaxed and easily accessible style.”
Lisa Mead, Nelson City Council
“…feedback included, ‘fun presenter’, ‘visual presentation and communication clear’, refreshing approach to the subject’, I look forward to hearing another seminar”
Julienne Miller, Venture Taranaki
“…great presentations do not just happen …thank you for the time and effort that you put into making the conference the success it was.”
Bryan Wenmoth Executive Director
NZ Organisation for Quality
“…it always comes with great delight to hear of the fantastic work you are doing in your workshops…you are one of our most entertaining and informative speakers we have"
Glen Senior Managing Director
The Small Business Company Ltd
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