Testimonials by Service

  • Emotional Intelligence
    Wendy is an inspiring speaker with the ability to keep her listeners engaged.The session I attended provided great insight into my own personality and my habits as well as tools for making the changes required.I left the session feeling positive and energized.

    Rubina Esmail
    Participant
    Certified General Accountants

    Wendy’s Emotional Intelligence program was engaging and very interactive, providing participants the opportunity to learn about their personal strengths and offering tips on areas for improvement.  I found her session to be most valuable and would recommend it to anyone looking to grow personally and professionally.

    Elly Barandeh
    Program Administrator
    Certified General Accountants

    Wendy delivered very thought-provoking and insightful sessions to our Finance group on the topics of Emotional Intelligence and Meditation. She was able to break through the paradigms around these “soft skill” subjects that accountants tend to have and aligned us all with the benefits available to us through practice of the underlying skill sets. I’ve received very positive feedback from the whole group on these sessions and look forward to continuing to work with Wendy in the future.

    Trevor Shamas
    Finance Manager
    Vale Ltd.
     

  • Humour in the Workplace
    Wendy was the speaker at our awards night where we recognize students who achieve their professional designation and our volunteers. We wanted a ‘class act’ to suit the significance of the occasion and Wendy delivered in grand style. She got the entire group involved and laughing. It was a wonderful session and Wendy worked hard to make it a great experience for all.

    Ian Turnbull
    Director, Professional Development
    Human Resource Professionals of York Region

  • Keynote
    Wendy Woods was a delight to have at our conference. Not only was she fun and enthusiastic, but the content was quite enlightening. Our delegates very much enjoyed her presentation, and she was a pleasure to work with.

    Mia Fatrdla
    Project Coordinator
    OIPMAC

    Wendy Woods was a great Luncheon Keynote at our Annual Conference. She is an engaging speaker and is able to create an interactive experience. The presentation was fun and informative, a pleasure to watch.

    Suzanna Maros
    Director of Corporate Services
    OIPMAC

  • Laughter Is The Best Medicine
    Your recent visit to the Barrie & District Scotiabanker’s evening was most uplifting! The fact that everyone in the room participated and had a lot of laughs was a terrific stress reliever! Staff commented on how interesting your presentation was. We hold five minute morning huddles each day and the one following the presentation was filled with laughter and excitement.

    Janice Archer
    President
    Barrie & District Scotiabanker’s Association

    I liked the fact that the technique of laughter is linked to scientific and researched information. Wendy is very professional and the session was well done.

    Carol Ford
    Senior Advisor, Training
    Bombardier Aerospace

    Wendy’s upbeat and friendly style allows the participants to feel professionally comfortable before doing some things that would not be “normal” in a traditional office setting… but once she lets her concepts loose, watch out! Laughter is the name of the game! An inspiring hour of energy.

    Chris Belcher
    Senior Manager, Enterprise Initiatives – Learning & Development
    TD Bank Financial Group

  • Laughter Yoga
    Laughter yoga is a bold and novel technique to bring a team together in a professional way. Our team is still laughing and high fiving! Wendy is a true professional and we would recommend her sessions to anyone seeking ways to bring fun and laughter into the workplace.

    Cathy Sturdee
    Pipeline Analyst – Innovation
    Canadian Tire Corporation 

     Our laughter yoga session was a wonderfully exhilarating, stress releasing, and team building hour. With Wendy’s relaxed and engaging style, everyone quickly got over their initial skepticism and threw themselves into incredible fits of laughter and joy. For days after, participants were still smiling as they thought about our hour of laughter.

    Shelley Kohut
    Director, Communications, Community Affairs, Philanthropy
    Johnson & Johnson Inc.

    Wendy Woods presented a laughter yoga session at one of our National Retail Sales meetings. It was a tough group because we are in the midst of being bought by another company. We didn’t know if we would have jobs or not. Wendy was aware of this and the individual stress levels of the group. She did a great job getting people to release some stress and relax!! The group left the room feeling energized.

    Jody Melhuish
    Ontario/Atlantic Retail Sales Manager
    Pfizer Consumer Healthcare

    Thank you so much for a wonderful and exciting workshop! Laughter Yoga is a fun easy way to de-stress and re-energize our body and mind. It was fun to see my agents let go of all the stress and just get involved in all the funny activities. Our agents are still talking about it and giving hi five’s to each other. Great job!

    Lucia Ramos
    Manager
    Royal LePage Office

  • Laughing All The Way To The Bank
    The feedback on your “Laughing all the way to the bank” presentation has been just great…you showed us that humour is not just about being funny; it is about how you see things, your attitude, your ability to find humour in our everyday lives.

    Mike Henry
    District Vice-President, Toronto Region
    Scotiabank

    Wendy’s Humour in the Workplace is a great workshop. It’s highly participatory and interactive. It leaves staff members with a sense of belonging and increases team morale. I would recommend this training workshop to any organization seeking fun back in the workplace.

    Kevork Guerguerian
    Training & Development Coordinator
    North York General Hospital

    We have received nothing but positive feedback from the participants. Our staff felt that the session was great fun, but also productive and motivating. People felt it was good to work with their fellow employees in a different way. Certainly there was a perception that this workshop helped to relieve stress and make the day flow easier.

    Suzanne Gard
    Director, Organizational & Employee Development
    University Health Network

    My staff and I recently participated in the Humour in the Workplace session led by Wendy Woods. From the moment we walked in the room we could tell this was not going to be just another training session. Wendy’s engaging facilitation style, creative exercises, practical advice and fun props combine to deliver a message that reminds us to take ourselves and our situations less seriously and how humour can be used constructively in a work environment.

    James Fehrenbach
    Manager Staffing Solutions
    University Health Network 

  • Networking Naturally
    You’re an engaging speaker and presenter and I have received great feedback. You’ll be a tough act to follow – you already are.

    Kathy McKay
    Executive Director
    Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade

    I just had to send you a quick note to let you know how much I enjoyed the Networking Naturally workshop that you facilitated at the York Region Administration centre yesterday. It was wonderful! I left there feeling really upbeat and positive about the possibilities for myself and my business.

    Lori Padgett
    Owner
    Apex Administration

    It was a mind-opening, thought-provoking session – participants did not realize what they could have achieved through networking and how many opportunities they might have seized….Feedback from the participants was very positive. They indicated…that the knowledge learned…was helpful and relevant and that they would attend your next session at CPAC.

    Jason Yi
    Member Services Coordinator
    Chinese Professionals Association of Canada

    You rank amongst the top group of [our] presenters. Some of the comments that we have received; “created a very comfortable and relaxed atmosphere, just ideal”, “very good, she keeps the audience’s attention”, “well prepared”‘ “I like the instructor”. The seminars are a very popular service that Enterprise Toronto offers, and speakers like you make that possible, many thanks.

    Jack David
    Small Business Advisor
    Enterprise Toronto

    A new spin and fresh ideas were offered on networking. The feedback we received from the workshop was outstanding.

    Stacey Chandler
    Manager, Human Resources & Facilities
    Shibley Righton LLP & 2007 TLOMA HR Section Head

    Wendy Woods presented her Social Networking Workshop at the 2007 TLOMA Conference. Not only is Wendy a dynamic speaker, she has the ability to capture the attention of her audience and keep them entertained for the duration of the workshop. A new spin and fresh ideas were offered on networking. The feedback from participants was outstanding!

    Stacey Chandler
    Manager, Human Resources & Facilities
    Shibley Righton LLP & 2007 TLOMA HR Section Head

    I would like to express my sincerest thanks for your wonderful presentation on networking at Enterprise Toronto. The morning turned out wonderfully because it gave us, big business owners in training, the push to go beyond our comfort zone and network with each other.  I appreciate how you weaved our concerns into the presentation and as a result the ideas became immediately relevant and applicable.

    Sharon Torrenueya
    Participant
    Enterprise Toronto

  • Productive Teamwork
    Changed my outlook in dealing with my team mates.

    Participant
    Scotia Bank

  • Quick Stress Busters
    I would like to let you know that I am reading, learning and applying all the techniques to my daily life.  Wow!!! Quick Stress Busters in 3 Minutes or Less is changing my life, for better.

    Elizabeth Stec
    Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
    Arclin Performance Applied 

    Wendy’s presentation Quick Stress Busters was the perfect combination of fun and valuable information for our kickoff event. I would highly recommend Wendy as a speaker for your next event.

    Valerie Peticca
    Administrative & Finance Officer
    York University

    The Stress Buster session was excellent. My team walked away with great ideas for managing stress plus it brought the team closer. Everyone is interacting in a much more positive and stress free way.

    Dee Dee Milner
    Director, HR Operations
    Symcor

     

  • Stress Management

    I attended your seminar at the Annual IBAO convention and it was the best one yet!  The information was useful and very helpful. You are a great speaker, and you presented the information in a way that kept our attention. You also involved the group in your presentation, which I feel was a better learning tool than just watching and listening.

    Jamie Hrycyshyn
    Customer Service Representative
    Dusome Insurance Group

    These workshops helped me identify some of the negative patterns I had developed in my work life and provided me with practical tools that could be used right away. I would highly recommend the Stress Management Series to anyone interested in finding ways to reduce stress.

    E. Goldenberg
    Participant
    University of Toronto

    Thank you for the Time Management workshop for new business owners you presented at the YMCA Business Centre…I found your presentation thorough, motivating, and very professional. Our participants told us that they finally understood how to take care of themselves and their time to be successful in their business.

    Susan Sommers
    Business Coach
    YMCA Business Centre

    The delegates said that you were one of their favourite parts of the conference.

    Mia Fatrdla
    Project Coordinator
    OIPMAC

  • Meditating for Resultes

    “Wendy is a Master of Meditation”, “Meditating for Results should become mandatory for managers”, “Loved Wendy’s presentation and her high energy”.

    Participants
    Meditating for Results
    Humber College

  • The Mindful Workplace
    Wendy really got us thinking about the importance of being more mindful and focused at work.  She highlighted why this is critical for the brain and improving performance and job satisfaction. She also helped us identify ways to implement greater mindfulness at work.  We are looking forward to continuing to be mindful at work and in our personal lives.

    Donna-Louise Golden,
    Counsellor, Employee & Organization Assistance Program,
    Public Works & Government Services Canada 

    I also wanted to tell you again how much I gained from your course. It’s amazing how different I felt over the past two weeks. Several colleagues even commented on how happy and relaxed I seemed. I was more positive about everything and felt much more at peace. I can’t wait to continue using the techniques and ideas we discussed in your course, and look forward to passing them on to my agency!

    Julia Driman,
    Participant,
    University of Toronto – Certifiate in Mindfulness Meditation 

  • Workshop Series
    Wendy is an energetic and enthusiastic trainer who can motivate any group. Her interactive and flexible style leaves participants feeling that their unique needs have been met.

    Dawn Braddock
    Owner
    The Business Enhancement Group