The following testimonials represent what Louws corporate clients and Louws agency clients genuinely think about Stellar Meeting Presentation Performances^SM .

Louws guarantees satisfaction with our services. If a client is unhappy we either correct the issue or refund all tuition fees. This makes these success testimonials all that more meaningful. In most cases they are completely unsolicited.

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Here's what people are saying about Stellar Meeting Presentation Performances^SM training:

» “The workshop really pushed me outside my comfort zone in front of my peers. The Louws approach made it very comfortable and educational. It is one of the only trainings that I feel like I walked away with some tangible techniques that I can start incorporating immediately.”
Laura Wildman, Team Leader, Service Management Group

» “Michael was fantastic yesterday. He was night and day from the first time he presented. He really used all of your tips and techniques and did extremely well. He answered questions extremely well. Thank you so much for coming on such short notice. I will be calling Louws very soon to schedule more training as we have more things on the calendar for September.”
Major biotech company

» "Bohan is a mid-size advertising agency located in Nashville and with many of our employees coming from different agencies, we decided to invest in two, week-long presentation skills training seminars for our account, media and creative staff members.

Lou DiGiusto with Tony Louw Management Corporation, came last year and is scheduled to come again later this month to teach our staff how to present and sell their creative as a team.

Since our first round of training classes, our presentations have improved ten-fold (we won two new pieces of business just this past week). Not only was Lou well-prepared, but he was captivating and entertaining at the same time. Our staff was so jazzed by Lou's training and felt it was the Absolute best investment this company has made towards their futures. Not very often do I receive thanks for sending employees to seminars, but EVERYONE came out of these sessions ready to take on the world and couldn't stop talking about it.

I wholeheartedly recommend the Tony Louw team. The time and money that you invest in your employees will certainly be worth it.”
Patty Dondeville, VP Operations, Bohan

» "This course helped me in truly pre-selling my creative concepts. Something I have never done before. It also helped me to understand my shortcomings and how to improve on them.”
Wayne Schombs, Associate Creative Director, Wunderman New York

» "The 'how to be a better presenter' is a class all Wunderman staffers who sell Wunderman ideas or represent Wunderman in a public arena should be required to take. There is no telling how much revenue is lost, time wasted, and clients disappointed because of poor presentations.”
P. Colin Kane, Management Supervisor, Wunderman New York

» "I just wanted to say thanks again for all your advice last week. Yesterday I sat in one of ______'s quarterly business reviews and watched 6 different people present to the CEO without engagement, without affirmation and without enthusiasm. The meeting was sullen, and as a result, the CEO and President were deflated and agitated. Essentially this was a live example what we discussed last week. Incredible!

Your workshop has left me with a much greater understanding of how important good (dare I say great) presentation skills are. Thanks so much for taking the time to work with me on both my strengths and weakness!”
Kevin, McKinney

» "Just a quick note to say that this was a phenomenal learning experience for me. Fantastic 'skillshop.' Fundamentally changed how I will approach all future presentations. Please let me know if you ever need a reference.”
Russell Craig, Account Supervisor, McCann-Erickson

» “Upon further reflection, I wanted to share with you the three key points I feel I took away from our workshop; in order of importance:

1. Intent
2. Hosting
3. Promise

Thanks for your efforts - the workshop was very useful."
Anne M. Jacques, Pharm. D. Novartis Pharmaceuticals

» “The training was definitely worthwhile – great!”
Joana Martins, Assistant Manager, Burger King Corporation

» “Louws Management (Lou) didn’t focus on gimmicks – he told us better ways to engage an audience and to do more with less. Very educational and extremely helpful for future client presentations.”
Henrietta Pertuz, Account Supervisor, McCann-Erickson

» “I am sure other corporate nutritionists would find this training invaluable when presenting to business people.”
Julie Haugen, M.S. R.D. C.D., Burger King Corporation

» “Thank you so much for your help organizing Toni's appearance at our PR retreat at Big Cedar. We had so much fun and I can't tell you the excitement Toni has generated with our group. People are still talking about how much they learned and we are actually seeing his teachings in action.”
Kelly Gage, VP, Strategic Planning Leader, Barkley Evergreen & Partners Public Relations

» “This was my 7th presentation skills training class, and it was by far the most helpful. He didn’t tell me to stop fidgeting and stop saying 'um'!”
Christian B. Schraga, Group Director Channel Strategist, Wunderman New York

» “I believe this course has helped me with controlling my stage fright. The exercises the instructor covered in class were very helpful and I am definitely going to apply them in the future. The section about getting the audience involved through asking questions and audience participation are excellent tools to take the pressure off and allow the audience to be engaged.”
Nancy Rodriguez, Burger King Corporation

» "Without seeming hokey – he was damn good!"
Whitney Messervy, Acct. Coordinator, Brandon Advertising

» "I laughed, I cried, I hurt, I grew. It’s a day, ad world!”
Tim O’Brien, Creative Director, R&R Partners, Inc.

» “The enthusiasm that our coach brought to the class was infectious and clearly demonstrated how the presenter’s attitude brings so much to a meeting.”
Amy Ingarra, Indirect Channels Manager, Proginet Corporation

» "Toni gave me some pointers on how to improve the format of my presentation and then provided some insight as to what goes through the minds of agency execs. This information was so valuable, that I immediately revised an agency presentation that I was giving the following day."
Marc E. Rodgers, Marketing Services Consultant, Valassis Canada

» "Lou, It was a great pleasure to work with you before my final presentations. Your coaching was very insightful and helpful to hone my presentation skills. It also made me look more introspectively at my performance. As a result, my performance was evaluated positively by the forum executive members."
Evgeny (Eugene) Shatskih, M.D.

» "Lou, My presentation yesterday went really well - one of the best of my career. Thank you so much for all of the support and instruction - it made a big difference. My friend _____ may contact you - I gave her your information.”
Amy Nader, Major Biotech Company

» “This was the most effective presentation class I’ve ever had the pleasure of taking. Real life, actionable ideas that are easily incorporated in presentations beginning immediately.”
Brent Boydston, Account Supervisor, Barkley Evergreen & Partners

» “I found this seminar incredibly engaging and educational, yet completely different than any presentation skills workshop I have attended. It was relevant and provided realistic guidelines and suggestions for presenting ideas.”
Amanda Kelly, Account Supervisor, VML, Inc.

» “Best presentation training I’ve been through. Specific, relevant and practical skills."
Cathie DeNaughel, Account Director, R&R Partners, Inc.

» “Lou was great. I was skeptical at first but I took away a lot of knowledge.”
Howie Rothstein, Systems Engineer, Proginet Corporation

» “Although we are professionals in the communication business, we are often very poor personal communicators. This course helped me to fully appreciate that presentations of all sizes are personal communication. It showed me how to involve and interest my audience in a way never before considered by making me think first about them, and secondly about me. This was an excellent experience with real, practical application.”
Ginny Kollewe, Saatchi & Saatchi LA

» “The Louws training provided me with tools that will enhance my ability to sell and persuade clients to take action. Most importantly, I consider these long-term tools I can implement for the rest of my career.”
Vince Koehler, Account Supervisor, VML, Inc.

» "Lou, Thanks again for your input yesterday, it was really valuable and I look forward to ongoing discussions to continually improve….I walked out of our session and into another presentation that could have used your input!”
Pam Baker, Group Product Manager, Major Biotechnology Firm

» “A thousand thanks for the excellent presentation at our San Diego meeting. Many great comments from the members afterward...Thanks again for sharing some great ideas.”
Dave Wilson, McCan Group

» “I feel so much better about presenting. I wish I’d taken this course 10 years ago!”
Ron Lopez, Creative Director, R&R Partners, Inc.

» "Lou, I wanted to thank you so much for the excellent training yesterday. Every attendee in the meeting e-mailed me or stopped by my office today to express their interest in new business and to ask me if we could bring you back for a 2 day training session. I am really thankful for your input and your coaching. I am working towards the Yahoo Personals finale and will contact you to let you know the outcome of the meeting. I look forward to working with you again on the next big pitch and becoming a very strong leader at Marketing Drive. Thanks for everything!!!"
Tracey Matchett, New Business Director, Marketing Drive Worldwide

» "Louws once again delivered to our team world class training of the kind they’ve never experienced before.Your training finished less than 24 hours ago but I’ve already received thank you’s from most everyone---so appreciative for the great experience and investment in their career. My hat’s off to you!"
Marsha Lindsay, President, Lindsay Stone and Briggs

» "I came into this workshop a "little skeptical", but after 3 days, I came away very impressed and with the confidence to present to anyone."
Annette Shepherd, Brandon Advertising

» “The Louws Management presentation skills class was extremely helpful in identifying areas for improvement. It will definitely assist me in being a stronger leader.”
Beth Wade, Account Director, VML, Inc.

» "Lou is a great presentation trainer. If you are one of the people that have a fear of presenting to groups - I advise you to contact Louws Management - as my trainer made me feel comfortable and at ease during the training
process."
Courtney Davidson, Brandon Advertising

» “Lou definitely made the seminar real and come to life by using demonstrations and role-playing to explain the content. I also feel he genuinely cared about each attendee, our individual strengths and weaknesses and what we needed to improve upon to become a better presenter.”
Wendy Hicks, Barkley Evergreen & Partners, Inc.

» "Lou has unbelievable talent for drawing out the great presenter in each of us.”
Rob O’Keefe, Sr. Account Director, Las Vegas Tourism - R&R Partners, Inc.

» “This training has been incredibly valuable in enhancing my current presentation ability…this not only benefits me, but the client and agency as well. Great use of two days!! Thanks!”
Sarah Austin, Barkley Evergreen & Partners, Inc.

» “This presentation has armed me with the tools I need to be a more effective presenter. It was practical application within the first twenty minutes which allowed each of us to go through the motions to see and feel the step by step progress throughout the course. I’ll be able to take this with me and apply it immediately.”
Shad Foos, Barkley Evergreen & Partners, Inc.

» “The Presentation Skills Workshop helped me to effectively improve my skills in just three days. Working closely with the coach, Lou, and other agency associates, we refined our skills through speaking, listening, and viewing video in a friendly environment. A great course for all levels of executives.”
Richard Benjamin, Group Director, Citibank Group Wunderman New York

» “Presentations are my worst area! I am nervous, talk too much, and can’t get organized. After this workshop, I feel so much more prepared for my upcoming presentation to ____. I’m not as nervous, and the presentation will definitely be shorter and more entertaining.”
Aimee Eiselstein, Account Service Director, R&R Partners, Inc.

» “Without training, presenting can be guess work. The only gauge is your gut. With training, you understand the way to build, deliver and improve your presentation skills. And let’s face it; what’s worse than a really big, bad presentation.? Answer – being the one making the presentation! Thanks, Lou!”
Jeff Perlman, Group Director, Call Center Division Wunderman New York

» “Absolutely worth the time and effort. Would recommend to anyone who is trying to improve his or her skills.”
Slavi Samardzva, Group Director, Channel Strategist, Database Wunderman New York

» “I believe the training I received makes me a much stronger speaker which has a direct result on sales within my group and the Agency. It has helped me overcome my anxiety and given me tools to be more comfortable.”
Lisa Mikkelsen, Group Director, Channel Strategist Wunderman New York

» “I thought it was great. He recognized the level I was and instead of going through basics, took it up to “graduate level”. There was consistent positive reinforcement mixed with coaching tips that were extremely relevant. A great program overall.”
Christin Prince McKinney+Silver

» “After completing this course, I feel confident that I can convince the client of our recommendation – every time.”
Patrick Buller, Creative Director, R&R Partners, Inc.

» “The training was extremely effective. I came in feeling as though I was a pretty solid presenter. After the workshop, however, I feel much more confident heading into new business/client presentations.”
Rick Dow, Account Supervisor, VML, Inc.

» “I wanted to thank you for facilitating such a wonderful Presentation Skills Workshop. As we discussed today, the feedback was extremely positive. One person commented that this was the most worthwhile session of this type that he had ever attended.

I know that the group, including me, learned quite a bit over the past few days. Thank you!”
Kristin Williamson, Pharm. D. Novartis Pharmaceuticals

» “Just wanted to let you know that my presentation to ______ today on project management went extremely well; they loved it & gave me the go ahead to proceed with my plan.

Thanks so much for your help in preparing me for the presentation - it made a huge difference.”
Associate Director, Strategy, Major Biotechnology Firm

» “Lou’s training helped me focus on areas of improvement that I didn’t recognize before. I was able to see my strengths and recognize and alter my weaknesses in my presentation skills. I will recommend this workshop to anyone who has to face clients and sell ideas that they usually have the passion behind, to make the clients really “get” what they’re selling.”
Jeremy Schutte, Creative Director, VML, Inc.

» “Thank you for your kind words and your support! You really helped to advance our game. Although I was a little nervous in the beginning, I really enjoyed the experience and am thrilled we did this.”
Department Manager, Major Biotechnology Firm

» “It was absolutely fabulous. They take the time to coach, not just lecture. To become good at anything, you have to practice. The seminar lets you actually practice so that you can improve your skill.”
Jason Parks - Barkley Evergreen & Partners, Inc.

» “There were immediate results from the presentation skills sessions….two of the participants had to make presentations to the Director in charge of Bayer’s worldwide crop protection business and your coaching paid off!”
John L. Pearson, Director Marketing Services, Bayer

» “How do we know Louws’ training has made a difference in our presentation skills? Each year we sit down with our clients and conduct a Performance Review… We ask the clients to rate us on a five-level scale, from poor to distinguished. Immediately after an account group takes the Presentation Skills Workshop, their score on Presentation Skills increases…the results are consistent from account to account and from year to year. The training makes a significant difference in our ability to improve our level of service to our clients…”
Chuck Curtis, CEO, Valentine Radford, Inc.

» “I have been presenting creative concepts and strategy for years and never knew how much I didn’t know. I feel more confident than I have in the past and believe I will be more effective at communicating and connecting with the audience.”
Deborah A. Vanderven, Managing Creative Director, VML, Inc.

» “I have been making successful presentations and thought I knew all about it. I was wrong. I have already used the skills I learned before a very tough audience and won the job!”
Doc Kokol - White Hawk Pictures

» “Using the tips Louws provided and incorporating a ‘different look and feel’ to my presentation (concise stating benefits – not the process), they committed on the spot to three (3) offers for ____________ September program which nets out to a $________."
Paul ____________, Valassis Sales & Marketing

» “We are all wandering the halls, talking to each other and anyone else who will listen about our experience with you. It was magic!…the skills and the approach were a breakthrough for the group….what we have talked about most though, is how it made us feel. It’s not often that you get to spend 2 days concentrating on being fabulous.

You have a gift, thank you for sharing it with us.”
Douglas Reynolds, NKH&W

» “I have participated in several presentation workshops over the years, and while I found them all very interesting, it was not until the Louws course that I actually found one that was helpful. This course truly is a “how to” from delivery to preparing – presentation to dealing with objections from the audience! It was just terrific!”
Virginia Corbett - Barkley Evergreen & Partners, Inc.

» “This program has been a life changing experience for me. Never before have I been so anxious and prepared to give a presentation. The two day course has given me invaluable knowledge and skills that will serve me well throughout my entire career. I would thoroughly recommend this course to anyone who wants to succeed in business!”
Joshua Pearson - St. John & Partners Advertising

» “I’ve never walked out of a seminar feeling as if I’ve made this much progress. HUGE take-away!”
Laura Keiling - Fry, Hammond & Barr

» ”I learned a great deal from Lou’s coaching and expertise. He helped me focus on the important factors in presenting: the content and ensuring that the content and overall message is understood and can be duplicated (or repeated back to me) by the audience. I’ve learned more about presenting and proper skills in business communications than I have in any prior courses I have taken. I highly recommend this workshop.”
Arthur Saldenka - Valentine McCormick Ligibel

» “Toni’s session for Ketchum’s European managers was absolutely on target. While many of the strategies and techniques of winning presentations are universal, there are also obvious cultural nuances. Toni did an excellent job of recognizing that fact and adapting his session accordingly. Best of all, our people are finding many opportunities to apply what they’ve learned.”
Jerry Olszewski, Managing Director, Ketchum Europe

» “Great format for the presentation. It wasn’t a boring “sit and listen” seminar – we were very hands-on and that is far more valuable. Lou is great. Give him a raise.”
Paul Fahey, Account Supervisor, Media Logic

» “The most important and applicable aspect the training taught me was the skill to focus on the audience and not myself. It was interesting to know that was the most common trait of presenters with stage fright, and it has been my most common mistake.”
Jill Miller, Account Planner, Valentine Radford, Inc.

» “On behalf of the Direct Marketing Association, we are writing to extend our tremendous gratitude to you for the role you played in making The DMA 77th Annual Conference & Exhibition the record-breaking success that it was…It was a privilege having you at our largest and most important conference event…we have received strong reviews from many of those who attended, and want you to realize the congratulations…"
Karen L. Burns, VP, Conference Programming and Valerie Knaster, Director, Conference Programming, Direct Marketing Association, Inc.

» “Louws did an excellent job of breakdown of the entire presentation process. From conception to finalization. Their coaching and ability to break down the process was a tremendous benefit. I look forward to having the opportunity to implement the processes I’ve learned in this Workshop.”

“I’ve always enjoyed public speaking, but as a young advertising executive, rarely get the chance. This seminar didn’t just teach me how to present, but how to COMMUNICATE. What a great, worthwhile experience.”
Andrea E. Robinson - Valentine McCormick Ligibel

» “This is by far the best presentation skills class I have ever taken.”
Stephanie Williamson - Barkley Evergreen & Partners, Inc.

» "What can I say? You blew us away and breathed new life into our entire management team. All of us were taken with the enormity of the insights and the amount of energy you brought to the subject of presentation strategy."
Greenberg Seronick and partners, inc., John N. Moore, EVP, Director of Marketing Services

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