John will let his clients provide the answers to Frequently Asked Questions about him!

Q:  Is he Entertaining and "Funny"?

A:   "You went down an absolute storm at the Xplor Document Handling conference... as usual you were terrific, I know you always have a concern about people having seen you before but I have seen you 4 times in past years and I laugh and cry as much now as I did that first experience."
John B Tippett, Business Development Manager, Ventura UK

"Just a note to say thank you very much for your splendidly outstanding contribution to our conference. It was the talk for the rest of the evening - everyone saying how funny, witty and entertaining you were."
Glenys Nettleship, RDL Distribution

“We have used many showbiz ‘names’ at our various conferences and I can honestly say that in my 15 years with the company I don’t think anybody has entertained us more effectively or humorously than yourself.”
Ian Pritchard, Trade Marketing Manager, Elida Faberge

"What can I say - you were fantastic - thanks again for so many laughs on the evening – my mascara was running!"
Lee Nicholson, Axa Insurance plc

 "We have had fantastic feedback about your presentation. You went down a storm - I haven’t heard our team laugh so loud as a group before – so many thanks for that!"
Amanda Watts, Head of Human Resources, Kent Messenger Group

Q: Is he suitable for a business audience? (John only speaks at business events)

A:  "Thanks for your considerable contribution to the success of our recent open day. You were an absolute knock-out with our guests, combining humour with on-message business observations."
John Swain, Group Sales and Marketing Director, Plasmor

From a letter to a booking agent, copied to John:
"Please pass on our thanks and appreciation to John Simonett for his contribution to our development days. He was a great success. The comments have included: 'Brilliant!' ; 'Funny and Informative' ; 'Refreshing and Entertaining' . His contribution was obviously substantial to what I regard as having been some very productive days. "
Iain Russell, Director and General Manager, The Assessment Network Ltd

Q: Is he a "Safe Pair of Hands" at an important event?

A:    "When the people in the room are your own community you tend to focus all the more on ensuring the meeting achieves all it's objectives. Despite all the conferences and major events I have been involved with, this one bothered me more! However knowing you were closing the event on our behalf was tremendously reassuring, and all of our expectations were exceeded yet again."   
Gerard Moore, Executive Director, Human Resources, St Jame's Place 

"Thanks again for an excellent performance last Friday - it’s always a great help to the organiser to have a true professional such as yourself as the main speaker."
Barry Blakely, Dinner Organiser, BIIBA South West

"Many thanks for the very fine address you gave us at our luncheon on Thursday. You provided an experience beyond my expectation, and I am almost certain that goes for all those present. Without exception, I received positive responses; and the question "where did you find him"! I appreciate all the detailed hard work and preparation that I could see you put into your presentation.  I think you will realise that it goes without saying how grateful I am."
Andrew Drakesford, Chairman, Travel Luncheon Club

"It is a great comfort to an event organiser to know that they can rely absolutely on an after-dinner speaker, and you met our expectations to the full. Everyone to whom I have spoken on the subject was greatly impressed and amused, and you clearly hit just the right note."
Peter J. Maskell, Chief Executive, British Health Care Association

 Q: What is his Delivery, Style and Content like?

A:     "At our annual dinner for 450 people, the star was undoubtedly John Simonett who I had not heard speak before. He gave one of the most dazzling displays I have ever witnessed - fluency beyond belief, humourous, attention grabbing and holding, and his ability to memorize dozens of names of people in the audience was astonishing!"
Mike Rainey, The Insurance Institute of Southampton (writing to booking agent)

 "A good speaker treats the audience as friends in his living room, and that was just how it seemed last night.
This being your third appearance those of us who have 'experienced' you before thought we knew what to expect, but I think it is right to say that you excelled and surpassed previous occasions. If I have any influence, you will one day be invited to come down again  to provide us with more laughter, intrigue and friendship."
Nigel Hook, Secretary, The Insurance Institute of Exeter

"I'm writing on behalf of the President to pass on his thanks and also to pass on the numerous accolades that I have received about your performance at our Heads of Faculties conference - you were truly terrific! Not only did you manage to strike exactly the right tone (admittedly not always easy with a large group of senior academics!) but the message whilst pertinent was delivered in an imaginative  and humorous manner - which made it all the more enjoyable."
 Dr Jacqueline Henshaw, Office of the President & Vice-Chancellor, Manchester University

Q: Is he "professional" in what he does?

A:  "I just wanted to say thank you for coming to the Island to speak at the dinner last week. It was as always very professional and completely entertaining."
Lilian Boyle, Manx Insurance Association

From note by audience member to her manager (copied to John):
"I attended a dinner last night and the after dinner speaker was excellent. I was extremely impressed by his professionalism and by the way he engaged the audience and kept our attention in an original and entertaining manner, while also delivering the key messages on behalf of the organisation. He reminded me of the effective presentation style of the Red Arrows team that Prudential used at the BT event at Gleneagles, as they also delivered the important messages, in a captivating manner. He would be ideal for any of our future conferences."
Katharine Nicholson, Business Transformation, Prudential
(Following Electronics Scotland conference at Gleneagles)

 “Thanks for your excellent presentation during our Sales conference last week. Your professionalism, delivery and sense of humour caught the mood of our conference exactly and made a big contribution to our overall success”
Paul Harris, Sales Director, Hays Chemical Distribution

“A huge thank-you for the part you played in hosting this year’s sales conference which was the most successful to date. Feedback has been very positive and everyone was impressed by your enthusiasm and professionalism”                  
Denise Howden, Conference Organiser, Scottish Power

Q: Is he suitable for European or Non-English Speaking Audiences?

A:      John: Let me first thank you for your great contribution to our Worldwide Managers Conference in Geneva - all feedback received from your five workshops on Staff Motivation has been excellent!  You added a lot of value and I am thankful that I was able to convince you to come and join us and to lead the workshops.  
Daniel Dannenmann, Vice President Global Training, Quality Assurance & Standards, Ramada International Hotels & Resorts

 Just a quick note to say thanks again for your speech to our Head Office staff in Rotterdam last Thursday.  It was a real pleasure to see you in action again, and hitting all the right hot spots.  It was a very successful evening for EyeOpeners, and also Logistics – clear evidence since that we knocked down some barriers! 
 Peter Ward, Director Europe, P & O Nedlloyd Logistics

I am still getting e-mails from people who enjoyed the evening with you - congratulations on the exceptional performance you gave!  We are looking forward to welcoming you to Zurich again for another Swiss Re event! 
Antoine Kissenpfennig, Swiss Re, Ruschlikon, Zurich

Thank you for another wonderful performance last night. It must have been a difficult audience with different nationalities who didn’t all know each other. I thought you pitched it perfectly and my overseas colleagues all told me that their customers had a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
Nick Rawlings, European Marketing Manager, 3M Healthcare

We are still bemused by your impeccable performance at our European conference dinner. A great many compliments were passes on two counts. Firstly the choice of speaker, and secondly, your consummate skill and personality in crossing the language barriers.
Jill Carr, Secretary, British Office and Stationey Supplies Federation

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