Testimonials
Responses to Recent Presentations
"I appreciate your humility, honesty, warmth, humor, and ability to connect with and engage participants. You are a masterful storyteller."
– Participant, "The Attitude of Gratitude " online session through Claremont EAP, November 15, 2023
– Participants, "Managing Multiple Priorities: Tips for Efficiency & Organization at Work" online session through Claremont EAP, August 29, 2023
"Could not imagine anyone other than you to walk us through this session. Thank you, Paul"
– Participant, EAP "Coping With Loss & Grief" online session, June 29, 2023
"Thank you, Paul, for previously mentoring and supporting me many years ago when I was a new member of the Association of Talent Development [South Florida Chapter] community. You were always genuine and generous and you played an important role on my journey, managing to strike that 'delicate balance.'"
– Marla S. Grant, Esq., Certified Executive Coach, April 22, 2022
“I took your class on social media when I first came back into the library world full time in 2010 or 2011. I wanted to tell you that through Twitter I have reached out to others in the profession as well as authors etc that I have used for many book discussions, readers advisory or other problems. I just wanted to thank you and let you know your course helped me develop in a way I didn’t think possible at that time.”
– Patty Graziani Sussman, participant, four-week online “Rethinking Social Media” course, January 29, 2021.
“I’ve really enjoyed this course and [have] gotten so much out of it. Learning about goals, objectives, [and] outlines has helped me tremendously…I also appreciated your humor and funny, light-hearted videos that you mixed in with the lectures. Thanks for keeping it interesting!”
– Jill Peth, participant, four-week online “Creating Online Tutorials” course, May 2021.
"Years before consulting was even on my radar, the wonderful Paul Signorelli shared some wisdom that I am using today. He told me over coffee at a conference to not let the joys of getting paid today distract me from staying relevant in the future. I'm almost 8 weeks into having one of my feet reconstructed and I am so glad I had a mentor like Paul. As a consultant, if you don't work, you don't eat. His wise counsel so many years ago helped ensure EduJay (https://edujay.com/) is still here and as strong as ever in 2024."
– Jay Turner, consultant/trainer/keynote presenter, and coach, EduJay, November 30, 2023
"This presenter was a master of audience engagement. He quietly, carefully invited group discussion and wove personal stories into teaching us how to use stories to advocate for an idea or a change. Included were both big picture thinking and detailed application methods to hone a story tailored to a specific audience. Warm and engaging, Paul stayed after in the lobby and spoke with audience members about their own situations. A professional’s professional."
– Participant, "Advocacy, Storytelling, and Libraries" workshop, California Library Association Annual Conference, Sacramento, June, 2023
"Paul Signorelli is a master facilitator. He has a knack for making sure all voices are heard and sessions are productive, constructive, and timely. It's a fine balancing act that he does with all the grace and polish of a Wallenda. "
– Stacy Hawthorne, colleague in the Arizona State University ShapingEDU community, June 17, 2021
"You are not dry and we appreciate that . . . You are like an atmospheric river storm."
– Participant, “Making Meetings Matter: The Art of Effective Meetings” (Claremont EAP session), December 2021), in response to the question “What made this ‘meeting’ [the hour-long facilitated conversation about effective meetings] effective?”
"Paul was very engaging and presented the material in a way that was easy to understand. He showed not only his level of knowledge in the subject matter, but his compassion and belief in the topic.“
- Participant, “It’s About Time: Tips for Time Management” (Claremont EAP session), October 2021).
“I’ve been following @paulsignorelli’s blog since the #etmooc [Educational Technology & Media massive open online course] in 2013. His article about #ShapingEDU’s #LearningMan summer camp is typical in how it connects readers to a vast network of others who are committed to #learning #innovation and #creativity.”
“Your [Future of Libraries] webinar was timely and important. Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship aren’t something that everyone is either versed with or very comfortable with in their lives. But – you presented it in a way that was relatable.”
– From a viewer of an archived webcast recording, April 16, 2020.
“Thanks for this amazing thoughtful post about the #DigitalAdoptionSummit@trainersleaders. – buildingcreativebridges.wordpress.com/2020/05/27/ada… You have been quite an inspiration to our entire summit team!”
– From whatfix, the sponsor of a magnificent online three-day Digital Adoption Summit (conference) I covered on my Building Creative Bridges blog, May 26-28, 2020.
“Thank you so much for providing such a great learning opportunity. I have downloaded the PowerPoints and saved the links to the video recordings of our sessions. I know that I will be referring to these as I plan my trainings and try to learn more about effective training techniques.”
- From a participant in a four-part train-the-trainer series that started with a full day onsite and continued with three highly-interactive webinars (using Zoom) over a two-month period, March – May 2020.
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