Coaching & Workshops

"The interpersonal skills in learned in Ansel's workshop were 80 times better than the personal skills I was taught in dental school." Dentist

"My nursing supervisor said she has never seen anyone in this unit able to connect with patients like I do. She said she constantly sees patients hugging me in gratitude, and she asked me why that happens. I told her it's because I took Ansel's workshop. I'm now known on my unit as 'The Patient Whisperer.'" 24-year-old nurse

"Your presentation and role-playing exercises on conflict management was brilliant. I hope you can come speak again next year." University professor

"Your workshop is absolutely incredible! It is FEEDING people. Thank you for your leadership and organization." Church small-group ministry leader

"The students raved about the benefit your presentation brought them." University nursing instructor

"These concepts you have taught us have been more useful than therapy. I think everyone should take this workshop before attending therapy." Participant

"I think all pastors in our [administrative region] should go through the workshop on holding deeper conversations. People would feel a better connection." Church elder

"I can't believe I've never been taught this [material on addressing conflict] in my life until now." Corporate manager

"I wish everyone in our congregation went through the workshop on holding deeper conversations." Church member

"I wish all nurses would take this training. My friends, too. It would mean that more people would know how to connect with others in the way that I and my unit do now." Nurse

"Your foundational teaching to our group has already made a huge impact. I had a new patient the other day, and when he left 45 minutes later, he said to me, 'I feel like I've known you for 10 years. Can I request you again?' That's never happened to me before." Third-year dental student

Communications

"He wrote the speech for our communications director to deliver at a major press conference. We were on the news that night in a big way." President of non-profit organization

"He nailed my speaking style! I looked through an emcee script he wrote for me for an upcoming event, and it read as if I had written it." Public relations director

"I prefer to interview clients of his agency. The leaders are always well prepared and deliver strong interviews." Business reporter

"I always look forward to him editing my first draft of speeches. He makes edits with surgical precision to make it stronger and enhance clarity." Corporate vice president

"No one has ever taught me so much about anything so quickly." Investment bank job interview candidate coachee

"I hired him to help me with an upcoming speech competition. His tips were AWESOME!!!!!" Toastmaster's regional champion

"We get a lot fewer questions from employees on that issue once he crafted a speech for our executive that explained the rationale for that initiative in a systematic, thorough way that hadn't been done before." Human resources vice president

"He wrote the speaker introduction for our dean to introduce the keynote speaker for a commencement ceremony. It was perfect!!" Assistant medical school dean

"We hired him to help our international news anchors deliver clearly and distinctly in what was their second or third language. He had an encouraging manner and also an understanding of the international phonetic alphabet from his study of speech-language pathology to help them quickly grasp pronunciation concepts and present with more clarity." News producer

"He teamed up with a web technology expert to overhaul our church's website, which was sorely in need of a major update. We now get people writing in now and then telling us how it's their favorite church website in our denomination in the state because it's so attractive and useful." Pastor

"He helped our church achieve more in the public news media than I would have thought was possible." Pastor

"He helped us understand how we could improve our on-camera presence and delivery while still remaining loyal to the core of our mission's ministry. He was thoughtful and patient to help us practice and rehearse." Non-profit TV show

"Thanks for your help and advice. We were without proper direction on this until you helped us." Country director for new non-profit with crucial media relations need