Testimonials
The following are testimonials received for speaking, workshops and also for my books and products. I appreciate every single one!
“Everything was explained so clearly. I can’t wait to start blogging and tweeting. I’m sure my new business will benefit from all this knowledge. Your speaking style and content is exceptional.” Andy McDermott, Publicious, from Gold Coast Writer’s Association full day workshop, May 2010.
“I want to congratulate you on the great workshop you gave at GCWA. The content…was certainly presented and followed up in a most entertaining and inclusive way. I was particularly impressed by the way you managed to include absolutely everybody present, in responses. As a retired high school teacher I noted with pleasure that not one person ‘faded’ during your talk. Your long Powerpoint display was also very helpful when I missed some of the things you said, and I loved those comic little incidentals in the display such as ‘tea break’ and I was very impressed with the number of cross references you gave straight off the top of your head eg Andy’s question about how to get his references filed without having to go through the tedious stuff himself; where to go if you’ve more money than time, to get a site put up for yourself. It was great, I hope you will come again and I hope that I can take the plunge and drag all my colleagues at Southern Shorties, with me” George Lewis, from Gold Coast Writer’s Association.
“Fantastic energy, excellent useful information, clear and concise organisation, brilliant powerpoint presentation. Involved the group – appropriate workshopping/exercises. Thankyou again Joanna for one of the best and most informative workshops I have attended. I still felt energized at the end of the day, and hope I can implement even a few of your fabulous tools for marketing and selling on the internet. A truly stellar day.” Joan Small, from Gold Coast Writer’s Association full day workshop, May 2010.
“You are so enthusiastic, you enthuse us all as well. You have given me a whole new medium to explore in marketing for which I am very grateful and determined to conquer to be successful”, Tina Ross from Gold Coast Writer’s Association full day workshop, May 2010.
Here are some video testimonials from the Gold Coast Writer’s Workshop - more text testimonials below the video.
“Enthusiasm, passion and knowledgeable information, presented in such an easy style. So much useful and comprehensive information to apply, with heaps of options to act on.” Angelika Heurich, from Gold Coast Writer’s Association full day workshop, May 2010.
“Amazing speaker. Held a room full of people’s attention with her knowledge and energy for five hours. Her presentation on all facets of the workshop was first class.” Fay O’Neill from Gold Coast Writer’s Association full day workshop, May 2010.
“Joanna, your talk was fabulous. One of the best I have ever seen. Everyone was so impressed with your enthusiasm, knowledge and passion for your subject. I can’t wait to have you come back to the Gold Coast for a workshop”. Jeannie May Barker, President, Gold Coast Writer’s Association, QLD, Australia. February, 2010
“Thank you for such a fantastic session yesterday. Your enthusiasm is contagious – setting up an online presence is on my things to do this week!”. Amanda Worlley, Gold Coast, Australia. Feb, 2010
“Joanna, there’s no question in my mind that you have emerged as the most important blogger for writers to follow. In my own 3 1/2 years of blogging for writers, I’ve seen a handful of others come and go, with great material about the business and technical side of writing. You’ve stuck with it, and every month you’ve just gotten better and better.” Tom Colvin, Becoming a Writer Seriously
“I have heard Joanna Penn speak on Web 2.0 Marketing twice now. I went back the second time as she was such a professional, engaging and generous speaker. Her session was so inspiring that I went and put my learnings into practice straight away and proved that it works!“. Cassandra Roland, Creative Participation Advisory Service, after talk at Logan Women’s Community Centre on Web 2.0 marketing. Feb, 2010
“One of the most useful and content rich podcasts on book writing and publishing comes from Joanna Penn at the Creative Penn . She has written/published a few books and shares her research experience on her blog.” Bernie Landry, on his blog, Book Webcasts.
“Just a quick note to say hi and thanks for the advice and guidance in your From Book to Market volume. It has been extremely informative and inspirational. With three new books published in the last month and five more planned for the next three months, your book has been a total godsend. Take care and keep inspiring”. Colin M. Jarman, London, UK, from an email posted on Authors Den, Feb 2010
“Joanna’s enthusiasm for her subject was inspiring and refreshing. She demonstrated a thorough and extensive knowledge of self-publishing and the digital world was exceptional. I also enjoyed the effort she took to get to know the participants and use that knowledge to make her talk relevant and interesting.” Susan Clarke, September 2009.
Bev Ryan Women's Publishing Network
“Joanna is bright, cheerful, bubbly and entertaining. She is incredibly informative and generous with her experience and knowledge.” Bev Ryan, Women’s Publishing Network.
“Practical, sensible ideas. Very warm and friendly lady. Easy to follow and understand content.” Heather Wood, Money Detective.
“Lovely personality, warm and easy to listen to. Knows her material and presents it in an interesting and easy to listen to way.”
Diane Carter.
“Joanna’s talk on creating your author platform to market your books, even if you haven’t written one yet, was nothing short of inspirational. Her presentation was delivered so enthusiastically that it was impossible not to be engaged and excited about the possibilities to reach a dramatically wider audience via social media and online marketing.
From those new to the social media buzz there were many questions about twittering and blogging and why one would even do that! Joanna swiftly responded to most questions thrown at her, only limited by the lack of time available.” From Gold Coast Writer’s Association Monthly Newsletter, March 2010.
“I like all the great ideas provided. Good introduction to self-publish. Very up to date info. Important when web changes all the time.”
Jerry Liu
“I’m just buzzing with ideas. Replacing my current income and implementing my sea-change may be closer than I thought!”
Di Pollard
“Amazingly inspirational, down to earth, informative and fun! Thank you sooooo much! I’m off to blog.” Donna Flockhard, Bodhi & Me
“Joanna, thank you for a high energy inspiring session. You can see your passion through your presenting and you are ‘real’. Great stuff!” Nicole Murray, Hot Choc Coaching.
“Joanna was very informative. Lots of great advice and ideas. Extremely encouraging in helping me move forward on my writing ventures.”
Fiona Hills, Simple Mortgage Solutions.
“Joanna knows her stuff and hardly took a breath in delivering her content. Her enthusiasm and sense of humour helped carry the session which was way too short. Thank you.” Delia Mozer, Organisation Development Resources.
“I knew nothing about publishing before and found it daunting. That is no longer the case. I found her information captivating and detailed enough for me at this point in my journey.” Cindy Harvey
Lisa Murray
“Fabulous content, dynamic entertaining speaker. Joanna absolutely delivered far more than expected! If you want to be an author, Joanna and The Creative Penn is the place to start! Thank you.” Lisa Murray, Revive Coaching
“I have just spent $2000 on a 3 day marketing intensive and feel like I got just as much out of 1.5 hours listening to Joanna’s tips on how to be an author. Great! Can’t wait to get started.” Nirala Jacobi, Natural Healthcare
“How to write, publish and market a book. Very informative and useful information. Very detailed and valuable. What a power source of great knowledge. Thank you.” Janelle Manton, Top Secret Women’s Business.
“Joanna’s personality is electric, her humour really shines through. Her knowledge is extensive. I have come away feeling motivated, inspired and confident. Tonight was invaluable, I feel really grateful and positive. Thank you.”Louisa Schwarz
“Highly informative. Easy to understand. Professional, passionate, vivacious delivery.” Robyn Hampson, Valiant.
“Joanna is so factual, and has really given me practical, logical steps to making money off writing and books. She was very inspiring and gave us all the facts we need to make it happen.” Kim Nicholls, Events and the City.
“She is a virtual bank of knowledge of how to write a book. What she doesn’t know isn’t worth knowing! Great website tools and suggestions also.” Kerri Rodley,Domestic Downsizing.
“Joanna has extensive knowledge about the internet and non-traditional publishing, and everyone can learn something from her. I’m inspired!” Fiona Holmstrom
*************************************“Joanna is a very energetic and enthusiastic speaker. Her info was very informative and I really enjoyed her session. She really held my attention the entire time.” Michelle Green, The Website Marketing Coach
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