Reviews!
Peter M. Moritz
November 24,1999
John D. Cantu
Humor Consultant P.O. Box 210495
San Francisco, California 94121-0495
Dear Cantu
I thought I'd let you know how much your humor presentations have
helped me in my professional speaking and sales work. Two years ago I
heard you speak about humor: how to create instant jokes, what makes a
topic funny, the best delivery, etc. At the time I was a sales
professional, managing over 1000 accounts. Using your ideas helped me
"close" many more sales and develop a better relationship with my
customers. I found that I could see the decision maker more readily,
and communicate sensitive topics with greater ease (such as contentious
customer service issues).
Later, as I started speaking professionally full time, I
have consciously used your concepts to gain and maintain audience
interest. People learn and listen when it's fun!
Since English is a second language for me (having
learned it in grade school after arriving from Germany) I found your
talks particularly helpful. Your insight into communication is valuable
for everyone who wants to improve their talking skills.
Thanks. Keep up the good work! Your humor and motivation
are terrific!
Cordially,
Peter Moritz
Creating inspired organizations!
corporate consulting, motivational presentations, and
personal coaching
Professional Development Symposium - West 2001
"The objective of PDSWEST'01 is to provide a quality
educational symposium in an environment conducive to learning from and
networking with other IS Professionals so that attendees can enhance
their project management knowledge base."
Joan Knutson - PDSWEST'01 Program Manager
August 31, 2001
Cantu:
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your dynamic Workshop
at PDSWEST'01 Conference received rave reviews from the attendees.
Feedback we received included "I learned more in Cantu's Workshop in
the first hour than I learned in any other entire Conference session",
"Great workshop", "Many practical things which I can begin using
immediately", and many other accolades.
Your Workshop, "How to Communicate Effectively Without
Being Dull or Boring" was a key factor in making PDSWEST'01 a very
successful Conference. I appreciated how easy you were to work with,
and how you handled everything in a highly professional manner.
Personally, I learned some very valuable techniques which will greatly
enhance my presentations and public speaking.
It is always a pleasure working with you and I hope to
have the opportunity to work with you again in the future.
Don Zook,
PDSWEST'01 Track Coordinator
Mr. John Cantu
PO Box 210495
San Francisco, CA 94121-0495
Dear John,
It is one thing to watch a master at work, but it is
something else again to benefit tangibly from the work of a master
right before your very eyes. I am writing to thank you for the great
benefit I am enjoying from your Comedy Workshop for Speakers today.
John, you took the mystery out of my own humor for me.
See, people tell me I'm funny and I am pretty well convinced that I am.
But until today I really had no clue on
A. how to identify where my humor lies, and
B. how to reliably, repeatedly create "Garfinkel-style"
humor for my own writing and speaking.
For me, humor was always that came when it did. But it
was never something I knew consciously how to "prompt." This is a
little embarrassing to admit, since I took in thousands of dollars
giving seminars myself, and as part of each seminar, my partner and I
successfully taught hundreds of people how to create their own humor
But like the fabled consultant who knows 63 ways to make
love yet can't get a date himself, I was "in the dark" via-a-vis my own
stuff .
Now all that's changed. Not only that, I have a date for
next week! (Actually, I already had the date before,
today's seminar, but I thought mentioning it would be a nice touch.)
John, please keep giving these seminars -- not just for the sake of speakers, but more
important, for; the sake of their audiences.
Your jealous but admiring colleague,
David Garfinkel
President
San Francisco, CA
OVERNIGHT MARKETING - When You Abolutely, Positively Have To Get It DoneTM
John and David would become great friends and along
with John’s speaking mentor, Patricia Fripp, would become the Three
Musketeers of Speaking
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