All Testimonials
testimonial-5:
"It was very entertaining and engaging, I liked that it was very well organized and the information was helpful, specifically the body language part." (Anonymous)
"It was very entertaining and engaging, I liked that it was very well organized and the information was helpful, specifically the body language part." (Anonymous)
testimonial-6:
"I really enjoyed and took a lot away from the reality based training (sidewalk on Fisgard St and Johnson St Parkade). Matty’s acting was great and the scenarios were exactly what we deal with. I liked the verbal instruction and creating different scenarios. Seemed hands on training. Happy there wasn’t a bunch of note taking. The enthusiasm from the instructors kept me engaged throughout the training." (Anonymous)
"I really enjoyed and took a lot away from the reality based training (sidewalk on Fisgard St and Johnson St Parkade). Matty’s acting was great and the scenarios were exactly what we deal with. I liked the verbal instruction and creating different scenarios. Seemed hands on training. Happy there wasn’t a bunch of note taking. The enthusiasm from the instructors kept me engaged throughout the training." (Anonymous)
testimonial-9:
"Remembering to keep safe at all times. Kris’s awesome work ethic that’s to the point. Matt’s acting is also good at making it all realistic." (Anonymous)
"Remembering to keep safe at all times. Kris’s awesome work ethic that’s to the point. Matt’s acting is also good at making it all realistic." (Anonymous)
testimonial-11:
"A good presentation and scenario acting. Good feedback on the spot. Easy to listen and relate to someone who had been on the street dealing with similar situations. More practical than theoretical." (Anonymous)
"A good presentation and scenario acting. Good feedback on the spot. Easy to listen and relate to someone who had been on the street dealing with similar situations. More practical than theoretical." (Anonymous)
testimonial-17:
"Excellent first hand experience and stories." (Anonymous)
"Excellent first hand experience and stories." (Anonymous)
testimonial-18:
"Not at all what I expected. Great seminar. I really liked how Chris gave excellent examples. I really liked that he didn’t sugar coat things and used “real” language. Great tools to use at work and in real life. Thank you." (Anonymous)
"Not at all what I expected. Great seminar. I really liked how Chris gave excellent examples. I really liked that he didn’t sugar coat things and used “real” language. Great tools to use at work and in real life. Thank you." (Anonymous)
testimonial-19:
"Chris is an engaging speaker. Doses of humour keep it light but the police background shows that he speaks from experience. I appreciate the focus on de-escalation, tips on how to be approachable/ understood/ likeable and that simply listening can sometimes be enough." (Anonymous)
"Chris is an engaging speaker. Doses of humour keep it light but the police background shows that he speaks from experience. I appreciate the focus on de-escalation, tips on how to be approachable/ understood/ likeable and that simply listening can sometimes be enough." (Anonymous)
testimonial-22:
"Great instructor. Good to have Victoria problems as examples. Instructor was well aware of our challenges and the clients we deal with. Thank you!" (Anonymous)
"Great instructor. Good to have Victoria problems as examples. Instructor was well aware of our challenges and the clients we deal with. Thank you!" (Anonymous)
testimonial-23:
"Facts followed up with relevant examples. Relatable info." (Anonymous)
"Facts followed up with relevant examples. Relatable info." (Anonymous)
testimonial-25:
"Loved the personal stories. Great speaker. Great sense of humour. Good pacing." (Anonymous)
"Loved the personal stories. Great speaker. Great sense of humour. Good pacing." (Anonymous)
testimonial-30:
"Everything was great. Thank you!" (Anonymous)
"Everything was great. Thank you!" (Anonymous)
testimonial-31:
"As someone who has worked in emergency services I can confirm that this course is relevant and accurate to real world scenarios. I also appreciate that the instructor has experience with what he is teaching which adds credibility to his presentation. This was a great refresher and I think it is useful in our workplace." (Anonymous)
"As someone who has worked in emergency services I can confirm that this course is relevant and accurate to real world scenarios. I also appreciate that the instructor has experience with what he is teaching which adds credibility to his presentation. This was a great refresher and I think it is useful in our workplace." (Anonymous)
testimonial-32:
"Good presentation. Clear. Very relevant." (Anonymous)
"Good presentation. Clear. Very relevant." (Anonymous)
testimonial-33:
"I admit, I was skeptical about receiving this training from a former police officer but I was pleasantly surprised with the focus on empathy and hearing the other sides perspective. Thank you." (Anonymous)
"I admit, I was skeptical about receiving this training from a former police officer but I was pleasantly surprised with the focus on empathy and hearing the other sides perspective. Thank you." (Anonymous)
testimonial-40:
"Very wonderful presentation. I enjoyed listening to the instructors personal experience that we could relate to emotionally. Great Presentation!" (Anonymous)
"Very wonderful presentation. I enjoyed listening to the instructors personal experience that we could relate to emotionally. Great Presentation!" (Anonymous)
testimonial-41:
"Very useful. Covered a lot of topics. Great engagement. Good use of examples. Good participation. Helpful tips. Lots of useful tools for identifying and de-escalating conflict before it becomes aggressive or violent." (Anonymous)
"Very useful. Covered a lot of topics. Great engagement. Good use of examples. Good participation. Helpful tips. Lots of useful tools for identifying and de-escalating conflict before it becomes aggressive or violent." (Anonymous)
testimonial-44:
"Great content. Delivered a lot of information in a short period of time. Good staff engagement." (Anonymous)
"Great content. Delivered a lot of information in a short period of time. Good staff engagement." (Anonymous)
testimonial-47:
"Very well presented. Informative. Captivating." (Anonymous)
"Very well presented. Informative. Captivating." (Anonymous)
testimonial-51:
"Interactive. Animated and engaging. Examples were practical for work setting and in general can be applied across many situations in life. Flow was a pace I liked." (Anonymous)
"Interactive. Animated and engaging. Examples were practical for work setting and in general can be applied across many situations in life. Flow was a pace I liked." (Anonymous)
testimonial-54:
"Gave clear easy ideas that can keep myself and my colleagues safer on calls, ideas that will allow us to work better with other agencies, reminder what is most important, ideas to share with my family" (Anonymous)
"Gave clear easy ideas that can keep myself and my colleagues safer on calls, ideas that will allow us to work better with other agencies, reminder what is most important, ideas to share with my family" (Anonymous)
testimonial-56:
"Informative. Fun learning. Great stories. Relatable. (Instructor) kept the pace and kept us on target. Engaging." (Anonymous)
"Informative. Fun learning. Great stories. Relatable. (Instructor) kept the pace and kept us on target. Engaging." (Anonymous)
testimonial-67:
"Learned new techniques. Engaging. Enjoyed discussions." (Anonymous)
"Learned new techniques. Engaging. Enjoyed discussions." (Anonymous)
testimonial-78:
"Covered a broad range of topics." (Anonymous)
"Covered a broad range of topics." (Anonymous)
testimonial-80:
"Engaging. Honest. Useful. Great!" (Anonymous)
"Engaging. Honest. Useful. Great!" (Anonymous)
testimonial-81:
"I have found your tips and tricks to be helpful. You provided great context and understanding. I’ve done martial arts training and found a lot of your skills aligned with previous knowledge." (Anonymous)
"I have found your tips and tricks to be helpful. You provided great context and understanding. I’ve done martial arts training and found a lot of your skills aligned with previous knowledge." (Anonymous)
testimonial-84:
"Excellent job. You have the life long experience to run this course. You didn’t make me feel like I should fear my job." (Anonymous)
"Excellent job. You have the life long experience to run this course. You didn’t make me feel like I should fear my job." (Anonymous)
testimonial-87:
"Sharing personal experiences and making it relevant to the audience. Talking about stress response and its individuality. Personal tips such as removing the ego from a conversation." (Anonymous)
"Sharing personal experiences and making it relevant to the audience. Talking about stress response and its individuality. Personal tips such as removing the ego from a conversation." (Anonymous)
testimonial-88:
"Your presentation style is great! Loved the stories. Made it real. Great job making the strategies applicable to our workplace. The portion on resilience is often overlooked- thank you for the great way you presented that." (Anonymous)
"Your presentation style is great! Loved the stories. Made it real. Great job making the strategies applicable to our workplace. The portion on resilience is often overlooked- thank you for the great way you presented that." (Anonymous)
testimonial-91:
"Very informative. Great practical examples. Interactive and fun. Related everything that you could to the gardens. Felt personal and not just like a seminar." (Anonymous)
"Very informative. Great practical examples. Interactive and fun. Related everything that you could to the gardens. Felt personal and not just like a seminar." (Anonymous)
testimonial-92:
"I thought the examples given/ used were really good and impactful. You did a good job of engaging all of our team members. You did a great job. Thank you for joining us today." (Anonymous)
"I thought the examples given/ used were really good and impactful. You did a good job of engaging all of our team members. You did a great job. Thank you for joining us today." (Anonymous)
testimonial-95:
"How to introduce yourself to come across as being likeable and helpful. How to position yourself effectively and approach in partners." (Anonymous)
"How to introduce yourself to come across as being likeable and helpful. How to position yourself effectively and approach in partners." (Anonymous)
testimonial-107:
"Kris, I thought the training was excellent, I will be far more conscious of my body positioning in many different situations going forward" (Anonymous)
"Kris, I thought the training was excellent, I will be far more conscious of my body positioning in many different situations going forward" (Anonymous)
testimonial-108:
"Amazing course, Learned a lot, lots of takeaways to use when on calls especially Pandora/ Johnson area" (Anonymous)
"Amazing course, Learned a lot, lots of takeaways to use when on calls especially Pandora/ Johnson area" (Anonymous)
testimonial-114:
"Instructors were phenomenal; engaging and knowledgeable." (Anonymous)
"Instructors were phenomenal; engaging and knowledgeable." (Anonymous)
testimonial-115:
"Great situational training at calls, its something we have never had… and need. Clear and concise." (Anonymous)
"Great situational training at calls, its something we have never had… and need. Clear and concise." (Anonymous)
testimonial-116:
"Appreciate the mutual respect and having fun in the jobs, thank you for sharing the new tools, I will use these and try better to have a larger perspective at a sceneI liked all the stories, I liked that you called people up and didn’t wait for volunteers, I liked that the info was succinct and to the point." (Anonymous)
"Appreciate the mutual respect and having fun in the jobs, thank you for sharing the new tools, I will use these and try better to have a larger perspective at a sceneI liked all the stories, I liked that you called people up and didn’t wait for volunteers, I liked that the info was succinct and to the point." (Anonymous)
testimonial-119:
"You understand the world of first responders and do a great job of making that obvious, relate to us well, accommodate our world (jokes, let us be stupid)." (Anonymous)
"You understand the world of first responders and do a great job of making that obvious, relate to us well, accommodate our world (jokes, let us be stupid)." (Anonymous)
testimonial-121:
"Good sense of humour, good rapport and understanding of fire department role in emergency service delivery, good take away information that will help firefighters safety in the field, raised awareness about potential hazards in the field and how to handle tactically." (Anonymous)
"Good sense of humour, good rapport and understanding of fire department role in emergency service delivery, good take away information that will help firefighters safety in the field, raised awareness about potential hazards in the field and how to handle tactically." (Anonymous)
testimonial-122:
"The use of actual situations as delivery tools. Taking the time to understand the fire world." (Anonymous)
"The use of actual situations as delivery tools. Taking the time to understand the fire world." (Anonymous)
testimonial-123:
"Appreciate the real life experience, not just theory." (Anonymous)
"Appreciate the real life experience, not just theory." (Anonymous)
testimonial-125:
"Great engaging delivery, humble and inquisitive approach, you know you do or change something, and it just makes sense? You then wonder why it wasn’t always done that way. Your course makes 100% sense, and I’m glad to have participated." (Anonymous)
"Great engaging delivery, humble and inquisitive approach, you know you do or change something, and it just makes sense? You then wonder why it wasn’t always done that way. Your course makes 100% sense, and I’m glad to have participated." (Anonymous)
testimonial-126:
"Entertaining and engaging, resourceful, use of examples and real world experiences, ability to have the back and forth with the crew really helped and allowed everyone to open up and feel relaxed." (Anonymous)
"Entertaining and engaging, resourceful, use of examples and real world experiences, ability to have the back and forth with the crew really helped and allowed everyone to open up and feel relaxed." (Anonymous)
testimonial-127:
"Increasing mixing of police, fire, ambulance, great communication, so many takeaways for real life in the field, transferable across agenciesReal world examples bridging the jobs, disseminating calls we have had in recent weeks/ months, great delivery, timely." (Anonymous)
"Increasing mixing of police, fire, ambulance, great communication, so many takeaways for real life in the field, transferable across agenciesReal world examples bridging the jobs, disseminating calls we have had in recent weeks/ months, great delivery, timely." (Anonymous)
testimonial-128:
"Subject knowledge excellent, engaging- interesting presentation, real life scenarios, Beneficial coming from a police officer, credible, understanding challenges." (Anonymous)
"Subject knowledge excellent, engaging- interesting presentation, real life scenarios, Beneficial coming from a police officer, credible, understanding challenges." (Anonymous)
testimonial-130:
"Well done, great job describing situations that relate to our job. Thanks Kris, enjoyed the course good information/ content, real life examples" (Anonymous)
"Well done, great job describing situations that relate to our job. Thanks Kris, enjoyed the course good information/ content, real life examples" (Anonymous)
testimonial-131:
"Thanks Kris! Great training, you provided lots of tools for me to use on the job." (Anonymous)
"Thanks Kris! Great training, you provided lots of tools for me to use on the job." (Anonymous)
testimonial-132:
"Thank you so much. This course was amazing in so many ways. It challenged me more that I could have ever imagined. I appreciate how good you were with dealing with trauma response. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing personal stories… so impactful." (Anonymous)
"Thank you so much. This course was amazing in so many ways. It challenged me more that I could have ever imagined. I appreciate how good you were with dealing with trauma response. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing personal stories… so impactful." (Anonymous)
testimonial-133:
"You guys were awesome, the scenarios were accurate to real life and the skills gained from these will definitely help me in my work. Thank you for all your knowledge and passion. The scenarios felt very real, was a fun learning experience, good balance of theory and practical." (Anonymous)
"You guys were awesome, the scenarios were accurate to real life and the skills gained from these will definitely help me in my work. Thank you for all your knowledge and passion. The scenarios felt very real, was a fun learning experience, good balance of theory and practical." (Anonymous)
testimonial-134:
"I really liked how you engaged all of us and kept us in line when needed, I really liked how many breaks we took because it kept me focused all day. I like the way you present and your humor. You made me feel very comfortable within the first 5 minutes I entered the room. I learnt a lot. Thanks so much." (Anonymous)
"I really liked how you engaged all of us and kept us in line when needed, I really liked how many breaks we took because it kept me focused all day. I like the way you present and your humor. You made me feel very comfortable within the first 5 minutes I entered the room. I learnt a lot. Thanks so much." (Anonymous)
testimonial-135:
"Informative, well presented, relevant material" (Anonymous)
"Informative, well presented, relevant material" (Anonymous)