TESTIMONIALS: JULIE AS AN MC
“You managed to neatly link each speaker and the story of the service, keep the audience thoroughly engaged, and give the topic appropriate humour as well as empathy. Thank you for all your hard work.” Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre, 10th Anniversary Event. MC. 2011.
“Thanks Julie for your involvement at the Physical Health Forum on 7 October – it was an excellent day. Your facilitation enabled so much to be brought together in a manageable, stimulating and fun way. It was also so great to feel I could just relax on the day and see it all unfold with you at the helm.” Mental Health Coordinating Council Physical Health Forum. October 2011.
“All of us at Cancer Council would like to say a deep thank you for the way you lead our Tackling Tobacco Forum. It was like we were visited by a witty, well informed and well intentioned, elemental force for a couple of hours…The pace and energy you brought was wonderful. The way you kept bringing in people from the audience kept it fresh and engaging and it was lovely to hear how people expressed things in terms of their deeply felt concerns including their commitment to social justice and fairness.” Cancer Council NSW. 2011.
“On behalf of St John Ambulance WA, may I thank you again for your contribution to our annual Country Conference. The volunteers thoroughly enjoyed the enthusiasm and warmth you bring to your role as MC and the overall feedback has been excellent.” St John WA Country Conference. Perth. 2011.
“…thank you for your excellent work at the telework forum. You really did a great job of having the issues explored and maintaining peoples interest and energy.” Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. 2011.
“Thanks again for such an amazing job – you are an incredible facilitator! We would definitely like to book you in again for next year’s conference.” Australian Network on Disability. Sydney. 2011.
“Your skill at controlling questions and your enthusiasm to keep it all moving was quite incredible.” Planet Ark Forum. 2011.
“Your energy, wit and empathy on the day made the event our most successful yet.” National Breast Cancer Foundation. Research Update. 2011.
“You did an amazing job MC’ing our party last night, everyone was so impressed with the way you controlled the pace of the night, and obviously knew your stuff! You made the speakers all feel really comfortable, and it was great to get involvement of people on the floor. You just made the night a real success!!” Australian Network on Disability. 2010.
“Thanks for your fantastic MCing at the mental health vigil last evening. You brought humour to a moment for reflection on a very serious topic and kept everything rolling along at a wonderful pace.” Get Up! 2010.
“Thank you for your great job. The feedback we have had is terrific.” Laing O’Rourke. 2010.
“I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say ‘a big thank you’ for all the work at and leading up to the Summit. It really was a fantastic event and a pleasure to work with you. As always you captivated the audience’s hearts and minds and also gave then a great laugh.” – CREATE Foundation, National Summit. 2010.
“I think that you added an extra, important element that is often missing from conferences – some life, personality, breadth of knowledge, and with a good dose of personal touch. It was a wise move to get you involved.” – 3rd Regional Acquired Brain Injury Conference “Transitions in Life: Skills, Initiatives and Optimism”. Warrnambool, Victoria. 2009.
“Your enthusiasm, engagement and professionalism were the corner stone of the day’s success.” – Planet Ark Launch of National Recycling Week 2009
“Julie was absolutely excellent. Everyone loved her. She was flexible, entertaining and genuinely interested in the topic. We would have her back in a heartbeat.” – Relationships Australia (NSW) May 2008
Attendee comments: “A fantastic morning. Julie has a gift of switching on our passion!”; “Julie was fantastic, a lot of energy & really draws out key issues”; “Julie is brilliant! Refreshingly honest and clever. Her reflective listening is outstanding, provocative and witty”; “Great that Julie picked up on the underlying tension from previous day and addressed the issue effectively”; “Highly engaging and remained involved & aligned with all relevant issues. Excellent!”; “She is brilliant – combines energy, understanding, enthusiasm, empathy and challenging”. Communities for Children Conference 2007
“Thank you for your entertaining and inclusive chairing and for mentoring KC as the co-chair. The way in which you and KC were able to weave the stories of adults, young people and carers into the conference made Voices Calling for Action a reality. Their messages were honest, courageous and at times emotional. Thank you for the panel preparation you facilitated with the Commissioners and the young delegates. You ensured everyone was heard and key actions for the future were articulated.” – 11th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect: Voices calling for Action. Gold Coast 2007
“Thank you for a brilliant job!” – Foster Care Association of Victoria Inc. 2007
“Can I just say again, thank you so much for your participation on Thursday night! All day Friday, students were coming up to me saying that the Forum was fantastic, in particular that you were amazing! I think that the audience got a lot out of it, and left wanting more, which is a big achievement when talking about Indigenous health! The big factor in the night’s success was your direction and facilitation, be warned I think you shall be recieving some emails from students in the future!” – Ineke Wever, Health Equality in 25 Years Indigenous Health Forum. University of Sydney 2007
“I want to thank you for the fantastic job you did as our MC with a combination of fantastic energy, a very ‘rural’ sense of humour, and a deep understanding of the community services and health sectors.” – 9th National Rural Health Conference. Albury 2007
“It was a pleasure to work with you and your energy and passion for the subject were fantastic!” – National E-Health Transition Authority Conference 2007
“Thank you for assisting to make the evening such a success. Your enthusiasm, humour and incisiveness helped to make it both a fun and informative evening.” – Australian Public Service Commission, “Lifting and Raising the Bar: A Celebration to Commemorate the Lifting of the Marriage Bar” November 2006
“Thankyou so much for your great work on the launch of Mental Health Week 2006. You were a truly wonderful MC and we’ve had so much great feedback about your entertaining and informative performance. We believe this year’s launch was our best ever and we would like to thank you for your part in that success.” – Mental Health Association, NSW
“Thank you for your outstanding contribution to the success of the ARACY Communities for Children conference. A key factor in the success of the conference was your energy, enthusiasm and special insight into the content of the day’s proceedings.” – Professor Fiona Stanley AC, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth 2006
“Many thanks Julie, it was a great night and as usual you did a marvellous job.” – Baxter 2006 NSW Health Awards
“Thank you again for such a wonderful performance, keeping the event running to schedule and all the extras you added to make the lunch a wonderful success. I have had nothing but positive comments and it would not have been the success that is was without you.” – Council on the Ageing (NSW) Golden Jubilee Luncheon, Sydney Town Hall 2006
“On behalf of the Women in Engineering Program and the Faculty of Engineering at UTS, I would like to thank you very much for doing such a great job as MC last week. With your background and finesse all the guest speakers were at ease and able to respond carefully and with enthusiasm to your questions. The alumni were also engaging and we have had much appreciation communicated about your style and approach.” – Women in Engineering 25th Anniversary Dinner 2006
“Excellent. We provided Julie with a script and she worked magic with it. She was a pleasure to work with and our event was a great succes. She was able to draw out the important points and contributed greatly to our success.” – Australian Business Excellence Awards 2006
“Thank you for helping to make our event a tremendous success. You were brilliant!” – Executive Central, May 2006
“Thank you for the SUPERB job you did last Thursday night- your presence, and quick thinking humour, as well as efficiency MADE the night. So many people have raved about how much they enjoyed the night, citing your compering as a highlight – so, ABUNDANT THANKS!” – Bridge for Asylum Seekers Foundation, March 2006
“Your professionalism, warmth, humour and understanding of the human spirit, added a dimension to the evening.” – 4th Annual Australian Dance Awards
“You were fantastic and made our job very easy.” – National Youth Media Awards
“Your fun approach made for a really relaxed and enjoyable evening – and it was great you spontaneously involved the kids!!” – The Cancer Council of NSW
“I would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for your passionate and professional contribution as MC.” Mercy Foundation, Four Sisters One Passion Gala Dinner 2005
“You performed a tremendous role at our rally.” Friends of the ABC.
“The Awards were enhanced by your humour, insight and quick thinking.” – Justice Awards. Law Foundation of NSW
“Your enthusiasm and energy inspired delegates.” – Dementia Symposium Alzheimer’s Australia NSW
“Your involvement was absolutely critical in setting the tone and holding the whole night together.” – Communications Law Centre
“A fabulous job. You are a great pleasure to work with.” – Centre for Continuing Education. University of Sydney.
“Thank you for your superb contribution as our MC.” – Randwick City Council
