“These are direct quotes from audience members of the Human Resources Professionals Association of Northern Ontario conference: awesome, great, wow, excellent speaker, very entertaining, engaging, high energy, great Friday afternoon speaker, great finish, bring him back, informative and interesting, interactive, funny, incredibly enlightening, different from any presenter, motivating and inspiring, looking forward to website, ridiculously good, and unbelievable speaker.”
HRPA – HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION | TORONTO
“To watch Nick Bontis present is like watching an artist create his masterpiece. He puts the same amount of energy and passion into his presentation and he can make even the driest of subjects such as statistics sound interesting. If you have the opportunity to hear Nick speak, you won’t be disappointed!”
HAMILTON HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION | HAMILTON
“Let’s face it, Dr. Bontis has supreme confidence in his ability to engage an audience. I mean who else gets up in front of a crowd of 1,400 (just AFTER they’ve eaten lunch) and begins to talk while half the room is already healthily engaged in idle conversation. Most speakers I’ve ever seen have either waited in silence like an elementary school teacher, or they “ahem” their way to audience attentiveness. Dr. Bontis just started talking once on stage and within 30 seconds the entire room went from ‘chatter-chatter’ to complete silence. After 5 minutes people were afraid to cough in fear of missing something he said. The information given during the entire day-long staff meeting was interesting and relevant – and so was his keynote session – but the difference is HOW he engages people. Dr. Bontis is what people mean when they say that someone is dynamic.”
HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CANADA | OTTAWA
“Nick, I would like to personally thank you for your presentation to HRSDC’s “Investing in People” conference. You brought your boundless energy and vast knowledge to help make this event a resounding success. Your contagious enthusiasm captured the attention of the audience, helping us to place our daily challenges in the context of global change, and engaging us in a fun and exciting way. I have seen you speak on many occasions, and am always amazed at how each time you arrive with a dynamic presentation and leave behind laughter, applause and new ideas.”
HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CANADA | OTTAWA
“It has been my pleasure and great fortune to work with Nick Bontis over the last few years on many occasions. He has presented and facilitated at our Inaugural Executive Forum, Keynoted at our Annual Conference and other professional development programs for HRPA (Human Resource Professionals Association). Nick takes a strategic yet practical approach – meeting the needs of Strategic HR Partners, and adding a cornerstone of development for Human Resource professionals – so important in today’s uncertain workplace environment. Nick’s consultative process is thorough and thoughtful. We look forward to future opportunities to work with Nick and recommend him highly to others.”
HRPA – HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION | TORONTO
“Exciting, engaging, intelligent, energetic, straightforward, insightful, dynamic, fun – these are some of the comments we have received from our participants following Dr. Bontis’ presentation of “Leadershift” at our annual HR Conference. His seamless presentation enthralled the crowd, and kept everyone tuned in and engaged. Even when challenged by one of the participants, he rose to the occasion and went above and beyond our expectations.”
L-3 WESCAM – HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT | BURLINGTON