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I have worked with Annette on numerous occasions in my role within Sun and now Oracle. I have found her coaching not only crucial for myself, but I have also seen the impact and difference it has made for C-level people within the business community within which we work.
Annette has inspired business owners and managers to drive to increase sales. She's also helped them become significant spokespeople for their organisations.
Without reservation, I would whole-heartedly recommend Annette to coach and train executives, managers, and companies.
— Stewart Townsend, Business Development, Enterprise 2.0 EMEA, Oracle Corporation
Annette has talent and style. We combined earlier this year in providing advice to a leading consultancy firm on how to build performance management systems which properly engage staff and stakeholders.
I used my recent data experience at the heart of government, but Annette made the project come alive by giving the work a strong people dimension too. Not many people can combine the two realms, but that's just one of Annette's strengths. She's up-to-date, she's smart as hell and she works hard to get things right.
Add to that, the fact that she's honest and straight-talking, but diplomatic when she needs to be, and you've just about got her.
What surprised me was that she was also, quietly but very effectively, coaching me so that we got more out of the consultancy, both for our customer and for ourselves. I have never met a coach who could touch her for her insights into people and situations. And work was fun, which matters a lot more than people ever think.
— Ralph Tabberer, former Head of Schools, UK Department of Children, Families and Schools; currently Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Schools at GEMS MENASA, Dubai, UAE
Performance is not all about the dramatics of the liberal arts. It is the very heart and soul of designing business communications to win the game. Thanks to Annette Kramer, business and performance coach.
— Emma Gilding, President, In:site DAS Omnicom
I have worked with Annette on a one to one basis and found her instinctive, direct and thoughtful approach extremely effective.
She has taught an old dog lots of new tricks! I absolutely recommend working with Annette, even if you're experienced at presenting.
— Jo Moore Walsh, WW Managing Partner, Ogilvy London
Annette is an excellent coach and someone who I would thoroughly recommend. She has the ability to work across a wide range of abilities and deliver fantastic results with everyone.
— Jonathan Bradford, CEO, The Difference Engine
Just a quick note to say thanks so much for your support in helping the start-ups hone and perfect their pitches during the BizSpark Summit last week. Look forward to working together with you again!
— Bindi Karia, VC/Emerging Business Lead, Microsoft
Thank you so much for your help this week.
It is so helpful to practice a pitch to someone who is not focusing on the content but rather on the overall quality of the presentation and the presenter. After all, winning presentations are all about self-marketing. It's why my pitch went so smoothly – it will be even better next time.
— Microsoft BizSpark Winner, Christian Steiner, Siondo
Thank you, Annette. You encouraged me to do a pitch when I felt that I wasn't up for the task. During the training session you were enthusiastic and made alterations that gave me confidence and made me better able engage with the audience.
— Microsoft BizSpark Contestant, Tom Kinniburgh, Pock.it Ltd
Annette gave me fantastic coaching advice and support when I had to give the graduation speech at my old school's speech day. As a result, I ended up with
compliments from both pupils and parents.
— Robert Sansom, Founder, Cambridge Angels
As a mentor on The Difference Engine’s start up programme I met and assessed all the ventures soon after they had arrived in the North East to work with Jon Bradford and his team. Twelve weeks later I was able to see them again at the completion of their accelerator programme at the demo day in London to potential investors.
The progress the entrepreneurs made during that short time impressed me. One thing that was evident was the clarity and focus of the communication of their proposition, and without exception for both the UK and also foreign companies (from Lithuania and Estonia) I witnessed dramatic improvement.
I spoke with several of these companies and they explained that their coaching with Annette Kramer had been a great asset to them and had helped them craft their message and give them positivity and confidence in presenting their ventures to investors.
Based on these tangible results Annette is clearly someone who can add tremendous value to early stage ventures and entrepreneurs both UK and especially cross-culturally.
— Tony Kypreos, UK Digital & Mobile Entrepreneur
I will not forget Annette's training for companies at The Estonian Development Fund earlier this year. In particular, I was amazed at the way she helped executives understand how to engage and persuade business listeners with just the right story. The companies will also remember Annette as being very helpful in the fundraising effort that came directly after.
— Andrus Oks, Arengufond Estonian Development Fund
Wow, wow, wow - Can't say thank you enough to Annette. I worked with Annette as part of the start-up accelerator programme The Difference Engine where she helped me prepare our pitches to the Venture Capitalists.
Annette's assistance and style was completely different to the other coaches and mentors who helped us on the programme. Rather than focusing on the technical details of our product or the actual content within our pitch, she focused on HOW were engaging with the audience and HOW we could emotionally connect with them. When written down it sounds so simple (tell a story, plant feet the floor, give eye contact etc...) but for a techie start-up founder these are the very points that you forget in the haste to talk about your "cool technology".
I'd have no hesitation in recommending Annette and I know that my company (CANDDi) wouldn't be where it is today without her help and assistance. Thank you!
— Tim Langley, CEO, CANDDi
Annette was coaching us for presentations at the Difference Engine and her help and direction was very valuable to us. She helped to focus on telling a compelling and engaging story (instead of giving a set of facts and industry buzzwords), communicating with the audience, and noting all non-verbal aspects of the delivery, which was extremely helpful in preparing for the final presentation. I would definitely recommend Annette for anyone planning to deliver a presentation – thank you!
— Dalia Lašaitė, Co-founder at Geogoer Ltd, UK
Annette is a presentation coach par excellence. As simply as that. I feel that thanks to her contribution we won the PitchSlam in Tallinn, Estonia and made it to the Innovate!100's list of 100 World's Most Promising Tech Startups. Highly recommended!
— Kalju Rüütli, Now Innovations
Annette can help you turn your current presentation (from simply narrating your Powerpoint slides) into engaging and unforgettable performance. Highly recommend
— Raoul Jarvis, Founder and CEO of TaxiPal, Founder and CEO of T+1 Solutions, Tallin, Estonia
Annette is an excellent teacher on how to perform in public. She is also great and working with her is a lot of fun.
— Tõnis Saag, CEO, OÜ Sportlyzer, Tallin, Estonia
Annette, it was my honor to meet you and to enjoy you training. It was very important for the Estonian entrepreneurs to participate as well, and they gained much valuable knowledge that will benefit them in the future.
There is no one like you in Estonia who can rock people into shape with their positive and enthusiastic attitude and know-how. I want to encourage you to keep coming back. You are so great at what you do!
— Pille Lodi, JCI ECM 2011, Director, Board Assistant at the Estonian Development Fund, Tallin, Estonia
Annette’s coaching of this year’s Seedcamp finalists prior to the start of Seedcamp week proved invaluable in focusing the presenters on how to make the most of their pitch. With 22 companies from all over Europe presenting on the first day of Seedcamp the need to engage and communicate their business proposition effectively with the investor audience was absolutely key. Annette was extremely insightful in her comments and advice and with her very supportive style she succeeded in achieving excellent results for the participating companies.
— Rosemary Forsyth, investor in The London SeedCamp and Founder of The Forsyth Group, UK
Having seen the excellent quality pitches at Microsoft Bizspark and TheNextWomen events, it's clear that Annette's reputation as a presentation-guru is well founded.
— Gregory Kris, Investor
I would like to thoroughly recommend Annette. She has real integrity and honesty that is rare in the market place. There is a strong dynamism, creativity and determination to succeed. Annette has a quality ethic and hence will actively wish to seek continual improvement in what she does. She also displays strong leadership and inspires those around her. I have joined Linkedin, as recommended by a number of colleagues, most notably Annette Kramer, who is a model for us all!
— Peter Frost, Educational Consultant, Frost Ed, UK
I witnessed the most amazing transformation of a fellow presenter. Annette's magic turned a hesitant, stumbling “grey mouse” into a confident presenter, with all the flair of a worldly executive. Seeing this, I realized, that Annette's smart coaching can change an average to amazing; but more importantly, it can help those, who do not want to stay average, to achieve the level, not possible without Annette's help."
— TheNextWoman.com Pitching Contest Winner, Heikki Haldre, Partner and Supervisory Board member at amimo.ro, Co-founder at ICS Investments, CEO, partner at Massi Miliano Apparel Biorobotics Systems
Annette is an excellent presentation coach. She is able to successfully engage you to bring out the best in you, whilst teaching you those vital tricks to stop those often unconscious and unhelpful habits we all possess that can have a negative affect on a pitch.
With her drama background, Annette is able to bring out the best in your personality to put 'on show'.
I met Annette as she coached a group of 'pitching entrepreneurs' at TheNextWomen Pitching & Funding event, and without her help, I don’t think any of us would have done so well.
Annette is such a pleasure to spend time with.
I highly recommend that you hire Annette. Should you be a 'large corporation' needing to take your key employees to the next level of presentation skills. Or be a 'recruitment agency' looking to give your candidates the edge in landing a role in these competitive times. Or be an 'individual' who wants to learn how to better improve your success rate with pitching tactics...Annette Kramer is your woman!
— TheNextWoman.com Pitching Contest Runner Up, Raquel Dobson, Digital and Broadcast Media Executive (Advisory Capacity) and Founder of iCreate-Style
Thank you very much again for your help during Seedcamp. Having never given a presentation like that it was great to have such sage feedback!
With your help, I changed the presentation again from Monday and I think it was more expressive, had to wait for the audience to stop laughing (!) and the end was more in line with my dramatic side!
Undoubtedly your feedback and encouragement helped me personally and I am very grateful for that.
— London SeedCamp Winner of trip to NY and Silicon Valley, Jonathan Shrago, Advertag
Annette is perceptive and fast both at media training and coaching for investors: she quickly pointed out improvements I needed to make and then patiently taught me how to make these improvements.
I could tell that she does this all the time with lots of professionals, but that she also gives tailored advice for each person. Winning teaching time with her was a brilliant part of the Seedcamp prize.
— London SeedCamp Contestant, Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, CEO, Patients Know Best; Honorary Senior Research Associate, UCL Medical School
Wanted to give you a special "Thank you!" for your help on my presentation skills last week. You truly helped me and elevated my level!
— London SeedCamp Contestant, Dirk Stevens, Wondergraphs
The training sessions with Annette helped us a lot to improve our pitches and make them more professional. She furthermore gave brilliant advice with regards to content and strategy of our presentations. Annette, thank you for the brilliant help and support.
— London SeedCamp Contestant, Christoph Leva, Petsicon
I want to thank you for the coaching and your help during Seedcamp week. It was a great, insightful and fun.
— London SeedCamp Contestant, Itamar Lesuisse, Kukunu.com
Just wanted to personally thank you for the feedback you gave on my presentation the other day. It was very helpful and I've become much more aware of my presence on stage now!
— London SeedCamp Contestant, Ari Helgeson, World on a Hanger
Dealing with Annette was a refreshing change! She pushed, shaped and created in the most practical fashion; helping us to get right to the point of what was important and helping us translate that into a clear objectives that really can be achieved.
— Astia London Contestant, Fiona Hills, Head of Sales and Marketing, ItsACareerThing.com
Maelo has an interview this Friday. What you did with her raised her self-esteem and seemed to open a floodgate within her. Thank you so much.
— Jane Chelliah-Manning, Mother of an interviewing student
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Annette Kramer is a versatile and skilled, whip-smart professional. She can do marketing and any kind of writing at all, including specialized or genre writing. She is great at formulating the template or style guide, as well as composing it or collaborating to make it happen. Annette also excels at relationship development, and performance coaching; ie, when clients show Annette their planned presentations, she either fixes or enhances them beyond their original expectations.
With her "Big 6" experience as well as her academic and performance training, Annette brings to clients a keen mind that sees the core issues immediately and then can translate them for any audience. When I get stumped on how to express or relate an issue, I turn to Annette. There are few people more qualified than Annette Kramer to grasp the concept and turn it into an actionable document, presentation, or project.
— Dean Landsman, Owner, Landsman Communications Group – worked with Annette at CAGSE Foundation
Annette is a very creative thinker, talented writer and a pleasure to collaborate with. We have enjoyed great results from Annette's work and look forward to our next project together.
— David Gibson, Warren Evans Beds
Life is too short not to spend as much of it as possible with people who add to your energy, increase your sense of possibility and make the world a better place. Annette Kramer is one of those people and I choose to spend time with her.
— Euan Semple, Director, euansemple.com
I have had the distinct pleasure of knowing Annette and her work for several years, and I am pleased to recommend her without hesitation. She is a truly creative thinker, and problem solver, and someone who will always make time for others when they need a good listener. Her counsel helped me on more occasions than I can possibly remember, and for that I will always be grateful. She is the genuine article - the sort of person we should all be so lucky to know during our lives.
— Jason Black, Manager, Content Editorial Operations, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Annette is one of those rare people who can not only envision a new way to work (and teach) in terms of process and practices, but she can actually show you how to make it a reality, and you'll actually enjoy the ride. Her visionary ideas on how to improve business through Thought Leadership (building brand and strategy though interaction and conversation) and education through a new approach to learning and acting will one day change how we all do our work.
— David HM Spector, Technology Consultant / Developer / Technology Due Diligence Expert, Self-employed
Annette was invaluable in getting Affect Labs' pilot project, FestBuzz, off the ground. By liaising with customers in London and further afield she quickly helped us establish a strong brand presence, make vital connections and present ourselves in a professional context within the theatrical sector. Annette's great communication and organisation really helped FestBuzz become a success.
— Colleague, Jennie Lees, Founder, Affect Labs
Consulting
Annette is a very creative and hard working professional. Her intelligence, combined with her drive, often enable her to approach issues in a non-conventional, yet highly effective manner.
Intellectually, Annette is a highly versatile thinker which serves her clients well in a diverse array on consulting settings.
— Steven Einstein, Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Greater New York City Area Industry, Investment Banking
Affiliate Marketing
I had the very great pleasure of working with Annette for many years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and I have to say that I have never collaborated with a more talented, gifted, and truly professional individual. In addition to a superb educational background (Bryn Mawr, Brown University) Annette is a very creative and inventive thinker; her skills in such areas as marketing, business relationship management; and project oversight is second to none.
Not only did I learn a tremendous amount from Annette about fields that were unfamiliar to me, but she was also able to offer insights and observations into the workings of my own field that were very useful--and original. Annette seems to be capable of turning everything she touches into "gold", and her energy and focus are truly infectious. I only wish we were still colleagues. I recommend Annette unreservedly.
— Noel McCarthy, Editor-in-Chief, Executive Perspectives e-magazine, PricewaterhouseCoopers – worked directly with Annette at PricewaterhouseCoopers
I had an opportunity to pitch Annette while she was at PWC, and also to attend several conferences in which we participated in sessions and panels. She has always struck me as both highly intelligent and as a person who can really implement projects in unique ways. She takes her approach from both the arts and the business sides of the world, and molds them into unique offerings. Unexpected but unique things occur when Annette is around. I hope for another opportunity to work together in the near future.
— Howard Greenstein, President, The Harbrooke Group, Inc. – was with another company when working with Annette at PricewaterhouseCoopers
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