“The 3-day team workshop was a highly energizing and positive experience. It was not at all the type of “management workshop” that anyone in the room would have expected. Rather than sitting through a long and content heavy PowerPoint presentation, Matthew used relevant everyday life scenarios to illustrate the way the mind works. By breaking down the theory into simple blocks and using fascinating examples, Matthew quickly secured a captive and open audience.
In my view, the workshop provided us with tools to gain clarity not only in the professional environment but also in personal experiences. Appreciating the importance of goals and visualization was also something invaluable that I gained from this experience.
Matthew is a great speaker and motivational leader and I would highly recommend Liberation International to any organization seeking to take on the world.”
Senior Management Team Member at Y.CO"I met Matthew during a “talent pool” training (Academy) in my current company. Matthew did a course on the way to make a good presentation front of senior management. He interacted with the whole group with so much energy and passion that I was blown away. Not only my feedback but the feedback from all the members of the Academy was really good. The advice of Matthew were fruitful as I was responsible for one of the best presentations.
I quickly understood the power of the knowledge that Matthew has to share as well as the positive energy he spreads in people’s minds. Matthew works with my company and I did not find one person who does not talk highly about him and his work. Therefore, I was pleased when Matthew accepted to become my coach, amazing experience that has lasted for the past months. His dynamism, his energy, his generosity and his passion to improve my approach to life and work have been outstanding.
Matthew carefully listens to what you have to say, guides you, makes you feel comfortable during the coaching sessions, never gives up on you, is always here when you need support and finally makes you find your own enlightened path. Matthew shares with you his knowledge and feeds your reflection with concrete examples you can’t forget. He also spends time with you face to face to show you techniques to improve the way your brain answers in certain circumstances. His thought provoking approach to any problem / decision moves internal psychological barriers. With Matthew, I finally understand what self-awareness and self-control mean. Each of the coaching sessions face to face or by phone added value, Matthew is effective and won’t make lose your time, quite the opposite!
Beyond the immeasurable knowledge of Matthew and his many techniques, the way that he interacts with you makes all the difference. Matthew is the most generous, heart-warming, inspiring and emotionally intelligent person I had the chance to meet in my life. He knows exactly what distance to put between you and him so you have the space to learn, to try, to experience and to grow.
Saying that the work I have been doing with Matthew has changed my life both professional and personal, is not a euphemism. The coaching work has exceeded my expectations and has participated in my development. Quantitatively, I received a big promotion at work and even more importantly, the people who gravitates around me are seeing the positive changes. I would highly recommend Matthew for courses or for coaching to anyone who wants to make the most of his life both professionally and personally."
Valérie Guillebert
April 2016
Valérie Guillebert, European Supply Chain Planner at Rexam"To whom it may concern
The Pacific team had the great pleasure of being the first yacht crew to experience the Liberation International treatment. Without doubt it was a hugely enlightening process and above all else fun.
Before the eye rollers (myself included) get too carried away, with the “oh no, not another team building outfit”, I would absolutely recommend that you take a minute and meet Matthew and Nigel in person and then make an informed decision. It will be time well spent. I know, as I was the biggest skeptic.
We are a year and half down the line from the experience, with a few crew changes since then including some senior HOD’s. The ethos from the experience is still with us and I know the crew that have left have taken it with them.
I have been involved in various, life coaching, team building, management training schemes over the years, ranging from the military to high end business. I have been both a trainer and trainee in a lot of the situations. Liberation Internationals approach was a completely different angle and the majority of its success I would put down to Matthew and Nigel’s ability to communicate and engage us. They adapted very well to our environment as it was also a learning curve for them, with the seafarers unique situation of not only working together but living together in close quarters and not “going home at 5 pm “ to off gas and destress.
I have thought very long and hard about how to describe the Lib Int experience, to just class it as a management training, team building gig is not correct as it is so much more, the goals are similar in that we all want to be better crew members, managers and humans, and to be more sensitive to our actions and how they affect our workmates. I found it was much more about me as an individual and taking a really good look at myself, no matter how good or bad I thought I was, it was like a self-assessment and how I personally can make a really big difference by making tiny changes and adjustments to the way I go about things, not just for the group benefit, but mine as well.
The feedback I have from the team is the same, from the most junior crew member right through each department. Imagine the effect on our daily life onboard as a 28 member family when all of us make our own tiny adjustments. The overall gains have been massive. I have found that most importantly since the experience, it has had a profound effect on my whole life not just my work.
Ultimately like any experience, good or bad, it is up to the individual to take and make the most of the lessons learnt.
One word that best describes the LI experience is “Enlightenment”. The rest is up to you. I highly recommend it."
Dave Broome
May 2016
Dave Broome, Captain at M.Y. Pacific"In June this year, we ran a Mastering Communications for Persuasion course in Perrysburg, Ohio. We had run the course in Europe for a number of years, but this was the first time it was introduced to our American employees. The three-day course, run by Matthew Snaith from Liberation International, is based around improving communication skills, and it was attended by participants from BCNA, Healthcare and Global functions.
The aim of the course is to enable people to change their attitude towards communicating and make a significant contribution to the results of their interactions. It improves the participants' confidence and helps them communicate in their most natural and effective style. This leads to the ability to influence others for positive buy-in, and achieve more sustainable win-win agreements in negotiations.
The course is a far cry from a traditional classroom/PowerPoint exercise. Participants try out a number of exercises, including breaking a plank of wood with their own hands.
One of them, Carol Norton, Supply Chain Commodity Manager, Rexam Plastic Packaging said: “In the 37 years I’ve been in this business I’ve never had a training session that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed … until this one. Nobody could possibly be bored when attending his program. I’m looking forward to applying the techniques immediately. The material content is fascinating.”
Theresa Dhondt, Accounts Receivable, Rexam Plastic Packaging, another participant, added, “This was by far the best communication training class I have ever taken. I learned many new tools that will apply to my daily responsibilities as well as future positions.”
After the great reception in the US, we are now looking forward to delivering it again in Europe in November. Demand for this course has been so great that we are running three of them in Europe this year instead of the one originally scheduled.
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