Testimonials

CLIENTS

Barbara Cutrona, Vice President, Training, Rochester Business Alliance, Rochester, New York

"Joan consistently works hard to ensure that the training and coaching that she provides meets the measurable objectives identified and completely satisfies our clients. She constantly receives high evaluations and positive feedback from those impacted by her work...She respects the importance of creating learning programs that are tailored to specific results. She takes the time, by understanding her audience and the application in which the learning will be used, to ensure that each learner receives the attention and consideration needed to succeed."

Maureen Millane Rusk, Associate Dean, Richard J. Wehle School of Business, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York

"Joan Matochik taught Professional Writing Refresher workshops for Canisius College Center for Professional Development. This class, part of the Public Service Workshop Programs with New York State, included results-oriented strategies for organizing thoughts quickly and communicating simply and directly in various formats, such as letters, e-mails, memoranda and reports...Joan is very professional and well prepared. She relates well to class participants. I would highly recommend her for future training workshops."

Hope Williams, Professional Development Coordinator, National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

"Joan's workshops were informative, engaging and interactive. She conveyed a vast amount of information in a manner that was easy to understand and retain. I appreciated Joan's flexibility and willingness to adapt her program to the particular needs of our staff."

Saralie Foote, Former Manager, Custom Training, Rochester Business Alliance, Rochester, New York

"Joan brings a wealth of experience, in her subject areas, to her participants, and is always willing to go above and beyond when needed. She brings an element of fun into her programs and encourages participation. She is often called back to repeat her programs in an organization because of their success."

WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT COMMENTS

"The instructor was very knowledgeable and succeeded in getting the points across while keeping the class' attention."

"Ms. Matochik gave me valuable ideas on how to organize my thoughts in writing reports. She also gave me tools to overcome writers' block."

"Very knowledgeable instructor and well organized. Hands-on exercises make the class more enjoyable."

"It was a great review of grammar, especially when we use it many times a day by writing reports for law offices, court systems and police departments and just within the company. It is so important to write grammatically correct."

"The information was very essential to the workplace."

"She related the subject matter to our line of work."

"Provided us a refresher for skills learned early in life."

"The instructor was thorough."

"The program was helpful in improving the proper use of grammar and punctuation."

"Exercises were most beneficial along with the hands-on examples."