the Digital Charabanc
Some comments left by people who’ve attended the Digital Charabanc‘s content to be different (#c2bd) workshops through The Hub Events.
INFECTIOUS ENTHUSIASM
“Paul’s energy and enthusiasm are infectious. Very interesting, challenging and useful course.” Senior Account Manager, COI News and PR
BRILLIANT!
“Very enlightening. Useful tips, insights, examples etc to take away. Completely new way of talking and listening, brilliant!” E-Marketing Officer, Warwickshire College
BRILLIANT – CHALLENGED MY VIEWS
“Brilliant presentation. Challenged my views. Particularly enjoyed the practical session.” Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement, NHS London
INFORMATIVE AND FUN!
“Excellent – riveting, very informative and fun! Excellent course, thank you.” Marketing Manager, Kidderminster College
VERY NICE GUY
“Enjoyed Paul’s knowledge and information; very nice guy.” E-Marketing Manager
ENTHUSIASTIC AND KNOWLEDGABLE
“A good balance between facilitator talk and group conversation. Paul was enthusiastic and knowledgable.” Comms Manager, NHS Portsmouth
REALLY THOUGHT PROVOKING
“Really liked Paul’s style – very enthusiastic and knowledgable. Good examples and content. Really thought provoking – this course will support the work we need to do and help the internal dialogue we need to have.” Deputy Director, NHSWS
VERY ENGAGING
“Very engaging and covered a wide variety of topics, levels and ideas.” Digital Media Marketing Officer, University of Gloucester
EXCELLENT AND PRACTICAL
“Excellent and pratical – lots of ideas to take away. Great facilitator, enthusiastic.” Head of Comms, Essex Fire and Rescue
GOOD MIXTURE OF INFORMATION, INSIGHT AND HUMOUR
“Friendly, conversationaly, energising. Good use of humour. I left feeling better informed and enthusiastic about diving back into the jungle! The programme was well thought out and practical. Just the right tone with a good mixture of information, insight and humour.” Communications Officer, East Devon District Council
LIVELY
“Great speaker, lively, asked questions and remembered examples put forward by delegates. Really interesting workshop, helpful to have the practical side.” Press and Marketing Manager, Historic Royal Palaces
ENTHUSIASTIC AND ENERGETIC
“We fit a lot in a relatively short amount of time. The conversation breaks were well paced. Very enthusiastic and energetic facilitator.” by Marketing and PR Administrator, General Teaching Council
EXCELLENT TO GET SOME PERSONALISED FEEDBACK.
“Thank you for the time taken to look at our sites and provide feedback. Excellent to get some personalised feedback.” Web Content Coordinator, Fife Council
KNOWS HIS STUFF
“Good speaker who knows his stuff. Excellent!” Marketing Executive, Nottingham Trent University
ENGAGING SPEAKER
“Very good. Engaging speaker.” Comms, Officer, Scotland’s Colleges
ENJOYED THE VARIETY OF EXAMPLES
“Paul’s style of delivery is very good in making you think about the public’s perception of your social media. I particularly enjoyed the number and variety of examples provided by Paul on how social media has impacted on/improved lives.” Funding Awareness and Staff Training Officer, SAAS
LOTS TO TAKE IN!
“Lots to take in! Paul has an obvious passion for the subject which came across really well.” Head of Comms, Healthcare Improvement, Scotland
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
“Informative facilitator, happy to answer questions and full of energy. Useful, informative and practical ideas and links to use back in the office.” Assistant Marketing Manager, Identity and Passport Service
FEAR FACTOR HAS BEEN REMOVED
“Very informative and I now have a direction in how to develop our social. Overall the fear factor has been removed. I shall certainly have the confidence to try new methods.” Marketing and PR Manager
FAST PACED!
“Good, fast paced presentation. Thank you for sharing your experience, I learnt quite a bit that will help me.” Marketing Manager, A2 Dominion
VERY PASSIONATE
“The Google Reader dashboard was very interesting to me since I’ve been to several other events about social media and never heard about this before. I’m looking forward to applying this asap for monitoring. Paul is very passionate about the subject which makes listening to him very interesting and inspiring.” Digital Engagement Officer, London Business School
VERY INFORMATIVE
“Good advice and feedback to take back. Very good presentation, very helpful hints and advice.” Publicity and Promotions Manager
GOOD IDEAS AND INSPIRATION
“Lots of up to date information which can be used immediately. Relevant, timely content the individual website/content feedback was excellent, got to see a wide range of social media uses.” Senior Marketing Executive
LOTS OF PRACTICAL ADVICE
“Good overview of a range of social media with lots of practical advice. Prompted lots of ideas, useful hearing from others too. Because of the breadth of the subject some subjects seemed rushed. Facilitator very knowledgeable, enthusiastic. Only tiny issue was running over slightly.” E-comms Manager
LOTS OF IDEAS
“Very well delivered, thank you.” Marketing officer
FANTASTIC
“It’s made me change the way I think about social media and how I can use it productively for marketing and engage our students and other stakeholders. Facilitator was very knowledgeable and kept me interested throughout the day which can always be a challenge at these events.” PA to Deputy Principal
INTERESTING AND RELEVANT
“Good trainer, kept it interesting and relevant. Could have been a 2 day course. Fantastic delivery, kept it interesting thank you!” Marketing Executive
GREAT DISCUSSIONS AND IDEAS
“Excellent facilitator, good grasp and knowledge, can relate well to different sectors. Would have like more on some legal considerations.” Digital Marketing Manager
PAUL OBVIOUSLY KNEW HIS STUFF
“I enjoyed other people’s experiences regards social media. The facilitator had a very good style, very engaging, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. And expert in his field.” Head of Communications
GREAT FACILITATOR
“I’ve taken away a good understanding and further ideas of how I can implement social media channels within our organisation. It would have been good to go over all the sections in detail, felt a bit rushed at the end. Great facilitator, made it easy to follow and relate back to our individual organisations.” Communications Officer
GREAT IDEAS AND USEFUL TIPS
“Really good, but could have done with one hour longer to fit it all in, great stuff though!! The facilitator was very motivated, very interesting, and very informative.” Head of Communications
LOTS OF THOUGHTS AND IDEAS
“The workshop helped foster lots of thoughts and ideas” Community Manager
GREAT THANKS!
“Good energy. Most useful explanation of the mechanics of twitter and description of the opportunities of social media.” Web New Media Manager
VERY GOOD PRESENTER
“Very good presenter, engaging. Most useful – the twitter session.” Marketing Communications Manager
GOOD CONTENT
“Very well presented, catering to a wid erange of experiences and needs. Good content and good, engaging style.” by Marketing Manager
NICE STYLE, NOT A BORING LECTURER
“Liked that it was focused on strategic use with practical opportunityes rather than ‘what is twitter’ or ‘what is facebook’ etc. Facilitator had a nice style, not a boring lecturer and knows his stuff. Good examples given.” Comms Manager, Government Skills
ENTHUSIASTIC AND ENGAGING
“Excellent presenter and teacher. Enthusiastic and engaging.” Consultantion and Engagement Manager, Essex County Fire and Rescue
EXCELLENT SPEAKER
“Speaking was engaging, content was good, venue was fantastic! Excellent speaker.” National Management Trainee, Oldham MBC
SPECIFIC TO ME
“Facilitator very open to specific questions and had helpful ideas. I was able to make the course very specific and relevant to me because I could ask questions and the course was very open.” Teacher
VERY USEFUL INFORMATION
“Excellent and engaging facilitator. Very useful information and links to tools.” Web Officer, Wrexham Council
LIVELY! EXCELLENT PRESENTATION STYLE
“Excellent, energetic presentaitons and thought provoking, practical sessions. Excellent presentation style.” University of Edinburgh
ENERGETIC AND INFORMATIVE
“Really good facilitator, great energy – enthusiastic and knowledgable. Great venue!” Web Comms Officer, Wyre Borough Council
FANTASTIC DAY
“Fantastic knowledge and advice. Useful case studies and relationship building. Fantastic day with very interesting ideas.” Marketing Coordinator
GREAT TRAINER
“Useful day, lots to take in. Great trainer!” Tameside Council
GREAT!
“Tutor was engaging and knowledgeable. Great!” by Comms Officer
INFORMAL AND INTERESTING
“Informal and interesting. Good introduction to Twitter and not intimidating. Enthusiastic and friendly facilitator, covered social media concepts in an easy to understand way.” Digital Content Editor
LOVED IT!
“Easy to follow, covered lots of areas. Brilliant! Loved it!” Director, Word of Mouth Associates
PRACTICAL
“Lots of practical information. Lively, enthusiastic facilitator.” by Marketing Manager
LEARNT A LOT
“Great opportunity to have a discussion on the subject. Knowledgeable and insightful tutor – excellent knowledge. I learnt a lot and appreciated the feedback on what we’ve already been doing.” Police Press Officer
LOTS OF NEW IDEAS
“Clear, concise and interesting. Good introduction to the basics and lots of new ideas.” by Web designer
LOADS OF INFORMATION
“Good style, covered main issues well. Loads of information. Nice flexible approach.” by Communications Director
MAY NEED TO COME BACK!
“Very good. Loved the listening tools on Google etc. May need to come back!” Knowledge Manager, NPIA
GREAT ATMOSPHERE
“Really great atmosphere. Nice small group with lots of questions. Useful to look at each others websites, twitter feeds and facebook pages. I wouldn’t have made any changes to the day. Very interactive facilitator and flexible to other questions.” PR Executive
EXCELLENT!
“Really interactive. Excellent course.” Communications Manager, UHSM
VIBRANT SPEAKER!
“Paul was a vibrant speaker who made a very new subject easy to understand.” Account Manager, COI
GOOD OVERVIEW
“Good overview of Twitter and Facebook opportunities and how it can be applied to different audiences. Knowledgeable facilitator.” by Business and Comms Manager
LIVELY AND INTERESTING
“Lively and interesting workshop.” Publications Manager, Birmingham City Council
EXCELLENT REAL WORLD EXAMPLES
“Good content, excellent real world examples. Enjoyed specific comments and feedback on our own social media activity. Excellent facilitator, knowledgable and engaging. Thanks Paul!” PR Officer
VERY USEFUL COURSE
“Very useful course” Patient Experience Officer
SOME FANTASTIC INSIGHTS
“I really enjoyed the course, it has got me thinking more about how we need to ‘listen and talk’ to the live web! Some fantastic insights and a good perspective on social media engagement. Very enthusiastic facilitator and clear communicator – good job!” Information Officer, COI
VERY POSITIVE, ENCOURAGING AND EMPOWERING
“Very positive, encouraging and empowering. Appreciate the practical focus that I could take away and the framework for developing strategies. Excellent facilitator, great energy.” Marketing and Press Manager, Glyndwr University
INTERACTIVE!
“Loved the interaction. Excellent facilitator, enjoyable with great energy and depth of knowledge.” by Practice Manager
GOOD INFORMATION
“Good information and topic leader. Facilitator was a lovely guy – good communication.” by Town Centre Manager
COVERED ALL AREAS AND MADE ME THINK
“The course was excellent and pitched at exactly the right level for me. Covered all areas and made me think. Very good facilitiator and got me thinking about a strategy which was why I came. Very good examples.” Head of Web Production, Houses of Parliament
GOOD PRACTICAL IDEAS
“Great presenter. Good mix of information and interesting to get insight into other organisations’ experiences. Pitched at the right level for me and gave me some good, practical ideas for developing the use of social media.” Web Editor, Glyndwr University
