Experience & Testimonials
Joanne Cantor has appeared before a wide variety of professional organizations, including those involving physicians, attorneys, educators, school boards, journalists, juvenile justice professionals, social workers, school administrators, pediatricians, nurses, and sexual abuse treatment professionals; she has also lectured to civic organizations, international associations, community groups, and groups of parents, home-schoolers, children, students, and seniors; outside the U. S. she has presented lectures in both Canada and Europe.
Testimonials from Clients and Audience Members:
OCTOBER 2009 Wisconsin Society of Human Resource Managers Conference
("You've Got (too much) Mail: Preserving Productivity Under Information Overload"):
"That was incredibly helpful. Thank you."
-Janet Sherwin, SSM Intl Finance, Inc.
"Thank you for a great presentation at our SHRM conference! Please add me to your newsletter list."
-Heidi Staskal, PHR, Human Resources Officer, Johnson Bank
"Love it. Absolutely love it! Employers need critical thinkers and problem sovlers. Seems expecting the multi-tasking skills they so fervently seek is counter-productive to positive business outcomes."
- Jane Birtholz, Employer Relations, Lakeshore Technical College
"Thank you so much for the presentation! It was absolutely amazing. By far the best session I've been to at the conference. This information is so relevant to everyone and I think everyone should be educated on the matter."
- Patrick L. Estes, Student (Psychology and Human Resources), University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
OTHER TESTIMONIALS:
"Your plenary address to the over 1000 conference attendees was absolutely outstanding!"
- Lloyd G. Sinclair, Conference Program Chair, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
"You attracted the largest number of reservations we have had in several years and stimulated some great questions. . . . Well organized and beautifully presented, your program was a great way for us to conclude the year!"
- Carol Toussaint, Chair, Vantage Point
"While listening to Joanne Cantor speak about the effects of media on our minds, I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat, fascinated by what she was saying. She delivers information based on solid research in an entertaining and engaging style that educates listeners and encourages new thinking about the barrage of media that influences our lives every day."
- Janet Gietzel, Executive Director, A Fund for Women
"You were informative, eloquent, and persuasive."
- Paul K. McMasters, First Amendment Ombudsman, The Freedom Forum
"The participants enjoyed the content of the program and your entertaining delivery"
- Barry Roberts, Education Program Manager, University of Wisconsin Small Business Development Center
"I just wanted to contact you and thank you for the spectacular presentation that you gave. It was both exciting and liberating."
- Ramona Vasquez, student, Columbia Basin College
RECENT ATTENDEES TO YOUR MIND ON MEDIA PRESENTATIONS:
"Your presentation was wonderful. I got a lot of good insights for myself and for my family, too. thanks for giving us permission to detach and take control of our own choices and lives.
- Kathleen A. Paris, author of "Staying Healthy in Sick Organizations."
"You were talking about me. Everything you said. This is very helpful."
- Carolyn Keller, Sebastopol, WI
Anonymous Comments on Evaluation Forms:
What did you like best? -- "The way she presented material and ideas in an evolutional manner, connecting the scientific research with real living." "Practical information and skills." "Personal stories by presenter." "Solid research behind problems." "Examples." "Dr. Cantor is a very good speaker. Her anecdotes were interesting and engaging." "It validated the decisions I've made about how connected I 'really' need to be to technology." "Interesting topic that I didn't know much about."
Other comments: -- "I was concerned that the program would be too technical -- but quickly evolved into an interesting session." "I was pleasantly surprised at the relevance of this presentation to my personal life as well as my professional life." "I liked the bibliography. This was a wonderful program."
Partial List of Recent Clients
- The Business Forum
- Business Women's Expo
- Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association
- UW Small Business Development Center
- National Association of Social Workers
- Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
- National Coalition on Juvenile Justice
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Mothers' Peace Movement
- The Business Forum
- International Conference on Human Functioning
- Safe Schools Program, Allegheny County, PA
- Center for Successful Parenting
- Salina (Kansas) Art Center
- Midwest Conference on Sexual Abuse
- Wisconsin Association of School Boards Convention
- Wisconsin Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
- Wisconsin Education Association Council
- State of Wisconsin, Department of Public Instruction
- College Endowment Association
- Cornell University
- Indiana University
- Purdue University
- University of Illinois
- University of Texas
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Ohio State University
- Georgia State University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Ithaca College
- Elmira College
- Longwood University
- Nazareth College
- University of New Hampshire
- Columbia Basin College
- Muskingum College
- Ithaca College
- University of Texas
- Institute des Hautes Etudes Commercials (Montreal)
- University of Kansas
- University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
- University of Hanover (Germany)
- Prix Jeunesse International (Munich, Germany)