Individual session testimonials

"As we continue to conduct interviews, host meetings, stay in touch with our Colleagues & Clients, educate and conduct meetings via zoom - our need to develop skills of how to work effectively on camera & deliver a professional authentic & engaging experience for whomever we are connecting with are paramount.

I have been lucky enough to do some work with Dr Gary Wohlman around developing these skills and have see a huge shift in my communications and teaching. As a Brand Ambassador & Educator I have worked in masterclasses, spoken to ballrooms & MC'd panels and worked on radio but never camera.

If like me, you've found this to be a gap in your presentation skills - I'd encourage you to spend half an hr chatting with Gary to see what he can offer you, zoom is not going to go away in the near future and I've found this upskilling very valuable!

Gary is based in Melbourne and also works internationally. Our Zoom sessions have been invaluable and have really enhanced my ability to engage and interact via online meetings & also in my face to face teaching”
Beth Dorrough, Brand Ambassador & Educator
"Just want to let you know that I’m still loving the benefits I received from coming to your Sydney "Speaking from the Heart” workshop. Sooo good to experience a public speaking workshop that addressed my core issues around my speaking fears, identify where those fears originated from, and then a safe enough space for me to be seen and & transform those fears within the group environment. Very powerful! Love your sensitivity Gary! You’ve gone beyond "technique” to the real juice – thank you so much.”
Eve Glimma, international workshop leader, coach and community organiser.
"Hi Gary, I’ve been wanting to write and thank you for my amazing experience you gave me at your presentation to the Coaching Institute at ‘Coaches Connect’, and how it’s made such a difference to how I feel as a whole. I was amazed at how deeply that had held me back. Time for me to be heard and give my message of love to the world. No longer want to sit on the sidelines. I thank you for unlocking something in me that feels different. Can’t really put a finger on it, yet I know something has indeed shifted. You do incredible work, and so quick! I’ve been a counsellor for so long and what you do where you reach the soul and work on that level is so exciting. I hope you know the difference you are making. "
Damian Di Manno
"Gary Wohlman has been my presentation coach for the last three years. He first contacted me seeking treatment for a torn tendon in his arm with my PRP Plasma Rich Protein therapy.

When I told him that I left my regular practice as a physician and am now focusing entirely on bringing this remarkable form of therapy out furthest into the world, he offered to share with me his skills and expertise to assist me in bringing my voice and message out into the world as I’ve dreamed possible.

The main benefits I’ve gained through working with him include more interaction, engagement and authentic connection with my audiences. I’m a lot more able to think on my feet rather than just speak as an authority from the lecture-based approach to communication that I learned in medical school.

Dr Gary’s relationship-based approach has given me tremendous feedback and support from people in my audiences all over the world that would not have been possible had I held onto my old content-driven style. Through this interactive, engaging and participatory way of now sharing my message with varied audiences from different countries, I find myself more relaxed and able to enter into dynamic dialogue with those in my audiences, rather than simply download information.

Thanks to Dr Gary’s coaching, my ability to impact and inspire people to action and live a better quality of life keeps getting better.”
Dr Peter Lewis, Medical Director SureCell Clinic
"I've consulted Gary since 2011. At the time I was suffering regular laryngitis and chronic bronchitis. Not good for a business publicist! Gary's body work therapy was instrumental in restoring my overall health and physical voice. More recently I've consulted Gary for my business voice, including preparing speeches for NSW Leaders, creating new workshops and preparing for my writers' retreats. Gary facilitates clarity by reconnecting me to purpose and narrative. His work is ultimately about deep self-awareness and authentic voice. He is skilful, intuitive and compassionate. I value his willingness and ability to assist at multiple levels. I would not be where I am today in health or enterprise without his transformational tools and caring presence. Thank you Gary,”
Katie McMurray, Managing Director of KatieMac Publicity
After a lifetime of feeling self-conscious when I speak in front of others in public situations, in just 5 minutes after practicing the simple tool you showed me of matching my gestures to make easy-to-recognise pictures of the words I am saying, I am now so relaxed and speaking from a natural place that I no longer feel nervous about trying to remember what to say. Through allowing my hand movements to show what I am telling, this process slows me down, gets me out of my head, and lets me speak from a place of connectedness and trusting what I have to say. As my body movements flow, I am trusting my intuition - what I deeply know. Even my words flow fluidly. I speak with a confidence, clarity and composure that I have never known before. Thank you.”
Lauren Scott, Managing director of Golden Girls Assist.
"Thanks for such an excellent day of opportunities for exploring self-expression and confidence. The way that you have structured and broken down how we do what we do (including working with our inner demons symbolically) is remarkably potent. Once again I walked away having integrated another big part of myself that used to be so (pointlessly) terrified of expressing in front of groups. I also feel that what you offer is not just public-speaking skills, but also extremely valuable self-development."
Arven Alexander, Seminar Leader
"Thank you for the wonderful opportunity of attending your ‘Speaking from the Heart’ workshop Gary. Your workshop provides a safe container to explore where my places of inner resistance and hesitation reside. Coaxing these voices out and characterising them in such fun, embodied, physicalised ways is truly liberating. Witnessing others do the same is a privilege. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Dr Gary for sharing your expertise with us."
Emily Williams
"In even the short 20 minute presentation you gave to the business networking group where I met you last week, you brought out the best in everyone present. With all the varying skill sets and different backgrounds of people in the room, everyone felt safe to share and bring their voice and message out – following your guidance, expertise and facilitation.”
Charles Elull, financial advisor
"Dr Gary is a must if you’re wanting to speak in public and there’s something holding you back. It’s not so much about presentation skills as finding the missing ingredient to accepting and projecting your personal power. Dr Gary is good at helping you to step out of your fear with useful practical solutions you will never forget. Needless to say, I really enjoyed his workshop.”
Pat Grosse, Executive Manager The Community Entrepreneur
"Our session was so impactful for me - I feel more alive, optimistic, focused and HAPPY! (Pharrell Williams’ " Happy" song is playing over and over in my head too!) What a gift - thank you. AND you asked me to share shifts I experienced immediately. As soon as I walked out, I had a voice mail from a supporter offering my first PAID SEMINAR! And, a lead to another woman who'd like coaching. WOW! It’s a start… THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY and sharing your gifts with me today…” :) Heather Dawson, professional presenter and speaker
"In my roles as a business leader and Chair of the Australian Marketing Institute, I am called on to present to my colleagues, profession and industry on a regular basis. While I believe I am a good presenter, through working with Dr Gary he was able to refine and improve my effectiveness as a communicator with techniques for structuring and presenting my thoughts and ideas using my voice, my body language and my movements on stage. It certainly has made a difference to my overall effectiveness as a communicator”
Darren Woolley, Managing Director TrinityP3, Speaker & Author
"Dr. Gary Wohlman is the most powerful, educated and different presentational and speaking trainer you will ever meet. His unique methods have totally transformed the way I communicate with everyday people and on stage. Now whenever I speak, people truly hang on every word… Yet what's really fascinating...After the first session, I noticed people surrounding me whenever I spoke. After the second session, I became ready to tackle the stage with absolute confidence. What was once a nightmare is now a joy. Thanks to Dr. Gary's simple instructions, I don't have to memorise speeches ever again. I know how to deliver my points with meaning, to use my body to fully connect with an audience and most importantly... never forget what to say, ever! What I once thought was impossible is now a reality. I am honoured and proud to say I am a speaker.”
John Toumpakke, Fitness Trainer
I have known and worked with Dr Gary Wohlman over the past 3 years on areas of both personal and professional development. The platform for our meetings has been Skype, which enables us both to meet irrespective of where we were. For me this is a powerful medium because it enables us to choose to use both visual and auditory modalities - or just auditory - when we meet. Gary is able to coach me through presentation techniques and see and hear what I am doing, as well as converse with me voice-to-voice during times of deep personal growth work, which for me is less intrusive and enables me to work at a deep level without other modal interferences. Gary brings an essence of huge integrity to his work. He challenges and supports the development of new "knowings” with compassion and deep understandings of his field of expertise. His energy, spirit and depth of knowledge are inspirational.”
Mary-Anne Murphy, Seminar Presenter in New Zealand
"Gary is an amazing presentation coach. He helped me take an unstructured sort of rambling presentation to a highly structured and professional presentation.”
Janeen Sonsie, Int. Speaker and Managing Director
"This was the most powerful session on speaker coaching I have ever experienced. Gary Wohlman's innovative approach to presentation coaching is transformational. Perhaps the greatest benefit of Dr.Gary's training to me is that I have literally learned how to Walk my Talk. I will no longer need to memorise a presentation. And it will be obvious that I am fully present and speaking from my heart, because I will be.”
Carolyn K. Long, Maryland, USA
"My sister Joyce, who is now back in Italy, so appreciates your working with her, and her ability to be more expressive as well as more "genuine" is a result of the one session you had with her. I am forever grateful!"
Teri Bigio, Public Relations & Health Care specialist, San Francisco, California
"I've had a few sessions with Gary, and I can certainly attest to the power of his work. He supports me to personify and dialogue with elements of my life that are creating challenge for me and my self-expression. (i.e. fatigue, finances etc.) Through creating an active dialogue with what was previously abstract, and reframing it positively I've found a huge amount of liberation and new direction from our sessions.”
Jules Sutherland, Actor and Seminar Leader
"Since we spent time together, my presentations have improved in two major areas. Firstly, I am now inwardly so relaxed and confident, I have developed an inner calmness that destroys all those little doubts I used to have prior to each presentation. Secondly, because of my more relaxed presentation, I am getting remarkably quick feedback from my audience that they are absorbing and enjoying the presentation.”
Jack Hone, International Professional Speaker
"When I was finally ready to face and overcome my fear of speaking in public, I enrolled in Dr Gary's class aimed at helping people confront the dread that eroded their confidence. Until then, I had distanced myself from distress by reading numerous self-improvement books and studying how to structure talks or carefully script presentations. Once we had confronted our demons, everyone in class revealed a more relaxed and engaging presence and displayed a more open connection with the audience. As I stood in front of the group ready to speak, I observed my audience's faces. People were listening to me. I watched their eyes and their facial expressions and felt surprised at how easy it was to engage with each person.”
Doreen Hamilton PhD, Professional speaking coach
"Through our working together, the symposium I organised was a great success. In a couple of public performances I had to give last week I found a new level of confidence and relaxation.”
Lucy, Senior Academic in Sydney”
Thank you Gary for helping me free up my creativity and for clearing my blocks. Our session was just awesome. I feel so alive with inspiration and excitement at what the future may hold. I recommend your services to anyone who is ready to release their own blocks and move forward in their passions. I'm so very grateful...”
Joanne Terkel, Dance Movement therapist
"As a hypnotherapist, I work very much in communicating with people and yet, until working with you, I was missing that vital link with myself and hence my audience. Gary, I trust that through this letter, who ever may see it, that they will not hesitate to have you work with them. I remain forever grateful.”
Brian Head, International Speaker, Author and Hypnotherapist, New Zealand
"Since working with you, I’ve let go of stored energy I’ve been holding on to for ages, and ever since my energy is more euphoric. I’m even finding myself more outspoken in meetings.”
Jane, Coach, Sydney
"My performances have definitely been more fiery. I bet Dr Gary can improve anybody’s performance, onstage or in the boardroom.” Steve Kilbey, lead Singer, Songwriter & Bass Guitarist, The Church, honoured as songwriter in Australian Hall of Fame
"Since our session, I have continued writing in a journal. My words were in the present and as I started to write, connections were made with other observations and so on. I was very pleased that my style of writing had changed, as in the past, I have mostly written about past events and thoughts, ruminating about how I feel. That's just a glimpse of what has happened for me - the journal writing is a major shift for me it is teaching me what it means to be truly present and express my true feelings as never before”.
Special Education Teacher, Tasmania
"Since the evening at your presentation at Unity church, I have experienced a really quite profound change in my ability to respond to "others out there" in a more open, loving and deliciously free manner. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom, experience and freedom with all of us.”
Barbara Carter
"Thank you for your impeccability, intelligence and kindness. And for your trust in people to find a way to be authentically present. I like the lightness and playfulness, along with the focus of your work and the expansiveness in which it all rests.”
Grace Terry Whitebeach, Celebrated Australian poet and professional presenter
"We were amazed at the insight and direction that Dr Gary provided and the clarity it brought to our marketing efforts to the point where Dr Gary was pointing out what would sell and what was fluff. I would recommend making an effort to have a session with Dr Gary before your seminar. It will have a direct impact on the buy-in of your audience and will assist not just with the presentation but also the content.”
Jonathan Anderson, coach and business consultant
"Your communication skills astound me. I feel your coaching sessions have dramatically shifted the way I present and connect with the audience. My hat is off to you.”
Robert Kirby, International Speaker and founder of Heart Energy Australia
"Dr Gary has been working with the MAV as a contracted facilitator for just under one year and working in Local Government (LG) for many years as a respected and knowledgeable professional coach/mentor and expert in presentations and other communication platforms.
It has been my pleasure to work with Dr Gary in the councillor development program and the feedback I have received from the councillor learning groups is high level praise for Dr Gary’s knowledge base and inter-active facilitation style.
The materials and information provided by Gary is meaningful and current, with Dr Gary devoted to continuous improvement practices, with the training sessions facilitated consistently of high quality and resonating with the sector, and the roles and functions of a councillor as prescribed in the Act.
Dr Gary would be an asset to professional learning and development programs, as well as offering executive training for public to individual clients/customers.
I am honoured to provide a professional character reference and should you need a further testimonial to the benefits of working with Dr Gary, please contact me on the phone or by email."
Yours sincerely
Julie Saylor-Briggs, Councillor Development Coordinator, Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)
"Doreen Hamilton PhD, author of "Essential Speaking" and former student of Dr Gary's; now she is a professional Speaking Coach herself.
When I was finally ready to face and overcome my fear of speaking in public, I enrolled in Dr Gary's class aimed at helping people confront the dread that eroded their confidence. Until then, I had distanced myself from distress by reading numerous self-improvement books and studying how to structure talks or carefully script presentations.
Once we had confronted our demons, everyone in class revealed a more relaxed and engaging presence and displayed a more open connection with the audience. As I stood in front of the group ready to speak, I observed my audience's faces. People were listening to me. I watched their eyes and their facial expressions and felt surprised at how easy it was to engage with each person.

An excerpt from Doreen Hamilton's book:
"Essential Speaking: The 7-Step Guide to Finding Your Real Voice," from Chapter 1: "Fear of Being Real in Public," pps 38-39, published in 2009 This excerpt, entitled "What Lies Beneath the Fear of Speaking," is a tribute to the learning she gained from working with Gary Wohlman over a number of years through a series of classes, workshops, courses, seminars and retreats he led in San Francisco. When Gary left the Bay area to relocate in Australia, he asked Doreen to take over the Learning Annex Adult Education classes where she had first met him. Now Doreen teaches Essential Speaking and leads special sessions of all kinds throughout the United States."
Doreen Hamilton PhD, Professional speaking coach.
"Just want to let you know that I'm still loving the benefits I received from coming to your Sydney "Speaking from the Heart" workshop. Sooo good to experience a public speaking workshop that addressed my core issues around my speaking fears, identify where those fears originated from, and then a safe enough space for me to be seen and & transform those fears within the group environment. Very powerful! Love your sensitivity Gary! You've gone beyond "technique" to the real juice - thank you so much. "
Eve Glimma, international workshop leader, coach and community organiser.
After a lifetime of feeling self-conscious when I speak in front of others in public situations, in just 5 minutes after practicing the simple tool you showed me of matching my gestures to make easy-to-recognise pictures of the words I am saying, I am now so relaxed and speaking from a natural place that I no longer feel nervous about trying to remember what to say. Through allowing my hand movements to show what I am telling, this process slows me down, gets me out of my head, and lets me speak from a place of connectedness and trusting what I have to say. As my body movements flow, I am trusting my intuition - what I deeply know. Even my words flow fluidly. I speak with a confidence, clarity and composure that I have never known before. Thank you."
Lauren Scott, Managing director of Golden Girls Assist.
"Our session was so impactful for me - I feel more alive, optimistic, focused and HAPPY! (Pharrell Williams' " Happy" song is playing over and over in my head too!) What a gift - thank you. AND you told me to share shifts I experienced immediately. As soon as I walked out, I had a voice mail from a supporter offering my first PAID SEMINAR! And, a lead to another woman who'd like coaching. WOW! It's a start... THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY and sharing your gifts with me today..." :)
Heather Dawson, professional presenter and speaker
"In my roles as a business leader and Chair of the Australian Marketing Institute, I am called on to present to my colleagues, profession and industry on a regular basis. While I believe I am a good presenter, through working with Dr Gary he was able to refine and improve my effectiveness as a communicator with techniques for structuring and presenting my thoughts and ideas using my voice, my body language and my movements on stage. It certainly has made a difference to my overall effectiveness as a communicator"
Darren Woolley, Managing Director TrinityP3, Speaker & Author
Dr. Gary Wohlman is the most powerful, educated and different presentational and speaking trainer you will ever meet. His unique methods have totally transformed the way I communicate with everyday people and on stage. Now whenever I speak, people truly hang on every word.
But what's really fascinating...After the first session, I noticed people surrounding me whenever I spoke. After the second session, I became ready to tackle the stage with absolute confidence. What was once a nightmare is now a joy. Thanks to Dr. Gary's simple instructions, I don't have to memorise speeches ever again. I know how to deliver my points with meaning, to use my body to fully connect with an audience and most importantly... never forget what to say, ever! What I once thought was impossible is now a reality. I am honoured and proud to say I am a speaker."
John Toumpakke, Fitness Trainer
I have known and worked with Dr Gary Wohlman over the past 3 years on areas of both personal and professional development. The platform for our meetings has been Skype, which enables us both to meet irrespective of where we were. For me this is a powerful medium because it enables us to choose to use both visual and auditory modalities - or just auditory - when we meet. Gary is able to coach me through presentation techniques and see and hear what I am doing, as well as converse with me voice-to-voice during times of deep personal growth work, which for me is less intrusive and enables me to work at a deep level without other modal interferences.
Gary brings an essence of huge integrity to his work. He challenges and supports the development of new "knowings" with compassion and deep understandings of his field of expertise. His energy, spirit and depth of knowledge are inspirational."
Mary-Anne Murphy, Seminar Presenter in New Zealand
"Gary is an amazing presentation coach. He helped me take an unstructured sort of rambling presentation to a highly structured and professional presentation."
Janeen Sonsie, Int. Speaker and Managing Director
"This was the most powerful session on speaker coaching I have ever experienced. Gary Wohlman's innovative approach to presentation coaching is transformational. Perhaps the greatest benefit of Dr. Gary's training to me is that I have literally learned how to Walk my Talk. I will no longer need to memorise a presentation. And it will be obvious that I am fully present and speaking from my heart, because I will be."
Carolyn K. Long, Maryland, USA
"My sister Joyce, who is now back in Italy, so appreciates your working with her, and her ability to be more expressive as well as more "genuine" is a result of the one session you had with her. I am forever gratefu!"
Teri Bigio, Public Relations & Health Care specialist, San Francisco, California
"Since we spent time together, my presentations have improved in two major areas. Firstly, I am now inwardly so relaxed and confident, I have developed an inner calmness that destroys all those little doubts I used to have prior to each presentation. Secondly, because of my more relaxed presentation, I am getting remarkably quick feedback from my audience that they are absorbing and enjoying the presentation."
Jack Hone, International Professional Speaker
When I was finally ready to face and overcome my fear of speaking in public, I enrolled in Dr Gary's class aimed at helping people confront the dread that eroded their confidence. Until then, I had distanced myself from distress by reading numerous self-improvement books and studying how to structure talks or carefully script presentations. Once we had confronted our demons, everyone in class revealed a more relaxed and engaging presence and displayed a more open connection with the audience. As I stood in front of the group ready to speak, I observed my audience's faces. People were listening to me. I watched their eyes and their facial expressions and felt surprised at how easy it was to engage with each person."
Doreen Hamilton PhD, Professional speaking coach
"Through our working together, the symposium I organised was a great success. In a couple of public performances I had to give last week I found a new level of confidence and relaxation."
Lucy, Senior Academic in Sydney
"Thank you Gary for helping me free up my creativity and for clearing my blocks. Our session was just awesome. I feel so alive with inspiration and excitement at what the future may hold. I recommend your services to anyone who is ready to release their own blocks and move forward in their passions. I'm so very grateful..."
Joanne Terkel, Dance Movement therapist
"As a hypnotherapist, I work very much in communicating with people and yet, until working with you, I was missing that vital link with myself and hence my audience. Gary, I trust that through this letter, who ever may see it, that they will not hesitate to have you work with them. I remain forever grateful. "
Brian Head, International Speaker, Author and Hypnotherapist, New Zealand
"Since working with you, I've let go of stored energy I've been holding on to for ages, and ever since my energy is more euphoric. I'm even finding myself more outspoken in meetings."
Jane, Coach, Sydney
"My performances have definitely been more fiery. I bet Dr Gary can improve anybody's performance, onstage or in the boardroom."
Steve Kilbey, lead Singer, Songwriter & Bass Guitarist, The Church.
Honoured as songwriter in Australian Hall of Fame
"Since our session, I have continued writing in a journal. My words were in the present and as I started to write, connections were made with other observations and so on. I was very pleased that my style of writing had changed, as in the past, I have mostly written about past events and thoughts, ruminating about how I feel. That's just a glimpse of what has happened for me - the journal writing is a major shift for me it is teaching me what it means to be truly present and express my true feelings as never before."
Special Education Teacher, Tasmania
"Since the evening at your presentation at Unity church, I have experienced a really quite profound change in my ability to respond to "others out there" in a more open, loving and deliciously free manner. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom, experience and freedom with all of us."
Barbara Carter
"Thank you for your impeccability, intelligence and kindness. And for your trust in people to find a way to be authentically present. I like the lightness and playfulness, along with the focus of your work and the expansiveness in which it all rests."
Grace Terry Whitebeach, Celebrated Australian poet and professional presenter
"We were amazed at the insight and direction that Dr Gary provided and the clarity it brought to our marketing efforts to the point where Dr Gary was pointing out what would sell and what was fluff. I would recommend making an effort to have a session with Dr Gary before your seminar. It will have a direct impact on the buy-in of your audience and will assist not just with the presentation but also the content."
Jonathan Anderson
"Your communication skills astound me. I feel your coaching sessions have dramatically shifted the way I present and connect with the audience. My hat is off to you."
Robert Kirby, International Speaker and founder of Heart Energy Australia