Testimonials

"The Decent People, are simply incredible people to work with. Exceptionally decent, but also very entertaining, engaging and the ultimate professionals. I can't speak highly enough of their contribution to a recent event we managed and would be delighted to provide a recommendation at any time."  Kathryn Lee, Lumino Events

 

“A huge thank you to TDP for taking our team on an improvisation journey, unleashing our creativity and helping us work together with the power of ‘yes, and’!  A few of us were hesitant about the project to start with, but by the end we were comfortable with ourselves and each other to come up with some positive and innovative ideas. Definitely a must-do for any organisation or team looking to further leadership and team work amongst colleagues.”  Professor Peter Gahan, Director, Centre for Workplace Leadership, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne

 

“Who loves learning?  Who seeks opportunities to get out of your comfort zone?  Who loves training sessions that make you laugh, provide powerful insights to help you achieve your goals and brings your team closer together?   Today we had the pleasure of developing new communication, collaboration and storytelling skills that are going to make an amazing difference to help demonstrate our worth to all of our stakeholders. Thank you so much to the incredible Russell Fletcher from The Decent People. Your workshop was fun, informative and possibly life changing! BANG! #training #storytelling #improvisation #teambuilding”  Richard Amon, CEO, Disability Sport & Recreation

 

“What can we say – firstly, a huge thank you to Russell for working with Brent to deliver an inspiring and thought-provoking All Aboard session at our 2DR Launch Meeting. It was the perfect session to leave our HCPs thinking about the different patient groups and how best to support them on their HIV journey. We couldn’t have asked for a more entertaining and challenging session to ensure our audience thinks differently.  Importantly, we could not have asked for a better MC to guide us through the two days of our launch meeting. The HCPs just loved you and your incredibly energetic approach. You kept us laughing, engaged and ready to take on more. They were putty in your hands.  Thank you also for the time you took to really understand our business to ensure All Aboard and your role as MC were the success they were. Coming into the office at short notice to film for our teaser email and enlisting Andy to edit our video were further examples of your willingness to ensure our meeting was the success it was.  We loved working with you, Russell. So professional and so much fun – the perfect combination.”  Susanne McFadden, New Product Planning Manager, ViiV Healthcare

 

“Many, many thanks once more to you, for your wonderful performance last week, and for all the hard work and planning that preceded it.  We have received so much overwhelmingly positive feedback and joy expressed about it.”  Dr Peter Seal, Vice President, Australian Society of Anaesthetists

 

“In the expert hands of TDP our diverse group comprised of CEO's, first year university students and senior university management were quickly engaged in improvisation activities.  Even the cynics amongst the group were laughing and eager for more. There is much that can be learned about leadership from improvisation - our group learned about the power of stepping into the unknown, embracing uncertainty and being open to possibilities. TDP's workshop formed part of our orientation activities and was a fantastic primer for fruitful working relationships”  Dr Rowan Brookes, Course coordinator - Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours)

 

“Russell has been coaching our science, engineering and technology research students for the 3 Minute Thesis Competition for three years now, and someone from our group has taken out the University prize every year! The students appreciate his humour and energy and his ability to make public speaking seem like fun. His help in improving their communication skills and confidence has definitely been a factor in our team’s success.”  Dr Sylvia Anne Mackie, Lecturer in Research Communication, Office of the PVC Student Advancement, Swinburne University of Technology

 

“Hi TDP – I just wanted to say thank you for helping to enliven our Brand Captain Workshop so much. Everyone loved it and the energy you helped to unleash has spread like wildfire back to the teams here at MYOB."  Cate Newman 
Marketing Manager – Brand, MYOB Australia Pty Ltd

 

"Thanks again for your amazing contribution to the Future Focus Group Induction Weekend.  Your Collaboration Skills Workshop has an average score of 9.2 (equal highest for the Weekend).  Ratings ranged between 10 and 8.  Nice work!”   Matt Gaffney, General Manager, Future Focus Group, Committee for Melbourne

“LOVED the improv. session and how many lessons could be learnt from it around working with a partner & failure in particular. I learned to put myself on the line more, be less afraid to look like a fool/fail, always try to make my co-facilitators look & feel great.” – participant   “I loved the Improvisation stuff- hilarious, great tools, interactive and great bonding with others” .- participant  “We loved the session with TDP! It was high energy, interactive and we failed constantly! It really helped the group warm up and start to act without analysing too much.”  Liv Powell, National Manager, L&D, Reach Foundation