{"id":241,"date":"2019-06-20T05:08:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T05:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2026-03-11T07:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:13:57","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/index.php\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-241\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-241-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-241-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-241-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-241-1\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-241-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-241-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-241\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andy-delivers-his-TEDx-style-presentation-with-Ginas-help-e1740988639751.jpg\" width=\"632\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andy-delivers-his-TEDx-style-presentation-with-Ginas-help-e1740988639751.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andy-delivers-his-TEDx-style-presentation-with-Ginas-help-e1740988639751-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" title=\"Andys TEDx-style talk\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andy-delivers-his-TEDx-style-presentation-with-Ginas-help.jpg\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-241-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-241-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Speaking coach<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"break-words \"><span dir=\"ltr\">\"<span aria-hidden=\"true\">Worked with Gina to prepare an 8 min TED Talk style key note speech.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"break-words \"><span dir=\"ltr\">Gina played a crucial role in my preparation and execution. Finding and fine-tuning the words that were me. Inspiring and making me feel comfortable on stage during the rehearsals and actual execution. And giving me a lot of tips and tricks of the trade as we progressed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"break-words \"><span dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">We spent many hours discussing, preparing, rehearsing but as well laughing. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Can only congratulate Gina's future collaborators! You will be successful!\"<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anders Gustafsson, <span aria-hidden=\"true\">Strategy &amp; Innovation Director<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-241-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-241-2\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-241-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-241-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-241-2-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">TEDx speaker<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\"Gina Balarin has spoken at our organisation many times, and each time she leaves the audience feeling happier and more inspired than before they heard her.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\nI have no hesitation in recommending her for professional speaking opportunities, as she has proven herself, time and again, to be a credible, powerful and persuasive speaker with a thorough grasp of marketing, business and how to motivate teams, leaders and customers alike.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\nShe brings the human element into business thinking that makes her ideas so much more compelling.\"<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Paul Taylor, CEO of a Software Company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-241-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-241-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-e4c2d9f6c920-241\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gina-Balarin-TEDx.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gina-Balarin-TEDx.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gina-Balarin-TEDx-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gina-Balarin-TEDx-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" title=\"Gina Balarin TEDx\" alt=\"Gina Balarin speaks at TEDx Reading on Marketing in the Era of Authenticity\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-241-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-241-3\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-241-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-241-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-241\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-webinars_Testimonial_Caitlin.png\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-webinars_Testimonial_Caitlin.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-webinars_Testimonial_Caitlin-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-webinars_Testimonial_Caitlin-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-webinars_Testimonial_Caitlin-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-webinars_Testimonial_Caitlin-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-241-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-241-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Corporate speaker<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Gina is a sought-after speaker at online and in-person events including webinars, workshops and pocasts, regularly gathering feedback like this, \"Awesome content. So many excellent tips throughout. Really well presented.\" And, \"Her insights left an indelible mark on our audience.\"<\/p>\n<p>This is what someone at a European bank said, \"Gina Balarin is an inspiring force of nature and had us all encaptured in her authentic way of telling facts, packed in the most interesting stories.\" And another person who watched her deliver <em>Storytelling Secrets for Success<\/em>\u00a0said, \"For sure the best style of presentation ever delivered, was incredible to follow!\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-241-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-241-4\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-241-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-241-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-241-4-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Author of The Secret Army<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">The Secret Army<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\"> provides compelling insights on leadership, marketing and the power of people in the often frustrating world of modern business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Called 'one of the most comprehensive and impressive leadership books\u2026 since Good to Great', it has been described by David Taylor, author of one of the fastest best-selling books of its time, as having 'an approach and a simplicity like no-one else I have ever read' and by Joe Pulizzi, founder of the Content Marketing Institute and author of 10 books focusing on content marketing, entrepreneurship, and building audiences as 'a wake-up call for those in leadership roles'.<\/p>\n<p>You don't have time NOT to read this book and you should read it more than once.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-241-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-241-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-e4c2d9f6c920-241\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tsab.jpg\" width=\"1764\" height=\"982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tsab.jpg 1764w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tsab-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tsab-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tsab-1024x570.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1764px) 100vw, 1764px\" title=\"The Secret Army Book by Gina Balarin\" alt=\"Gina Balarin author of The Secret Army: Leadership, Marketing and the Power of People\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-241-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-241-5\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-241-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-241-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-241\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martin-Stark_Wow-an-audience.png\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martin-Stark_Wow-an-audience.png 1200w, 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