Summary of Altfeld & O'Brien's 2009 Australia Trip

     "Having achieved NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner levels, I took the opportunity to brush up on some specific skills with Jonathan Altfeld. I have great respect for Jonathan as a trainer, and believe he has a lot to teach, not least about how to market NLP! I have Jonathan's 'Voice CDs' and have attended his "Linguistic Wizardry" training. I am delighted to find that I continue to unconsciously use the skills Jonathan taught."

Warwick Foster, Newcastle, Australia

     "'Linguistic Wizardry' is a well constructed seminar from which inexperienced NLPers can benefit greatly. It is also engaging enough for experienced participants to have fun as they acquire another description of essential language patterns. Some language pattern presentations can be dry but Jonathan brought the material to life with his able use of multiple embedded metaphor and incremental additions through the programme. As a first generation trainer (taught by one of the originators of NLP) he has a clear distinction between pattern and content and is able to convey this to his students, a much needed service to the NLP community."

Chris & Jules Collingwood, Sydney Australia
Inspiritive NLP

     "I first met Jonathan in March 2000 when he came to Sydney to conduct his Linguistic Wizardry course. As a fellow NLP Trainer, I attend many other courses given by other trainers to improve my skills, and just to see what else is out there.

     "I attended the training without a great deal of expectation as it was going to be a basic introduction to NLP language patterns. However, as the training progressed, I realised the calibre of Jonathan as a trainer and how he very smoothly weaved the training together. To say that I learned a lot would be an understatement.

     "The saying goes that 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.' Well, I found some of the exercises so useful that I utilised them in trainings I have given for companies like Nokia.

     "Jonathan and I have become very good friends and I have rarely met someone with such a high level of integrity. I whole heartedly endorse Jonathan as a trainer of repute, someone who truly cares about imparting his knowledge, and would strongly suggest that you experience him as a trainer yourself.

     "Just to finish, a useful training doesn't finish just at the end of the course. A training that is generative leaves students evolving over a lifetime from some of the seeds planted. I have personally found this to be the case with the training I attended with Jonathan."

Rashid Kotwal, BEng, TNLPTA, DHyp, DCoun.
Sydney, Australia. http://www.revealedresources.com

     [...] "Jonathan has a great teaching style that constantly flexes to meet the needs of the attendees in real time. The training incorporates a mix of traditional step-by-step learning, great metaphors & lots & lots of exercises to really make things stick in the real world. You really do feel like the training is tailored to you specifically, regardless of where the group focus is at any one time. Even when someone else is struggling with something, your brain is ticking over with a new insight or way of thinking (Did Jonathan structure it that way?).

     [...] "Having met Jonathan for dinner and a beer a few times when he was in Australia but never having trained with him, I was taken with the fluidity of his communication. He has this way of entering a space, becoming one with every part of it and then dragging it kicking and screaming to where it needs to be. Most times that's a fun journey, sometimes it's a serious journey but it's always a learning experience. When you hang out with Jonathan be prepared to check your reality filters at the door, meet a lot of people and to spend a good deal of time in trance laughing your ass off!"

Jacob Dudzinski, Sydney Australia
Attending NLP Practitioner training
(Excerpted from a much longer review).

     "Jon is great fun on and off the course. In a very short time you will have new skills in all facets of your life and use them every day. Highly recommended."

Bart F., Programmer, Sydney Australia
Attended "NLP Skills-Builder" 3-day training
Attended "Knowledge Engineering" 3-day training

     "Jonathan is a superb teacher. It's amazing how well the skills he teaches integrate together. Sometime you may wonder why he's teaching a certain skill, but in the end it all fits together and makes sense."

Ivan Stojic, Sydney Australia
Attended "Linguistic Wizardry" 3-day training

     "Completing Knowledge Engineering with Jonathan has enhanced my coaching tool box. KE together with my NLP Practioner skills makes an interesting mix and provides greater flexibility in listening to what people are saying and finding ways to either work around their beliefs or providing other belief alternatives. I've having great fun really hearing what people are saying around me."

Maree Burgess, Success Coach, Melbourne Australia