We are training consultants who have helped Fortune 500 companies, government organizations, and individuals improve communication and people skills for 20 years. Our expertise includes:
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All training and consulting work is performed by Dr. Peter Reimold and Cheryl Reimold. Cheryl and Peter have taught communication skills to engineers, scientists, and business people for more than 25 years. They are frequent conference speakers on communication topics and have written more than 200 articles on communication and several books, some of which which have been translated into French and German. Their syndicated monthly column, "The Language of Business," has appeared since 1980 and won numerous awards. Their seminars consistently receive top ratings.
Cheryl holds a B.A. in theatre arts from Middlebury College and M.A. and M.Phil. degrees in comparative literature from Columbia University. Prior to her consulting career, she has been a university teacher, magazine editor, advertising writer, and public relations account executive.
Cheryl is fluent in Italian, French, Spanish, and German, and has published translations from the Italian.
(Click here for details about Cheryl's translation ofPeter holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from Columbia University and has taught at the university level both in the U.S. and in Europe. He is a specialist in speech, psychology of language, English As a Second Language, and communication theory and has worked as a freelance writer and senior editor for book publishers.
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Our clients include International Paper, NYNEX/Bell Atlantic, AT&T, 3M, Beck Engineering, Westvaco Corp., Public Works Canada, Union Camp, Scott Paper, Champion International, Chemical Bank, Merrill Lynch, Pitney Bowes, The Macmillan Company, Book-of-the-Month Club, Meredith Corporation, Random House, McGraw-Hill, Viking/Penguin, American Management Association, Great Northern Paper Co., Guideposts, Fraser, Inc., the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, SAPPI, EEC International, Reemay Inc., Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry (TAPPI), and other major corporations and associations.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS AND MANAGERS SAY ABOUT OUR COURSES
This is the right approach to communication courses. These
courses work.
- Ed Champagne, Manager - Corporate Education, International
Paper
All of the people who are participating in the program are
very enthusiastic about the experience.
- E. P.C., Union Camp
I thought you might enjoy a copy of the feedback on your
April class. As you can see, everyone thought the content was
beneficial; and many participants praised your instruction as
well. Thank you so much for continuing to exceed our expectations
with this course. My internal customers appreciate it, and I appreciate
it.
- J. R.V., Manager, Marketing Training Programs, Westvaco
This course is exceptional.... Participants and their managers
are vocal in their praise of the results achieved.... I know of
no other course used within Technology that has been as well received.
- Wilfred Coté, Training Director, International Paper
You are great! Very valuable to spend one-on-one time -
private, personal, sets up longer-term interaction. You have a
wonderful knack of becoming "one of us" so quickly -
builds trust, approachability, lack of judgment… The structure
you offer (RAMP) empowers people to write. I loved analyzing the
marvelous writing examples! … Thanks, especially for coaching
me on becoming a more effective editor.
- D. B., SAPPI
Congratulations! You have been designated as one of TAPPI's
"Finest Faculty" for fiscal year 1999. As an instructor
at the PIMA/TAPPI Effective Communication Skills for Engineers
Short Course, you earned superb participant ratings on both
your presentation and content. Your participation put you in the
top 25 percent of 282 instructors for TAPPI short courses in 1999.
That is an outstanding achievement! ... So that you can have the
recognition you deserve, we will be paying tribute to our "Finest
Faculty" in an article that will appear in the December issue
of TAPPI JOURNAL.
- Dick Barker, President/Wayne Gross, Executive Director, TAPPI
I have noticed a dramatic improvement in the writing skills
of both X and Y. Their reports have become more focused and targeted
to the reader's needs.... I am quite pleasantly amazed by the
benefits that they both have received from this course....
- M. H., Manager, International Paper
I've been to many seminars over the past few years. This
was one of the best I've attended!
- M.A., TAPPI
A gratifying improvement, especially in writing a first
draft quickly. I'm getting a quicker start by free-writing and
doing the needs analysis. I'm more self-critical about wordiness
and all aspects of editing…I feel that the real-life practice
with personalized feedback and the ongoing nature of the course
are giving me opportunity to identify weaknesses and improve them.
This has already produced more change in my writing than what
I got in the past from a 1-day course where I heard a lot of "you
shoulds" but never put them into practice.
- M. N., Champion International
"I was especially pleased with the detailed guidance
I received on some actual presentations I had to give to top management.
I learned to tie everything to an audience-appropriate main message
and to work without a script. I got many compliments on the presentations."
- D.R., International Paper
Course was great fun! I came rather reluctantly. However,
it turned out to be a super couple of days. I really liked the
content. It made good sense to me, was logical, and flowed well.
Instructor comfortable - knowledgeable - well spoken - warm -
made course a pleasure!
- T. P., Bell Atlantic
From anonymous participant reviews:
- Cheryl & Peter are delightful, informative & entertaining.
They made the course very interesting.
- This is the first training class I have taken where I can truly
say I thoroughly enjoyed everything.
- This was wonderful, useful information that I will use on a
daily basis. This class has helped me to find ways to communicate
better verbally and achieved my goal of improving my preparation
skills. I will HIGHLY recommend the class to others!
- Great use of humor. Instructors kept the course on track despite
a talkative group.
- Instructors made you feel your success was the most important
thing.
- Had fun. Kept focused.
- Great information and enthusiasm.
- Material was well presented and career-related.
- This course was much more helpful than I expected. Also, I actually
had fun, to go with the learning. Thank you very much.
- Absolutely outstanding! Both of you made your audience feel
very comfortable and that they have gained two new friends.
- The best course I have ever attended. This will help in my personal
as well as business life.
Of all the courses we have had, these courses are the only
ones that really last.
- K.H., Chief Scientist, International Paper
Thank you for today's (and tomorrow's) contributions! You
have helped us break down complex concerns into manageable parts
which each of us can handle. Each of us approaches writing with
a sense of dread, and you have shown us how easy it is to have
fun and be successful. The five structures you've provided are
excellent stimulants to re-energize our creative writing.
- L. H., SAPPI
The course was very effective. I believe there are several
reasons for this: (1) the content is excellent; (2) the follow-up
sessions reinforce the content and help you not to fall back into
old habits; (3) the weekly feedback makes it a continuing learning
process at a one-on-one personal level; and (4) this overall approach
instills confidence.
- J. S., International Paper
Writing with a group was fun. I enjoyed the group project.
- J. A., Federation Employment & Guidance Services
I learned a great deal. My style has improved, and I'm more
aware of my audience and my purpose when I write.... Your suggestions
on my real work prompted improvement.
- G.S., International Paper
The course was excellent, well presented, and comprehensive....There
is enough flexibility to adapt to any individual needs.
- L. Z., NYNEX
The Communication Skills for Professionals training course
was the best training I have received during my employment with
International Paper. The instructors did a very good job in presenting
a great deal of information in a short amount of time.
- R. C., International Paper
This workshop, like our first meting, has been very helpful.
It directly addresses some problems we, as a group, have struggled
with and gives us a very valuable tool to use… Great stuff!
- A.H., SAPPI
The seminar gave me numerous outlines of models for future
reference. The input from both of you regarding writing style
was very helpful. It was hard to write all day but very beneficial.
- M. E. B., Westvaco Corp.
The course was very effective -- helped me focus on the
areas in which I have the greatest problem. The needs analysis
worked especially well -- both for my own writing and for editing
other people's writing.
- C. D., Fraser Inc.
This workshop has helped me to be able to start writing
anything. I enjoyed the writing exercises because they reinforced
the fact that we should write as we talk.
- C. R., S. D. Warren
Outstanding use of articles to show different ways to develop
my thoughts. The examples are both fun to read and interpret,
as well as showing how the writers developed their thinking…
Good use of our time in helping B. develop his article… These
types of seminars are making writing more fun rather than a task.
- J.D., SAPPI
Thanks for your upbeat style! Made the day go fast.
- P. D., Westvaco Corp.
I like the style change you propose, and I liked your use
of actual examples from our mill.
- B. M., S.D. Warren Co.
Good, sound, usable techniques. I liked the methodological
approach to speech writing.
- R. B., E.F. Houghton
I especially liked the RAMP method - a thought I have not
seen before. It proved very useful.
- J. E., Union Camp
Very effective. The key points you stressed will help enormously
in an upcoming important presentation!
- E. B. A., E.I. DuPont
A very effective demonstration of "practice what you
preach! The examples given are all very useful, as is the workbook.
-P. D., YWC, Inc.
This course has already substantially improved my presentations.
It now takes less time and effort to prepare much better presentations.
The course has also helped me to feel more relaxed and confident
during the presentation.
- G. B., NYNEX
Very effective. You prove that it is possible to keep an
audience interested under the worst conditions (after a good meal,
at the end of the evening, after a day of presentations).
- M. D., MA-COM
I felt the course has improved my presentation skills tremendously.
The most important part ... is the videotape and review. It is
an excellent tool.
- C.S., NYNEX
Of all the courses I've ever taken...this has been the most
valuable.
- H.S., International Paper
I am very impressed with this course. The techniques we
learned are excellent and very useful to us … Best of all,
it was fun and the instructor was excellent.
- J. N., Bell Atlantic
"The video feedback was excellent. I was horrified
to see how boring I was. My presentation style has become a lot
more energetic. Also, the rigid organizational structure has been
helpful in that it led to clearer, more interesting presentations.@
- L.M., International Paper
"Thanks for a great course. It gave me what I wanted,
namely (1) identification of what to say and recognition of my
audience, (2) how to say it..., (3) lots of practice, (4) tuning
of delivery skills.... Again, a good course and a great confidence
builder."
- J. R., Process Technology, International Paper
From anonymous Sales Writing course evaluations, Westvaco:
- Simply delightful. Thank you!
- I thoroughly enjoyed spending the day learning about business
writing. In past college classes I learned a very dry and boring
technique which made me dread writing. Now, with this new method,
I am EXCITED about writing! I can think of at least 10 letters
I want to write. Your delivery was excellent. Writing seems to
be something everyone needs, but your enthusiasm was passed on
to us. I look forward to using this new style, although I realize
it will take effort to adopt. I appreciate your time and concern.
You undoubtedly have positively impacted my writing. I already
feel like a more confident writer. Thank you.
- I know I benefited from your taking time with me individually
to discuss my writing examples. You did a great job linking this
to what we've been taught for 4 weeks - Focus on the Customer
(READER)…
- This class met all of my expectations. I learned some new and
valuable ways to improve my writing. The instructor was very impressive.
- Actually, this session exceeded my expectations. I began the
day thinking that my writing was not too bad. It did not turn
out to be bad. I simply learned a lot that I did not know. I strongly
suggest managers take this course to learn new ways of writing.
- The fact that you made it Westvaco specific was especially helpful.
I believe we will all use our samples in the future.
- … you did a fantastic job going through all the necessary
steps to make writing an enjoyable task rather than a frustrating
one. The materials covered will be a great addition to my continued
growth and expertise in business writing. Thank you!
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