Testimonials

Emma was fantastic in highlighting the main approach from a client perspective in terms of Active Service Model. A good reminder of working in a client centred way.

"Emma is very easy to work with and was able to tailor her presentation to suit our purposes. . Emma’s presentation is a powerful reminder about why the way we work as health professionals is important. For our forum participants, she was able to bridge the gap between the lived experience and the theoretical model they attempt to implement in their working lives. We had nothing but positive feedback following her talk".

"I first heard Emma speak at the HACC conference in Geelong. I was mesmerised by Emma and her story, so much so that I was ready to leave after her presentation, the first of the two day conference, as I knew no one could top her. She simply left me awed, humbled and uplifted. The way she spoke about how the health profession affects progression in rehabilitation shocked me. I had never thought about the impact our seemingly insignificant actions as health professionals have on our clients.

When our Health Promotion Team was looking for a speaker for our annual Women’s Night I had no hesitation in recommending Emma, to be honest I don’t think I gave them a choice. I made sure I organised fellow colleagues from the district to hear her speak as I could not let them miss out on the opportunity. Hearing her speak again was just as if it were for the first time. After the presentation I was stopped in the street by women who had attended the night stating how motivated they were to take on Emma’s message and "Step Up" in their own lives."

Emma absolutely captured our attention right from the beginning. Everybody seemed spellbound by her story which she told with so much bravery and also humour. I was really impressed with her and found her speech very moving and also inspirational.

Emma’s presentation was one of the highlights of the day. She is courageous and inspirational; her Mission or Vision of “Step Up” is a valuable life lesson for all. I would expect this young lady to have a positive touch on the lives of thousands of people in her lifetime.

- Very relevant to our Disability Employment Services and working with challenging and difficult clients
- Inspiring, Insightful and Positively Engaging
- Modern & Up Beat
- Outcome Focussed, Resilience was a key message
- Feedback from the staff was excellent, and that they need to stop taking simple tasks for granted, and remember to really empower and support their clients

 

"I am most inspired by your presentation today. Congratulations on your courage and skill to achieve what you have and are achieving…Today was another valuable step in our learning process in better understanding our clients’ needs".

Emma’s presentation is very inspirational. As a young stroke survivor Emma shared her life story from a young girl with the world at her feet to over coming daily hurdles we take for granted. Emma showed with a bit of resilience, integrity, determination and good communication we can overcome our own personal obstacles and achieve our goals. Emma well done.

In terms of the GRAND Conference in October 2010, we received 115 written evaluation responses (out of 250+ delegates), which overall were very positive for the whole conference event.

Question 3 of our Evaluation was: What did you find was the most interesting part of the conference?

………..and as you can see the feedback on your session was terrific:
31 respondents indicated Emma Gee as the most interesting commenting that: fantastic young woman; inspirational talk, moving! She was fantastic on opening the day; listening to her journey; Excellent!; "what a person" ; inspirational ; one of the best presentations I have experienced & the most meaningful

Listening to Emma Gee talk about her experiences was inspirational. She provided clarity and insight into the experiences of people who have a brain injury and are on their journey to recovery. I am grateful to her for sharing such valuable information, that has impacted the way I will communicate with people during the therapy process. Emma’s professional presentation was open, honest, descriptive and filled with elements of humour and heartache. I thank her for the opportunity of listening to her journey and sharing her ability to embrace who she really is. If only we could all do that!