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Paul, I would like to take a second, or three, of your time and thank you for your passionate presentation at the NSW Primary Principals' Association 2016 Annual General Meeting. As a scuba diving instructor I found your presentation to be on another level, which I'm still trying to comprehend... I know that this is going to take more than a couple of days to do so. I know that you have opened my eyes wide on how to motivate both my adult staff and the children of Australia that we are preparing for the future Australia. I wish you well sir, and know that the path you've walked has made it easier for me to walk after hearing the passion in your presentation today.

Greg Grinham Principal, Granville Public School

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Hi Paul, I just wanted to send you a message to say thank you as I heard you speak at the recent Nursery & Garden Industry conference in Hobart. What an incredible human being you are. I'm very happy to have heard you speak. I felt so moved. I have heard a lot of speakers in my time but you are number one!

Karen Smith Editor, Hort Journal Australia magazine

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Dear Paul, the 46th CSDA Convention and Tech Fair held at the Grand Wailea in Maui was an outstanding success. We received so much positive feedback from your inspiring presentation and many stated that this was the best keynote speaker in the history of CSDA. Your mantra to improvise, adapt and overcome mesmerised the convention attendees and many recounted changes they planned to make to their lives as a result. Your incredible story against overwhelming odds will be long remembered as you motivated attendees both personally and professionally. On behalf of CSDA, thank you for such an outstanding presentation. Best wishes for a successful 2018 with all your new endeavors in Los Angeles.

Patrick O’Brien Executive Director, CSDA

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Dear Paul, we have already received a tremendous amount of positive feedback on your keynote session - including the audio-visual team that made it a priority to tell me that of the 6,000+ keynotes he has seen over the years, yours was by far the best one he has ever seen! So thanks again for sharing your story with our delegates. I know your story has made a personal impact in my own life.

Trish Redekop Project Manager, Atlantic Venture Forum, Critical Path Group

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At our annual event, we always aim to feature one dynamite speaker to really bring down the house, capture our audience, and deliver a genuinely worthwhile talk that they will hopefully remember (and talk about) for a long time. Hands down, Paul de Gelder is the most memorable and inspirational speaker we have ever had. The audience reviews are all incredibly positive and are still coming in, a month later. No one moved a muscle during Paul's talk. He was masterful in his storytelling and his real-life experience is more than a little intense. But Paul was acutely aware of when to inject comedy and crafted a narrative that left every person feeling hopeful and inspired. He is best in class and I could not recommend Paul any higher!

Rip Esselstyn Plant Stock, NC

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Paul de Gelder's story is a total story told with gusto. You are just engaged right from the outset, captivated by his ability to move from one ‘bite-sized’ interaction to another, leaving each participant feeling more enriched.

Shane Granger CommSec Adviser Services Luncheon

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Paul, I wanted to say a huge thank you – it was a pleasure and a privilege to meet you and have you give such an amazing keynote. I know from the incredible feedback that you made a massive impact on a lot of people, and can honestly say it was one of the most powerful and inspirational stories that our delegates have ever seen – even those that have been coming to the event for 30 years. I hope you enjoyed working with us and being part of our most successful event to date (11,500 delegates over the week!).

Innes Macleod Swift, Innotribe. SIBOS, London

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This man, his mindset, what he's overcome and what he's done with his life is nothing short of unbelievable. His resilience, patience and drive to want to move past this traumatic experience had us all eager to understand how he was able to recover and redesign his life. I love his simple, yet powerful message about not waiting, let's all do/say what we need to today!

Audience member at EO Detroit

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Paul’s presentation was superb and without doubt the highlight of our event. Our team was absolutely inspired by Paul’s courage and resilience. It was a privilege to be in the room to witness his presentation. We will happily recommend Paul to colleagues and friends for future events.

QANTAS regional sales conference

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Paul was the best speaker we ever had. I had many people tell me that, I even bought a book myself. He was a hit. He was someone that people could relate to.

Scott Brown Manager, Flight Standards FAA

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Paul’s story is epic and needs to be heard. Our audience [predominantly marketers] were moved and inspired to take action in their lives and reframe their thinking!

Roman Tsunder CEO & Co-Founder PTTOW! & WORLDZ

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I cannot say enough how much this meant to our audience - people are still buzzing about your performance on stage and how much it moved them. Thanks again for everything!

Shachar G. Scott Global Head of Brand Marketing, Snap, Inc.

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From the moment I met Paul in his hospital bed, I knew I was privileged. Horrendously mauled and recovering from such drastic surgery … I was overwhelmed by his aura, his positive outlook and his will to live. In eight years of reporting for 60 Minutes, Paul, without question is one of the most inspirational human beings I have met! Everyone, whoever they are, can learn so much from Paul… I know I have.

Peter Overton Reporter, 60 Minutes

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Paul de Gelder has an incredible story to tell. It is a story of overwhelming odds, brilliantly overcome through hard work, gutsy determination, and a great sense of humor. I knew in an instant that I needed Paul to tell his story to the Divers of the United States Navy. His effortless charm and engaging manner reels you in for the most motivating ride of your life. A man is not defined by what happens to him, he is defined by how he handles it. That makes Paul a most remarkable man!

Commander Michael Egan United States Navy, Supervisor of Diving

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Paul was absolutely fantastic. First standing ovation in 17 years of conference. Wonderful. He was perfect for our group, a fantastic story-teller and our audience was captivated by him. The response from our attendees was that he was the highlight of our week at conference. Would highly recommend him to anyone. Look forward to working with you both again soon, all the best.

David Maher

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I have not seen a speaker of this magnitude & impact in my lifetime. Paul de Gelder is an Inspirational Speaker about determination, resilience, having a positive attitude in life and making good choices for your path forward! I’m not sure what else to say except it’s a true real life story and hearing it first hand will stay with me for years to come. It’s moving, it’s powerful and Paul is able to tie it directly to your audience.

JoJo Conlan Senior HR Leader, Amazon New York