Trainer Feedack from ESNEFT Courses

“Gerry has a calm and steady voice, he is an excellent listener and he very skilfully led the discussion,
made everyone avoiding extreme, unnecessary lengths. He covered all the topics equally and in
length.

Gerry is a VERY skilled and experienced trainer. I found the sharing of his experiences amazing.”

“Thank you, Gerry, it was a well run course and has given me a lot to think about when running
debriefing sessions. I feel well equipped to have such discussions with staff.”

“It was nice to be taught by someone with a wealth of experience in this domain and to learn from
him. I think the course might not have been the same with someone of less experience. Very
interesting to hear about his experiences- gave him a lot of credibility. Lovely manner, calm,
attentive and appropriate humour.”

“Excellent – it was clear he was very experienced at leading training groups and he tried where
possible to include the whole group and made you feel welcome and valued throughout the training
session.”

“It was obvious that the trainer brought a wealth of experience and knowledge that he drew on
throughout the course to highlight examples and embellish how to use techniques in different
scenarios from talking about real and personal things that had happened to him which allowed you
to develop a rapport with the trainer. The stories of how he dealt with various scenarios over the
years and how things impacted on him on a personal level allowed you to realise that none of us are
alone in feeling sometimes overwhelmed and allowed me to reflect on my own situation.”

“Gerry was excellent, warm approachable, made you feel at ease from the outset, his calm relaxed
approach and the fact he had many years of experience behind him made you feel you were in the
hands of an expert in his field.”

“Gerry has such knowledge and experience of dealing with the aftermath of Traumatic events, it
really shone through that he was teaching from his own practice.

He had a good rapport with the course subjects: answering questions that we asked; allowing us to
bring our own incidents ‘to the table’, and then giving an insight of his own experiences.”

“Excellent, Gerry made everyone feel welcome and involved and checked we all understood.”

“Vast knowledge and experience, including involvement in the aftermath of national tragedies