Particpants Testimonials and Reviews

Mary Ann helped JesusCentral craft what is now our primary message to key constituents. In a short time, people get what we do and get motivated to join in.

Kingdom Presenters is for anyone that wants to be more effective at moving hearts, touching lives, or even opening wallets for great causes around the globe. Come to one short seminar and walk away a better speaker, a more effective presenter for the Kingdom.

I am an enthusiastic fan of Mary Ann Mariani! She is a master at helping people tell their story in a coherent, concise and compelling manner.

Mary Ann combines her years of experience as a professional presentation coach with a deep love for the Lord and a desire to help people express their faith. I am thankful that she is offering this important ministry to all of us; we have a story to tell!

I can say that I absolutely loved your workshop. I occasionally speak at churches, Stephen's Ministries, schools and even Boy Scout troops and your class helped me to organize my talks in a way that is far more impactful than in the past. I also feel that it is important to grow, learn and do our best at presenting with excellence since we are ambassadors of Christ and represent Him in everything we do. Your class emphasizes this importance. I like that we learned to incorporate Listening Prayer and loved how you did this with me personally when you helped me organize my talk on "Depression and suicide" for our church.

Wow, your all day seminar today was wonderful!!! You did such a good job and have a wealth of expertise that is SO needed by all of us speakers.  Be sure to keep offering it again and again.

I was personally so blessed and challenged. I really valued the  videotaping and feedback on presenting. I was looking for that kind of audience feedback.

Do it again, Friend! This is your calling - to equip people to more effectively communicate their message!

Kingdom Presenters, was such a helpful seminar for our Community Bible Study leaders. The section on "How to present your story" was valuable. We all know we need to be able to do this in a period of about 3-4 minutes, but it is hard to do alone and it was helpful to have the guidance and worksheets you provided. Since PowerPoint is used in most classes now, it was helpful to hear from you the most effective ways to manage it so that it enhances the presentation and does not become a distraction.

I thoroughly enjoyed the excellence of your Kingdom Presenters seminar. I will definitely suggest it to any new Community Bible Study Teaching Directors or Associate Teaching Directors.

What a blessing you are and what a gift you have given us! Thank you so much for ALL you did to help us sharpen our speaking skills. You are a treasure in OH SO MANY WAYS! Everything about our day of coaching was enjoyable…hospitality, tips, recordings, the group you assembled, your curriculum, and your concise and succinct presentations (this is actually in reverse order). I can't wait to put the thoughts you shared into practice, which will glorify God through passionaries' like you.

Wow! You must have hit it out of the park today! I heard such wonderful things from so many who attended!

Thank you so much for lending your talents to serve God and our church. We are so blessed to be able to learn from you. You should feel very proud and excited about what you have to offer, the response you're getting, and the potential for taking Kingdom Presenters to exciting new levels that you never even imagined!

I have had the joy of having Mary Ann work with me on sermon preparation and then sit down with her after I preached and go over with her what I had done…or not done! She is, above all, gracious.

What I greatly appreciated is that she didn't hold back on her comments and questions about my thought process and presentation. She had wonderful insight and was deadly honest in her critique. I loved it!

Recently I was stopped by a congregant who told me that he appreciated my last sermon and that he had preached it to a friend who was visiting from another part of the country. It was an encouragement to me because he remembered in detail what I had said.

Working with Mary Ann helped me in the organization of the material which resulted in his remembering it weeks later. Since I also teach in a graduate school, her work has helped my teaching skills immeasurably. This fact is evidenced in student teacher evaluations.

You may never know what an impact your class is- but its impact is far reaching! First of all, thank you so much for availing yourself to God's call. You are a mighty warrior equipping His children and I thank you for stepping out – I know the sacrifice that takes.

Every aspect impacted me – I am excited and more confident now about incorporating PowerPoint into my talks. I am sure of the vision God has laid on my heart and the path I am on. I now am armed with a VERY powerful prayer tool. I am so excited to hone my talk and carry it forward. Thank you so much and looking forward to learning more!

This workshop was truly a blessing to my life and was God's perfect timing. I learned all I needed to know today and now I just need to rely on God to bring it out of me at the right time.

Thank you, many blessings to you! God used you to make a HUGE difference in my life. I now feel more confident when presenting, and by God's grace will be giving more powerful presentations.