"Roger, thank you so much for the great job you did in Rawlins. Only a true professional is capable of being so accommodating as you were for us. Your flexibility and cooperation gave me the opportunity to make our out-of-town guests and local leaders happy."
- Rawlins, WY
"Sure enjoyed hearing Roger yesterday! So did everybody in the audience! Great speaker! So glad we have him to help us with Nevada City!"
- Sandy Sindt,
Sierra Economic Development Division
Roger was hands-down the best speaker at the Missouri Governor's Conference on Tourism"
- Amy Supple
Comments from attendees submitted by Roland Peterson, President, California Downtown Association:
"Roger was excellent! Informative and entertaining. He spurred tons of ideas! The best presentation! Simply fantastic!
"The best session at this conference. Great humor and insight and very passionate about the topic"
"Outstanding, best speaker I have ever seen"
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"Your recent presentation for the City of Gig Harbor was quite enlightening. I am so impressed with your provocative approach and comprehensive visions."
- Kristin Grose, Fox Island, WA
"Your presentation far exceeded my expectations! I was particularly impressed by your knowledge and understanding of the critical role that good signage plays in marketing to travelers."
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Derrick Maso - Sign GrafX Group LLC, Hadley, MA
"Fantastic! He said what needed to be said! Can the VCB bring him back to speak?"
- Tamara Garcia, Executive Director,
Olympia/Thurston County Visitor & Convention Bureau
"People are emailing and stopping me in the streets to talk about "Boot Camps" Safe to say, you were a huge success. I wish Roger would just move here! He delivered with humour and enthusiasm and the response has been wonderful"
- Nova Scotia - Blue Nose Coast
"Roger was fantastic! Everyone loved him. We absolutely have to have him come back and speak again!"
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"Thank you very much for presenting what many have said to be the 'highlight' of the workshop. We are very pleased to hear participants referencing your immutable rules as they look at their destinations."
- Darlene MacDonald, Manager,
Tourism Development, Nova Scotia Tourism,
Culture and Heritage
"My nephew was visiting Lunenburg, Nova Scotia from Toronto this past week. He saw a 10-year old boy having a tough time finding a public washroom. I felt like grabbing someone by the collar and yelling "Haven't your read Brooks' Rule #4, or at least ask them to get the owners to attend their tourism meetings!"
- Edward Wedler, a Brooks convert,
Kingston Nova Scotia
"Your stories and points were so dead on, and both levels of government "
- Marion Joppe, University of Guelph,
Ontario Canada
"We artisans here in Crawford Bay have made changes already and plan more shortly. If you ever have a chance to come through again, notice the banners, signs and public bathroom signs and know you have made a difference."
- Janet Wallace, Barefoot Handweaving,
Crawford Bay, British Columbia |
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