Speaking Engagement Testimonials

"I was delighted with Dorie Clark’s presentation “Mastering the Politics of Business” at our program Leading the Business of BioPharma. Dorie was able to draw from her own deep experience in the political arena to bring truly practical strategies for managing workplace politics to life for our audience. Dorie’s terrific energy, humor, and knowledge of the topic kept our women executives engaged and involved. Her case studies from business and politics brought to life techniques to uncover and optimize political nuances for career success. I would recommend Dorie highly. She understood the issues our participants face at work and tailored her presentation to the needs of the group. She handled questions with grace and delivered an interactive and edifying presentation. It was a pleasure to work with Dorie; she has a unique point of view and dynamic style that has real value for women and organizations."

- Iris Newalu, Director, Smith College Executive Education

"Dorie Clark of Clark Strategic Communications was recently a featured speaker at Children’s Hospital Boston - Management Grand Rounds, where she both enlightened and entertained an audience of emerging leaders about the importance of personal branding. Without using the standard multimedia presentation tools, Dorie relied on her voice and presence to deliver her message to great effect. Her honest, easy-going presentation style, subtle irreverent sense of humor and command of the material combined to produce a remarkably compelling discussion on branding that gave attendees practical “take home” advice and food for thought. Children’s Hospital’s Management Grand Rounds series is delighted to count her among our list of notable featured speakers."

- Jeff Cardini, Management Grand Rounds Steering Committee, Children's Hospital Boston

"Dorie Clark's session on 'Media Techniques for Association Professionals' was one of the highest rated at the New England Society of Association Executives Annual Management Conference. Attendees found Dorie's style refreshing and liked her ability to manage the session around their questions while still conveying her key information. Dorie takes the time to get to know your group. She is very professional and easy to work with. I hope to have the pleasure of bringing her in for another client event. I highly recommend Dorie Clark."

- Pam McKenna, Executive Director, New England Society of Association Executives

"Dorie trained a four-hour professional development workshop at our International Conference. Her engaging teaching style was very well-received by our conference attendees. Her dynamic presentation was informative, educational, and everything that we could have asked her."

- Caryn Souza, Executive Director, Association for Commuter Transportation

"Dorie Clark's infectious personality and command of the communications industry proved to be an invaluable learning experience for our members. She has the innate gift to break down complex information by making it real - and fun. The response for her return was overwhelmingly positive and I would encourage any private business or non-profit organization to harness her knowledge and make it your own."

- Leslie Gould, President/CEO, Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce

"Dorie Clark's 90 minute presentation was engaging, articulate, and showed business owners viable strategies they could immediately apply to strengthen their promotional efforts and thereby increase sales and revenue...Dorie was prepared, professional, and compelling. The feedback I've received from business owners in attendance was extremely positive, and I would not hesitate to ask her back...Bringing Dorie Clark in to speak was extremely beneficial to our efforts and I'm certain other communities and businesses can learn and grow thanks to her depth of knowledge and ability to connect with attendees."

- David Guzman, Economic Development Specialist, City of Somerville, MA

"Dorie's experience as a journalist, nonprofit Executive Director, and political media strategist is unique. She was able to answer participants' questions with candor, humor, and insight, and always had a ready store of helpful anecdotes, both from her own experience and her extensive knowledge of the field. I'd strongly recommend Dorie Clark to any organization considering bringing her in for a talk or workshop. She is a true professional and her wealth of experience as a consultant provides insight and new perspectives that might take organizations months or years to develop on their own."

- Jackie Cefola, Program Coordinator, Third Sector New England's NonProfit Center

"Dorie has a compelling speaking style that draws participants in and engages them...I've frequently heard attendees mention key points or concepts they've learned from her sessions...Our participants rave about having someone with her level of experience guide them and help answer their questions."

- Matt Blizek, Training Director, Democracy for America

"Thank you, Dorie, for your energetic and informative presentation on Marketing Strategies. Your materials and resources were very helpful."

- Ellen S. Kief, Co-Chair, Boston Bar Association Solo/Small Firm Section

"Dorie’s lecture was comprehensive and articulately delivered through humor, anecdotes, and pure, ebullient energy. In addition to her professionalism, she also demonstrated the casual, approachable tone of one who has mastered the subjects on which she speaks. As someone about to enter the workforce, I found her lecture relevant, streamlined, and – above all – necessary to successfully navigate in this new digital age. I’d strongly advise any group looking towards the future to tap into her wealth of knowledge, both for the delightful Dorie Clark “experience” and for the wisdom one can only find in a speaker of Dorie’s caliber."

- David Gittess, Vice President, Imaginet (Tufts University marketing society)

“Olin College is a small, all-engineering school with a tight-knit student body. Olin's Society of Women Engineers invited Dorie to help students in the art of communicating with people from a non-technical background. Before her visit, Dorie took the trouble to learn about Olin's community and tailor her message. The result was an interactive and engaging conversation that students really enjoyed. The effectiveness of her talk stemmed not only from the compelling way she gave advice but also from the way she successfully demonstrated her concepts by example.”

- Rachael Stedman, President, Olin College Society of Women Engineers

"Dorie provided an enthusiastic, experienced and knowledgeable voice to our panel on social media for small business people. Audience participants left the session with key guidance from Dorie that will accelerate their adoption of these important tools and increase their success in deploying them."

- Joe Grafton, Executive Director, Somerville Local First

"Thank you for your dynamic presentation at the 2010 ATHENA Awards program. Your presentation was very inspiring."

- Christopher Cooney, President & CEO, MetroSouth Chamber of Commerce

"Dorie Clark’s presentation to the Massachusetts NOW board was engaging, interactive, and incredibly helpful for all of the board members. Everyone left feeling inspired, motivated and ready to get to work. Dorie came in after an already long board meeting and was able to increase the energy level, facilitate an important and thoughtful discussion, and had a sense of humor while doing it. Bravo!"

- Judy Neufeld, Co-President, Massachusetts National Organization for Women

"Dorie provided our members with great tips in an interesting, energetic presentation. Her ideas about how journalists should create their own brand are relevant and actionable."

- Doug Stewart, National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association 2010 Convention Co-Chair

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