Feedback from Keynote Presentations, Masterclass Seminars and Conferences

"Very empowering, demystifying the research process... Philip Darbyshire is an excellent, motivating speaker able to reveal the exciting side of research... Philip presented a very "dont touch" subject in an easy to understand and let's get into it manner... He turned a potentially dry subject into an interesting, relevant and practical subject.... I came away feeling much less overwhelmed and far more motivated with research..."

Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

Dear Mr Darbyshire, I attended a workshop you facilitated in Galway, Ireland in September 2004. I was so inspired by the workshop that we have since completed two studies in the area of autism.  Thank You.

Fionnuala Langford
Senior Speech & Language Therapist, Galway, Ireland

"Philip's dynamic personality facilitated a most enlightening day - my mind had been opened and my practice surely enhanced by the experiences discussed today... Today's seminar will make me think in every practice... Most thought provoking session I have attended for a long time. Thank you..."

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

"Absolutely brilliant. Touching a subject no-one wants to talk about. Witty, informative, a really inspiring lecture... Outstanding look at human spirit - honesty, bravery, essence - an extraordinary human being... So good can’t put into words... What an extraordinary lovely man with such an understanding of human beings... Charismatic and humorous presenter... This presentation inspired thought and reflection. Heartfelt and emotional extremely relevant... The poetry was so powerful, his depth of understanding outstanding - his words will stay with me forever... Absolutely magnificent - inspirational and so powerful..."

Ronald MacDonald House Charities, International Conference, Adelaide, Australia

"Philip's work was the pivotal point in creating a research culture in nursing. This culture was so evident that, when our hospital underwent the rigorous and searching evaluation which led to us achieving Magnet status, the assessors pointed particularly to all that was being achieved in research, comparing us extremely favourably to established Magnet hospitals in USA..."

Joy Vickerstaff, former Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, ACT, Australia.