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Gentle Giant Moving Company – Boston, MA
"We truly enjoyed having the chance to work with Short Fuse during our training sessions.
I really appreciate the time and energy they spent creating a truly unique and personal
learning experience for so many of us at Gentle Giant. I've had the chance to chat with a
number of folks who attended the sessions, and they've all expressed real appreciation
for the learning, growth, laughs, and overall experience. I'm pretty confident that
the guys look at their roles a bit differently today than prior to the program.
I believe that group has a firmer appreciation for their responsibility as a leader, as a "Giant."
Ryan Falvey, VP Organizational Development
Gentle Giant Moving Co.
RFalvey@GentleGiant.com
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Maine General Hospital; Leadership Team
"The group greatly enjoyed working with Kym and David on Activating Scenes!
Short Fuse is wonderful at what they do…creating a unique and fun approach
to confronting difficult work issues and providing new pathways for participants
to effectively resolve these issues."
Janice Cohen, Principal, Cohen Leadership Consulting
janice@cohenleadership.com
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York Hospital
"The Short Fuse Stress Management program was fabulous! Kym wove together
the informational content with some storytelling and theatre techniques that
made the participants feel engaged and stimulated. I have heard wonderful
comments from the staff. Along with the practical, easy to implement
suggestions she gave, they really enjoyed it and it made them feel special.
I highly recommend Short Fuse to other Healthcare facilities!"
Anne Borden, MPH RN
Congestive Heart Failure Program - York Hospital
15 Hospital Drive, York, ME 03909
ABorden@yorkhospital.com
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York Hospital
"Short Fuse brought our team communication trainings to life!
"The scenes focused on resolving conflict and the creation of a hostile work
environment. The facilitated discussions engaged people in great dialogue
around these issues. The comments afterward indicated the situations
presented were real enough to hit home. I would recommend the approach of
Short Fuse Interactive, Inc. as an effective way to address the issues of
harassment in the workplace for any size company."
Sari Wetherill - HR Head of Training
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Springbrook Healthcare and Rehab
Kym Dakin's stress management work shops at Springbrook Healthcare and Rehab
are just what the doctor ordered! She gets participants to share their
experience with an approach that elicits trust and honest engagement. She
provided our staff with the knowledge to combat stress with her many practical
tips and proactive tools. Her upbeat approach to teaching/facilitating sets a
positive tone which makes participants immediately feel relaxed and ready to
learn. Kym gets employees to look at their own role in creating stress and
what they can do about it. Everyone without fail benefited from her
in-services and she has the distinction of providing " the best in-service we
ever had" according to staff! I attended her in-service and have incorporated
some her strategies into my work day. I thank Kym for helping me be more
relaxed and productive!
Shelly Hayden R.N. BSN - Admissions Director
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MDI Hospital
I wanted to thank you again for the outstanding Leadership Development program
Short Fuse Interactive did at MDI Hospital. Our participants are still raving
about it! They were actively engaged and, without a doubt, left with a new
appreciation of the communication skills essential for leaders. The workshop was
particularly effective as a result of the time and effort you and your
colleagues put into creating scenarios that accurately depicted OUR issues and
OUR culture. It was so refreshing not to get a "canned" presentation. I know I
will be recommending Short Fuse whenever I get a chance.
Lisa Fraize - Service Excellence Coordinator
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South Portland Parks and Recreation
"Short Fuse interactive was a great addition to our summer camp
staff-training program. They helped us to tackle some serious professional
matters in a funny and profound way. Working with a staff with a wide age
range is a difficult task. However, Kym and her staff worked very hard to
make sure that they would deliver a strong message which would provide
lively and important conversation. The staff felt like they were included in
the process, and not 'talked at,' which was well-received by all of our
employees. In looking for a creative and engaging way to train employees, I
would recommend Short Fuse Interactive Theatre as part of your training
regimen."
Lisa Brewer - Recreation Programmer
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U.S. Postal Service
"Short Fuse was an integral part of our efforts to highlight the many
subtle issues involved in sexual harassment situations. Many of
our employees praised their accurate portrayal of an everyday
workplace and its issues, and commented on how much they enjoyed
getting training in this format. I definitely recommend Short Fuse
for training opportunities in the future."
Michael J. Donahue - Manager, Human Resources
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Pierce Atwood: Violence in the Workplace Conference
"The reviews we received have been terrific, and a number of them single out
Short Fuse as the distinguishing feature. Clearly, the effectiveness of
using drama as a training tool in this manner has been confirmed by the
response to this program."
James R. Erwin - Partner
JErwin@PierceAtwood.com
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Lamprey Brothers: Customer Focus Training
"The program was conducted several weeks ago and I
am still receiving positive feedback from our staff members, which
indicates the value of an interactive program of this nature."
Thomas Williams - Director of Sales & Marketing
williamt@maine.rr.com
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Maine Association for Dispute Resolution Professionals: Mediation Training Program
"On behalf of the Maine Association for Dispute Resolution Professionals,
I want to thank Short Fuse for their huge role in making our 'Fish Bowl'
mediation training program last week so successful.
"The mediators I spoke with afterwards told me that they quickly forgot
that there was an audience staring at them and I know this was because
Short Fuse created such a realistic place within which they could do their
mediation work. The cast's ability to stop and start and stay in character
was awe inspiring, and enabled them to insightfully reveal—in ways
that could never happen with 'real' parties—how characters were
reacting to the mediation process and how they really felt as a result
of the mediator's behavior and intentions.
"As was mentioned during the feedback session, using non-actors as role
players just doesn't come close to being as useful. Using professional
actors allowed everyone to concentrate on the mediation itself instead
of on the role play device, making the fish bowl a tremendously effective
way to learn mediation technique AND entertaining at the same time.
"Thank you for sharing your talent."
Frederick H. Greene III
thglegal@gwi.net
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Ingraham - Legal Services for the Elderly: Staff Training
"This group was an invaluable addition to our organization's training
event...Smart and accomplished, the performances were not only
detailed and nuanced, they were also extremely entertaining
and educational. I could not recommend Short Fuse more highly.
They prove that training can be fun."
Amy E. Kurtz - Legal Services for the Elderly
amyelizabeth227@msn.com
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Fairchild Semiconductor
"Short Fuse was very effective for all levels of our employees. The
presentations were excellent, funny, and highly entertaining. I am amazed
at how well their group seemed to know our business and our employees with
the little bit of information we provided them."
Shirley Andrews - Manager, Human Resources
shirley.andrews@fairchildsemi.com
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Center for Educational Services
"Short Fuse amazed us! Even with just a short amount of prep time,
these fine performers combined the specific content of our network
and the current sensibilities of education into an audience-
friendly production that delighted everyone. I highly recommend
them for any event where honesty and hilarity are required!"
Robert G. Shafto - Executive Director
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Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
"Short Fuse is a phenomenal visual sensation! Real life social conflict
situations involve the audience so we better understand, at the gut level,
what social discrimination feels like..."
Lisa G. Martin - Small Business Consultant
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