“Kenton has worked across faculties and directorates with both academic and professional service staff. His expertise and experience in higher education lends itself to a fundamental understanding of our needs, which has allowed him to deliver meaningful and engaging programme content for our employees. He provides a unique and flexible approach to the implementation of strategies and interventions, and is regarded as one of our key external partners in advising and helping us achieve our strategic employee development objectives.”
— Lorraine Kelly, Director of Organisational Development, King’s College London
“The support from Kenton Lewis Associates was highly professional and inclusive; they listened to what we needed as an organisation and then tailored their support to have the greatest impact. Their facilitation was informed, energetic and very useful. Thank you!”
— Richard Watson, Director of Operations, IntoUniversity
“It was absolutely the right thing to do to bring Kenton in to facilitate our staff away day. Kenton quickly gained an understanding of what we were aiming to achieve and asked questions in our initial planning conversation which opened up our thinking and helped us focus. This enabled him to devise an away day that was really tailored to our needs. Kenton is an engaging facilitator who can read the room and adapt to deliver with just the right amount of energy and pace. Everyone in the room that day worked really hard but without necessarily realising it, which meant that it was a positive experience for the whole team and strategically effective. The really valuable thing about working with Kenton is the follow up and reflection work he facilitates; this is where you get take away results. As a whole team and as a management team we walked away with short, medium and long term actions that will bring about real change for our Association.
In addition, the presentation skills training day, ‘Once more with impact’ that Kenton devised and delivers through the AUA is extremely popular. It consistently gets excellent feedback and Kenton’s content and presentation style is always noted by attendees as the key to its success.”
— Kathy Murray, head of the AUA National Office
“Kenton provided an exceptional tailored service, listening to what we wanted to achieve with our Development Day and suggesting an insightful and relevant programme. Kenton’s facilitation was excellent, keeping a diverse group of staff engaged and interested through several hours of activities. I found Kenton to be helpful and responsive at every stage – a very collaborative approach to supporting our event.”
— Dr Matthew Andrews, University Secretary and Registrar at University of Gloucestershire
“We were seeking a motivational speaker to offer the keynote address at our Graduation Awards Ceremony, and Kenton fitted the bill perfectly. His experience in education and his clear enthusiasm for learning captured the audience’s attention through thought-provoking and meaningful insights for our students and their families. A truly inspirational speech. The feedback from attendees has been excellent and I would highly recommend Kenton as a public speaker.”
— Tina Sproson, Dean of Higher Education, Stockport College University Centre
“Kenton has worked with my professional service teams and I would recommend him without reservation. He always takes time in planning and understanding the challenges and areas of development required. Recently, he facilitated a Wellbeing session with professional service staff at King’s. He asked the right questions to make sure that he was fully briefed on the teams and any areas of focus. The workshop was excellently facilitated and made staff feel comfortable and relaxed and as a result of the workshop there were positive behaviour changes. There was excellent feedback from the session from all stakeholders. Kenton draws on his research and knowledge of HE which makes him extremely credible. He is extremely personable and an excellent communicator and presenter.”
— Maeve Huttly, Director of Admissions, King’s College London
“Kenton delivered an inspiring and fascinating keynote address to our professional staff development day which was thought-provoking and a call to action for our staff. He complemented this with some excellent presentation skills workshops which were warmly received by attendees.”
— Vicky Goddard, Registrar, University of Salford, Manchester
“We were looking for a keynote speaker who would be able to inspire the delegates. Kenton worked with the University to develop his presentation so that it was pitched perfectly to the delegates who attended. The feedback the University received on the keynote speech was incredibly positive.”
— Deborah Mattock, Director of Human Resources and Marketing, The University of Northampton
“Kenton is the consummate professional and encouraged participants to feel comfortable and fully engage with the presentation training sessions, which were thought provoking and equipped participants with skills to be utilised in their working lives. We were so impressed with the first session that we invited him back to do another!”
— Emma Price, Head of Quality, Goldsmiths, University of London
“Thank you so much for all the time and energy you put into your presentations here at SMUS. We greatly appreciate your willingness to share your enthusiasm and expertise with our students and parents, and I know we are lucky to have you as a resource on studying in the UK in general!”
— Alison McCallum, Director of University Counselling, St Michael's University School (Canada)
“Many thanks for the outstanding presentation at our medical conference for state school students hosted by St Paul’s. The feedback and interest in your presentation was excellent and I am pleased the hordes of adoring fans eventually allowed you to leave the school!”
— Dr Clive Handler, St Paul's School
“Kenton has worked with us for a number of years, developing and delivering excellent mentoring programmes to support and stretch some of our most talented students. In his work with potential medical students he is able to enthuse and excite whilst ensuring they remain grounded giving them the knowledge, skills and critical reflection to make a successful application. In particular the individual mock interviews he runs dramatically raise our students’ confidence and ability. With Kenton’s help we have significantly raised the number of successful medical applicants and it is clear to see why he received an MBE for his groundbreaking work.”
— Lisa Thefault, Director of Extended Learning, Ursuline High School
“Kenton developed two skills guides, specifically for our volunteers, on negotiating and influencing. His approach was knowledgeable and thorough. He gained a good understanding of what we were looking for and delivered just what we wanted. The guides themselves were informative and engaging; the information was clear and easy to understand without being too simplistic. Kenton has a great depth of knowledge and personal experience to draw on, and he is a pleasure to work with!”
— Laura Ashcroft, Project Officer, The Association of University Administrators
“Kenton’s session was exactly what a workshop should be.” / “A great session - interesting how much more you learn when you laugh!” / “An excellent session. Highlight of the conference. Very well structured with a though provoking talk and a useful discussion break-off group. Kenton was an excellent speaker.” / “Kenton’s presentation was wonderfully dynamic - possibly the best course session I have ever experienced.” / “The whole session was thought-provoking and quite poignant.” / “Fantastic speaker. I was interested, engaged and inspired.” / “It was all excellent and informative.” / “I will take away ideas, reflect on them, and use what I have learnt in my professional practice.” / “The discussion exercises were really interesting and Kenton makes a great facilitator who encourages group discussion.” / “Very well presented and genuinely engaging.” / “Kenton was fantastic! so engaging and kept the sessions really interactive.” / “An excellent session - just the right balance of presentation and participation.” / “The session was thoroughly enjoyable as well as practical, with easy to implement tips and ideas, which is brilliant!” / “I really enjoyed your session, definitely the highlight of the day.” / “Great fun, fantastic facilitator, with useful and interesting content.” / “Kenton’s presentation was wonderful.” / “An excellent session. I couldn’t be more impressed!” / “Your session was fantastic, really enjoyable and inspiring.” / “Best workshop I have been to. My goal - to be as good as you!”
