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Anna hosted three Pitching Contests for us, at flagship event of the European Commission the EU Industry Days (2022, Bruxelles) and at the European Youth Event (2019 and 2021, European Parliament in Strasbourg). Anna makes a good team with Alex Glod, with whom she prepared and co-hosted the events. If you are looking for a moderator who helps you sharpen the format for your event, makes sure your event flows well and who makes sure all people on stage feel confident, you need to talk with Anna!

Anna was onze dagvoorzitter op Bessensap 2020. In eerste instantie een fysiek evenement maar door de coronacrisis uiteindelijk online. Anna heeft in deze omschakeling meegedacht aan een oplossing die voor de deelnemers goed werkte.

De betrokkenheid van Anna bij het evenement was groot, alle gastsprekers waren goed op de hoogte en hierdoor stond het plenaire programma als een huis. De flexibiliteit van Anna op het evenement zelf is top! Ze haakt meteen aan en weet de deelnemers te blijven boeien, wanneer een verbinding met een keynote bijvoorbeeld weg valt.

Voor iedereen die een online evenement organiseert, zet Anna in als dagvoorzitter/talkshow host en het evenement is al voor de helft geslaagd!

With Anna’s support we were able to craft a very powerful, straightforward pitch for our MedTech solution. After two workshops with Anna, we had an intensive coaching program. Anna tactfully, but directly pointed out areas in our pitch that needed to be sharpened, and proved to be right 100% of the time with her observations and suggestions. We got great feedback on our pitch after Demo Day and it helped us to get shortlisted by Arab Health and Innov8. Working with Anna is enjoyable, because she has a warm and constructive manner. We highly recommend to work with Anna if you want to sharpen your message and improve your public speaking skills.

I had the chance to work with Anna during Young Leaders Club – Entrepreneurs Summer School, where I had to prepare for a pitch to support my business. Anna proved to be an awesome trainer whom needed only a couple of hours to have me come a long way to the most impactful pitch for investors. I had no experience at all upfront. I plan to continue our collaboration for a long time. I highly recommend Anna for a real boost in your pitching aptitudes.

Anna provided a high quality and timely pitch training to a group of diverse entrepreneurs from a dozen different countries. All of the entrepreneurs she trained reported feeling significantly better about their pitch, and told us repeatedly that the quality of the training was very high.

‘Anna has delivered the after lunch presentation at ITdevConnect – Tech, fun and inspiration, a conference we organized in April 2015. Having an after lunch dip was impossible, because Anna made us laugh and prepared us for the rest of the conference programme. I recommend to work with Anna if you are looking for a speaker with a high energy level, who is always well-prepared and makes sure the goals of the conference will be met. We look forward to work with Anna in the frame of the second edition of ITdevConnect.’

Over the last three months, I worked with Anna Heijker and she has really helped me to improve my presentation skills. Her advice gave my confidence a boost. I always liked to be on a stage but now I have a set of extra tools to inspire a crowd.

Over the last three months, I worked with Anna Heijker and she has really helped me to improve my presentation skills. Her advice gave my confidence a boost. I always liked to be on a stage but now I have a set of extra tools to inspire a crowd.

Veel nieuwe inzichten en erg nuttig. Ik raad het zeker aan om een training in pitchen bij te wonen!’

Anna is an absolutely amazing pitch coach. We joined a workshop with Anna at Startupbootcamp Dubai and afterwards she coached us to Demo Day. She has the perfect combo a pitch coach should have: an holistic approach on what needs to be in the pitch so that the startup gets the most out of it and at the same time diligent attention to details. Also she is a perfect catalyst and I saw an humongous difference in my pitch skills after working with Anna. She is absolutely great to work with and I would not miss any opportunity to work with her again! If you need a pitch coach it has to be Anna.

Anna is an absolutely amazing pitch coach. We joined a workshop with Anna at Startupbootcamp Dubai and afterwards she coached us to Demo Day. She has the perfect combo a pitch coach should have: an holistic approach on what needs to be in the pitch so that the startup gets the most out of it and at the same time diligent attention to details. Also she is a perfect catalyst and I saw an humongous difference in my pitch skills after working with Anna. She is absolutely great to work with and I would not miss any opportunity to work with her again! If you need a pitch coach it has to be Anna.

I have had the pleasure of working with Anna Heijker on many occasions as she has provided her experience and knowledge during our NGO Breakfast Sessions, which invites individuals from NGO’s to learn from experts. Anna has led sessions on ‘Sharpen Your Presentation Skills’ and ‘How To Build A Personal Brand’, which were interactive and informative. The feedback for these sessions was extremely positive, including comments on her positive energy, inspiring presentation style and the self-realisation by the participants. I would recommend working Anna because not only is she smart and professional, she exudes energy, knowledge and creativity through wit, humour and class.

Anna was appointed to hold a speech at Business Days in Iaşi. She proved to be very thorough in preparing her presentation, which was both rich in content and captivating. She shared with the audience how a bilateral chamber of commerce can help entrepreneurs to grow their business. We received a lot of positive feedback from the audience. Anna is a great person to work with and also a passionate professional in her field, putting a lot of energy in her work.

Anna has delivered the training ‘How to pitch your business in 60 seconds’ for the members of the Chamber of Commerce Switzerland-Romania (CCER). Anna has a high energy level and during the interactive training with real-life examples participants have sharpened the messages about their companies. The result is that they feel more confident and they are ready to create new business opportunities. We look forward to next trainings with Anna!

Anna heeft op 7 februari 2019 College Tour gepresenteerd met misdaadverslaggever John van den Heuvel, georganiseerd door JCI Ede. Ze richtte ze zich niet alleen op het interview, maar hielp ons met haar ervaring en expertise het gehele avondprogramma strak te organiseren. Ze creëerde een plezierige en open sfeer zowel op het podium als in de zaal, ze was zeer goed voorbereid en stelde scherpe en goede vragen aan John van den Heuvel. Door haar enthousiaste inzet en professionaliteit kijken we terug op een zeer geslaagde editie van College Tour. Dankjewel Anna!

Anna delivered a very structured training with a real life approach, which made it easy to apply what I learned. The exercises in the training gave me the opportunity to present my company to potential business partners right away and this actually brought me follow-up meetings after the training. Having the pitch for my company ready is very useful in on spot situations.

I joined Anna’s training on professional networking at the Netherlands-Romanian Chamber of Commerce, because I wanted to learn more about the technique of pitching. Anna designed a very clear, sharp and focused training and delivered it in a very interactive way. […] The result of this training is that I now feel very confident about my attitude and the words I use when the time to talk with a potential client is limited. About joining Anna’s training on professional networking I would say: go for it, it will challenge you and you will be pleasantly surprised. Invest the time in it, it’s worth it!

I joined the workshop on one-minute pitching by Anna mainly because of the topic which I find to be very interesting. I thought that her approach was really useful and has provided me and the others with a very structured and efficient way of pitching yourself or the company you work for. Anna was really determined to actually get us to practice, improve and give feedback on our pitching communication. I was very pleased to see she prepared so thoroughly and managed her time efficiently. I would definitely recommended her to any professional or company who wishes to enhance their Pitching Communication skills since I trust she has the ability to adapt to any industry or professional background.

Working with Anna offered a solution to a little self-improvement issue that I have been meaning to fix for a while. I know that being able to construct such a pitch is something that will be useful both in my professional, as well as in my personal life, no matter how I decide to switch jobs, careers, occupations. […] Being able to pitch your business in 60 seconds, you can open the doors to new business opportunities and contacts.

Anna was appointed to hold a speech at Business Days in Iaşi. She proved to be very thorough in preparing her presentation, which was both rich in content and captivating. She shared with the audience how a bilateral chamber of commerce can help entrepreneurs to grow their business. We received a lot of positive feedback from the audience. Anna is a great person to work with and also a passionate professional in her field, putting a lot of energy in her work.

Anna was the speaker of one of our Meet the WOMAN! business events, in which we discussed about personal branding and how to create a name for yourself even when you are in a new place in life or you have to start over. It was a truly inspirational speech, filled with her personal experience and passion, and it sparked an interesting discussion between the participants. It was a great experience and we would recommend working with Anna any time!

Anna heeft zich heel grondig voorbereid op de bijeenkomst, heel nauw geluisterd naar mijn wensen en op de dag zelf het evenement heel efficiënt begeleid. Haar inzet heeft zeker bijgedragen aan een productieve en positieve sfeer, voor het publiek evenals voor de sprekers. Ik kijk uit naar de verdere samenwerking!

Anna hielp ons uit de brand toen een externe interviewer op het laatste moment afzegde. Anna nam het last-minute over en zorgde ervoor dat de geïnterviewden goed tot hun recht kwamen! Volgens mij heeft niemand in de zaal gemerkt dat zij ad hoc is ingevallen. Van begin tot eind een fijne en soepele samenwerking!