Allison Massari

I seldom am impressed by professional speakers enough to attend their sessions 8 times in 3 months. However that is exactly what I did with Allison. Her words were simple yet penetrating as if I had never heard her before. She makes you realize how powerful and long lasting a simple kind word, a warm smile, or a caring gesture can be. I have seen her bring her audience to a wholehearted laughter and even tears and that is not an easy feat for any speaker. I never got tired of listening to her.”

Your talk on the MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table) Main Platform was fantastic, and it was even better to get to know you. You really are an inspiration, and made such an impression on me.

I was blown away by your main platform presentation this morning at Million Dollar Round Table. May you enjoy safe travels with the knowledge that you have impacted so many lives in a positive way. We salute you.

Stunning. Authentic. Emotional. Heartwarming. Triumphant. These words describe Allison Massari’s live presentation. She is a unique talent with a singular story that is unlike anything we’ve experienced in a decade hosting live events. Don’t miss it.

Your keynote was the best closing keynote I have had the privilege of seeing. Having heard many good speakers in my many years as an association manager, you rank at the top of your craft. It was a pleasure and delight to have you as our closing keynote. For the hundreds that saw you, they left inspired and filled with a sense of hope and joy. Thank you again for your wonderful keynote and for treating our members to one of the best closings in memory. You touched all of our lives.

I highly recommend Allison as a keynote speaker. Allison’s presentation hit home to every health care professional in the room, reinforcing for them the tremendous impact they have on their own patients. Additionally…her sincerity, kindness and positive attitude on life was uplifting and created a fantastic buzz among the attendees!

The presentation you gave at the 2014 CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum yesterday on healthcare was, in a word, astounding! We are still very much basking in the glow of the event, for which we owe you our deepest gratitude for capping off a great day with one of the most memorable and impactful keynotes in CIO Forum history. Our group was absolutely riveted to your every word within the first minute of your taking the stage, and you kept them mesmerized for the entire hour. You spoke with such passion, compassion, energy, and charisma and connected with our audience on a deep and truly emotional level. Several of our staff commented at how astonished they were that our group gave you a standing ovation as many on our team have never seen that before. In fact, I can only remember one other time that happened in my 16 years with CHIME, and we have had some really terrific speakers. Immediately following the event and for days afterward, countless attendees approached me, our CEO, and members of our staff and Board to share with us how excited they were about the event and, more specifically, how moved they were by you and your message. I would be delighted to provide a glowing referral to anyone considering having you at their event.

When we opened the TEDxZaragoza conference with Allison, it was like dropping a bomb. Her work is so thorough, so careful. Every sentence, every comma, every pause, the pronunciation of every word, are doubly, triply checked and pondered. It is plainly counterintuitive that the result is so incredibly emotional despite this infinite attention to detail. Yet it is. When we opened the TEDxZaragoza conference with Allison, it was like dropping a bomb. As I later said to her, “It is a great power to be able to make people laugh and cry in only 18 minutes”. How does she do it? My guess is that one of the secret ingredients is to tell exactly what you think, to show what you feel… to actually feel it on stage! It is very different from the careful work of an actress, who strives to convince that she feels something which is not there. Allison’s only aim is to accurately and intensely communicate what she actually feels… and the laughs and the tears in the audience confirm that she achieves it remarkably.