Mary Ellen Bates speaks frequently on information industry-related topics. This is what people have said about her presentations. Contact her if you would like to discuss a speaking engagement.

• Mary Ellen Bates never fails to impress. Her standing-room-only session on Monday [at the 2008 SLA Annual Conference] was no exception.
  
  
• Mary Ellen Bates’s [half-day workshop] on ‘What to do after you log off?’ was chock-full of easily implementable ideas. I have already updated my email signature file to brand my information services more specifically.
  
  
• This was a very clear, useful, engagingly-presented workshop. Thank you!
  
  
• Excellent presentation that provided very concrete solutions and suggestions.
  
  
• From now on, I will purposely look for other offerings by Ms. Bates.
  
  
• This session alone has made my trip to this conference worthwhile.
  
  
• I always learn so much from your classes and workshops -- especially things that I can use when I get back to work.
  
  
• Mary Ellen was quite knowledgeable, energetic and humorous. A very informative and useful workshop. Terrific!
  
  
• Ms. Bates is an excellent presenter. She is enthusiastic and passionate about her presentation. She gave great examples and provided us with some useful tools and tools for web searching.
  
  
• One of the best workshops I've attended in recent times.
  
  
• The quality of her presentation was superb, and succinctly presented
  
  
• Very professional and enthusiastic presenter; obviously very knowledgeable.
  
  
• Mary Ellen always has new and worthwhile content. Have her back again.
  
  
• Mary Ellen is the best! I love her quick mind and wit, and would gladly attend more programs by her.
  
  
• My ability to search has improved tremendously thanks to Mary Ellen.
  
  
• Every bit of information you share through your talks makes my job easier and more interesting.
  
  
• Dynamic speaker with a well-honed, focused message; it was great to learn from a true professional.
  
  
• Great, vivacious speaker.
  
  
• Excellent organization of the material, and a knowledgeable and entertaining instructor.
  
  
• Excellent! I feel 'armed' with the tools I need, to successfully uncover more quality and authoritative resources.
  
  
• I got more out of your two-day workshop than all of the last Online Conference!
  
  
• Very professional and enthusiastic course, well-presented, and with a friendly, approachable and informed presenter.
  
  
• This was the most valuable professional development that I have done.
  
  
• Your workshop was a superb example of what a workshop should be!
  
  
• This was one of the best programs I've attended.
  
  
• I found Mary Ellen particularly engaging and responsive to the audience and their responses to the topic.
  
  
• Your presentation was the best event of the SLA conference.
  
  
• One of the best speakers I've ever had the pleasure of listening to
  
  
• Excellent speaker! Very well-organized, with lots of useful information