" Mary gave an outstanding presentation "Media Training: Managing Communications - When the media calls”. The presentation was highly rated by attendees, review comments included: very worthwhile, valuable content, clear and concise information, and entertaining."

" We’ve had such great experiences working with Mary. She’s always taken the time to really get to know our industry – the challenges, the pressures, and the positives that make it what it is."

" Mary’s advice and knowledge in developing presentation & interview skills was immediately useful and offered a definite increase in confidence."

" Mary did a fabulous job media training spokespeople from our client Toitū Envirocare, with the added bonus in Auckland of doing it on-site at TVNZ making the experience that much closer to a real life studio interview. True to her word, her training was encouraging to build confidence … and the hard questions she put were searching rather than confrontational. Our clients came away feeling positive and ready to roll with media interviews."

" We invited Mary as a keynote speaker for the NZCCI Conference to provide valuable media skills for our members. She was a hit, impressing even our most experienced attendees with fresh insights. Engaging, uplifting and energetic, Mary was a fantastic addition to our conference. Thank you!"

" We are grateful to Mary and Socius Media for their professional, approachable and valuable experience. The half day session was highly valuable for our team. As was the opportunity to learn and practice in a real-world setting on radio and camera."

" Socius took a warm and friendly but no nonsense approach to training our executive team who all thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon we spent with Mary. What I most appreciated was how up to date they are. Their techniques and approach are totally appropriate for a 24 hour news, social media driven world."

" I personally found this session to be the most beneficial. Completely out of my comfort zone and so far from any areas of expertise I have. Really, really worthwhile! I’m really pleased I was pushed into doing this. It was fantastic! I’ve already had to put some of it into practice with an out of the blue media call last week and I was able to keep calm and work through a process."

" Mary is amazing to work with for media and presentation training for our clients. She has the unique ability of making people feel comfortable in the television studio but gently challenges them to bring out their best on camera and on radio. Her advice and experience is invaluable to any business or organisation that wants to improve the way they present themselves to media. We continue to work with Mary and refer our clients to Socius whenever possible."

" Mary provided great advice and insights into media preparedness, the NZ media landscape and opportunities and benefits in organisations proactively engaging with media. Thanks for sharing your expertise."

" Mary is amazing. I cannot recommend her enough. If you want professional, straight up, knowledgeable advice on all things media, Socius Media is the go to."

" We are a Maori family commercial fishing business who welcomes real people and plain talking. Mary is perfect for us and our way of thinking. She challenges our opinions and brings an unbiased view to our business. Her knowledge of media is second-to-none and we believe nothing would trip her up. Mary is easy to talk to, good humoured, providing sound and practical advice. We’d happily recommend her to anyone."

" Mary’s ability to listen deeply and safely encourage sharing in order to build trust, allowed us to develop our self-awareness. This then made the learning more impactful and enhanced the way we now plan and execute our media messaging and engagement."

" I love the speech you wrote for me to deliver at my son’s wedding. Thank you. What an awesome help you have been. So glad I found you guys. Thank you so, so much."

" Mary provided us with quick, smart and insightful advice when I launched my new website, MyAdvice.Legal. She is well connected in the media industry, and provided valuable feedback on what works in terms of our desired audience and key messages. I would highly recommend Socius Media. Mary understands how business works and are practical."

" We have used Socius’ services for in-studio media training. The sessions are enjoyable, full of great advice and targeted to individual needs."