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“The response to his remarks has been amazing -- people are still talking about not just the tremendous insights he shared, but the engaging, personal way in which he did it. Boy, is he brilliant!”
- Kraft Foods

“He was outstanding!!! Absolutely Outstanding!!! I think everyone enjoyed his talk so much. I am very honored to have had a chance to hear him speak.”
- Dell Inc.

“Of the 41 years in the crazy job, Fareed has to be one of the top five to ever appear on our stage. "Astonishing" is about the only word I can think of right now.”
- Foothill College Celebrity Forum

“A home run...He is such a scholar and we are still on cloud 9.”
- World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth

“Fareed was definitely a high point of the conference - the room was actually buzzing when he was done. He was easy to work with onsite, was great with our advisors in the book signing - he was terrific.”
- SCHWAB

“In a word: superb. He exceeded my expectations.”
- Accenture

“It would not be an overstatement to say that Dr. Zakaria was the highlight of the conference. He held the audience spellbound for nearly an hour. Speaking without notes he effortlessly synthesized his encylopedic knowledge of micro and macro global economic and political trends -- from funds flow to demographics and everything in between -- bringing it all to conclusions that were relevant to the subject of our conference and meaningful to our audience.”
- Association for Corporate Growth

“It was such an honor to have Fareed Zakaria here speaking to our students and parents, trustees, donors and guests. President Shalala was thrilled and the event was a huge success.”
- University of Miami

“This is just a note to thank you again for delivering for us, but I would also add thanks to you for being so easy and enjoyable to work with. Our audiences had a great time.”
- MPSF Speaker Series

“Fareed Zakaria was excellent! He really captured the attention of our audience and anyone who missed the early morning general session are now kicking themselves that they missed his presentation. He was very insightful, thoughtful, engaging....everything we needed him to be.”
- PricewaterhouseCoopers

“What a home run this guy is..... In a couple of years we'll probably have him again. He has a wonderful rapport with the audience...”
- National Grocers Association

“Not only was Dr. Fareed Zakaria a brilliant speaker, he was incredibly kind and generous with his time. We have received nothing but rave reviews. One long time subscriber to our series told me he was the best speaker to date – and this is our 30th year of bringing the world’s best speakers to Sarasota. He has the unique ability to sort out highly complicated issues and explain them in a way that everyone can understand them. His positive approach to common sense solutions is refreshing and reassuring in these rapidly changing times. He was a total delight!”
- TOWN HALL 2010 Speaker Series

“Fareed's keynote speech yesterday was outstanding. People were still talking about it today.”
- ING

“As always Fareed was a hit. His talk went very well - I think the audience was very pleased!”
- Society for Human Resource Management

“I wanted to take a moment to thank you personally for an excellent presentation. It was thoughtful, on point and stimulating.”
- Baker Capital

“What an absolute delight it was to share last evening with Fareed. He was (as you would imagine) articulate, engaging and giving of his time and energy.”
- Catterton Partners

“LOVED FAREED! Amazing, by far the highlight of the week ... funny, engaging, over the top fantastic.”
- Russell Reynolds

“Fareed was fabulous! He received a standing ovation even before he talked. So unpretentious, so brilliant, so warm, so insightful.”
- University of Rochester

“He was wonderful!!!!!!!!”
- Oak Investment Partners

“Fareed did a terrific job. Great content, effective presentation style and easy to work with.”
- Food Marketing Institute

“He was remarkably candid, consistently passionate and knowledgeable about world affairs, and mesmerized his listeners with insights into the current international situation”
- Cameron University

“Your address last evening stands out as perhaps the most important and informative in my 27-year history with the Public Forum. And the audience agreed. Although courteous and responsive, it is not its custom to give standing ovations, as was the case last night.”
- Springfield Public Forum

“He was excellent. Thank You! The clients that I talked to found him to be brilliant and engaging.”
- Dreihaus Capital Management

“Fareed Zakaria was absolutely superb... He's a remarkable person, an invaluable global thinker and an extraordinarily nice and gracious person.”
- World Affairs Council of Jacksonville

“Fareed Zakaria did a wonderful, wonderful presentation. Everyone was raving about it, and actually the (University) President said he was looking forward to having him come back.”
- University of Central Florida

“Fareed is an outstanding speaker... He provided an interesting perspective on the state of the world that included political, social, and economic factors. He is exceptionally credible and his handling of the Q&A session was as good as any I have seen.”
- T. Rowe Price

“It was an amazing event... We sold out of all tickets. (He) spoke for over an hour without a note. Applause went on and on both after the speech and the Q&A.”
- Kaplan JCC of the Greater Palm Beaches

“He was great. The audience was really impressed. They finally had to cut off the questions and answers because dinner was waiting and they had to go eat.”
- EMC Corporation

“Cogent...Intelligent...Incredible sense of history & philosophy applied to current world events. Dynamic, fluent, incredible presenter...huge hit!”
- Chautauqua Institution

“Perfect for a business audience -- a superb mix of insights, out-of-the-box thinking and good humor.”
- Merrill Lynch & Co.

“He was extremely provocative and informative and I think delivered exactly what we were looking for”
- Johnson & Johnson

“The Singapore audience was dazzled by his wit, intelligence and persuasive arguments. They were very impressed.”
- The Institute of Policy Studies

“Wow! Fareed was a powerful speaker. Just wonderful. As he left the luncheon, he got a standing ovation and people asked to bring him back next year! That is quite a compliment! I do not remember that ever happening before. He is so brilliant yet made suich a complicated subject understandable... My daughter was really impressed and you know when a 17 year-old is impressed, it means a lot!... He enlightened us all.”
- Town Hall South

“Fareed was absolutely terrific. A superb speaker and a delightful person.”
- Hoover Institution, Stanford University

“The event went exceedingly well, and in fact Fareed was voted the best speaker on most delegates feedback forms. I found Fareed very confident and articulate -- with a great sense of humor. He spoke for about 45 minutes and then handled an informal Q & A session which went very well.”
- BOC Group, PLC

“Thanks so much for a wonderfully cogent presentation last night. You made us see things so clearly, and it was a delight to follow your thoughts.”
- Cheltenham Township Adult School

“Fareed delivered an excellent, thought-provoking presentation. I have received many positive comments from the delegates about the high quality of both content and delivery. In our online meeting evaluation, which is not yet closed, Fareed shares the no. 1 position with another external speaker (out of 15-plus speakers in total) with a score of 3.5 on a 4-point scale. Can't get much better.”
- Novo Nordisk A/S

“... down to earth, did his homework -- clearly targeting his remarks to us. ...received positive reviews from all the participants.”
- Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.

“Enlightening, engaging, intelligent all describe Dr. Zakaria and his talk”
- Wilkes University

“Fareed was great. His speech was pointed, punchy and delivered with panache.”
- India Today Group

“Wow, what a great visit! Fareed Zakaria was wonderful in classes, in his public presentation and in meeting informally with students and faculty. He was gracious with his time and provoked thoughtful discussion on globalization and related issues in all the activities in which he participated.”
- Dartmouth College

“Fareed Zakaria was a perfect choice for our theme and for what we were trying to achieve. Thank you.”
- National Association of Independent Schools

“Many thanks for your fine presentation at our Annual meeting. Our goup enjoyed it and we were discussing it throughout the week.”
- National Association of Chain Drug Stores

“Many people came up to me and said he was the best Lowell Lecture speaker we've ever had. He was just tremendous. People were swarming around him at the reception afterwards. I wish we could've had him here for a week.”
- Suffolk University