Conferences throughout Quebec and internationally
Since 2004, Mr. Martineau has offered multiple conferences throughout Quebec, Canada, the United States and elsewhere in the world (Panama, Indochina, etc.). In this section of the site, you will find some of its activities from 2014 to today.
In addition to the description of events, you will find numerous references from clients, government institutions, large and small companies, associations. Public interventions with a number of participants ranging from small groups of 10 people to entire conference rooms (more than 800 people)
He intervenes as much in French as in English or even in a bilingual way.
Conferences 2017-2018
(partial list and excluding all trainings)
CMPA
Venue: Manoir St-Sauveur (46 chemin du Lac-Millette, St-Sauveur)
Date: May 19, 2018 (yes, a date in 2018 – book yours quickly!)
Number of participants: To come
Context: To come
EDF
Venue: Hôtel Alt Montréal
Date: June 20, 2017
Number of participants: 15 participants
Context: EDF works in the new energy sector. A small group of representatives became familiar with non-verbal reading in the field of sales representation.
L’alliance des caisses populaires de l’Ontario limitée
Venue: Clarion Resort
Date: April 29, 2017
Number of participants: 150 participants
Context: L’alliance des caisses populaires de l’Ontario limitée is an independent group of credit unions, autonomous from Quebec’s caisses. At their annual meeting, they invite an outside speaker. The conference dealt with client relations and employee relations. It was at this event that the head of the caisses was leaving to become a senator.
Cameleo – Vietnam-Cambodia
Venue: Sokha Siem Reap Resort
Date: April 11, 2017
Number of participants: 200 participants
Context: A delegation of Quebec physicians was sent to Indochina for a series of conferences. The portion on non-verbal communication focused on the client meeting: does the client want to change their behaviour? During a motivational interview, the doctor must quickly establish the stage of change (Prochaska approach). With the “stage, conviction, confidence” technique, you need to quickly read the signs that confirm or contradict these states of mind!
During this visit, our stay also took us to Vietnam, at the prestigious Meliá Hanoi.
Immofacile
Venue: Hôtel Universel, Montréal
Date: April 11, 2017
Number of participants: 250 participants
Context: An annual meeting with a great client – probably our 7th activity together!
Vidéotron (business services)
Venue: Hôtel Estérel
Date: February 1, 2017
Number of participants: 200 participants
Context: Vidéotron Business Services offers merchants various products and services such as internet, toll-free phone lines, mobile phone plans, etc. Representatives from across Canada were holding a national meeting. An interactive conference on buying signals and other signs by which clients, through their body, show interest in the services offered.
Conferences given in 2016
(partial list and excluding all trainings)
Olymel SEC
Venue: 1075, rue Lionel-Daunais, Boucherville
Date: December 7, 2017
Number of participants: 75 participants
Meeting: see the October 14, 2016 event
Avantages magazine (Rogers Media division)
Date: November 30, 2016
Client: Avantages magazine (90-minute conference)
Venue: Hyatt Hotel – Montréal
Number of participants: 200
A gift conference for contributors to Avantages magazine. A yearly occasion for partners and contributors to meet. A moment of rare intensity!
Transcontinental
Date: November 28, 2016
Venue: Hôtel Estérel (3 hours)
Number of participants: 30 participants (presentation in English only)
Transcontinental is the leader in its sector. Senior representatives from Quebec gathered for a conference-training session on buying signals.
SFPQ
Date: November 23, 2016
Client: Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec (back again – a regular client!)
Venue: Hôtel Le Concorde (Québec City)
Number of participants: 200 participants
The Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec (SFPQ) met again in November 2016. This meeting was with the members of the junior team. If you go back through previous years, you will find several events with more details.
Montreal Children’s Hospital
Date: November 10, 2016
Client: Montreal Children’s Hospital
Venue: 1001 Decarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1
Number of participants: 150 on site + 2 other hospitals by teleconference
Hundreds of nurses devote themselves to helping patients get back on their feet. Non-verbal communication in the service of health care: what are the signs of physical distress, the psychological signs, the signs of vitality and the other important signs to know in the health sector? A great event that ended with a standing ovation!
McKesson St-Laurent
Date: November 4, 2016
Client: McKesson pharma
Venue: 4705 Rue Dobrin, Saint-Laurent, QC H4R 2P7
Number of participants: 50 participants (presentation in English only)
McKesson Canada is a leader in the management and shipping of medication across North America.
The managers (40 senior VPs, VPs and directors) of McKesson’s various divisions (Canada and the United States) gathered for their annual meeting at the Saint-Laurent offices. Christian Martineau gave them a 2-hour conference in English on employee management, hiring interviews and corrective interviews, in relation to the signals perceived in non-verbal communication. This conference followed the training of professional staff (continuing education units). Certificates (continuing education units) were given to all staff.
La Kabane à Collin
Date: October 14, 2016
Client: Olymel SEC
Venue: 248 Rang des Continuations, Saint-Esprit, QC J0K 2L0
Number of participants: 40 participants (presentation in French and English)
Managers from several plants in Quebec, Canada and even the United States gathered at La Kabane à Collin. For more than 3 hours, they received more than 12 keys to better understand the non-verbal language of their employees. With the help of video, the 40 managers got valuable keys to better read what their staff leave unsaid.
A real favourite: the managers immediately scheduled another event with a new Olymel SEC group for December 7!
Estérel Resort
Date: September 14, 2016
Client: AGFMQ – Association des gestionnaires financiers municipaux du Québec
Venue: 39 Chemin Fridolin-Simard, Estérel, QC J0T 1E0
Number of participants: 50 participants (presentation in French)
The AGFMQ held its annual conference at Estérel over 3 days. This 5-hour conference-training session aimed to train Quebec’s financial management professionals in the importance and meaning of non-verbal signals in their daily reality – applying, reading and reacting to signals. A superb meeting with a very dynamic group!
Québec City Convention Centre
Date: June 2, 2016
Client: Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale
Venue: 1000 boulevard René-Lévesque E, Québec City, QC, G1A 1B4
Number of participants: 300 participants (presentation in French)
The 2016 convention marked the 75th anniversary of the Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale, with its theme: 75 years of radiance over time. This 90-minute conference at the prestigious Québec City Convention Centre was given to managers, department heads and other department leaders in the health sector.
7 secrets of non-verbal communication were delivered to these health professionals!
Chalet des citoyens | Bois-des-Filion
Date: May 9, 2016
Client: Consortium Jeunesse
Venue: 30 Montée Gagnon, Bois-des-Filion, QC J6Z 2X1, Canada
Number of participants: 150 participants (presentation in French)
This conference was for people who work with youth aged 0 to 25 and their families. They work in community organizations (youth centres, family centres, help centres), early childhood centres and youth centres.
The conference started 30 minutes early, giving participants an extra half-hour of tips and tools to better grasp the state of mind of the person in front of them. It gave participants more than 12 tools to help them in their interventions. Examples were given for meetings with students, with parents, and for situations involving both.
According to the organizers, participants said it was the best Consortium Jeunesse conference in 12 years, that is, since it was created.
HEC Montréal | Decelles Building (Para Éduc)
Date: May 2, 2016
Client: HEC – sponsorship VPs group
Venue: 5255, avenue Decelles, Montréal (Québec) Canada, H3T 2B1
Number of participants: 25 participants (presentation in French)
This group brings together the sponsorship VPs of each committee, who negotiate the major contracts that tie us to certain companies. For 3 hours, they received advice on negotiation and, more specifically, on what to pay attention to during meetings. Should you look more at the eyes, the hands, the different sitting positions? What about objects on the desk, such as sales material, glasses and other nearby objects? This conference-training session was set up to reveal all the secrets of non-verbal communication in negotiation. Finally, participants took the opportunity to ask questions about gestures we see every day.
Manoir du Lac Delage | Stoneham, QC
Date: April 12, 2016
Client: PMI Québec – project managers
Venue: 40, avenue du Lac, Lac Delage, Québec (Canada), G3C 5C4
Number of participants: 50 participants (presentation in French)
At the 2016 project management conference at Lac Delage, many speakers were invited to speak and offer solutions to the challenges project managers face in their respective settings. Christian Martineau gave a two-part conference; participants had several conferences to choose from. Following the success of the first part, about twenty new participants attended the second. In total, the conference lasted just under 3 hours.
The conference was followed by a book-signing session.
Auberge Universel | Montréal
Date: April 9, 2016
Client: Immofacile – Opération Flip!
Venue: 5000 Rue Sherbrooke E, Montréal, QC H1V 1A1
Number of participants: 150 participants (presentation in French)
Immofacile specializes in buying, renovating and reselling properties (flips). The strategy is to find very inexpensive houses (usually because they are in poorer condition), bring them up to date and resell them. A good understanding of non-verbal communication is essential to succeed in this field. Negotiating the purchase of a property, finding good tenants and negotiating a good sale are everyday matters in this sector. The conference lasted 90 minutes and people left with new tips and tools!
HEC Montréal | Decelles Building (Para Éduc)
Date: March 12, 2016
Client: HEC – students from various programs and outside guests
Venue: 5255, avenue Decelles, Montréal (Québec) Canada, H3T 2B1
Number of participants: 30 people (presentation in French)
A group of HEC students organized a conference on non-verbal communication. The event started around 10:00 a.m. and ended at 3:00 p.m. The first part (in the morning) brought everyone’s knowledge up to the same level through team discussions on 4 questions. With these students’ participation, it was possible to separate false beliefs from true ones (which are, unfortunately, far fewer).
The second part was devoted entirely to learning new knowledge and new tools. Methodology: Prezi, videos, work on photos, video study. In short, a packed conference-workshop!
A great time with highly motivated students!
Hôtel Château Laurier Québec
Date: February 18, 2016
Client: AETSQ – Association des entrepreneurs en travaux sylvicoles du Québec
Venue: Hôtel Château Laurier Québec, 1220 Place George V O, Québec, G1R 5B8
Number of participants: 150 people (presentation in French)
The members of the Association des entrepreneurs en travaux sylvicoles du Québec (AETSQ) are, as the name indicates, forestry contractors from all corners of the province. They carry out work on public as well as private land, from reforestation to brush clearing to road building. Some contractors sell their services to individuals, while others do business with the Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP) and with Rexforêt, its Crown corporation. All of them, however, must hire workers (and therefore conduct interviews) and all must negotiate. All have relationships of trust to build with the people they deal with, or must learn to decode them, whether by phone or in person. That is where non-verbal communication and its interpretation matter. With the tips given on various aspects, they can learn to detect certain signals to know whether the person in front of them is truly sincere, whether their words match their personal intention, whether they are interested in the offer, whether they are in a favourable state to discuss or accept a proposal, etc.
A successful event; reference available on request.
Commission scolaire de Laval (Quebec)
Date: January 29, 2016
Client: ADEIJ – Association des directions d’établissements scolaires (North Shore)
Venue: 1750, montée Masson, Laval, QC
Number of participants: 50 people (presentation in French)
Context: A group of about fifty school board principals from the Estrie region organized an event with a few speakers; the purpose of the meeting was to offer 7 communication keys to intervene better internally.
The morning meeting was disrupted by strikers, but my part went really well!
Le Château Bromont (Quebec)
Date: January 28, 2016
Client: ADEIJ – Association des directions d’établissements scolaires (East)
Venue: 90 Rue de Stanstead, Bromont, QC J2L 1K6
Number of participants: 58 people (presentation in French)
Context: A group of school board principals and administrators from the Estrie region, made up of 38 school principals and 20 school board managers, organized a meeting to better understand the parents, teachers and students of their schools.
The meeting was a success, with a small cocktail reception as a bonus.
Club de golf Métropolitain Anjou (Quebec)
Date: January 27, 2016
Client: CPQMCI – Conseil provincial (International), construction
Venue: 9555 boulevard du Golf, Anjou, H2J 2Y2
Number of participants: 200 people (presentation in French)
Context: L’Inter is a construction union; it brings together several trades, such as drywall tapers, plumbers, bricklayers, boilermakers, tinsmiths, electricians, painters and other trades. L’Inter is currently recruiting and wants to encourage workers to join the union for a period of 4 to 5 years. What better than reading non-verbal language to know whether a person will join or not? The representatives received a range of tools to know whether members are interested and whether they will join.
A great moment, crowned by a small standing ovation!
2015's conferences
(partial list and excluding all trainings)
Le St-Martin Hôtel & Suites Laval (Quebec)
Date: December 11, 2015
Client: UniBoard – cabinet and flooring manufacturer
Venue: 1400 Rue Maurice Gauvin, Laval, QC H7S 2P1
Number of participants: 22 people (presentation given in English)
Context: A group of representatives from across Canada gathered for a conference on “how to read a client’s interest during a presentation”.
Club de golf Les Quatre Domaines – Mirabel (Quebec)
Date: October 27, 2015
Clients: Desjardins – Genworth, mortgage insurance products
Venue: 400 Ch. Notre-Dame, Mirabel, QC, J7J 2A5
Number of participants: 300 people (presentation in French)
Context: A group of North Shore representatives discovered the 7 secrets of communication in business.
Hôtel Universel Rivière-du-Loup – Rivière-du-Loup (Quebec)
Date: October 24, 2015
Client: ARRF – Association radios régionales francophones
Venue: 311 Boulevard de l’Hôtel-de-Ville O, Rivière-du-Loup, QC G5R 5S4
Number of participants: 250 people (presentation in French)
Context: A gathering of all French-language regional radio broadcasters. When presenting advertising to clients, what are the signs of gaining or losing ground during a negotiation?
Domaine Château Bromont – Bromont (Quebec)
Date: June 5, 2015
Client: APOM – Association des professionnels à l’outillage municipal
Venue: 90 Rue de Stanstead, Bromont, QC J2L 1K6
Number of participants: 400 people (presentation in French)
Context: A gift conference for employees and their spouses. Better understanding the person in front of you through non-verbal communication.
The speaker received an ovation lasting several minutes!
Club de golf de Boucherville (Quebec)
Date: June 2, 2015
Client: CCAM – Corporation des concessionnaires automobiles de Montréal
Venue: 300 Boulevard de Mortagne, Boucherville
Number of participants: 250 people (presentation in French)
Context: A group of dealers from sales, management and executive roles. How to better understand your employees, your clients and other people through non-verbal communication.
Following this conference, a journalist requested an article for the dealers’ newspaper.
La Ferme de Baie-St-Paul – Baie-Saint-Paul (Quebec)
Date: May 23, 2015
Client: Beauvais Truchon, law firm
Venue: 50, rue de la Ferme, Baie-Saint-Paul
Number of participants: 30 people (presentation in French)
Context: Senior and junior lawyers were introduced to a better understanding of non-verbal communication in a legal context. The challenge is to better read the truthfulness of a testimony and how receptive the judge is during pleadings.
Marché de la Station Gourmande de Farnham – Farnham (Quebec)
Date: June 5, 2015
Client: Ville de Farnham – municipality and library of Farnham
Venue: 313 Rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, Farnham, QC J2N 1P9
Number of participants: 200 people (presentation in French)
Context: The town, together with the library, hosts one speaker a year. In June 2015, the conference dealt with body language and its importance in exchanges.
Château Joliette – Joliette (Quebec)
Date: February 18, 2015
Client: MEC Événements – convention planners and special event management
Venue: 450 Rue Saint Thomas, Joliette, QC J6E 3R1
Number of participants: 300 people (presentation in French)
Context: The speaker had already been hosted the previous year. MEC Événements hosts one speaker a month, and the speaker with the best evaluation in a given year is automatically invited back the following year. So Christian M. presented the sequel to his 2014 presentation.
Downtown – Montréal (Quebec)
Date: February 10, 2015
Client: Procom Québec Inc. – human resources (technology)
Venue: 1350, rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, QC, H3G 1J1
Number of participants: 30 people (presentation in French)
Context: Procom is an organization working in human resources in the technology sector. Staffing is a true mix of science and art! The one-day training was on the importance of the non-verbal factor in the staffing process.
ALT 1030 – Brossard (Quebec)
Date: February 5, 2015
Client: ADERS
Venue: 6500 Boulevard Rome, Brossard, QC J4Y 0B6
Number of participants: 120 people (presentation in French)
Context: This organization is in the education field. The conference aimed to help teachers better understand students and parents. Does the child understand the concepts being taught? When meeting parents, which of these 3 types of parent is the teacher dealing with: the buyer, the visitor or, worse, the complainer?
2014's Conference and Panels
(partial list)
Québec City Convention Centre (Quebec)
Date: November 28, 2014
Client: Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec
Venue: 900 Boulevard René-Lévesque E, Québec City, QC G1R 2B5
Number of participants: 300 people (presentation in French)
Context: Pharmacists meet a multitude of clients every day. Understanding the real problems is the key. At this convention, participants received the tools they need to better understand their clientele.
Courtyard Marriott Ottawa (Ontario)
Date: November 19, 2014
Client: CCRI – judges in Ottawa
Venue: 350 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON K1N 8Y3
Number of participants: 90 people (presentation in English and French)
Context: At this conference, the judges were introduced to non-verbal communication during testimony; they also saw the most frequent signs of false testimony.
Downtown – Montréal (Quebec)
Date: November 9, 2014
Client: Dufresne Hébert Comeau
Venue: 800, Place Victoria, bureau 4500, Montréal, Québec
Number of participants: 25 people (presentation in French)
Context: A discussion workshop combined with a full training session for a prestigious municipal law firm.
Théâtre Hector-Charland – L’Assomption (Quebec)
Date: November 4, 2014 (morning)
Client: Gendron Communication
Venue: 225 Boulevard de l’Ange-Gardien, L’Assomption, QC J5W 4M6
Number of participants: 200 people (presentation in French)
Context: As part of an annual conference, the region’s employers host speakers to help them with staffing. The conference covered signs of confidence, signs of avoidance, signs of authenticity and 4 other keys to communication.
Musée de Sherbrooke – Sherbrooke (Quebec)
Date: November 4, 2014 (evening)
Client: Musée de Sherbrooke
Venue: 225 Rue Frontenac, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 1K1
Number of participants: 250 people (presentation in French)
Context: A gift conference! As tradition has it, participants, often accompanied by their spouses, attended 4 short presentations of 7 to 10 minutes.
It was only a short introduction, which ended with a standing ovation…
Manoir Rouville-Campbell – Saint-Hilaire (Quebec)
Date: October 23, 2014
Client: ADMQ – Montérégie Est
Venue: 125 Chemin des Patriotes N, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC J3H 3H7
Number of participants: 150 people (presentation in French)
Context: At this conference, various presentations were offered to help municipalities deliver quality service when meeting citizens. Is the citizen about to lose their temper? How do you defuse a crisis that is about to break out?
Commission scolaire des Trois-Lacs administrative centre – Vaudreuil-Dorion (Quebec)
Date: October 22, 2014
Client: AQCS, Deux-Rives section
Venue: 400 Avenue St Charles, Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC J7V
Number of participants: 100 people (presentation in French)
Context: An annual forum where teachers are met and thanked for their work. A meeting where people received tools to better understand their clientele.
Les villas du Lac St-François-Xavier – Wentworth-Nord (Quebec)
Date: October 22, 2014
Client: Le Groupe Jean Coutu (PJC) inc.
Venue: 340 Rue Bachman, Wentworth-Nord, QC J0T 1Y0
Number of participants: 40 people (presentation in French)
Context: An annual meeting where participants (territory supervisors) received training on meeting with employees who need help.
Montréal Science Centre – Montréal (Quebec)
Date: September 3, 2014
Client: Desjardins Assurances
Venue: 2 Rue de la Commune O, Montréal, QC H2Y 4B2
Number of participants: 125 people (presentation in English and French)
Context: Offering a quality product and understanding what is at stake: that was the objective. Knowing which of 2 products a client prefers; is the client ready to sign, still hesitating, or is the representative “overselling”?
École de Touraine – Gatineau (Quebec)
Date: August 29, 2014
Client: École Touraine
Venue: 88 Rue de Cannes, Gatineau, QC J8V 2M4
Number of participants: 300 people (presentation in French)
Context: A seminar for more than 300 teachers from the Gatineau region. The audience received, in a striking way, the most important tools in the world of teaching. The conference was followed by a question period to address specific issues.
Bécancour (Quebec)
Date: June 13, 2014
Client: Group of Desjardins caisses
Number of participants: 60 people (presentation in French)
Context: A really interesting meeting with a fun, secret theme! The agents got the help they needed for their mission!
CSSS Jonquière – Jonquière (Quebec)
Date: May 8, 2014
Client: CSSS Jonquière
Number of participants: 60 people (presentation in French)
Context: The health and social services centre (CSSS) received a presentation adapted to its request and daily reality.
Joliette (Quebec)
Date: April 16, 2014
Client: MEC Événements – convention planners and special event management
Venue: 450 Rue Saint Thomas, Joliette, QC J6E 3R1
Number of participants: 300 people (presentation in French)
Context: The first of 2 presentations for MEC Événements – please see February 18, 2015. This presentation was so well received that the audience asked for an encore (the sequel, in fact, which took place on February 18, 2015).
Hôtel V – Outaouais
Date: March 20, 2014
Client: Centre juridique Outaouais
Venue: 585 Boulevard de la Gappe, Gatineau, QC J8T 8N7
Number of participants: 25 people (presentation in French)
Context: This discussion workshop took the form of a full-day training session on communication.
Domaine de l’Érable – Saint-Hyacinthe (Quebec)
Date: March 18, 2014
Client: GrainWiz, agricultural markets
Venue: 5760 Rang des Érables, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2R 1X3
Number of participants: 200 people (presentation in French)
Context: A conference for a group of people in the agricultural sector. A presentation closely tied to daily reality: staffing, negotiation, sales, team meetings, etc.
Result: another small standing ovation!
North Central Teachers – Alberta (Canada)
Date: February 6 and 7, 2014
Client: North Central Teachers – (CPFPP in the morning and NCTCA in the afternoon)
Venue: 10135 100 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5J
Number of participants: 300 people (presentation in French)
Context: Incredible but true, the reach of French outside Quebec is more than impressive. These 2 organizations wanted practical tools for teaching. Mission accomplished.
Amosphère Complexe – Amos (Quebec)
Date: January 11, 2014
Client: Royal LePage Amos – residential real estate agents
Venue: 1031 Route 111 O, Amos, QC J9T 1N2
Number of participants: 35 people (presentation in French)
Context: How to read the body language of people visiting houses, condos and other types of homes. How to read and understand the signs of well-being, standing and seated, during a property visit.
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