Researchers and academics who prepared with Matt and won their European Research Council grants — from Starting Grants to Advanced Awards.
His coaching played an important role in me eventually receiving the grant. His tips definitely made me a significantly better presenter. I highly recommend Matt to all who have to make important presentations or pitches.
Matt helped me to prepare for an ERC interview. His suggestions made sense, my presentation got clearer and I was able to practice answering difficult questions. While the interview was still scary, I got the grant, so the training must have helped.
I got the ERC outcome today and.....I WON! 2 million Euros. Thank you so much for all your help. You have been so supportive and helpful that I can't even begin to explain.
I highly recommend Matt as a trainer. He played a key role in helping us transform a great story into a fantastic pitch. Matt's guidance on handling stress and staying positive during high-pressure moments was invaluable.
Matt is an excellent communication coach. He helped me prepare the most important presentation of my career, and I have no regret in having sought his advice! Rehearsing with him felt natural from minute one. Result: the interview was a complete success.
I took four sessions with Matt, where I learned substantially on how to improve my online presentations. He was very patient and took notice of all details. The result was that I was much more confident and in control during the ERC interview.
Matt's support was instrumental for me to reach the interview phase with confidence and super well prepared. This was a turning point in my career, as I got the grant! Direct and clear, but kind feedback helped me integrate the changes suggested very fast.
I highly recommend Matt to improve presentation and communication skills. He helped me in the interview for the ERC Starting Grant and I got it.
Matt Boardman prepared me for the ERC Consolidator interview. He knows well all the specific details related to the ERC calls. His knowledge helped us to address all critical points the panel members wait to hear in just 5 minutes.
His coaching on both delivering a convincing pitch and answering questions was extremely useful. I believe that thanks to him I was well prepared for the interview and that played a great role in me receiving the grant.
I absolutely recommend Matt for the preparation of scientific keynotes and project interviews. Matt helped me a lot with all the details: content, tone, pronunciation, posture, gaze... so on the day of the interview I was calm and confident. I got the grant!
I got the ERC outcome today and... I WON! 2 million Euros. Thank you so much for all your help. The jury wrote: "The presentation given by the applicant during the interview greatly contributed to build the panel's view about the proposal's strengths."
This year is going to be our best year for ERC grants. We have 8 so far and there could be more from the Advanced round. We attribute a large part of the success to your service. Congratulations!