These responses are typical:

Thank you Ross for yet another excellent presentation. Your audiences, those who read you and those who hear you, delight in the quality of your scholarship, how you write so beautifully and how you speak so passionately as if you were telling the story — and have just discovered it — for the first time. What is so rare and special about you is that you bridge the divide between academic history and public history, something that’s not easily done. Your work is scholarly, accurate and very readable. You create pictures for your readers and your listeners. You have put Pompey and his men where they deserve to be, and your “Lost Generation” Volume I, Farewell Dear People, was so moving. We look forward very much to Volume II. Thanks again for your lovely presentation.
– Dr Rosalie Triolo (History Education, Monash University)

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I have had the privilege of hearing Ross McMullin speak on many occasions, on a wide variety of topics.
Ross has given many talks at the Shrine of Remembrance, all of which have attracted large crowds of varying ages and all of which have been met with great enthusiasm and praise. Our feedback is always so positive that I never hesitate to book him again within our extensive public programs schedule.
With his vast and very detailed understanding of history and politics, Ross is an engaging, educative, inspiring and provocative speaker. His award-winning books are indicative of his knowledge and passion for military history and related topics. I would not hesitate to say that Ross is one of the Shrine’s favourite and most popular speakers.
– Denis Baguley (chief executive, Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne)

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Ross McMullin recently addressed a capacity audience at Osborne House, North Geelong. Ross kept everyone spellbound as he recounted the lives of the “lost generation” of young men killed in World War 1, and his ability to capture the imagination of the listeners was evidenced by the empathetic and spontaneous responses drawn from the crowd. As organiser of the event, the feedback I received contained adjectives such as “terrific”, “fabulous”, “marvellous” and “thankyou – that was great!” – all of which I heartily endorse. Ross is a gifted and very entertaining speaker with an obvious passion for his topic.
– Cheryl Scott (treasurer, Osborne Park Association Inc)

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I was fascinated by Ross McMullin’s presentation. I could have listened for hours.
– Paul Sheahan (former Test cricketer and school principal; chairman, Melbourne Cricket Club)

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Ross McMullin draws together a rare combination of fine scholarship and a singular verve in presentation. When he shared his work on “The Remarkable Pompey Elliott” to The Hancock Society in Melbourne, it was deemed by collective consent to be the most enjoyable and interesting talk in our ten-year history. The quality of the speakers on our roll make that quite a compliment and yet a fair assessment of Ross’s ability to adopt an accent of an earlier time and to put flesh on the bones of great yet forgotten Australians. Ross was the first speaker in our history to be asked to present a second time. We hope to have him back for a third.
– Glenn Matthews (secretary, The Hancock Society)

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Ross McMullin is a pre-eminent historian and an entertaining speaker. I have had a long association with Ross and admire his wonderful story-telling, evident in his acclaimed books and his superb presentations to a variety of audiences, which are invariably well received.
– Lambis Englezos (discoverer of the graves of missing soldiers at Fromelles)

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A very warm thank you for visiting our region to talk about Pompey Elliott. I have been receiving some wonderful feedback all day from staff and attendees alike! Your talk was very well received at all four locations … You are an engaging and passionate speaker and a natural performer.
– Jess Saunders (co-ordinator regional programs, Goldfields Library Corporation)

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