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Inside this section Our Customers Say "Probably saved me 5 years (or gave me 5 years) of experience!" C. Hammond, Edmonton. "I thought there was a good mix of lecturing, activities and teacher experiences." G. Whitehead. "Instructor showed enthusiasm, confidence - great course [especially] how to use "rational" strategies for dealing with students." K. Furlong, Saint John. "Overall the course was excellent. Content full of lots of tips and tricks. I liked the use of video taping mock training sessions ... I disliked the use of video taping (but not as much as I liked it.)" C. Strashok, On-Site "Very interesting. Personally the best course I have taken." M. Toews. "I was extremely pleased with this course. I found what I needed, not just what I expected." F. Bell, Calgary. "Lots of exercises, forcing students to do the work ensures that the students will actually take away something useful. Made me learn things about myself I did not know." D. Perry, Halifax. "Instructor - jovial, enthusiastic, humorous, patient. Because the material is about teaching, every moment of the course is a relevant example." B. Nichols, on-site. "Well done - I enjoyed it! ... how to change ... and train more effectively." B. Black, Kelowna. "Course: excellent information, useful for real situations ... exceptional instructor, dynamic, experienced, ...." R. Lee, Calgary. "Excellent balance of practical and theoretical knowledge. Diverse background experiences very helpful. Liked the videos and 3 types of reviews." S. Melnyk, Edmonton. "There was a lot of material, but we got through it ... all very pertinent ... it will be well used - trust me!!!" D. White, on-site. "Excellent! I will definitely use all of this stuff! Thank you!" L. Chutny, on-site. "Very well prepared. Very good material." I. Laxdal, Edmonton "Filled the two days. Perfect pace .... Warm, witty, enthusiastic, approachable ... had me talking - a rarity really." J. Steppler, Calgary "Good one-on-one guidance. Designed for plenty of participation." M. Moche, Edmonton "I thought Bart's enthusiasm was contagious and he really got the whole class involved right from the start. Good fun and very worthwhile." G. Delve, Calgary "I really liked the fact that you were able to teach without my feeling "taught". I walked away feeling like I had grown & expanded my working knowledge. " L. Carbonneau, Kelowna "Very good ... it was amazing how well this material relates to our situation." J. Vigar, Drumheller "Excellent and wide ranging background, obvious interest in excellence ... plenty of food for thought and practical things I can do now to improve my classes." B. Elniski, Lethbridge "I am so glad that I took this class. It taught me a lot and I know I will use all that I learned." L. Viveiros, Edmonton "Every section was very useful (lots of good material in the manual) not always the case with most courses." J. Sharples, Calgary "Excellent! Very knowledgeable in all walks of life, not just training. Demonstrated broad minded way of thinking, responds to participants in a respectful way, down to earth but all about getting the job done." S. Burgher, On-site, Calgary "Very relevant to technical instruction. Education materials will continue to be a valuable resource." M. Harwood, Kelowna "You did everything that was asked of the student." P. Kinnear, Duluth "Very animated and engaging. I enjoyed the surprise challenges, and the creativity used to bring fresh ideas." B. Francois, Duluth "Bart made this TTT course exciting and vibrant - much more than I expected. I definitely think I will be a better trainer for having gone through this course." T. Leonhardt, Seattle "[Most importantly ...] that my instructors really benefited." R. Smith, Duluth "Very clear and organized ... Fun. Very professional." S. Hsu, Edmonton "Really good. I was originally only taking the course because we needed a trainer but I'm actually thinking I might want to do it full time." S. McHale, Calgary "A real game plan to get organized in the classroom Great group involvement." S. Fox, Saint John "Everything in this course was directly relevant to me. Great course, experience, enthusiasm." J. Yearwood, Toronto "Excellent job. I really enjoyed this course. I learned an enormous amount about being a better instructor." J. Waschlik, Edmonton "The instructor was excellent, very entertaining and knowledgeable. I learned to be organized with my presentations, how to handle difficult questions, and how to relax and present material with confidence." T. Alpert, Seattle "Lively. Useful examples, lots of teaching aids. Knowledgeable on the subject." C. Lee, Toronto "In a word: Excellent! I learned more about training in two days of this course than I have in the last two years." M. McNamara, Halifax "Outstanding - enthusiastic, involvement of the audience, use of anecdotes, positive, brought out the best in the group." D. Vanstone, Houston. "Excellent Job! Wish I had taken the course years ago!" W. Laslop, Edmonton "Thanks for skewing my view on typical instruction, reminding me of my responsibility and arming me with a bag of shiny tools." L. Norman, Vancouver "High energy instructor - information was presented excellently." D. Ivey, Red Deer "Good content, covered everything I was hoping to learn. I feel a lot more comfortable with the work that lies ahead of me." M. Snook, Calgary "I was uncertain about the applicability to the "soft" subjects that I offer in my journeys. It was just what I needed to better structure the content" S. Kelly, Halifax "Well executed - to the point - answered all questions and assisted me when I needed help. Excellent!" B. Spisak, Calgary "Positive, warm regard for all students. Maintained excellent control of learning environment. A pleasure to take this course." D. Generous, Lethbridge "Energy, humor, kindness ... tools for doing, not just talk." K. Fells, Seattle "Bart is a very good trainer ... [in all of the classes I've attended] I have never had a class his class." A. Ghalayini, Toronto "Excellent speaker / visuals / exercises. Basically just practiced what was preached." W. Cao, Calgary "Great course, lots of information. Lots to think about." D. Greenwood, Westbank "Bart Simpson is a marvelously effective instructor. He is both straight forward & subtle - simultaneously! ... Showed us what he was trying to teach us; coaching at its best." R. Stocker, PH.D., P. Eng., Hyprotech (AEA Technology). "Excellent! Very passionate about his work. Very enjoyable to attend. Enthusiastic, good sense of humour. Thanks for a great course." L. Zack, Vancouver "Very organized; very practical; clear goals. Tone is 'demystify' ... getting us using this stuff! Supportive." S. McIntyre, Merak. "Very enjoyable. I learned a lot, not just how to train, but how to train well." M. Cho. "Very good instruction." N. Primrose. "[Most important to me ...] structure - I now have a roadmap to effective delivery!" P. Stubbs. "A practice what you preach instructor" K. Lust. "Commendable. Excellent use of theory, practice, tricks and tips." C. Salmon. "I enjoyed the entire course. Importantly, people skills, the advantages of being patient, and dealing with people with different backgrounds" R.Varghese. "Loved it. Great group and instructor." J. Weddell. "I just wanted to thank you for such a good job last weekend. I love teaching people and your course taught me a great deal about being more successful in the classroom." M. Hart. "Very positive and forceful approach. Very honest. Refreshing; very sophisticated and polished." Dr. G. Gianello. "Great job! It was worth my time and money." M. Kontra. "Honestly the best organized and taught class I've been to. Very impressive!" V. Stephens, City of Richmond. "Easy relaxed atmosphere. Variety of examples / real life situations used to illustrate points." M. T. Ruhi. "Very interesting - tons of good advice - excited to try putting these concepts into action." R-L Duckering. "Bart puts all theory into practice. I learned the most from just watching. The best trainer I have ever sat through a course with!" P. Rawsthorne. "Sense of humour was great. Very professional yet not to formal." F. Jamkhandi. "... spectacular enthusiasm and positive manner in which Bart presented this course." A. Jones, Network Business Systems. "It dealt with all of the fears I have as a new trainer with no experience." B. Eitzen, Agricore. "Bart was excellent, humorous and knowledgeable. Left me wanting to hear more stories and thoughts on ....." R. Parnmukh, Taylor Industrial Software Inc. "Very good ... would tell people to attend." P. Evans, Evolve Technologies Inc. "Cheerful, well informed, knowledgable, excellent qualifications - in control of the class." J. Keen, PCM Interface Ltd. "The most enthusiastic, informative, enjoyable instructor I have met so far." S. Frljanic. "Relevant stories injected with a good dose of energy and enthusiasm." J. Cullen, AccuMap. "Instructor was very knowledgable. Well spoken and funny. Made learning easy." G. Gilbert, TCPL. "Gave me a very solid background on training from virtually nothing. What I've learned in terms of course structuring and presentation are going to make a difference in my 'MCT future'!" A. Kennedy. "Before this course I knew very little about the topic. Now I know "everything" - what I should do and how I should do it." R. Spasojevic "The videos were extremly effective and the documentation will be nice to have for review." V. Scully. "I got much more out of the course than I expected. Way above expectations." J . Cook."As a student that typically is quite content to sit back and let others do the talking, you have motivated me to change my learning "attitude" and value courses. I will strive to become the best trainer I can be and will continue to work at providing the best courses ...." L. McIntosh, Nortel. "I will recommend this to everyone." F. Esparaz. "Teaching can be easier and more fun following this format." M . Bond."Never a dull moment. Dynamic, interesting, full of relevant & applicable content." H . Lindsay."I have extremely high standards for instructors, in my educational career (grade school, university, extra curricular activities) ... the number of instructors I have admired and would strive to emulate are few. Bart you're firmly in there!" B. Hoeper "Time flew - high level of participation by participants was excellent for keeping the pace up." J . Kerr, Shell Canada Limited."The exercises quickly and simply gave experience in difficult areas." M. Kavchak.. "Wow!" P . Code, Taylor Industrial Software."Excellent: not only did I learn a lot but I thoroughly enjoyed myself." P . Duncan, Chevron."A lot of practical knowledge on how to train effectively, with enough theory for it all to make sense." O . Kaufman, AMD"Lots of enthusiasm in teaching the course. Was able to communicate a great deal of information in a short period of time." J. Grappolini, Hyprotech."I learned about the structure of training. By understanding the structure, I can fit my skills into it and improve them." F. Bergdoll, Palliser Hotel ."Excellent / Entertaining. Surprising the amount of info covered and the in-depth of course content." S. Wenger."Thanks! Great intro to the training profession." P . McNair, Manalta Coal Ltd."I felt I learned a lot of valuable information. Your style is uplifting and energetic." C .Elkow, Nova Pipe."Great tips on starting, running, and ending the class." B . Shilmover."Absolutely everything was important!" C. McCormick , AWP."I never fell asleep, kept interest going at all times. Great mix of theory, exercises. Video was stressful but fun." P . Cassey, Nova."Very upbeat. I can tell you love what you do." R . Boorman, CAAP."Excellent group of students - great dynamics. Good interaction/participation." B . Barton."Lots of information and the instructor made it all very interesting." D . McLean, Merak."Video exercises were excellent! This course exactly met my needs, expectations." K . Cartmell, Amoco."The most dynamic/well-presented course I've been on. It was too easy to learn!" J. Wegener, CanadianOXY."The instructor was very enthusiastic - made the course material very relevant." A. Douville-Mackie, First Calgary Financial"The exercises helped us to think of points which might not have otherwise been raised." K. Day, Clark, Wilson, Barristers & Solicitors"There were some excellent points that were made but to see (participating in presenting) how effective they were made all the difference.... " S. Martin, Alberta Treasury Branches"Bart is fun; likes what he is doing. We blasted through a lot of stuff and I think I absorbed a lot." M. Zarrillo, Nova"So much was important, useful and interesting ..." D. Burke, MBI Data Services"Bart’s knowledge of the subject was impressive ... well structured." C. Mracek, Auto-trol Technology."The course has been designed to quickly reinforce what has been taught. 'Sends home the message'." L. Cavanagh, MacCarthy Tetrault"Extremely good - lots of detail and relevant information." L. Taylor, The Focus Group"On behalf of IAT please accept this cheque as a recognition of the great response we received from your last [Train The Trainer] session." B. Rasberry, IAT."Fantastic. I know that what I got out of 2 days would have taken a lifetime to learn in the classroom. I know that I can walk into the classroom tomorrow and be a more effective trainer...." S. Berini, Amoco Canada"This course has given me some very easy-to-follow yet powerful suggestions and guidelines to help me become a better trainer." N. Sharma-Hall, Hyprotech Ltd."Personal interaction in class made information more relevant. It was fun and very relevant to my career." M. Bell, DGS Computers"Bart put everything he taught us into practice throughout the course. This way we could actually see it work." D. Yamniuk, Calgary Board of Education"I liked the participation of everyone in this class. It was fun." C. Tempel, DATAP
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