Testimonials for eBrownbag.com

Here's what technical professionals are saying about eBrownbag.com:

• "What a great program! An extraordinarily engaging presenter who delivers far more than anyone has a right to expect from the medium. Total scheduling flexibility and OJT practice potential between courses, plus a great curriculum and great course content, and all at a remarkably low price. I have been hoping for something like this for 20 years!"
  Kevin B. Hoppe, P.E.
  NTH Consultants, Ltd.
  Farmington Hills, MI
   
• "Our firm has gotten tremendous value from this program, especially some of our newer project managers. The amount of what they've learned, and the quality, are amazing."
  Michael V. Smith, P.G., C.E.G.
  Earth Systems, Inc.
  San Luis Obispo, CA
   

• "Energy. Humor. Deep understanding of the issues involved. Short bites of information that people can really digest. No scheduling required. No travel required. People can advance their abilities and careers when they want, even while exercising or traveling. I realize that this is computer-based education and training, but it is light-years ahead of what that term usually connotes. If this is the future, I love it!"
  Mark K. Kramer, P.E.
  Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.
  Plymouth, MI

   

• "The issues covered, and the way they are covered, are absolutely right on. Combine that with convenience, the chunk-at-a-time approach that makes mentor follow-up a natural, and add a low cost (far, far less than the value involved), and you have what every technical professional organization has been looking for."
  Joel G. Carson
  Kleinfelder
  Omaha, NE

   

• "The notion that people will retain everything they're taught about X, Y, or Z in 8 or 16 consecutive hours of training is just not realistic. People cannot possibly stay alert that long; they tune in and tune out and simply do not pick up certain points. Providing information in a series of 25- to 35-minute presentations can be far more effective. I experienced firsthand how well the eBrownbag approach works. People take in 100% of what's being related, and then can discuss it with colleagues and apply it. It takes hold. Unquestionably, much of that is due to the quality of the presentations, which is outstanding. John [Bachner] is known for keeping his audiences engaged and making dull topics interesting and even fun. He does it on the little screen almost as well as he does it in person, thanks to the animations and other bells and whistles. People actually enjoy watching, and a lot of them do it at home, agreeing with our position that it's worth investing their own time, because it's their own careers they're advancing. Someone finally got it right."
  Kurt Fraese, L.G.
  GeoEngineers, Inc.
  Seattle, WA

   

• "The most significant cost of professional development usually is the value of the productive time we lose to travel and attendance. eBrownbag presentations are designed for group viewing at lunch or after work, or individually at home. We lose almost no productive time at all, except for the mentor/protege discussions that the presentations encourage. Of course, if the instruction wasn't very good, the productivity savings wouldn't be worthwhile. But that's what really puts eBrownbag over the top: The instruction is better than just about any program we could offer, other than having John Bachner there in person. He appeals to the youngest people on staff, the oldest on staff, and just about all in-between. The eBrownbag approach meets every professional development challenge we have, including some I didn't even know we had!"
  Ed D. Alizadeh, Esq., P.E.
  Geotechnology, Inc.
  St. Louis, MO