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"making learning fun again"

Testimonials from Students and Clients

The statements below are a sampling from the large number of evaluations I have. They are not scripted or paid for... well I did bring donuts into class one time...but thanks to you all for making my job easy!

- "For this being my first online virtual class, I loved it. The instructor was the best. Very knowledgeable and always willing to help. I was a little nervous because I thought this was a basic networking class (suggested by my manager) - even though it was an 'exam' course I was able to keep up with most of it."

- "Great experience, the instructor did a great job! I felt like he really cared that we were learning the material and not just memorizing
thing he was telling us."

- "Instructor was very good - better than most I have had on virtual courses."

- "Tom uses his experience in the industry to give real world examples of the topics being taught. Tom is an excellent communicator and very knowledgeable."

- "Tom was actually very interesting and kept our attention on the various tools (in Outlook) and how to use it. He also answered all our questions and if something was not known, he would actually look up the info to make sure he gave us accurate information. I really enjoyed him and would recommend him highly."

- "Tom was a great instructor, very informative and used all the elements of Adult learning."

- 'Tom is a great instructor and has an amazing way of teaching so you retain the information. If all instructors are like Tom I will be back."

- "The Instructor, Tom, very informative, helpful, knowledgeable man. His wit lightened up the week and made for a very pleasant week."

- "Tom is an extremely knowledgeable instructor with a relaxing teaching style. I would personally highly recommend to because of his knowledge, delivery and personality."

- "Excellent Instructor. Highly motivated and enthusiastic. Makes learning easy and enjoyable. I knew nothing about computers coming in the first day and feel very well informed & confident upon leaving."

- "I like that he can perceive when the class is experiencing a block. He then stops and explains clearly."

- "I read the first 10 chapters of FrontPage before class & became totally confused. Now it makes sense. Thanks Tom!"

- "Tom knows his stuff and very rarely reads out of the book. Offer him a full time job for this!"

- "Tom knows his stuff, did not read from the book, helpful. Answered questions. Good job!"

- "This was a wonderful learning experience. Tom has made this learning easier than I expected."

- "Tom was a very thorough teacher. He presented the material in clear "plain English" way - "and added some humor." He also had very good analogies that made things easier to understand."

- "Instructor's love of the program and good sense of humour!"

- "Tom McLaughlin did an excellent job of teaching under difficult circumstances." (This is when I had 1 hour to fill in for another instructor)

- "Thank you Tom for taking the extra time in helping me finish this (Network) course."

- "I actually looked forward to coming to every class, thanks Tom!"

- "I really love what you've done to our web site. It is very user friendly and visually attractive!"

- "The instructor has a lot of patience! Thank you! I was getting frustrated but he helped me beat the problem!"

- "The instructor was very knowledgeable about this instruction and the influx of humour kept the information simple, easy to remember and flowing

- "Tom is a great instructor. He explains content & terminology so that it's understandable." Shows great enthusiasm to topic."

- "Tom was a wonderful instructor. He is lively, funny, bright, interesting, compassionate, caring, sympathetic, and generous. We all really enjoyed his class." He made class fun and interesting."

- "Tom put the "fun" back in learning! He is an incredible instructor that somehow can reach everybody."

- "Great PC course. I can now shop for computers with confidence

- "I wish the course was longer so I could enjoy it more."

- "The reason I love this course is because of the instructor, Tom."

- "Good recovery for a bad situation. Tom filled in for a previous instructor with only 1 day notice and managed to keep the flow going."

- "Had a wonderful week. Enjoyed instructor Tom and the course."

- "Thanks Tom, you make web designing fun! I learned a lot in this course."

- "Tom was a very thorough teacher. He presented the material in clear 'plain English' way - and added some humor. He also had very good analogies that made things easier to understand."

- "The instructor has a lot of patience! Thank you! I was getting frustrated but he helped me beat the problem!"

"Tom McLaughlin was a really knowledgeable instructor who gave the class the ability and full use of our skills, while pushing the limits of what each of us could do."

- "Again I'd like to thank you for all of your help and dedication towards the course. You're teaching abilities, knowledge and humour sure made for an enjoyable time. What can I say, "you rock." Bottom line you made learning fun when times were tough and that is not an easy task to accomplish."

"Instructor Tom"

[Trainer Tom pictured at work]

...has taught at or for:

Global Knowledge

Olds College

Red Deer College

Bow Valley College

Norquest College

ctc Train Canada

ATTA Training

Drake International

Netcor Training Centre

Grande Cache Mines

Elk Valley / Teck Coal

Chevron Canada

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