{"id":663,"date":"2010-08-15T20:36:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-15T20:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/blogs\/paul\/post\/Student-comments-from-our-class-last-week.aspx"},"modified":"2010-08-15T20:36:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-15T20:36:00","slug":"student-comments-from-our-class-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/student-comments-from-our-class-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Student comments from our class last week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"2\">We&#39;ve got two more classes on the books now for 2010 &#8211; a 5-day BI class in Bellevue, WA the week of October 25th, and a 5-day SQL Immersion class in San Diego, CA the week of December 6th. Watch the blogs for announcements for when registration goes live. <\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"2\">In the meantime, here a some comments from those who attended our 5-day Immersion Event&nbsp; last week.<\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;Best class I have been to!&quot;<\/em> &#8211; Julie Finnell<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"2\"><em>&quot;Best training I ever attended in the last 9 years. The course is very well planned and executed. Excellent Job!! Will come back next year.&quot;<\/em><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;This was the best course I&#39;ve EVER attended. I could list the features that distinguish this course from the others, but I won&#39;t. The least of which, however, is not the mentors. You both were just fabulous.&quot;<\/em> &#8211; Nick Loghides.<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;I really loved the way you both indulged our questions. Great demos!&quot;<\/em> &#8211; Nick Loghides.<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;When my boss first asked me why this class of the other, I told him that I wanted to go to the source. As for the class, immersion is definitely the best way to describe the overall content and presentation. There is so much content, but it is presented in a way that you won&#39;t drown. Every question is answered considerately and concisely; whether it&#39;s a complex question that needs to be answered at breaks or something that can be answered quickly. Overall, I can&#39;t say enough about the class and would recommend it to anyone who wants to know how SQL Server works.&quot;<\/em> &#8211; Kevin Eckart<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;A lot of great material! As a newbie, there is a lot of stuff I can use immediately, and also a lot for fuure consideration. Really gave me a good understanding of some of the internals and a new way to look at our systems.&quot;<\/em> &#8211; Tim Magney<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;Overall, excellent course!! Thank you! I&#39;ve learned new tips and techniques that will save me time and my company money.&quot;<\/em> &#8211;&nbsp;Ed Quick<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;Overall, I think anyone who works professionally with SQL Server should come to this training, even if they have to pay for it themselves.&quot;<\/em> &#8211;&nbsp;Eric Maibach<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;This was the *BEST* training event I&#39;ve ever attended! Thank you for a fantastic experience!&quot;<\/em> &#8211;&nbsp;Rowland Gosling<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;The level of knowledge you have and impart was invaluable to making this class totally worth my time! Thanks.&quot;<\/em> &#8211;&nbsp;Chris Swartley<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;This was an incredible week and I can&#39;t wait to get back to work and start implementing what I&#39;ve learned.&quot;<\/em> &#8211;&nbsp;George<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><em>&quot;Top tactics one-and-all. I&#39;m excited. And love my job more!! Thank you!&quot;<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Kyle<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Thanks everyone<\/strong> &#8211; it was a pleasure teaching you! <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#39;ve got two more classes on the books now for 2010 &#8211; a 5-day BI class in Bellevue, WA the week of October 25th, and a 5-day SQL Immersion class in San Diego, CA the week of December 6th. Watch the blogs for announcements for when registration goes live. 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