Here is what students say about the Professional Explainer:

“Richard is an EXCELLENT instructor. Data/telephony can be a very dry subject, especially when you need to get through 1000+ pages in 4 days. Richard kept everyone engaged & usually laughing. I constantly heard comments about the class actually being ‘fun’!”

“Mr. Olsen was superb – extremely well versed in every facet of the business and a wonderful orator – this class was a pleasure to attend, and I was saddened when it was over, honestly.”

“Richard’s knowledge and his ability to convey the message made the overview interesting, understandable and funny. Great analogies!”

“He was very knowledgeable and he was able to transfer to us easily. To have the knowledge is something and to be able to present that is something else. Richard Olsen had both.”

“Richard Olsen is the best instructor I’ve had while being employed in the Bell System (22 years).”

“Best adult learning instructor I’ve ever had.”

“Instructor was great – best I’ve ever had. Made class feel comfortable which encouraged discussions.”

“Instructor is well versed and was able to answer questions so that it was easily understood by the class. Examples used by Richard Olsen were great. The instructor was knowledgeable, easily understood and did a great job in teaching the material.”

“I really enjoyed the instructor. I think he did a wonderful job training this subject. I am so happy I had him”

“I thought the instructor, Richard Olsen, was excellent. He was VERY knowledgeable and well prepared and worked hard to make the subject matter interesting.”

“Richard did an excellent job! His knowledge and style truly enhanced the learning experience. He made the technical information easy to understand.”

“Richard presented technical material in a way that was easy to understand. Enjoyed his approach and humor.”

“Richard’s Telco knowledge made the class more real & him very aware of our challenges.”

“Great class! The instructor had a good sense of humor and was able to keep the class interesting.”

“Great personality. Had fun with the subject, keep people motivated.”

“Excellent instructor, never ever bores you!!”

“Richard did a great job in explaining info in a way everyone could understand.”

“Richard Olsen is an extremely knowledgeable instructor!”

“Excellent instructor”

“Very good overview – content, coupled with a very good and knowledgeable instructor made this a very good class. Great class!”

“It is clear that Richard is very knowledgeable on the subjects and has the ability to relate technical information to those with a non technical orientations. Thanks for a good week.”

“I most liked the instructor’s application and ability to ‘boil down’ important concepts”

“The instructor was excellent. His presentation skills were excellent and his ability to relate the information to us was outstanding! The instructor was great at answering ‘what if’ questions.”

“Very knowledgeable. A great surprise.”

“I can only hope all instructors can take a dull subject and make it interesting.”

“Very, very good. Excellent. Top rated. Peerless. Absolutely. Yes!! Magnificent!”

“Richard is a very good and knowledgeable instructor.”

“Just keep up the good work!”

“The diagrams put on the easel were very informative.”

“Excellent instructor – thoroughly enjoyed the class”

“Great instructor! Don’t change a thing.”

“Great course. Great instructor.”

“Richard was very effective in teaching somewhat dry material. He kept it interesting and relevant.”

“Instructor was excellent!! Kept the info interesting.”

“Instructor was clear and made the course very understandable.”

“The teacher was excellent – very knowledgeable and used very good parallels.”

“Excellent training – excellent instructor. He made a very dry subject interesting and even fun at times.”