• Very knowledgeable and captivating speaker, very professional and made the class fun to attend.  The best training class I've ever attended. -Louisa
  • I literally cannot say enough about Brent as an instructor. He was clearly very knowledgeable about the subject, he injected fun and interesting anecdotes, and above all was highly receptive to all interaction with the group. I would recommend this course to anyone based on the subject matter, but I would demand that everyone attend this if Brent is the instructor. - Mike F
  • Brent was awesome.  Outside of keeping the class fun and entertaining, Brent did an excellent job of being informative and there didn't seem to be anything that he couldn't answer. - Michael
  • Out of all of our companies classes we take this is the most interesting.
  • I have a lot of engineers in my life and not all of them can explain what they do in a way non-engineers understand.
  • There were literally no dull moments and you did a great job interacting with the class
  • The instructor was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable.  Such a wealth of information.
  • I was thinking this was going to be a long boring day however Brent made it very interesting, informative and now I can talk the talk.
  • Great job, I appreciate the work that went in to this and feel I have a better understanding because of the presentation!  Brent made the experience fun and interactive, I would gladly attend another training session he leads!
  • Very knowledgeable and was able to convey the information in a clear and fun way. - Jeff M
  • Great job by Brent.  He made some dry topics very interesting.  Appreciated how he kept the discussion "lite".  also good, intuitive examples to illustrate some complex phenomena Ben
  • He used relatable things to teach abstract or hard concepts.  He was also very knowledgeable on the subject matter.  -Moriah
  • Brent was excellent, knowledgeable, and engaging  -John
  • Diverse class of students, all were engaged and interested in learning, no matter their position within the company.
  • One of the best classes I have ever had.  Brent is a wealth of knowledge in electricity and history.
  • Great presenter. Knew the material and industry.  Being new to the energy industry this was a great 101 class. Things i learnt will make it easier to understand the business. - Michael
  • Kept It Lively And Moving explained things so that I understand. - Catelina G
  • I was a great class!  It was fun and engaging the whole time.  Full of information and entertaining.
  • He made the class fun, interesting and something that I could take back and use when talking with our customers. I had taken electronics in school, but I never really understood how electricity works. Now, after this class, I do, and I love that!  It is a real benefit in helping me help our customers.
  • Brent was very personable and knowledgeable. It felt like we were in good hands for the entirety of the course. - Emily H
  • Brent is a great speaker! - Cali D
  • He was great. Very engaging, which can be tough when speaking to people you can't see! Broke down the material very well and kept it engaging. - Annie A
  • I thought the information was great and easy to understand, and the speaker was very knowledgeable. - Steven R
  • Great speaker and conveyed lots of information in an easy to digest format - Christopher C
  • The teacher kept everyone engage in the class. Great sense of humor. - Ophelia B
  • Great job. I see why you're popular in the training business. Good rapport while delivering information that is complex and at time very complicated. Thank you for the information.
  • Very knowledgeable on the content.  Welcomed and answered questions as they came up during training via the chat function of Teams or Google doc -Zach
  • Great job keeping it light and fun for some heavy at times material. You certainly know your stuff!
  • Nice Work! It’s hard to make a full-day training seriously engaging and you did a great job!
  • This material is super dry and can be awful with the wrong instructor.  He kept it interesting and engaging the entire time.  Thanks teacher!
  • The instructor was great and did a good job of holding my interest.  I could use more training on each individual topic covered -Trinity
  • The instructor was amazing as this could have been a very dry boring class considering the topic.  He has a great personality, energy and knowledge about each topic.
  • The instructor was very engaging and injected humor and videos to help break up the technical nature of the course.  This made it fun, interactive and enjoyable.
  • The teacher did a great job explaining difficult topics.  He held my interest all day.
  • Great course!  Really good teacher!
  • Good class. good instructor, very engaging.
  • The examples made it possible to understand and remember more complex and abstract concepts.
  • Great fast paced entertaining class.  Lots of information to digest but he keeps it going and students engaged and interested.
  • Great speaker and presented information clearly and in an interesting way. - Christopher C
  • This class really enhanced my knowledge on electricity and it will contribute to my work.
  • Great class, thanks for keeping it lively and entertaining.
  • I thought the class was informative and it did help clarify how electricity works to a novice like myself in a way that wasn't confusing.  The humor helped a 'dry' topic. 
  • I am new to our company, coming from a non-utility background, so this helped me understand more of what we actually do.
  • Basics of electricity touched on all aspects of what electricity is from generation to electric cars.
  • The course is engaging, informative and presented very well.  It was a great crash course in electricity and the power industry.
  • I'm so glad I took this class and I will be taking the next level for sure.
  • Very interactive, good mix of activities; show and tell, field trip, videos, lecture, etc.  Very valuable way to spend the day.
  • His passion & enthusiasm for the business and technology is contagious.  Its an exciting time to be part of this industry.  This course is clear and interesting.
  • Very valuable to learn where our product comes from and amazing to learn how the electricity gets to the end-user.  Also appreciated the real-world comparisons.
  • Great overview - enough to get the idea how it all works.  Thank you for breaking down a complicated subject. 
  • Kept a serious subject lively and with a good pace. Everything was valuable.  You broke it down for the math and science averse, like me!  I get it so much better.  Thank you!
  • ​You do a good job of bringing complicated material to people who might not have much of the basic knowledge necessary to grasp it otherwise
  • Instructor was great, very energetic and was kind to answer all questions no matter how silly and did not make anyone feel uncomfortable.  Very easy to understand -drawings, hand gestures and examples were great.
  • Very interactive in discussion w/ class.  Very clear w/ explanations.
  • The instructor was very knowledgeable and handled everyone's questions well.
  • Brent made the class interesting and it was easy to follow! - Julie H
  • The Electricity 101 is excellent, either as an introduction or a refresher. The course provides an extensive and engaging overview, with a presenter who is both a subject matter expert and a fantastic instructor.  Brent is terrific, and the course was an extraordinarily helpful and comprehensive overview. - Josh T
  • Great course, very interactive instructor, lots of tech support. Highly recommended.  Brent was great. Very knowledgeable and made the program fun/interesting. - Nancy C
  • Mr. Olsen is by far the best speaker!! - Jing S
  • He was very engaging and informative - Jeremy F
  • Good instructor; animated speaker; knowledgeable.  Dynamic and knowledgeable instructor with good content  -Michael M
  • As a non-engineer new to the electric utility industry, Brent was able to take seemingly complex topics and present them in a way that even this layman could understand.  Highly recommend!  He did a great job!  He was very engaging and extremely knowledgeable about a variety of subjects.  - Thomas M
  • This course was invaluable to my growth in the utilities industry. He was extremely knowledgeable and presented the information with humor / kept it interesting - Daniel P
  • Brent was engaging and taught to the class their needs.  Come ready to learn. - David B
  • Brent was very knowledgeable and kept the information entertaining and relatable.    -Stephanie V