Entertaining

“Refreshing to attend a seminar that's delivered with such enthusiasm. Clearly Joel knows his stuff, is an excellent communicator & has a sense of humor. I'm thinking another career as stand up comic may be in order.”

“Joel was motivating, exciting and humorous. If you like Gallagher, you'll love Financial Management with Joel Berk.”

“Dr. Berk is an incredible instructor. Some very boring topics were turned into very interesting & stimulating conversation & discussion.Every time you think you're going to fall asleep, he makes you laugh.”

“A most invigorating course. You made a quite dry subject come alive. I particulary loved your stories & jokes. Humor is a rare gift, and I admire people like you who have it and use it well.”

“As a degreed accountant, I used to think it was impossible to make a dry subject like accounting interesting, informative and yes, entertianing. You have accomplished all three!!!”

“Who would have thought that utility finace & accounting could be so enetertaining? This has been a delightful way to spend 3 days on an incredibly boring & dry subject!”

“I wish my college profs were as entertaining as you were. Also, you have the gift to convey a sometimes dull subject matter with humor and make the information stick. Thank you.”

“The creativity of the instructor was a strong point. Joel made a dull subject interesting. I didn't expect to laugh in this class – what a pleasant surprise.”

“The topics presented by anyone else would have been boring. Dr. Berk made it captivating & entertaining. The stories , the jokes – very good.”

“By far, the most engaging accounting/finance class I've taken. Who knew accounting could be so much fun! Potentially very dry subject made interesting by the instructor.”

“Joel's sense of humor brings a lightness to the dry subject of accounting and a human side to cold hard facts. Strong points for me were where Joel used "real life" situations and applied them to utility ratemaking & 4 methods of book keeping.”

“Intrinsically boring subject, made very interesting by Joel's knowledge and sense of humor. Liked interaction with others-group exercises.”

“Joel is a great presenter. Well prepared, knowledgeable & great sense of humor! We laughed & learned. Great presentation!”

“Excellent, Mr Berk has the unique ability and personality to present a dry subject in an interesting – almost exciting manner & I didn't fall asleep.”

“Good content skillfully presented. The puns and jokes are effective in keeping possibly deadly boring material alive and interesting.”

“Dr. Berk took a potentially deadly boring subject and made it extremely interesting. He instilled the desire to learn material in the students.”

“Joel was very knowledgable. He made difficult material easy to understand. Likewise his humor and stories lightened up otherwise BORING MATERIAL. Course was well presented.”

“Outstanding presentation. Easy to follow, even for an accounting illiterate such as myself. Any other accounting seminar and I would have been asleep in minutes. I also rather enjoyed the jokes.”

“Prof. Berk's way of holding our attention is the strongest point. His mannerisms, sense of humor and real life illustrations helped to lighten up what could be a boring subject.”

“Accounting can be a boring topic, but he (Joel) made it fun and entertaining.”

“Dr. Berk made an otherwise boring topic energetic, fun & interesting. Really enjoyed his style of teaching. Strong knowledge of the material & great jokes!”

“The instructor did a good job of making a dry topic interesting. The comical relief was delivered at the right time and most of the war stories made the material relevant.”

“I have really enjoyed & learned so much from you. The illustrations, examples & exercises provided to be so helpful. You have a great sense of humor. I enjoyed the jokes.”

“Potentially dry subject presented in easily understandable & interesting way. Also lots of laughs. High marks for style of presentation.”