Your session on "The Impacts of Global Trade on Local Economies" received the highest rating of any session during the three day conference. Your ability to capture the attention of the audience during what is typically a dull subject was remarkable. The presentation was informative, well paced and most importantly, fun! “Thanks for your excellent presentation to our international assembly of real estate regulators. Your program was seen as the conference highlight by many attendees. You received the highest marks of any of our speakers. It is unusual for us to bring in an economist for a conference on real estate law. We took a big risk, and you made us look good.” "Even though you had a challenging time slot (after dinner following the retirement speech), you still managed to inform, energize and entertain the STIHL Branch and Distributer attendees..." "You were great! And, yes, economics can be 'entertaining and humorous.' Early feedback shows that yours may have been one of the best overall sessions we have ever had." “We thoroughly enjoyed having you as our featured speaker at the recent Annual Meeting of the Pine Chemicals Association in Key Largo, FL. Your comments on current and future economic conditions were informative, thought provoking, and humorous. We received excellent feedback from those attending the conference. You helped to make the program a ‘no hassle event’.” “For the second year in a row you were the highest-rated speaker at our annual Trust & Investment Conference. Who would imagine that economics could be so entertaining?” “We have received nothing but raves from our members. Your session received the highest rating of any session during the three day conference. The presentation was informative, well paced and most importantly, fun!” “The overwhelming majority of respondents to our evaluation request marked your session at the highest level.” “…it really does take a special kind of speaker to make economics interesting to an audience such as ours that is so diverse in terms of age, sex, etc.…you would be a strong addition to any serious program.”