I just completed the course with Caroline; she is an excellent professional! She provided many…read moreresources and feedback during the course, and I am amazed by how much I learned over that time. I have improved my pronunciation and intonation and learned tips to improve my speech, and she even teaches me how to breathe to have a better tone and relax when speaking. Not only have I noticed the improvements, but people around me also recognize them. I highly recommend Caroline's 12-week accent reduction program; this program was exactly what I was looking for!

Caroline is an outstanding instructor and her English Accent Reduction program is world class…read more Personally for me, it was a way to develop my communication skills and become a better communicator in English. I highly recommend Caroline's 12-week accent reduction program to my friends and colleagues.

This school is amazing and so much fun. Signing up for classes gives you amazing access to teachers…read morethat really have so much experience and knowledge and all of them have been great. I recently took the lasted shoe making class with Ray Serna and he is truly an expert in shoe design and production and I would recommend it to everyone! Look at the shoes I made!

Ray was a great teacher and he is very focused and knowledgeable. He is quick and experienced. He…read morewas so nice too and made it a memorable memory for us. I got to put my favorite beloved cat Happy on my bag. We enjoyed this class and we made either a belt or handbag for $50. You do everything yourself and they provide all the materials. It's an excellent class and so personalized and fun.

If you're interested in advancing your education in relation to Digital Media this is the best…read moreplace you do it. Excellent format, excellent teachers and outstanding facilitation. It was so easy to sign up, on-going support on on-line assignments, communications and so easy to get in touch and ask for Karoline! If you want an environment where you can do a good amount of listening and learning this is the place for you. I have a great technical background and this was so informative and it answered every question I had. It's great. Tom

I took the social media marketing course with DPI and really enjoyed it…read more The instructors are knowledgeable, informed and engaged. They are excited about the content and interested in their students. I really liked having access to the class content in advance which allowed me to research the subject before the class started. The worksheets are helpful when building your final project. I intend to take another class in future. I would recommend taking the social media marketing class to anyone interested in wanting to learn more than basic user knowledge.

Took the one day live course this past weekend. Small intimate group, there was only 8 of us in…read morethe class. Granted I was the oldest person there (everyone else was in high school or college)--my Instructor Christopher did a great job with flexing to give examples that would cover both academia and workplace situations. Although I read pretty quick to begin with (about 300-310 wpm), I did walk away with a lot of great tips and techniques and they emailed all the extra's the following day as promised. I didn't go into the class expecting it to be jam-packed with a bunch of scientific life changing information and found the class to be perfect to get you started in speed reading. For me, I don't think I need all of the background information to fill up extra class time--just tell me what needs to be done and let's get to it. This class would've been great had I had it in high school or college--but even so with all the technical, dry reading I have to do--the information I left with will definitely come in handy. This is the first time I've taken a speed reading class so don't have much else to compare it to--so for what it is--I would recommend it. Of course since not all instructors for anything are created equally---YMMV (Your mileage may vary)!

I paid $497 via irisreading.com on 22 May 2025 for an in-person speed reading course scheduled on…read more24 May at The Ritz London. Late on the night of 23 May, I received an email from the UK organizer (Alex) saying the course was cancelled due to a conflict with the instructor. Since then, I've sent four refund requests via email -- both to Alex and to the CEO, Paul Nowak -- and received absolutely no reply. Their listed phone number (+1 312-857-4747) does not work either. This lack of communication and accountability is unacceptable for a company that presents itself as professional. I have submitted a formal complaint to Citizens Advice UK and plan to escalate the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service. I'm also in the process of requesting a chargeback through my bank. Extremely disappointing experience. I strongly advise others to avoid this company.

I just received my Bartending certification from ABC Bartending Chicago and I couldn't be happier!…read more Laura and Chrissy were both amazing teachers and I secured a job before I even finished my course!! They prepare you for the speed and written test so well and I can't wait to start working. Thank you both

abc got the job done! very stress free environment and Curtis the instructor was super helpful and…read moreprofessional. It couldn't have gone better, thank you!

Let me start off by saying my teacher, Don, was amazing. He's personable, knowledgable and made…read morewhat I did learn fun. I signed up for this course because I'm a single mother and what I'm making now in my other two jobs is not enough, so I thought I could add to the days/nights I have free. I made my first of two payments and started the course. I only signed up to go to the Schaumburg location because the others are too far. About a little less than halfway through the course I was sitting with the teacher and he said, "Hey, I need the other half of your tuition." ME: Well, I'm taking off work early tomorrow to come and do the classes I haven't been able to get because they don't work with my schedule. Can I just pay you tomorrow? HIM: Don't you have a credit card? Besides, the owner came in and took all my files. He never does that. At least it'll look like I did something today. (he laughs) ME: Ok (I pay him the last payment) I'll see you tomorrow around 3pm The next day I leave work early, grab some lunch, and head to the school. There's a HUGE white truck/van taking up three spots in the lot. I grab my stuff and start walking in. There's a man standing outside on the phone and as I walk past him, he says, "What do you think you're doing?" ME: I'm going to class. What do you think I'm doing. But now I'm looking around and the owners of the truck are dumping whatever they can into trash cans and taking them out past me. MAN: There's no class. They were evicted this morning. ME: WHAT?!?! The sound of the hundreds of bottles being emptied into the dumpster outside is distracting MAN: Yeah, they were thrown out. You can't come in. So I walk out and sit in my car. They JUST took my money 12 hours before. I called the school's main number and a guy named Nico told me to come to their location and we'd work something out. He said I was only twenty minutes away and he had no idea what had happened. An HOUR and twenty-five minutes later I pull up in front of this janky looking strip mall with a check cashing place and I think it was a tarot card reader. I was afraid to park my car on this busy road. I walked in and found Nico and another man sitting in what I'm assuming was the office. I told them both there's no way after working a full day that I'm going to drive over an hour to a part of town that I wouldn't want to walk out at night by myself and I would like a refund. NICO: I'm not authorized to do that. But I'll leave a message for the man who can. ME: Is it going to be the owner? Because apparently he doesn't know how to pay his bills. I want you to make sure he has all my info. (He starts to write my name and number) I was on edge, I'll admit. I'm usually not that aggressive. NICO: I don't know. The owner doesn't know what happened. ME: I'll tell you what happened. Nobody gets their sh!t thrown out on the lawn for missing one payment. He knew. That's why he came in and took the files yesterday. He KNEW. (Blank stare from Nico) ME: So can you write down the name of the guy who's going to call me and where is he? NICO: Oh, he had to run out. I don't know his name. ME: You don't know his name? You work with the guy and you don't know his name? (Now, it's the owner, I know this now. And he ran out because I called my teacher and told him the school was being emptied into a dumpster.) NICO: Uh, his name is Frank (There is no Frank. He panicked not knowing if he should tell me the owner's name) ME: Ok, I'll wait for his call. No phone call ever came. So I contacted the bank I paid with and they gave me my money back. All of it. But I wasted SO much time and have nothing to show for it. Now I have to start over and find a new school, not located anywhere near me, and pay more because all the Christmas deals are over. They handled it like a$$hats. That's all. Nobody contacted me to try to make anything right. I am positive they couldn't have forgotten I came in. Just a shame for me and the 50-something other students who hadn't taken their test or finished the classes yet.

I cannot say enough good things about my experience with the classes I took. I always wanted a…read moreprofession in bartending, but never knew where to go or how to get started. I searched on the internet and wanted to try this school since it was close to my home. I called the office and told them I was skeptical, so they encouraged me to just stop in on a class and observe. WOW, was I excited to see everyone working hands-on and with each other. I knew that this was the place I wanted to attend. The classes helped me with so many facets of bartending that I still adhere to today. While drink recipes are a major focus, the class also concentrates on pouring, cleanliness, and hardware knowledge. In fact, I think that the returning of all equipment and bottles to its original location is probably the most important thing I have learned and has pretty much become my mantra. The course was also fun and educational with stories and jokes. Don was an awesome teacher, and his experience and stories would leave you waiting to hear more. I always looked forward to attending classes and would stay until the last minute. Maybe the best about the program is the job placement service. After completing the courses, I was then worried about how I would find a job in bartending. However, the placement service they use could not have been any more easier. I took the coursework in March of 2014 and was able to have my first job the first week of April. I was looking to advance my career several months later, and again, the school provided me with a link to a position that I absolutely love working at today. Bartender American Professional Schools has changed my life by helping me to pursue a career I have always wanted and continues to guide me as I make my bartending journey. I would HIGHLY recommend this facility to anyone considering a field in bartending.

Ben was my tutor for college algebra. Not only does he have a thorough understanding of the…read moresubject but he is able to convey the concepts in a way that are easily grasped. This is vital when in need of a tutor. He also has a lot of patience which helps. After giving me much help, I can say that I have a good grasp of the problems and I highly recommend Ben as a math tutor.

A friend invited me to a free screening of an Italian film during the week and I have been working…read moreon being more Italian. Definitely get on their mailing list and check out their cultural events. For all those Italians (or those who wish they were) looking to do more interesting things with their lives, check out Instituto! After the screening, my friend bumped into her instructor and had a chat about her travels to the motherland. Being the bad Italian I am, I wasn't able to pick out any of the 5 words I know, but love that the instructors also support events outside of the classroom.

"Instituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago" is how you would be calling this facility if you were…read morelearning to speak Italian here. But it is also their offices and a comfortably large gallery for art and media exhibitions. I was attending the gallery space for the opening reception of their extensive exhibition of contemporary artist, illustrator, cartoonist, and animator, Lorenzo Mattotti (Brescia, 1954). The organizers had worked out a logical traffic pattern from the elevators to the reception area where wine and beverages were served, then an option to go directly into the gallery space or off to a small library room, where the hors d'oeuvres table had been laid out. A well-dressed crowd of about 30 to 40 mingled throughout and were attentive when a screening of a short film about the artist was convened. So go to visit their gallery, attend a class in Italian (this is handled through another entity, which has extensive options for private or semi-private instruction at all levels and fees - http://www.italidea.org/), or check their site for lectures and other events happening there. You can see the Mattotti exhibit through July 30, 2010, Monday - Friday, 9 AM to 1 PM and 2 to 5 PM. Admission to the exhibit is free.