When I first saw the AES was offering a class entitled "Nobody Like Networking", I thought, "Gee, I've been really bad about networking for... well, a while now." Finding ways to reconnect with past colleagues seemed like a wise idea. But Mike broke it down and made it clear that current and future colleagues are as important as the ones in your past. The way Mike presented the material made it fun and interesting. This might have been the first time I enjoyed doing my homework! During the classes and the homework, all of these people come to mind - people I hadn't connected with in years in some cases. I found myself reaching out to them post-class. That was a great feeling. And after three weeks of Thursday afternoon classes, I felt something was missing when the fourth Thursday came 'round. Mike's personal style and ambition are infectious, and I couldn't imagine anyone else imparting this information, not to mention fielding all of our questions. That the AES offered this class with a rebate toward future membership renewals made this an absolute no-brainer!

P.S. My actual initial reaction was borne out of a lack of reading comprehension: I thought the word networking referred to computer networking, which, with all of the different AoIP systems available these days, can be rather frustrating 😀