National Business Institute Reviews

Name: National Business Institute
Address: 1218, McCann Drive, 1218, McCann Drive, Altoona
Rating: 4.17

4.2 Rating 1,155 Reviews

77 %

of reviewers recommend National Business Institute

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“I am writing a review as a speaker who has done a number of presentations for NBI. The honorarium is too low. The work put into being a speaker is substantial. NBI wants prose material, and then if you want to do a powerpoint, that is additional preparation. This is why I don't do a powerpoint in addition. No payment for mileage or travel time. I can't afford to speak anymore for NBI. Also, I did a panel presentation in Peoria last year and was shocked to learn when I arrived that I was the only attorney on the panel, so I had to lead all topics, although initially I chose/was assigned only a few of the topics for submission of materials. None of the participants, or the NBI monitor knew how the panel was supposed to run. I never received a critique from participants, as to what they thought, but it was a bad experience for me after driving so far to do the presentation. The only value to me as a speaker was obtaining CLE credit, but it is less expensive for me to just attend CLE sessions for hours.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you for this feedback, Courtney. We will pass this along to our event team.

Posted 5 years ago

“My experience as an NBI presenter has been a very good one. The NBI staff is very helpful and the seminars are always staged with the utmost professionalism. Over the years, there has been and continues to be only two things that, in my opinion, need to be corrected. (1) When a seminar is geared to the lawyers in a particular State, sometime the topics and subtopics cover laws and legal principles that have not been adopted by the State in which the seminar is being presented, and have no relevance to the attendees. (2) The seminar agenda often includes too many subtopics to cover in the time provided, leading the attending lawyers to complain that not everything was covered sufficiently. In my opinion, both of these flaws could easily be corrected if the NBI coordinator would consult with the presenting lawyer before finalizing the seminar agenda. If NBI believes that its presenters are experts in their topics, then the seminar coordinator should consider that the presenter knows best which subtopics should be presented in order to cover the most relevant issues of a topic.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you for this feedback, Linda! We will pass your comments along to our event team.

Posted 5 years ago

“I have been a speaker on a variety of seminars on legal issues offered by the National Business Institute since around 2004. The topics are pertinent to attorneys, accountants and businesses. I have been provided the opportunity to adjust the outlines for various seminars and plenty of time to prepare the written materials for the seminars in which I am participating. I value the experience and know that preparing and presenting the material keeps me up to date on the issues!”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Isaiah!

Posted 5 years ago

“I have spoken several times for National Business Institute. I prefer attending their sessions vs other providers because they automatically provide you with written materials and they are not ruled by the larger firms as many of the bar association events are. Occasionally I have spoken for them out of town and they did not volunteer to provide me with any compensation for substantial mileage. Consequently, I no longer do out of town engagements for them.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you for this feedback, James! We will pass this along to our event team.

Posted 5 years ago

“National Business Institute offers CLE courses on important topics for attorneys and selects very qualified attorneys to present. NBI is a great way to get more than CLE credits, you make connections and develop skills as well. If you learned just one thing at the entire seminar and utilize it in your practice, the course more than pays for itself”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Barry!

Posted 5 years ago

“NBI provides top-notch and relevant content. It is a pleasure working with NBI and its professional staff.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, James!

Posted 5 years ago

“National Business Institute seminars and webinars are a great way to learn the law you need to know.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, J. Noland!

Posted 5 years ago

“Metings are run professionally. Each syllabus is very helpful and can serve as a future resource.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, H. Peter!

Posted 5 years ago

“The staff who set up and record the video presentations are great. I appreciate the friendly professionalism with which they select speakers, record the presentations and support the logistical needs of the speakers. Sometimes presentations could be better if the speakers understood that, if they give NBI enough advance notice, they can often revise the topics or subtopics to better fir their expertise. The only poor presentations I have seen were when speakers tried to cover topics about which they had no experience. One thing that would really help on the day the video is broadcast: when viewers e-mail in questions prior to the end of the program, forwarding those questions to the speakers prior to the end of the program would give us a chance to give much better answers. As it stands, we hear the questions for the first time at the end of the broadcast and are expected to respond quickly. When the questions are known in advance, I'd appreciate the chance to think about them a bit.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you for this feedback, Steven! We will pass this along to our event team.

Posted 5 years ago

“I have been very satisfied as a speaker for NBI. The seminars are well organized and there is very little overlap on the subjects.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Timothy!

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Thank you, Timothy!

Posted 5 years ago

“I quite enjoy teaching CLEs for NBI. They are organized and predictable. Plus, the equipment they provide is always there and working. And, the materials and agendas are logical and make sense.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Sean Antone!

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Thank you, Sean Antone!

Posted 5 years ago

“Well organized. Excellent locations. Great material offered for attendees”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Marlene!

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Thank you, Marlene!

Posted 5 years ago

“I have been presenting for NBI for awhile now. I enjoy working with their staff as they are always helpful and courteous. They do a great job of "filling the seats" which is likely due to their selection of topics of interest to many attorneys and others. The set up for the presentations is ready for me to plug in and go. The rooms are always set up well and pleasant.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Gregory!

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Thank you, Gregory!

Posted 5 years ago

“The staff is incredibly kind, thoughtful, and patient! It's always a joy to be a NBI presenter.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Jennifer!

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Thank you, Jennifer!

Posted 5 years ago

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Constantino!

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Thank you, Constantino!

Posted 5 years ago

“I have spoken at many NBI seminars, both in-person and webcast, over many years. The planners and contact people for each seminar are very helpful and give clear information as to what I need to prepare in the outline and any powerpoint presentation. The Moderators at the seminars are knowledgable, friendly and helpful. When asked to speak, I can't always do it, but I try to as much as possible. They make it as easy as it can be to get up in front of a bunch of attorneys you don't know and speak (whether in person or by phone).”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Laurie!

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Thank you, Laurie!

Posted 5 years ago

“Normally I love being a speaker for NBI. This time it was horrible. My ppt did not show up as I sent it in but in black and white and quite hard to read. I wanted to open it early so I had a chance to make it bigger and make sure I was able to see but the moderated would not let me. I also could not ask her questions also she could talk to me. I found myself unable to see the slides very well. As the format given to me what terrible to read from. Therefore, I chose to deliver my presentation from my memory. Then the moderator interrupted me to tell me I was very behind and have many slide to go when I only two slides to go. I found it very annoying. I spent a lot of time on my slides to ensure I could see them and the font was a good size. This was not a good experience.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you for this feedback, Rhonda. We will pass this along to our event team.

Posted 5 years ago

Thank you for this feedback, Rhonda. We have passed this along to the relevant internal teams.

Posted 5 years ago

“NBI has improved in assisting speakers in preparing for their topics and has accumulated some good speakers on the various topics presented.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Morris!

Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, Morris!

Posted 5 years ago

“Many courses on diverse and timely topics.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, James!

Posted 5 years ago

Thank you, James!

Posted 5 years ago

“Your question provides no context. Do you mean a rating for: quality of materials offered; efficiency of programs for presenters; compensation for presenters; communications with attendees or presenters; quality of facilities where classes are held, etc.? The question, as posed, is meaningless.”

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Posted 5 years ago

National Business Institute is rated 4.2 based on 1,155 reviews