“I've only just started my Floral class on Maestro but so far i am really enjoying it. The instructor is clear and concise and i love that they offer download PDF"s to go back on for review. I'm looking forward to checking out the other classes they offer.”
“I signed up for Jonathon yeos course and was very disappointed. He talks about himself a lot but never actually shows us how to do anything. Maybe I misunderstood what I would be getting out of this course but it was a total waste of money.”
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All courses have detailed course notes to accompany them, which a lot of learners find really useful when watching a course, especially when completing the course exercises. The notes and exercises can really support you in getting the most out of the course.
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Rebecca
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“My spouse gave me the Indian Cooking course as a B-Day present, and I love it although irritatingly, the streaming seems to freeze about half-way through each episode (its not a problem on our end as best I can tell, as eveything else keeps flowing perfectly) - so I log-out, then log-in again and move forward.”
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