Testimonials

Ransom W Stephens

writer, physicist, public speaker

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Accolades:

  • “Ransom is that teacher, the one who makes you wish you never left school.” - Andy Martwick, Intel.
  • “The success of our event was due to Ransom’s great energy, calm yet commanding stage presence, sense of humor and generous enthusiasm.” - Frances Lefkowitz, Body + Soul.
  • “In my role as Special Programs Coordinator, I engage speakers from a variety of disciplines to address our university students, faculty and outreach programs. Dr. Stephens’ speeches still elicit rave reviews years, even a decade later. Last week a former summer science student told me that Dr. Stephens’ talk was the turning point in his decision to pursue a science career. Ransom’s rapport with people of all ages is unique and he has a gift for presenting information in ways that are particularly relevant to teens and young adults. It’s rare to find a career scientist with such a give for communicating the essence of why one’s career choices matter and how to make them wisely. It’s even more rare to find someone who can deliver that information in such a compelling way.” - Lori Norris, University of Texas at Arlington.
  • “Ransom’s ability to captivate audiences while explaining complex ideas is an art form.” - Kim Heine, Outside the Box Presentations.
  • “Ransom is the best MC, bar none.” - Jane Ganahl, Litquake: San Francisco’s Literary Festival.
  • “Not very many people discuss what rabbits we chase, but instead how to keep up with those rabbits. I’m sure people thank you all the time, but in all sincerity thank you for making such an impression on me. I still think about what you said one year later.” - Robert Simpson, UTA student.
  • “It’s not often that they agree on anything, but this time it has happened: The students loved your presentation! Thank you so much...your presentation is one they will recall when they need uplifting.” - Karen Kesseru, Crossroads High School, Petaluma CA.
  • “Well thought out, informative and entertaining.” - Karen Whitcomb.
  • “Ransom Stephens is the ultimate MC, a one-man literary road show.” - Michelle Richmond, best selling author of The Year of Fog.
  • “A great new way of looking at The Situation.” - Sandeep Saxena.
  • “Ransom inspired everyone, the perfect event kickoff.” - Lee Sawyer, Louisiana Tech University.
  • “I can do this and I will. The years are just humming along too ‘flat’ and it’s starting to get scary that maybe this is as good as it gets. Thank you for the very specific ideas to help me get direction.” - Pat Malone.
  • It was an AWESOME night. Ransom you are phenomenal...you made this event the best ever I've attended at Litquake.” - Yanina Gotsulsky, Numina Press.
  • “Ransom’s deep technical understanding of high-speed communication’s design challenges adds expertise and industry credibility to Tektronix Instruments’ business marketing messages. His technical writing skills and storytelling abilities are among the best in the industry.” - Chris Loberg, Sr. Manager, Tektronix Instruments Business Marketing.
  • “Ransom can be relied on to initiate, lead and deliver innovative programs.” - David Critchley, Agilent Technologies.
  • “Ransom hit a home run for us!” - Chuck Ulland, NEL Frequency Controls Inc.
  • “Easily the BEST technical seminar I have attended in YEARS.” Don Kiertsche, AlcaLu.
  • “You are the biggest rock star!!” - Shana Mahaffey, best selling author of Sounds Like Crazy.
  • “...your lecture was like a breath of fresh air to me.” - Andrei Vassiliev, Fujitsu.
  • “...the best day of training we’ve ever had.” - Tycom Principle Engineer.
  • “Ransom’s presentations are clear, to the point, and entertaining.” - Megan Chura, Agilent Technologies.

We have worked with every major provider of cutting-edge technology in the world...

Agilent, Alcatel, Alterra, AMD, Anritsu, Avaya, Bertscope, Boeing, Cisco, Comcast, Cypress, Dell, Finisar, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel, JDSU, Molex, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Nortel, Rambus, Samsung, Stratos, Tektronix, Tellabs, TI, Tycom, 3M, Xilinx

...most major laboratories and many universities...

Argonne, CERN, Fermi Lab, Las Alamos Lab, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Mayo Clinic, NIST, CIT, Cornell, Harvard, Stanford, U California, U Texas, Northwestern, MIT, Shasta College

...and many mainstream literary groups

Litquake - The San Francisco Literary Festival, The San Francisco Writers Workshop, Inside Story Time, Left Coast Writers, The San Francisco Writer’s Conference, Why There are Words, Opium Magazine, The California Writers Club, Numina Press, The Women’s National Book Association, Dog-eared Books
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