What People Are Saying
“Wednesday night’s program was a very high attended program for us and you really knocked it out of the park. Not that I’m surprised—you are a fantastic and knowledgeable speaker who I’ve been dreaming of hosting for years now. We had 780 attendees and they had a lot of very complimentary things to say…Thank you again for being part of a Smithsonian Streaming program and we hope to have you back in the future!”
— Smithsonian Associates (2020)
“By all accounts, you were a huge hit at the symposium. All the evaluations have been really positive so far, and everyone who's emailed or talked to me loved your presentation. Thanks so much for making the event memorable for everyone who was there, and for being such a dream to work with. If all my speakers would be so detail-oriented and good at what they do my life would be easy. David and I agreed that you were simply the best, and he's been doing the meeting for 24 years.”
— Central Valley Bird Club Annual Symposium (2019)
“The 155 of our members who attended your talk were enthralled by your presentation last Thursday. The comments that I heard afterwards included words such as “perfect,” and of course I agree. We were all impressed by your thorough research, first hand experiences, beautiful photos and film all masterfully and seamlessly presented along with your narrative. Many, many thanks for giving us new insights to our feathered neighbors.”
— Contemporary Club of Albemarle (2019)
“Your keynote presentation on The Bird Way was perfect for our diverse audience that includes seasoned birders and nature enthusiasts as well as those who just enjoy observing birds in their yard. Your engaging storytelling, paired with spectacular photos & videos, really shined a light on how amazing and intelligent birds are. They made the casual observer want to go out and learn – and see - more! And that is the goal of our Winter Wildlife Festival – to get our community engaged in wildlife-related recreation that can organically develop into an appreciation and preservation of our natural world.”
— Winter Wildlife Festival (2022)
“On behalf of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Audubon Society and our participating members, thank you for your Zoom presentation. It was most informative and provided an enlightening glimpse into birds' minds, both in how it is thought they perceive their world and, subsequently, how they respond to those perceptions. I must admit, I had not heard of your work before , but I am sincerely enthralled by your efforts to seek out field researchers, the work they do, the inferences they make based upon their empirical results and then consolidate that work into books. I will be reading these books.”
— Northern Shenandoah Valley Audubon Society (2020)
“Your talks were superb. Probably the most informative and entertaining in 20 years. I now have plenty of avian facts to bore my kids with for decades to come. The best part of NCTC is the ability to meet folks like you.”
— U.S. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Training Center (2018)
“Thank you for selecting Jennifer Ackerman as the speaker for the annual meeting last night. It was simply one of the best presentations I've ever heard/seen at a BBC meeting, or any other for that matter. I was familiar with The Genius of Birds, but not The Bird Way, which I ordered today. Her presentation was superb as a standalone, a great, mind-bending hour.”
—Brookline Bird Club (2020)