Fridays in May: Your Questions Answered LIVE—DNA with Diahan

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1. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   Thank you for the explaination for understanding the 1st cousin 1X, this will help me when I redo my WATO.\n\nThank you, loved it!\n\nThanks Diahan, Great webinar.\n\nThanks to you all. Another great webinar. \n\nThe best!\n\nThe best!!! Learned so much.\n\nThe webinar and Diahan were great. I got lost at one point, (I'm new to DNA) but I will go over the webinar again and probably figure it out. If not, then I can ask next week. :)\n\nThis was a fantastic DNA Q&A webinar, Diahan not only gives good detailed answers but provides great visuals to really nail the concept in! I really hope Family Tree Webinars will do more Q&A styled webinars with Diahan in the future. This was amazing and truly enjoyable!!!\n\nThis was a very informative webinar. The speaker is very knowledgeable and goes to so much effort to answer each question. Thank you so much!\n\nThis was great!! I learned a lot but I think I'm going back to watch the beginners series to really get a handle on it. Thanks!!\n\nThis webinar was a great help Thanks\n\nThoroughly enjoyed it and appreciated the nice cross section of questions that did touch on issues I've wondered about in the past. Especially loved the reference population answer that I can share with those who have ethnicity issues. Thank you so much for offering these free webinars. \n\nToday's webinar was great and very informative. Even though I have done a lot of genealogy research, I am relatively new to DNA research.\n\nTotally brilliant! I learned some important things and I've been doing DNA research for years!\n\nVery clear and understandable answers.\n\nVery clear explanations. I appreciated her groupings of questions.\n\nVery clear presentation\n\nVery glad I got to see this. I learned somethings I didn't realize I didn't know! \n\nvery good\n\nVery good discussion of questions asked. Thank you.\n\nVery good webinar. Picked up a few new ideas, so thanks.\n\nVery informative - truly appreciate it!\n\nVery informative! Love listening to Diahan!\n\nVERY Informative!! Really enjoyed this one. Thanks!\n\nVery informative, despite the fact that Diahan didn't get to addressing my question.\n\nvery new for me\n\nWell presented and informative\n\nWhen it comes to making DNA approachable no one does it better than Diahan. \n\nWonderful explanations!\n\nWonderful, a lot of good information.\n\nWonderfully clear & concise explanations! Soooooo informative!!

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2. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   learned something I don't know\n\nLegacy does a wonderful job with all of the webinars I have attended, however, I especially enjoy the Diahan Southard webinars. She is an incredible guest speaker whose material is well-planned and well-presented.\n\nLet's hear more from Diahan!\n\nlots of examples and methods to find answers\n\nLots of food for thought.\n\nlots of good info but hard to follow at times due to limited knowledge in this area but many helpful hints and suggestions of things one can learn to do with more study and practice\n\nlots of good information\n\nLots of great information. Thank you so much!\n\nLots of info on how to look at shared matches, which is great!\n\nLots to chew on!\n\nlove Diahan!\n\nLove Diahan, the born teacher which loads of knowledge.\n\nLove Diahan's webinars; always interesting, educational, and fun\n\nLove the Q & A webinars!/ Diahan is great, an excellent teacher and inspirational!\n\nLoved it, great webinar. I especially liked the examples as it makes it easier to understand. Thanks again!\n\nLoved it. So helpful!\n\nloved the examples\n\nLoved, will be back to see her next one. Her excitement level added to the topic MUCH more than same info but from a monotone speaker.\n\nMore presentations from Diahan please. She explains DNA so I can understand.\n\nMy favorite presenter! As always, she did an amazing job of helping me understand DNA better.\n\nOMG! So much information, so well done. She has a great voice and can talk fast yet be understood and get through a ton of information in the time slot. Amazing! I am going to watch all her webinars.\n\nOne of my FAVORITE speakers. I always come away with additional knowledge or ideas that I didn't know or was using.\n\nReally great. I have a lot to learn!!!\n\nResponses to each of the questions submitted were very helpful!\n\nShe always puts my head on overload, but I always come back for more.\n\nShe is always fantastic. I make a special point of listening whenever she is doing something, anywhere. Keep bringing her back.\n\nShe is always great!\n\nShe is certainly a high energy presenter!\n\nShe is the most amazing teacher.\n\nShe is very good explaining concepts.\n\nShe is wonderful! So clear and with great slides!\n\nShe's just so great... her explanations are always so understandable, illustrative (graphics) and fun with her enthusiasm.\n\nSo much good information covered by Diahan Southard! Her slides were easy to follow, and she certainly knows a lot about DNA. Thank you for this webinar!\n\nSo much good information. Wish she was on every week\n\nSo much to learn, and Diahan does the teaching so well!! Every time I tune in I learn again what to do and why. It's easy to get overwhelmed, and her slides are always so clear with what she's trying to get us to understand the concepts. Big gold stars to Legacy for putting on these Friday Q&A webinars!! Much appreciated. \n\nSo much to learn. Many things were clarified today. Thank you.\n\nSo, so good! Ten stars! Thanks, Diahan!\n\nSome material too technical for me.\n\nSome of the concepts were above me, but, I did hear some useful tips that I am going to try.\n\nSuperb QA session - Diahan always prepares well with excellent diagrams. Clear and fun! \n\nSuch clear answer to confusion. Thank you

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3. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   enjoyed it\n\nExcellant\n\nExcellent\n\nExcellent\n\nExcellent and so clear for a non science person to understand\n\nEXCELLENT from Dianah as usual. \n\nExcellent information\n\nExcellent lecture! Learning so much from these question and answer webinars!\n\nExcellent presentation.\n\nExcellent presentation. Thank you for all you do to help us learn.\n\nExcellent presentation...I learned a lot\n\nExcellent webinar and Diahan does an amazing job of explaning! Thank you Family Tree Webinars!!!\n\nExcellent! Thank you!\n\nExcellent! I hope Family Tree Webinars can have Diahan back on a regular basis (monthly?) to do this again and again! It really helps as new things come up daily with DNA and the testing companies. Thanks!\n\nFabulous as always! Love Diahan!\n\nGood presentation. I'll have to watch again to get some of the concepts\n\nGreat discussion and enlightening. Diahan is the greatest.\n\nGreat DNA session with Diahan. So helpful and interesting, the hour went by to swiftly! Thank you! : )\n\nGreat format - thanks Diahan - and Geoff and Marian. DNA is such a complex topic with new tools becoming available frequently it really pays to keep listening to these experts. I do learn something new every time but now can also recognize how much I understand. \n\nGreat information\n\nGreat information.\n\nGreat program!\n\ngreat questions and answers. Thank you Diahan for answering mine too!\n\nGreat speaker! Diahann makes her topics easy to understand even for those of us who don't have a science background.\n\ngreat speaker. very clear. Good choice of questions.\n\nGreat Webinar\n\nGreat Webinar\n\nGreat webinar on DNA.\n\nGreat webinar! \n\ngreat webinar. I learnt so much!\n\nHer knowledge of DNA is amazing!\n\nI always learn something new from Diahan. She knows so much about DNA and makes it easier to understand. Thanks to all.\n\nI am an advanced DNA person but I learned a lot! Diahan was very organized, had lots of information and explained it well for beginners. \n\nI am learning so much. Thank you for these webinars. Diahan was excellent\n\nI am very close to joining, based on the webinars I have seen for free.\n\nI got a number of useful ideas. Thanks for letting us know Living DNA is finally showing matches beyond immediate family.\n\nI have Diahan's book & working my way through it. She just has that special gift to explain things so clearly. So glad she will be coming back soon.\n\nI knew more than I thought I did but still found some helpful tips.\n\nI learned so much from this webinar.\n\nI like the diagrams she made. Looking forward to more next week. Thank you to all!\n\nI like the format of questions being submitted beforehand so that Diahan can make a well prepared presentation. I always take away something from her talks; she's such a good teacher.\n\nI liked the way Diahan answered specific questions in a way that applied to many other circumstances. A complicated subject, but understandable answers. Thanks!\n\nI was impressed. I just bought her book and can't wait to start using it.\n\nI'd like to rate this webinar higher than 5!\n\nI'm looking forward to next week's!\n\nI'm more of an advanced user but I did appreciate some of Diahann's more insightful comments such as choosing which of two DNA matches to work on based on the one with the larger largest segment.\n\nIn my opinion, she does the best job of explaining DNA of anyone I have ever heard. It is not always easy to figure it out and she always has good examples. \n\nInteresting format with only Q&A but I tried it and guess what? I learned a lot!\n\nIt does help to have the same concept presented differently. THANKS! \n\nIt really rates a 6 rating.\n\nIt was a nice introduction for me and I will attend next week. Thank you.\n\nIt was amazing! Diahan is so knowledgeable on DNA! Thank you!\n\nIt was very helpful to see the questions that Diahan was answering in her slide show.

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4. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   A 10!!!\n\nA lot of information \n\nAlways a great teacher. Thanks a lot\n\nAlways good. So much good basic information! Thank you!\n\nalways informative! \n\nAlways learn something new from Diahan.\n\nAs always Diahan explains the DNA issues very well.\n\nAwesome presentation. Some of it was a bit beyond me so I'm glad I can take another shot at listening. Thank you so much.\n\nAwesome thank you\n\nAwesome webinar!!! Diahan always can reach out to the very experienced as well as the newcomer. Looking forward to next Friday! Thanks!!!\n\nBoy, she's an excellent explainer! I might even be able to go after this 18th century ancestor that is driving me crazy.\n\nBravo!\n\nBrilliant webinar with lots of great information which will help me with my DNA matching of relatives.\n\nBrilliant. Well worth listening to.\n\nDefinitely one to watch again.\n\nDiahan always knows SO much!\n\nDiahan always presents the information in a way that is understandable. I also like the graphics.\n\nDiahan covered many of the subjects that interest me. Thanks for bringing her in for this webinar. I always enjoy her expertise.\n\nDiahan is a wonderful speaker who explains the process of DNA for those of us who ae not experts.\n\nDiahan is aways great.\n\nDiahan is extremely knowledgeable on DNA. LOVED it! \n\nextracts mine and Mom's DNA matches, then, created a new kit # for PATERNAL matches without having my dad's DNA (and maternal matches). Sooo valuable!!! \n\nDiahan is fabulous! She has the best explanations for difficult DNA topics. I'll be watching this again. Please keep doing the Q&A sessions.\n\nDiahan is one of my favorites! So much information presented in such an understandable way! Thanks\n\nDiahan is one of top 3 DNA experts that make it easier to understand the process!\n\nDiahan is probably the best DNA speaker I have heard, Speaks in a way that makes it easy to understand even the more complex pieces.\n\nDiahan is so incredibly knowledgeable and her way of presenting the information makes things I've struggled to understand very accessible. Thank you for this presentation!\n\nDiahan is the best cheerleader ever. Makes me think I can do this!\n\nDiahan is very good at explaining all aspects of DNA. Truly an asset tp FTDNA family!\nDiahan is wonderful--simple and understandable approach to providing explanations\n\nDiahan knows her topic and can present it clearly. my first attempt to get a handle on DNA and family history. But not my last.\n\nDiahan provided a lot of information. Will have to view again to get all the details\n\nDiahan was very good. Just wish the brain could really process all about the DNA. Have a super weekend all.\n\nDiahan’s explanations always make so much sense. \n\nDiahan's enthusiasm is sooooo infectious! I always learn something from her webinars and feel inspired to double down on my own research.\n\nDiahan's great! Always learn something new every time I hear her talk.\n\nDiane explained DNA so well. Thank you.\n\nDiverse questions handled very well. .. and glad she mentioned to be sensitive in emotional issues \n\nDNA is still confusing for me as I begin to use it but the information provided was fascinating

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