To those who trusted me and/or were trained by me

I am writing to express my sincere appreciation for the opportunity to attend your Business Negotiations course at EM Strasbourg Business School. Your expertise and teaching style made the course both informative and engaging, and I am truly grateful for the knowledge and skills I have gained as a result.

As a student of marketing and communication and HRM, I found your course on business negotiations to be particularly relevant to my academic studies and future career aspirations. The strategies, techniques, and insights you shared have already proven invaluable in my personal and professional interactions. Your ability to create a dynamic learning environment and encourage active class participation greatly enhanced the learning experience. The practical exercises and case studies we engaged in provided real-world context and allowed us to apply the negotiation principles we learned in class.

I would like to express my gratitude for your dedication to our growth and development. Your willingness to share your expertise and address our questions and concerns demonstrated your commitment to ensuring that we grasp the complexities of business negotiations. I genuinely appreciate the impact your course has had on my understanding of negotiation dynamics and my ability to navigate challenging business situations. I am confident that the skills I have acquired under your guidance will serve me well throughout my career.

Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for equipping me with the tools necessary to become a more effective negotiator. I hope to have the opportunity to attend more of your courses in the future and to meet with you again.”

—Dimitra Irida Stavropoulou, Business Negotiation 2023

I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible journey of learning and growth that I experienced under your guidance in the business negotiation and International strategy.

Your dedication to teaching created an environment where creativity could flourish and I’m really thankful for that. Your ability to seamlessly blend theory with practical exercises allowed us to go beyond what we were used to doing. The lessons and techniques I learned from you will undoubtedly continue to influence and enrich me.

You have created an environment where many points of view may grow by encouraging a collaborative and inclusive learning environment. The discussions and workshops that took place in our class have broadened my ideas, challenged my assumptions, and taught me to appreciate different points of view. These skills will undoubtedly be useful to me as I navigate the complexity of the working world.

Additionally, I want to thank you for the positive impact you have had on my personal development. Your ongoing encouragement, belief in my abilities, and encouragement to push myself have given me more self-confidence and brought me one step closer to achieving my goals. Your mentoring helped me build a sense of integrity, professionalism, and ethical behavior that I will carry with me throughout my career to prepare me for the challenges of negotiation.”

—Sara El Idrissi Sghiouar, Business Negotiation 2023, International Strategy 2023

I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your class. The course was very informative and you were a great teacher. I cannot wait to practice my learnings one day in the workforce! Thank you so much & Happy Holidays.”

—Rachael Spelman, International Strategy 2019

I have thoroughly enjoyed being in your class this past semester. Business Negotiations is not a course I would have been able to take back home in South Africa. It was interactive, practical and so well structured. I learnt so much through observing and participating and would like to continue my interest in this field.”

—Lauren Harper, South Africa, Business Negotiation 2019

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your class this semester and that it was by far my favorite I have taken so far. You really made the class relate back to everyday life and taught us how to practice for future real-life situations. At my home university, I am not typically around students from different cultures so this has taught me so much about the differences in cultures throughout business. I am also very excited to read your book whenever it comes out!”

—Sarah Dukes, International student, Business Negotiation 2019

Prof. Berque was one of my Professors during my 4-month period at the EM Strasbourg Business School as an exchange student with the Erasmus Exchange Program. I was given the chance to attend 3 of his modules: Leadership and Influence, Business Negotiations, and Several Keys to Success in International Environment.

Prof. Berque was one of the most influential academics I had. His well-structured lectures and his enthusiasm, as well as his ability to approach each one of his students individually, were more than evident from the very first day. His pleasant character made the lectures interesting and fun for us. His teaching approach was quite intriguing with workshops that helped us learn through acting. I definitely recommend his modules and him personally as a tutor and mentor.”

—Georgios Kalfas, BSc Student in Marketing and Communications, Athens University of Economics and Business, 2019

I started not knowing much a lot about business negotiation but ended with solid basic knowledge in this field after 27-hour study with Prof. Jean-Philippe. This course is well-designed: it offers theoretical learning (negotiation, culture, communication all included), as well as three workshops for us to practice, which are super fun and rewarding. Jean-Philippe is a professional instructor, patient, humorous, knowledgeable and very inspiring.

His advice enlightened me in many aspects. Meanwhile, his class is super enjoyable, you will never get bored because there’s always so many exciting new things to learn about! I highly recommend this course if you are interested in a career in business. This course will be conducive to both your career development and daily life.”

—Yanan Fan from China – Course on Business Negotiation, 2018

I would like to thank Jean-Philippe Berque for a great class this semester. I found business negotiations fascinating and very applicable to everyday business situations. I started this semester not knowing anything about negotiations, and I now believe that I have a great foundation to build upon.”

—Davida Friedman-Shaw – Course on Business Negotiation, 2018

Structured, concrete and professional, Jean-Philippe delivers a rich experience « on the job training », which combines numerous insider tips and long-term refined best practices. He gives real added value to his customers (students and executives).

As an entrepreneur working in an international environment, I can confidently say that the training provided by Jean-Philippe has sharpened my negotiation skills and has given me new tools and techniques that I can successfully apply in my daily life negotiations.”

—Paris Valdespino – Entrepreneur and Business and Innovation PhD student, 2017

Jean-Philippe is a charismatic project leader. Relentlessly creative, energetic and supportive as project leader on the ‘Professional Development’ international training program, Jean-Philippe consistently offered vision, perspective and positive solutions. With a talent for getting to the heart of an issue, he identifies the problem and provides workable ideas for effective implementation in such a way that sets the team up for decisive action. His command of various foreign languages and consolidated international work experience give Jean-Philippe a level of proficiency in cross-cultural management and international negotiation. I highly recommend JP!”

—Jacques Cazamea, former Director of the NATO Knowledge Department

As an external consultant and advisor, extremely professional and knowledgeable, he has improved management and communication skills for various management teams with a view to building confidence, and promoting efficient teamwork and a collaborative mindset.

As a skillful negotiator with great insight, his advice contributes to constructive goal-setting that has inspired young managers to get things done! His ethics and professionalism are the very highest. If you’re looking to move a project to the next level in an international environment, I strongly recommend Jean-Philippe.”

—Bruno Costantini, International Cooperation & Coordination

Thank you very much for a wonderful and constructive course.”

—Hunter Smith-Kennemore (USA) – Course on “International Management”, 2016

Jean-Philippe has the rare gift of encouraging people to stand out as a person and to stand for their ideas. He does it by being a very positive and attentive coach. At the same time he does not hesitate to ask critical questions, which sharpen your argumentation and once again help you to go further. His course was a very refreshing lesson on how much a good coach can affect everyone’s behaviour and the negotiation outcome in the training session for the better. Thank you again.”

—Felix Schlaeger (Germany) – Course on “Global Business Negotiation”, 2015

Never woke up so excited to attend a lecture until I had the honor to follow the course of Mr Jean Philippe Berque in international distribution, suddenly the subject became my favorite, and I could not help it but to be so interested in every detail of the domain he was teaching me. He is the kind of the very rare professors that won’t only give you a magnificent structured course, but he will wake the creative part of you that has been buried long time ago by the so called typical way of teaching. He is a very gifted professor, the best that I have ever had.”

—Mouad Elkhamlichi – Course on Marketing – Distribution Strategy