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GiftWorksPlus Debuts Line of Irish Frames in Time for St. Patrick’s Day

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Highlight photos celebrating your Irish heritage with GiftWorksPlus’ line of Irish picture frames.

Waukesha, WI, USA — Whether it’s to celebrate Irish heritage or just a reason to drink green beer and have fun with friends, St. Patrick’s Day is often a lighthearted holiday to get together with loved ones. For a perfect way to capture St. Patrick’s Day memories, GiftWorksPlus has released a line of Irish heritage wooden picture frames. St. Patrick’s Day has obvious roots in Irish culture, but for those who aren’t Irish, a few fun facts will help get you in the spirit of the holiday!

One of the most common St. Patrick’s Day images is that of the shamrock, which was considered to be a sacred plant in ancient Ireland. The shamrock was symbolic of springtime and new life, and in the 17th Century, it became a symbol of Irish nationalism during a time when British rulers were attempting to restrict Ireland’s native language and religion.

Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional Irish meal that many restaurants serve on St. Patrick’s Day. However, it was not particularly associated with the holiday until the early 1900’s, when Irish immigrants living in New York City used corned beef as a less expensive substitute for their traditional dish instead of Irish bacon.

The phrase “Luck of the Irish” actually got its start in America during the gold rush years in the late 19th century. During the Gold Rush, a large number of the most successful miners were of Irish and Irish-American descent. Most likely due to some jealousy at their success, the phrase “luck of the Irish” came about.

GiftWorksPlus‘ line of picture frames celebrate Irish heritage and are a great way to capture fun memories from this year’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities. There are several wooden frames to choose from, and would be great personalized gifts for friends, co-workers, or family to proudly display their Irish heritage. GiftWorksPlus can always customize frames for a unique, personalized gift – add a name, date, or phrase to your picture frame for a truly customized gift.

From framing family photos of your Irish celebrations to just finding a special picture frame to give as a gift, GiftWorksPlus has a large selection of wooden picture frames to ensure you find the perfect frame for your pictures from this St. Patrick’s Day.

Media Contact:
Karla Jordan
GiftWorksPlus
N15 W22218 Watertown Rd. #5
Waukesha, WI 53186
888-456-9878
karla@giftworksplus.com
http://www.giftworksplus.com

Business, Marketing

Glidden Limousine to Expand Minneapolis Airport Limo Transportation Service

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Glidden Limousine, a Minneapolis limousine company, is expanding the territory of its airport limo transportation to the Minneapolis airport to include Duluth, MN and Rochester, MN.

Minneapolis, MN, USA — Glidden Limousine, a Twin Cities limousine company, has expanded its Minneapolis airport transportation services to include the Duluth, MN and Rochester, MN areas. The service includes airport limo transportation to and from the Minneapolis airport in Glidden’s fleet of luxury limousines. Glidden’s airport limo services include flight and traffic monitoring to ensure that clients arrive to the airport on time.

As part of this expanded service territory, Glidden offers premium black car service for executive clients in need of transportation to the Minneapolis airport. This black car service includes transportation in a town car limo with one of Glidden’s professional limo chauffeurs.

Glidden’s limo services in Rochester, MN provides transportation to the Minneapolis airport from the Mayo Clinic. Individuals come from all over the world to receive medical care at the Mayo Clinic and the majority of these travellers require transportation from the airport. The professional limo drivers at Glidden Limousine make the 90-minute drive from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to the Mayo Clinic nearly every week and keep their clients on schedule and in comfort.

As the largest airport in the upper Midwest, MSP Airport serves travellers from throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas. With this new expanded territory for their airport limo services, Glidden Limousine caters to customers outside of the immediate Twin Cities area. The Burnsville based company’s limo fleet can cater to all party sizes and luggage requirements.

“The response to this expansion has been overwhelmingly positive,” said Keith Glidden, Owner of Glidden Limousine. “Clients are so happy that they can now receive airport limo transportation from their home outside of the metro area.”

For more information on scheduling an airport limo or black car transportation to or from the Minneapolis airpot, visit Glidden Limousine’s website at http://www.limomn.com or contact the Minneapolis limo service directly at (612) 296-1947 or info@limomn.com.

About Glidden Limousine
Glidden Limousine is a luxury limousine service offering transportation in Minneapolis and the Twin Cities area. Based in Burnsville, MN the company specializes in airport transportation, luxury limo tours, and premium limo rentals. Glidden is able to carter to any party size with a limo fleet that ranges from executive limos to 40-person party bus limo.

Media Contact:
Keith Glidden, Owner
Glidden Limousine
901 Ladybird Lane
Burnsville, MN 55337
(612) 296-1947
info@limomn.com
http://www.limomn.com

Marketing, Non-Profit

Austin Startup Sells Ethically Made Purses and Yoga Bags to Help Light the World

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Esperanza Market is an online store selling purses and yoga bags made by hand in Nicaragua. Each bag is made by a small group of artisans, mostly women, who are paid Fair Trade wages, not just minimum wages. For each bag sold, the company donates a solar-powered light to one of the hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguan children who live without electricity.

Austin, TX, USA (March 16, 2016) — Austinite Jennifer Simonson has spent all her vacation time during the past 15 years traveling Latin America experiencing both its colorful culture and the poverty that lies underneath.

Wanting to highlight the cultures and help alleviate some to the poverty, Simonson recently launched the Esperanza Market, a social enterprise dedicated to improving the lives of women and children living in Nicaragua’s impoverished communities.

The online marketplace sells purses and yoga bags made by hand in Nicaragua. They work directly with artisans, mostly women, to provide them with regular employment and fair wages. For each bag sold the company donates a solar-powered lamp to students in those communities who live in homes without reliable electricity.

“Esperanza means Hope in Spanish. I wanted to create a website that shares all these amazing handmade bags and purses with my friends in the United States and also raise awareness of some of the problems facing our neighbors to the south,” she said. “I started in Nicaragua because I know the country very well and because it is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, there is a lot of need for help.”

One-third of the Nicaragua’s population lives without reliable electricity. Some of the population lives off the electric grid, while others might have access to electricity, but can’t afford to use it. Families without energy rely on burning candles, wood or kerosene for light, which can be expensive, flammable and can cause poor air quality.

Esperanza Market distributes solar-powered reading lamps to students in efforts to improve education by providing students with light to read and do homework once the sun goes down. They started with Education Plus Nicaragua, a school in the Pantanal barrio outside of Granada. The neighborhood has 13,000 residents, 8,000 are children. There are no paved roads or running water and electricity is very limited. The children of this area are vulnerable for child prostitution, criminal activity and glue sniffing.

Esperanza Market also has a link for those simply wanting to donate solar-powered lamps to children in Nicaragua. Since its launch in November 2015, the Esperanza Market has donated 100 solar-powered lamps.

Esperanza Market is an online store selling purses and yoga bags made by hand in Nicaragua. Each bag is made by a small group of artisans, mostly women, who are paid Fair Trade wages, not just minimum wages. For each bag sold, the company donates a solar-powered light to one of the hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguan children who live without electricity.

Media Contact:
Jennifer Simonson
Esperanza Market
512-496-6649
info@esperanzamarket.com
http://www.esperanzamarket.com

Entertainment, Marketing

New Book Release – Breezy with a Chance of Mixed Metaphors – Parodies, Poems, Palindromes, Personal Memoirs, by Marvin Francis Fouty

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Breezy with a Chance of Mixed Metaphors – Parodies, Poems, Palindromes, Personal Memoirs, by Marvin Francis Fouty, sings of lost times and people – a warm breeze of yesterday.

Bath, MI, USA (March 9, 2016) — Marvin Francis Fouty’s Breezy with a Chance of Mixed Metaphors – Parodies, Poems, Palindromes, Personal Memoirs introduces a boy, growing up in Lansing and Houghton Lake, Michigan, an early life with grandparents during World War II and its aftermath and how the war colored their lives. They are heartfelt poems and memoirs so their stories don’t disappear from memory.

I began writing family memoirs two years ago and sharing them with my family and friends. My memory goes back to the years before World War II. I was four years old in the summer of 1941 and have vivid memories of my maternal grandparents, Peter and Maren Sollid and my fraternal grandfather, Clell Fouty. Peter and Maren had ten children, my mother, Dorothy, and her sister, Gunda, the oldest girls. They talked about their early years, growing up on the farm in Eaton County in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Author Marvin Francis Fouty is a writer, a poet and the Creative Director of Philo Publishing. He is a retired Professional Land Surveyor and Real Estate Broker who lives in Bath, Michigan. He is a Fellow of the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors in Lansing and a Fellow of the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping in Washington, D.C. As a member of Mensa and Intertel he is the Scholarship Chairman for Mid-Michigan Mensa and a member of the Lansing Community College Foundation Scholarship Committee.

Genre – Biography, Memoir, Norway, Michigan, Poetry, Math, History, Essay, Fun

The ebook version of Breezy with a Chance of Mixed Metaphors – Parodies, Poems, Palindromes, Personal Memoirs ISBN 9781506900964, published by First Edition Design Publishing (http://www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.com), is available on-line wherever ebooks are sold. The 118 page print book version, ISBN 9781506900957, is published by First Edition Design Publishing and distributed worldwide to online booksellers.

Contact:
Marvin Francis Fouty
+1(941)921-2607
mffouty@gmail.com

Entertainment, Marketing

First Edition Design Publishing Releases New Book, “Accidental Dad” by Joshua McDowell

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Accidental Dad, by Joshua McDowell, exposes the harsh realities of being a single father in today’s world.

Toledo, OH, USA — Joshua McDowell’s Accidental Dad introduces a single father on a mission. He believes being a parent is the most rewarding experience in the world. For that reason, he wants you to help him change the family court system. A must read for young fathers and potential young fathers alike.

Each year, millions of children grow up in fatherless homes, resulting in teen pregnancies, school dropouts, depression, and suicide. Each child wants, needs, and deserves to grow up with a strong relationship with both parents.

McDowell is not an expert in conventional terms, but he knows how it felt to grow up without his father, and he also knows how it feels for a single father to have to deal with the court system that can make a father feel worthless. He shares firsthand information about our family courts to provide a clear understanding of the bias in courts across this country against fathers who want custody of their children. Joshua McDowell is handing us all a challenge. Help McDowell change the world, and help bring loving, caring, good fathers back to the head of household!

“Contrary to popular belief, many single fathers are getting the short end of the stick. I dedicate this book to all single fathers who truly love their children and want to be a major part of their lives. My son is my life, yet there were days in court when I would get so frustrated, so angry, and so tired of battling the bias against fathers – against me – that I was almost willing to walk away from it all. Fortunately I didn’t, and neither should you. Never give up hope.” ~Josh McDowell

Genre – Child Support, Custody, Visitation, Fathers Rights

The ebook version of Accidental Dad ISBN 9781506901275, published by First Edition Design Publishing (http://www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.com), is available on-line wherever ebooks are sold. The 178 page print book version, ISBN 9781506901268, is published by First Edition Design Publishing and distributed worldwide to online booksellers.

Media Contact:
Joshua McDowell
+1(941)921-2607
alexjosh88@yahoo.com

Business, Marketing

Storm Group Roofing Announces the Use of Drones for Twin Cities Roofing Services

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Storm Group Roofing, L.L.C., a Twin Cities roofing contractor, announces complimentary drone usage in all its roof replacement and roof repair jobs.

Minneapolis, MN, USA — Storm Group Roofing, a Minneapolis roofing company, is now using drones to enhance its roof replacement and roof repair services. The Brooklyn Park-based roofing company hails drone technology for its ability to clearly see places where ladders can’t reach; reducing the risk of falls for Minneapolis roofers. In addition, Storm Group Roofing provides drone photography and videos to its customers free of charge.

In 2013, Storm Group Roofing became one of the first Minneapolis roofing companies to incorporate complimentary drones into its roofing services. As drone technology was still in its infancy, the company started with a small entry-level drone. The Minneapolis roofers realized that drones allowed them to better serve their customers. In 2014, Storm Group invested in state of the art drones with high-resolution 4K cameras to implement into the company’s day-to-day roofing jobs.

Roof replacement and roof repair can be hazardous jobs. Drones allow roofers to access areas that would otherwise be difficult or dangerous to get to. The high-definition camera provides a clear vivid picture of problem areas in need of roof repair without the risk of falling or injuries. Drones also allow the Minneapolis roofers to show real time videos of their completed work to clients; giving home and business owners a peace of mind and confidence with their investment.

As part of it’s roofing services, Storm Group Roofing provides drone photos and videos to home and business owners free of charge. Aside from general photography use, these photos and videos have been used during the selling process to highlight the property’s value and its new roof. The company has posted a number of drone videos on its YouTube channel, receiving thousands of views.

“Drones have allowed us to better serve our customers and keep our roofers safe while on the job,” said Dmitry Lipinskiy, Owner of Storm Group Roofing. “We always have and will continue to include our drone usage free of charge for all of our roofing customers in the Twin Cities. The stunning photos and videos we provide are just a great perk of working with us!”

About Storm Group Roofing
Visit the Storm Group Roofing YouTube channel to view videos featuring the usage of drones in its roofing services. Storm Group Roofing provides superior roofing services for the entire Twin Cities metro area. The Minneapolis roofing contractor also offers premium gutter installation, vinyl siding installation, and ice dam removal services for residential and commercial properties.

Media Contact:
Dmitry Lipinskiy
Storm Group Roofing, L.L.C.
7308 Aspen Lane, N. Ste. 118,
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55428
(612) 559-2449
info@stormgrouproofing.com
http://www.stormgrouproofing.com

Marketing

GiftWorksPlus Announces Personalized Frames for Valentine’s Day

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Give your Valentine a thoughtful, personal gift from GiftWorksPlus this Valentine’s Day.

Waukesha, WI, USA — GiftWorksPlus is a premiere destination for thoughtful gifts all year long and Valentine’s Day may be one of the most sentimental holidays of them all. However, sentiment doesn’t always have to equal an extravagant expense. GiftWorksPlus offers a large selection of unique, personalized gifts and customized picture frames perfect for showcasing priceless moments and memories.

Statistics show that the average consumer spends $116.21 on Valentine’s Day, and 198 million roses are produced for Valentine’s Day. Annually, over 180 million cards are exchanged as well. In terms of gifts, candy and cards make up 52% and 48% of gifts bought for a Valentine. Going out to eat and bouquets of flowers come in closely after that. Jewelry makes up only around 17% of gifts that are bought, and gift cards make up only 12.6% of Valentine’s gifts. The lower percentage of gift cards seem to indicate that, as a typically more impersonal gift, they’re not as much of a popular choice as a thoughtful card or time spent together out at dinner.

And that’s what makes custom engraved picture frames from GiftWorksPlus an ideal choice for a loved one this Valentine’s Day. GiftWorksPlus offers love picture frames for spouses or couples. They also carry wedding frames and anniversary frames, which are perfect gifts for newlyweds or those celebrating a milestone anniversary.

GiftWorksPlus also carries a huge selection of vacation picture frames, which would be a creative way to frame your photo of a trip you took together. Destinations vary from national parks, to beaches, to mountain ski trips, to wineries and engraved frames of other countries. Or, if your Valentine loves their pet, get them an animal picture frame – choose from hundreds of different breeds and pets for a personal touch on their gift.

All of these picture frames can hold pictures of a special memory for the couple, carrying more significance than just a generic gift. Frames come in a variety of sizes, and have both portrait and landscape orientations. GiftWorksPlus also offers free personalization for their frames, which gives a loved one a thoughtful, one-of-a-kind gift. Customize their name, a pet name, a favorite quote or a memorable date – the options are endless. Make sure to visit GiftWorksPlus to find a personal, thoughtful gift that your Valentine is sure to love.

Media Contact:
Karla Jordan
GiftWorksPlus
N15 W22218 Watertown Rd. #5
Waukesha, WI 53186
888-456-9878
karla@giftworksplus.com
http://www.giftworksplus.com

Business, Marketing

TOP 11 Reasons to Change Your Silicone Cable to Northwire’s Second Generation BioCompatic USP Class VI Alternative

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Northwire’s softer durometer BioCompatic II meets customer requests for a velvet-like, silicone alternative cable.

Osceola, WI, USA — Cable engineering company, Northwire, Inc., (NWI), in collaboration with precision cable connector leader LEMO is pleased to launch the second generation BioCompatic II for extreme engineering and cable assembly applications ranging from health care to industrial. A cost-effective upgrade to silicone – and a USP Class VI alternative – was engineered by Northwire specifically to create a softer durometer, eliminate the traditional curing processes, and add many other improvements including robust resistance to chemicals, cuts, and abrasion.

Following the popularity of the inaugural Underwater Connectivity white paper, Northwire and LEMO will continue their collective efforts to bring value to cable and wire, connector, and OEM customers focused on the enhancements of utilizing a silicone alternative. These advantages include USP Class VI interpretation, benefits of rapid R&D deployment, time-lapsed photography of autoclave tests in-process, and the compatibility of LEMO’s series of medical Push-Pull connector.

For detailed information, please visit: http://www.northwire.com/news-and-events/top-11-reasons-change-your-silicone-cable-northwires-second-generation-biocompatic-usp-class-vi-alternative.

Schedule a joint ‘Lunch and Learn’ with LEMO and Northwire or contact Northwire for complimentary representative cable samples. Connect with the Customer Care TEAM at 800.468.1516, cableinfo@northwire.com, or via live chat.

About LEMO

LEMO is the acknowledged leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection and cable solutions. LEMO’s high quality Push-Pull connectors are found in a variety of challenging application environments including medical, industrial control, test and measurement, audio-video, and telecommunications.

LEMO has been designing custom connectors for six decades. Offering more than 100,000 combinations of products that continue to grow through tailored, specific designs, LEMO and its affiliated sister companies REDEL, NORTHWIRE, and COELVER currently serve more than 100,000 customers in over 80 countries around the world. In 2014, LEMO Group acquired Northwire, Inc.

For more information, visit http://www.lemo.com.

About Northwire

Cable manufacturer Northwire, Inc., celebrating over 43 years of innovation, has corporate headquarters and manufacturing in Osceola, Wisconsin and engineering and manufacturing in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The cable engineering company is the premier partner for the design, manufacture, and contract services of custom technical products including custom technical wire and cable, retractable cable, cable assemblies, connectors, harnesses, injection molding, over-molding, and contract engineering and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) for diverse applications in broadcast, life sciences, energy, MIL-Spec defense, industrial, machine vision, architectural lighting, underwater, and beyond.

In addition to ISO 13485:2003, ISO 9001:2008, SAE AS9100C:2009 certifications and qualification to ISO 17025:2005, Northwire is a member of NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association), NCMA (National Contract Management Association), RIA (Robotics Industries Association), AIA (Automated Imaging Association), FieldComm (fka Foundation Fieldbus), ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendors Associations) and WAI (Wire Association International), among others.

For more information, visit http://www.northwire.com.

Media Contact:
Katina Kravik
Northwire, Inc.
110 Prospect Way
Osceola, Wisconsin 54020
715-294-2121
cableinfo@northwire.com
http://www.northwire.com

Entertainment, Marketing

First Edition Design Publishing Releases New Book, “Secrets of the Lost Scrolls” by John J. Pietrangelo

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Secrets of the Lost Scrolls, by John J. Pietrangelo, speaks to the challenge given by Christ to Saint Francis of Assisi to Repair My Church which is falling into ruins.

Tucson, AZ, USA (February 6, 2016) — John J. Pietrangelo’s Secrets of the Lost Scrolls tells a story of stunning assaults on the Papacy which fracture the world’s religious sensibilities; dark secrets within Church history unveiled; and lost teachings in ancient scrolls rediscovered – harbingers of a spiritual renewal for a world at odds with itself.

Our story begins with one humble woman who makes her way to the doors of a living saint; a pilgrimage of supplication and prayer in asking for a miracle…a blessing of a new birth…which is granted. This begins a series of events that would eventually fulfill a number of prophecies made long ago by venerated saints, including Saint Malachy of Ireland and Padre Pio of Italy, ultimately leading to the transformation of the Catholic Church.

Destiny finds twin brothers, one a priest and the other an archaeologist, unexpectedly thrown into the fray, facing the challenge given by Christ to Saint Francis of Assisi to Repair My Church which is falling into ruins. When all is said and done what will be the outcome of this sweeping and tumultuous transformation? Will those who have been given the Keys to the Kingdom continue doing business as usual? Or will there be the undoing of wrongs imposed upon an unsuspecting humanity?

Author John J. Pietrangelo is a college graduate with a post-graduate degree. He has spent over fifty years researching and studying the multifarious religions of the world, along with music, psychology, philosophy and a broad spectrum of metaphysical teachings…and beyond. He is now retired and lives in Arizona. Secrets of the Lost Scrolls is his first attempt at writing a fictional novel wherein he has placed the distillation of countless hours of study and contemplation.

Genre – Catholic Church, Pope, Church History, Prophecies, Ancient Scrolls, Light and Sound Teachings, Surat Shabda Yoga, Spirituality, Law of Karma, Reincarnation, Repair My Church

The ebook version of Secrets of the Lost Scrolls ISBN 9781506901053, published by First Edition Design Publishing (http://www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.com), is available on-line wherever ebooks are sold. The 362 page print book version, ISBN 9781506900146, is published by First Edition Design Publishing and distributed worldwide to online booksellers.

Media Contact:
John J. Pietrangelo
+1(941)921-2607
anami@centurylink.net

Marketing

Prescription for Dull Presentations Available in Newly Launched Book

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Expert presenter, Jason Kabera, is equipping professionals to boost the quality of their presentations through his new book, The Presentation Doctor. A 2014 Prezi survey revealed that 70% of Americans agree that presentation skills are critical for career success. Still, 75% of the respondents indicated that their presentations skills could be improved. The Presentation Doctor is a dynamic resource that teaches people how to advance their career by making brilliant presentations. According to the author, there are 7 common mistakes that presenters make.

Nairobi, Kenya (February 04, 2016) — Professionals who want to inject some life in their lacklustre presentations, now have a new resource to help them following the launch of the new book, The Presentation Doctor.

Written by Jason Kabera, The Presentation Doctor is a dynamic resource that teaches people how to advance their career by making brilliant presentations. According to the author, there are 7 common mistakes that presenters make. But he takes a unique approach to addressing these problems by attributing psuedo-medical terms to them.

A brief description of the symptoms provided for problems such as Slides Dependency Syndrome (SDS), Presentation Connectile Dysfunction (PCD) and Bloated Data Disease (BDD). The causes of these ‘ailments’ are also discussed and prescriptions are provided to effectively treat them.

When asked about the inspiration behind the book, Jason, said: “I make hundreds of presentation every year, and sit through many more. I have seen presenter after presenter fall into these traps. I started teaching a course on “Presentation Skills” to help with this problem.”

“I searched for a resource that would help. There are many great books out there on presentation skills. But they tend to have a narrow focus. Some focus solely on the mechanics of presentations (how to use presentation software, public speaking etc). Others focus on the science of communication, such as how to be persuasive, psychology and so on.”

The Presentation Doctor is a short and engaging read that attempts to build a bridge by combining the soft skills of communication -persuasion, and the hard skills -design, software and delivery.

One reader said: “Very well put together book about presenting professionally. I loved the tips on PowerPoint especially since that is what I use the most. A lot of the advice goes against what I had learned like using bullet points for example. I was taught to use them, and this book teaches to avoid them -using spacing instead. It looks so much better without bullet points. Solid advice- most of which I have put into place on my next talk. Very excited. My presentation as a whole has gone way up after the advice in this book. Highly recommended.”

The Presentation Doctor is available in Kindle format at a retail price of $2.99. For further details, click here.

Media contact:
Jason Kabera
+254713460010
jkabera72@gmail.com