Summer is quickly approaching and this month's "Continuing-ed" marks the end of our 3rd publishing season. We hope you have enjoyed getting it, and pledge to continue to help you further your personal and professional development. Please help us by giving your feedback. You can always post comments in the Discussion Boards, as well as sending us an e-mail to mailto:newsletter@productivelearn.com.
As summer approaches, we hope you are planning some R&R time. We'd like to complie a list of what's on your reading list. Please e-mail us your list of "summer must reads." We'll publish the list. If you want your name mentioned, be sure to include a line saying so.It might be helpful to include your job function as well.
Behind the scenes, we are re-vamping some of our online courses and working to publish more in the coming months. If you would like to see any topics that are not currently on the site, please let us know.
Speaking of online courses, the Dynamic Speed Reading Masters Program is doing very well. Subscribers are benefitting from the skills and give us kudos for the personal coaching. The introductory period is coming to a close. We'll be raising the price soon. So if you have been pondering taking it, now is your chance. We'll even entice you further, by discounting it even more. Save an additional $50 off. Use coupon code # SummerRead during checkout.

Live Group Training: Productive Learning Systems, our sister company, is booking now for 2006. Our most popular programs are: Dynamic Reading, Memory, and Recall; Time Management; Communication Skills for Technical Professionals; Managing Technical Professionals; Productive Listening; Productive Meetings. Besides our "stock programs," we develop and deliver customized programs as well. If you have a need for training in your organization, please give us a call to discuss and arrange dates. As a loyal reader, we will give your group special pricing. But hurry for choice dates are disappearing.

New Nutritional Products: We are now offering two great brain boosting products: Super Nutrient Sub-lingual B12 and Oxygen for Mind Power. Although already discounted, you can save an addional 10% using coupon code # SuperBrain at checkout.

We're looking forward to hearing from you and seeing what our readers plan to read this summer.

Best Regards,

President & CEO
Productive Learning Systems, Inc.

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