promotional write-up

English translation: promotional text

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English term or phrase: promotional write-up
Selected answer:promotional text
Entered by: Stephanie Ezrol

15:15 Jan 31, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: promotional write-up
We read your biography and wrote a short promotional write-up to accompany your featured photo and links. Please read the following write-up
elsayed fayed
Egypt
Local time: 12:28
promotional text
Explanation:
By "write up" they mean a text to accompany the picture and the links. Promotional is being used to connotate the purpose of the text, which is a short version excerpted from the biography.

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Note added at 8 mins (2010-01-31 15:24:54 GMT)
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Here's an example of the way this is used:

"Suggested promotional write-up

Joan Lloyd, CSP
About Presenter:
Joan Lloyd has a solid track record of excellent results. Her firm, Joan Lloyd & Associates, specializes in leadership development, organizational change and teambuilding. This includes executive coaching, 360-degree feedback processes, leadership training, conflict resolution between teams or individuals, internal consulting skills training for HR professionals and retreat facilitation. Clients report results such as: behavior change in leaders, improved team performance and a more committed workforce.

An award-winning speaker, Joan speaks to corporate and association audiences and has shared the podium with such notables as President Bush, Sr., Captain Jim Lovell of Apollo 13, Elizabeth Dole and Dr. Joyce Brothers. Joan earned the CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), a designation awarded by the National Speakers Association to less than 400 speakers in the world.

Her weekly column, “Joan Lloyd at Work,” has been syndicated for over 21 years in newspapers across America and on the Web. She has appeared on television over 500 times and been featured on more than 1,000 radio call in programs. Her line of management, career and job hunting tools (booklets, audios, CD & video) are available on her website, www.JoanLloyd.com.

http://www.joanlloyd.com/getdoc/04608047-99ad-4914-868e-981f...

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Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 06:28
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +5promotional text
Stephanie Ezrol
3review
Alexander Ryshow


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
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Explanation:


Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Local time: 13:28
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
promotional text


Explanation:
By "write up" they mean a text to accompany the picture and the links. Promotional is being used to connotate the purpose of the text, which is a short version excerpted from the biography.

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Note added at 8 mins (2010-01-31 15:24:54 GMT)
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Here's an example of the way this is used:

"Suggested promotional write-up

Joan Lloyd, CSP
About Presenter:
Joan Lloyd has a solid track record of excellent results. Her firm, Joan Lloyd & Associates, specializes in leadership development, organizational change and teambuilding. This includes executive coaching, 360-degree feedback processes, leadership training, conflict resolution between teams or individuals, internal consulting skills training for HR professionals and retreat facilitation. Clients report results such as: behavior change in leaders, improved team performance and a more committed workforce.

An award-winning speaker, Joan speaks to corporate and association audiences and has shared the podium with such notables as President Bush, Sr., Captain Jim Lovell of Apollo 13, Elizabeth Dole and Dr. Joyce Brothers. Joan earned the CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), a designation awarded by the National Speakers Association to less than 400 speakers in the world.

Her weekly column, “Joan Lloyd at Work,” has been syndicated for over 21 years in newspapers across America and on the Web. She has appeared on television over 500 times and been featured on more than 1,000 radio call in programs. Her line of management, career and job hunting tools (booklets, audios, CD & video) are available on her website, www.JoanLloyd.com.

http://www.joanlloyd.com/getdoc/04608047-99ad-4914-868e-981f...



Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 06:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
20 mins
  -> Thanks Jack and good morning from sunny and snowy Virginia.

agree  Sheila Wilson
53 mins
  -> Thanks Sheila.

agree  English2Korean
59 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Tina.

agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
5 hrs
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