Take Back Your Life!
Using Microsoft Outlook to Get Organized and Stay Organized
Covers Microsoft Office Outlook Versions 2000, 2002 and 2003
by Sally McGhee
Managing Partner
McGhee Productivity Solutions

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Microsoft Publishes Book by Business Productivity Expert Sally McGhee

"Take Back Your Life! Using Microsoft Outlook to Get Organized and Stay Organized" Now Available

Denver , CO -- September 20, 2004 -- Nationally recognized business productivity expert Sally McGhee announced that Microsoft Press has published her new book, "Take Back Your Life! Using Microsoft Outlook to Get Organized and Stay Organized." In the book, McGhee teaches readers how to leverage the full power of Microsoft Outlook to manage the overwhelming volume of e-mail, meetings, and information that we all face every day. In her inimitable "let's cut to the chase" style, McGhee asserts that you can have balance in your life, but you must make a commitment to change. "Our results demonstrate that productivity education combined with willingness to change and Microsoft Outlook produces extraordinary results," said McGhee. "Our method consists of either a series of steps for you to follow or a series of questions to ask that will help you solve productivity challenges. All of the solutions can be implemented immediately, and they relate to real-time circumstances that everyone is experiencing today."

"We have long believed in the power of software as a critical way of increasing productivity," said Jeff Raikes, group vice president of the Information Worker Business at Microsoft Corp. "Sally's unique Outlook expertise, as she describes in this book, will help a broad audience get the most out of their e-mail."

The book is based on the techniques and methods developed by McGhee and delivered to Fortune 500 companies by McGhee Productivity Solutions (MPS), a Denver-based company that draws on the experience of a broad team of productivity experts. Post-training surveys show that organizations can see more than an 80% reduction in the number of messages in their e-mail inbox and 60% fewer interruptions on a daily basis.

"Take Back Your Life!" features concrete examples and tutorials that lead the reader through the process of organizing their work and personal lives to achieve work/life balance. McGhee's revolutionary approach has been adopted in major corporations such as Honeywell, Boeing, Microsoft and Washington Mutual. Already on Amazon.com's "Early Adopter" best seller list, the book has the potential to revolutionize the way that people organize and balance their lives.

"Take Back Your Life! Using Microsoft Outlook to Get Organized and Stay Organized," by Sally McGhee, ISBN: 0-735602040-7, $19.99 ( U.S. ), 288 pages, is now available through most major booksellers including amazon.com, Borders, and Barnes & Noble. The book will be featured in Barnes & Noble bookstores across the United States from October 6 — 19, 2004. For more information, please visit www.microsoft.com/learning/books/7106.asp.

About the Author

A recognized thought leader and innovator in the field of productivity management, Sally McGhee has trained thousands of people in the corporate environment. She has 25 years experience as a consultant and an executive coach, and is the founder and managing partner of McGhee Productivity Solutions (www.mcgheeproductivity.com).

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Press or reviewer inquiries: Shelly Johnsen, SJPR, at shellyj@nwlink.com

Corporate inquiries: Jennifer Wilmoth, McGhee Productivity Solutions jenniferw@mcgheeproductivity.com

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