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About the Author: Kim Kerrigan and Steven Wells Kim Kerrigan and Steven Wells cofounded Corporate Classrooms, a nationally recognized communication skills training firm, over twenty-five years ago. Since then, Mr. Kerrigan and Mr. Wells have presented workshops to thousands of business professionals to develop both their communication skills and self-confidence so these profes-sionals can succeed even further in today's workplace. Kim Kerrigan is a highly regarded corporate trainer and workshop presenter. He taught for several years on the secondary and college level prior to working in the educational publishing field in the sales, marketing, and editorial areas. Mr. Kerrigan's innovative training techniques are well-known for creating communication skills programs that are organized, stimulating, and relevant for business professionals at all levels. Moreover, his remarkable enthusiasm in presenting extremely interactive workshops has become a hallmark of Corporate Classrooms for over two decades. Mr. Kerrigan graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a minor in English. His graduate work includes study at Harvard University; Temple University; Northern Illinois University; Fitchburg State University; and Minnesota State University, Mankato. Mr. Wells began work at a telecommunications firm in Chicago where he quickly rose to become Vice President of Engineering. Later, he started a successful software development company before cofounding Corporate Classrooms. Mr. Wells brings his extensive technology skills, combined with his solid leadership experience, to ensure business professionals develop more polished and profi-cient communication skills. He has been especially instrumental in adapting Corporate Classrooms' workshops for those in the Information Technology field. Mr. Wells graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engi-neering. Mr. Wells also completed the Executive Leadership Program at Vanderbilt University. In addition, Mr. Kerrigan and Mr. Wells are the coauthors of ten other books, including Get a Grip on Grammar, Get a Grip on Writing, Words for the Wise, Punctuation and Language Usage Made Easy, Get a Grip on Supervisory Skills, and Budget Basics. Both Mr. Kerrigan and Mr. Wells currently live in the Boston area.