Peter G.
- San Francisco, CA 94109 ( 35.4 mi )
- Expert Advertising Tutor
- Male Age 58
- Member since: 02/2013
- Will travel up to 50 miles
- Rates from $20 to $35 /hr
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In-Home
In-Group
- Also Tutors: Speaking, Resume Writing, Public Relations, Marketing, Communications
Advertising is one of my top subjects! Have been selling airtime for radio, tv, internet and periodicals for over 24 years. Understand the entire advertising industry from every facett.
I like to involve the students in exercises instead of passively instruct. I prefer to relate lessons to things that are happening in real life, or issues that conjure significant emotion or stimulate debate. Good creative writing is all about the ability to transfer strong feelings from the writer to the reader. To make them feel what you feel or felt.
I taught Communications 101 to 20 "lifers" at San Quentin Prison as part of the Prison University Project. Some of these men had not been in a classroom in 20 years. I've also spent three years on the Advertising Review Committee for the California Chapter of the American Lung Association vetting all adverting, marketing and PR messaging for the marketplace. Lastly, I published my first book in 2012 entitled "Buzzkill," which is now used as required reading at Drexel University in a Psychology 101 course. It has excellent re ... read more
