I AM A COLLEGE TEACHER MYSELF AND I KNOW HOW VERY IMPORTANT
                             A PIECE OF CLASSROOM EQUIPMENT HAS TO BE IN ORDER TO HAVE
                             TEACHERS, THEMSELVES, ACTUALLY FEEL THE NEED TO WANT TO PURCHASE
                             IT. THIS IS EVEN TRUER WHEN THE MONEY IS COMING DIRECTLY OUT OF HIS OR
                             HER OWN POCKET.
                                                               
                             AFTER SPENDING MONTHS, DURING WHICH I APPLIED A COUNTLESS
                             NUMBER OF HOURS RESEARCHING WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST STAND-UP
                             PODIUM OR LECTERN TO BUY, I MISTAKENLY SETTLED ON THE MOST
                             INEXPENSIVE AND BASIC MODEL OUT THERE WHICH (NOT INCLUDING
                             SHIPPING) SELLS FOR MORE THAN DOUBLE THE ASKING PRICE OF THE
                             UNIT I AM PRESENTING TODAY.  TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, AT AROUND
                             TWENTY POUNDS, IT TURNED OUT NOT TO BE ''PORTABLE'' AT ALL.
                             TRANSPORTING THE HEAVY UNIT WAS NOTHING BUT A PAIN.  THE DESKTOP
                             WAS NON-ADJUSTABLE AND NON-REMOVABLE AND THE LEGS WERE TOTALLY
                             WELDED IN PLACE.  THE UNIT, EVEN WHEN LOWERED TO ITS MINIMAL
                             POSITION, WAS WAY TOO BIG, IN LENGTH, TO EASILY TRANSPORT.  TO TOP  
                             IT ALL OFF, THE BEAST WAS ALSO EXTREMELY CLUMSY.  IT REMINDED ME OF
                             GOING INTO A WORKOUT GYM AND TRYING TO CARRY AROUND, WITH ONE
                             HAND, A SET OF WEIGHTLIFTER'S BARBELLS ON A STEEL POLE WITH THOSE
                             LARGE ROUND WEIGHTS AT EACH END.  I EVEN HAD TO GET OUT TOOLS AND
                             ASSEMBLE THE THING AFTER IT FINALLY ARRIVED!  

                             SINCE SWITCHING OVER TO THE UNIT YOU ARE LOOKING AT NOW, WHICH
                             WEIGHS IN AT A SCANT SEVEN AND ONE HALF POUNDS TOTAL WEIGHT, I
                             HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS FROM EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER
                             SEEN IT.  I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY STOPPED TRAFFIC IN THE HALL FROM
                             ASSOCIATES INQUIRING HOW MUCH IT COSTS, HOW MUCH IT WEIGHS, AND
                             ''CAN YOU GET ME ONE?''  I GOT SO MANY REQUESTS THAT, AFTER
                             NEARLY ONE YEAR'S WORTH OF NEGOTIATIONS, I AM PROUD TO HAVE   
                             FINALLY SECURED THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO BE THE ONLY PODIUM
                             COMPANY IN THE NATION TO OFFER YOU THIS BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY
                             LIGHTWEIGHT, POWDER COATED, WHITE STEEL, PODIUM/LECTERN WITH THE
                             HIGHLY PRAISED/INCLUDED ''HANDS-FREE'' CARRYING CASE.
                             I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT THE PURE FUNCTIONALITY OF THIS UNIT.  
                             BELIEVE ME, I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.  I JUST WISH I HAD
                             KNOWN ABOUT THIS, MYSELF, BEFORE I WASTED MONEY PURCHASING
                             SOMETHING THAT DID NOT DO THE JOB I WANTED IT TO DO.  IT IS A
                             GOOD FEELING TO FINALLY SPEND DOLLARS THAT I KNOW MAKES SENSE.
                             WITH THIS STYLISH AND HIGHLY PORTABLE UNIT, I HAVE DONE JUST THAT.
                            
                             GET IT HOME.  SET IT UP.  YOU WILL AGREE.  BUYING THIS COMPLETE
                             PACKAGE AT THIS RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICE, WHETHER YOU ARE A TEACHER
                             OR NOT, IS TRULY A...

                              I TEACH IN MULTIPLE CLASSROOMS AT MULTIPLE CAMPUSES EACH WEEK.  
                              I DON'T ALWAYS STAY IN THE SAME PLACE.  I NEEDED SOMETHING THAT
                              IS NOT ONLY VISUALLY ATTRACTIVE, BUT EASY TO SETUP AND TEAR DOWN
                              (WITHIN SECONDS), STRONG, AND MOST OF ALL, EXCEPTIONALLY
                              LIGHTWEIGHT.
                              
                              I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THIS PORTABLE UNIT BEATS ALL OTHERS ON THE
                              MARKET TODAY HANDS DOWN.  I AM CONSTANTLY RECEIVING
                              COMPLIMENTS ON IT FROM COLLEAGUES WHO ARE NOT JUST TEACHERS,
                              BUT ADMINISTRATORS, AS WELL.  MANY OF MY STUDENTS CONTINUE TO
                              REMARK POSITIVELY ABOUT HOW SHARP AND PRACTICAL THE UNIT IS.  
                              UNLIKE THE TRADITIONAL ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH ''PENCIL STOP''
                              ONE FINDS ON A CONVENTIONAL LECTERN OR PODIUM, THIS ONE BOASTS AN
                              EXCEPTIONALLY GENEROUS TWO-INCH ''BOOK STOP'' WHICH ASSURES THAT
                              ALL OF MY TEXTS AND NOTES STAY PUT WITHOUT THERE BEING ANY
                              SLIPPAGE.  I WAS VERY GLAD TO DISCOVER IT ALSO ALLOWS ME TO
                              QUICKLY AND EASILY REFER TO ALL OF MY STUDENTS' MULTI-PAGE WRITTEN
                              ASSIGNMENTS, WHILE THEIR PAPERS ARE STACKED, ONE ON TOP OF THE
                              OTHER, WHICH IS SOMETHING THE MORE EXPENSIVE UNIT, I REFERRED TO
                              ABOVE, DID NOT DO.  THE INCLUDED SHOULDER BAG ALLOWS FOR EASY
                              ''HANDS-FREE'' TRANSPORT AND IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY SIMPLER THAN
                              THAT.  ANOTHER GOOD THING ABOUT THE CARRY CASE IS THAT IT IS
                              SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO HOLD BOTH THE DESKTOP AND TRIPOD IN TWO
                              INDIVIDUAL COMPARTMENTS SO YOU NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY
                              METAL ON METAL CONTACT WHICH COULD HARM THE FINISH.  A BONUS
                              THIRD COMPARTMENT, WITH VELCRO CLOSURE, IS EXCELLENT FOR STORING
                              TEXTBOOKS, NOTEBOOKS, PAPERS, AND CLASSROOM OR LECTURE
                              ACCESSORIES.  CONSIDERING THE RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY
                              INVOLVED, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT THIS STEEL CONSTRUCTED
                              UNIT WILL LAST FOR MANY YEARS AHEAD, PURCHASING IT WAS THE BEST
                              INVESTMENT IN A PIECE OF CLASSROOM HARDWARE I HAVE EVER MADE--A
                              TRUE ''NO BRAINER'' PURCHASE FOR ANY TEACHER OR GROUP SPEAKER AT
                              ANY LEVEL.  

                              WHAT HAS SURPRISED ME THE MOST IS THE MULTITUDE OF USES THAT
                              INDIVIDUALS, WHO HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH PUBLIC
                              SPEAKING IN THEIR DAILY LIVES, HAVE THOUGHT UP FOR IT.  FROM  
                              LETTERS I AM RECEIVING, I NOW KNOW THAT MORE THAN JUST TEACHERS
                              ARE FINDING SOME PRETTY INGENIOUS USES FOR IT.  THIS THING IS  
                              FOR ANYONE THAT NEEDS A NON REFRIGERATOR-SIZED PRESENTATION
                              STAND THAT'S SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE AND DOESN'T REQUIRE TWO MEN
                              AND A TRUCK TO MOVE AROUND!  

                              HERE'S ONE MORE THING I HAVE ALSO LEARNED FROM CUSTOMER LETTERS  
                              AS THEY KEEP ROLLING IN...  

                              IS YOUR GROUP OR EVENT PLANNING ON USING THE PODIUM AT YOUR
                              HOTEL?  LOOK VERY CAREFULLY AT YOUR BILL WHEN YOU CHECK OUT.
                              HOTELS RENT YOU, NOT GIVE YOU, THEIR PODIUM AT FIFTY DOLLARS, OR
                              MORE, FOR EACH DAY YOU USE IT.  WHY NOT LET THIS ONE COMPLETELY PAY
                              FOR ITSELF?
                                                        
           
                              TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER FEATURES...
                                  

                                 A) DESK IS PERMANENTLY SECURED TO THE TRIPOD ADAPTER BY AN
                                     ERGONOMIC ''HANDLE'' WHICH IS ALSO USEFUL IN CARRYING
                                     SHOULD THE USER NOT ELECT TO USE THE INCLUDED SHOULDER BAG

                                 B) THIS CONTROL ADJUSTS THE TILT OF THE DESK TO WHATEVER
                                     DEGREE THE USER WISHES IT TO BE.  THIS ADJUSTMENT IS ALSO
                                     THE MOST FRAGILE CONTROL OF THE SYSTEM AND, AS SUCH, REQUIRES
                                     A SORT OF ''GETTING AQUAINTED'' PERIOD. FOR THIS REASON, IT IS
                                     STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT, FOR THE FIRST FEW TIMES YOU USE IT.
                                     YOU TIGHTEN IT WHILE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE CONNECTION WITH
                                     YOUR EYES.  THIS ENABLES YOU TO ACTUALLY SEE FOR YOURSELF IF
                                     YOU ARE OVER-STRESSING THE FRICTION LOCK.  EVENTUALLY, YOU
                                     WILL BE ABLE TO INSTINCTIVELY ''FEEL'' EXACTLY HOW TO PROPERLY
                                     ADJUST THIS CONTROL IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.  THINK OF IT THIS
                                     WAY:  REMEMBER BACK WHEN AUTOMOBILES HAD NO POWER BRAKES?  
                                     SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NORMAL AND JUST FINE BACK
                                     THEN.  BUT, WHEN POWER BRAKES WERE INVENTED, WE ALL LEARNED
                                     HOW TO STOP OUR CARS WITH A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF STRESS ON THE
                                     PEDAL.
                                   
                                 C) THIS CONTROL SECURES THE DESK TO THE ACTUAL TRIPOD ITSELF.
                                     PERFECTLY MACHINED DIE CUT CIRCLES IN THE DESKTOP REDUCE
                                     WEIGHT TO THE BARE MINIMUM WITHOUT AFFECTING THE INTEGRITY
                                     OF THE UNIT AND ARE ALSO VERY SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH AND WILL
                                     NOT HARM OR CUT THE USER'S SKIN
                                     
                                     SIZE OF DESKTOP:  18 3/4 INCHES WIDE x 13 1/2 HIGH

                                 D) WHEN THE DESK IS REMOVED FROM THE TRIPOD, THE UPPERMOST
                                     TUBE IS COURTESY CAPPED WHICH IS A NICE FEATURE!  
                                     ALL CONTROLS ARE ERGONOMICLY DESIGNED TO BE SOFT TO THE
                                     TOUCH AND DO NOT REQUIRE BRUTE FORCE TIGHTENING.  
                                     SIMPLE HAND TIGHTENING IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED
                            
                                 E) FOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE UNIT, THIS CONTROL RAISES OR
                                     LOWERS THE DESKTOP FROM A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF 26 INCHES TO
                                     A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 47 1/2 INCHES.  WITH THE STANDARD
                                     LECTERN HEIGHT BEING ONLY 44 INCHES, THIS UNIT IS
                                     EXCELLENT FOR EVEN THE TALLEST INDIVIDUALS

                                 F) THIS CONTROL ALLOWS THE USER TO ADJUST THE ACTUAL RADIUS
                                     OF THE THREE SUPPORT LEGS.  FOR  HEAVIER TEXTBOOKS, SPREAD
                                     THE LEGS WIDE AND FOR LOOSE PAPERS, TABLETS, OR SIMPLE
                                     NOTEBOOKS, USE A MINIMAL SETTING FOR OBTAINING HOURS WORTH
                                     OF TROUBLE-FREE LECTURES.  EVERY UNIT THAT IS SHIPPED BY ME
                                     WILL BE BRAND NEW (I DON'T SELL USED) WITH THREE PROTECTIVE
                                     FEET TO INSURE THAT ALL FLOOR SURFACES REMAIN UNHARMED.  
                                     ALL CONTROLS ARE NON-MARING TO THE UNIT'S COLORIZATION--WHICH
                                     MEANS THAT YOU ARE NOT DESTROYING THE BEAUTIFUL POWDER
                                     COATED WHITE FINISH EVERY TIME YOU TIGHTEN OR LOOSEN THEM.
                                     
                                     WARNING:  WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL(S) WHO
                                     DISREGARD OUR INSTRUCTIONS AND DAMAGE THEIR UNIT BY APPLYING
                                     TOO MUCH FORCE WHEN TIGHTENING IT, OR BY USING IT TO HOLD  
                                     ANYTHING OTHER THAN A SPEAKER'S BOOKS OR PAPERS.  IF YOU            
                                     ARE ONE OF THOSE WHO SIMPLY CANNOT READ AND FOLLOW
                                     INSTRUCTIONS (THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD!) YOU DON'T HAVE TO
                                     FEEL LIKE A CRIMINAL.  YOUR UNIT CAN BE  QUICKLY RESTORED WITH A
                                     REPLACEMENT PART KIT WHICH WE SELL ONLY TO THOSE WHO CANNOT
                                     READ AND FOLLOW OUR INSTRUCTIONS.  FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS
                                     AND YOU WON'T EVER NEED ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS AT ALL.
                                     OUR TWO-PAGE 'HOW TO PROPERLY TRANSPORT'' SITE (LINK BELOW)
                                     TEACHES YOU QUICKLY, AND IN PLAIN ENGLISH, HOW TO PROPERLY DO
                                     BOTH--SO YOU CAN RECEIVE MANY GOOD YEARS OF EFFORTLESS AND
                                     VERY RELIABLE USE.  TEACHERS AND PUBIC SPEAKERS ALL OVER THE
                                     WORLD ARE SUCCESSFULLY INCORPORATING THIS LIGHTWEIGHT
                                     LECTERN INTO THEIR DAILY LIVES--BOTH AT THEIR HOME BASE, AS WELL
                                     AS, ON THE ROAD.  THIS IS ALSO THE EXACT SAME UNIT YOU HAVE SEEN
                                     USED ON NATIONAL TV.  BE KIND TO IT AND IT WILL ALSO BE KIND TO
                                     YOU--FOR YEARS TO COME.