Author Archives: Melva Gifford

About Melva Gifford

Melva is an author and storyteller.

2020 Budget and Proposed Utah County Tax increase

A Presentation by Tanner Ainge. Notes for Caucus Corner. My device I use burped and I lost about half of my notes but I still have some of them. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. Meeting took … Continue reading

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Spelling Legislative

Good: Legislative Bad: legletive Apparently I have not learned this word yet. We as voters may feel that the Legislative branch is late on creating good laws, thus LEG IS LATE or Legislative. We’ll see if that will remind me. … Continue reading

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How to write better amazon ads

These are notes from a webinar I watched. Hosted by Bryan Coham. He is also known as, does best page forward guy. Any inaccuracies are the fault of the note taker. – Go to Amazon’s KDP program. – Some of … Continue reading

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Calculated Risk

This was a speech offered at toastmasters. Until you spread wings, you will have no idea how far you’ll fly. In 7 months unemployed, got to spend time traveling. 60% of the time spent on the road. All of the … Continue reading

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Hope

Here are some notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – Hope: a desire, expectation or wish. – It usually has uncertain. – True to the faith: hope is unwavering. – Prophets speak … Continue reading

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The Creepy Line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef6Ae8EgG2s&t=113s

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Spelling Attorney

Good: attorney Bad: atterny People’s lives are TORN apart by criminals. People hire an attorney to defend themselves. Thus you see the word TORN in atTORNey. Do you have a better idea of how to spell this word? If yes, … Continue reading

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Audiobooks for every author

These are my notes of a web presentation by Derek Deoepker. Founder of bestsellersecrets.com. any misinformation is the fault of the notetaker. – You can expand your royalties and expand reach. – The audiobook is a 1.6 billion dollar business. … Continue reading

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You are the key to your child’s success in school

These are notes from a toastmaster’s meeting. How do you feel about your child’s progress in school? Everything you hoped for? Do you have an integral part or no info at all? You have control over your child’s educational setting … Continue reading

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The how of happiness

Here are some notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – You are happier when you have gratitude in your heart. – Urdorf: sooner or later we experience times when the fabric of … Continue reading

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