During the first-ever Clinton County FEST on Saturday, April 19, area business leaders and community members will be able to interact and learn about all of the educational and employment opportunities available to them. Also during the free event, freelance writer, editor, and media relations consultant Lisa Munniksma will be among the presenters with two interactive sessions for attendees and vendors.

At 1:15, Networking: Marketing Yourself will explore networking ideas and how the process of networking can improve career and business opportunities. At 2:15, Promoting Your Business will assist small business owners with options for effectively marketing their products and services to the community.

As a follow-up to her presentations at the Clinton County FEST, Purdue Extension’s Learning Network will host a four-part image-building seminar led by Munniksma. The seminar will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursdays in May (May 1, 8, 15, and 22). Pre-registration is required at $105 for the series or $30 per session.

In four interactive sessions, participants will learn about what contributes to a positive business image, how to examine a company’s or group’s image, and how to present the best image possible to your customers and community. Sessions 1 and 2 will cover your “Garden of Image” and image-building basics. Session 3 is about building an image by working with the media. In Session 4, participants will examine word-of-mouth marketing.

Lisa Munniksma has worked in writing, editing, and media relations since 1996. She’s been published in more than 35 publications and her clients have been featured on television news and profile programs and in trade and consumer magazines and newspapers. Lisa lives in Frankfort, Ind., and makes her home online at www.lisa-writes.com.

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