Media Training & Social Media Workshops in Alberta
Workshops are designed for authors and entrepreneurs as well as executive directors, senior managers and communication directors at nonprofit organizations who want to enhance their media & communications skills. You'll learn up-to-date technologies & benefit from practical hands-on training that you can implement immediately into your media relations and communication efforts. Our scheduled workshops generally run every third Wednesday of the month at our media training room in St Albert, Alberta. Registration is limited to 6 participants and include a wealth of resources to help you before and after the workshop. As soon as your registration is completed, we set up an account for you on the website where you will be able to review and download the workshop handouts and resource materials before and after the workhop. You'll receive a notice by email when your account is set up. |
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What is unique about Marilyn Jones, our workshop instructor?
Nowadays, many communication professionals are hanging out their media relations and social media shingle. How can you tell one from another? Consider the depth of their background. There are some who know how social media works but know little about sound marketing practices. There are some who know how traditional media works but know little about how to apply sound communication principles to new and innovative channels of communication.
Marilyn Jones offers:
- Thirty five years of publishing, media, communications and marketing experience working for mission driven organizations in Alberta
- Experience of having given workshops on media, communications, social media and epublishing to more than 450 arts, entrepreneurs and community organizations throughout Alberta
- Expertise in using online communication tools and content management systems that offer users the support of the free and open source community around the world e.g. Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal.
- Creativity drawn from many years of marketing in the arts, sports and social services and able to integrate traditional and nontraditional communication tools grounded in sound marketing principles and practices
- Honors Degree in English from the University of Alberta - graduated with first class distinction
- Master of Publishing Degree from Simon Fraser University - attended on partial scholarship from Penguin Books
If you're thinking of refreshing your communication skills and taking some media relations or social media training, make sure that your investment of time and money is sound. You only have so much time even if cost isn't an issue. Here's how to differientiate one instructor from another. Find out the instructor's name and do a Google search to find out their background, expertise and experience. The social media tools make it easy to differentiate an experienced and knowledgeable media relations and social media instructor from one who is not yet.
When you're searching for our instructor, search for Marilyn Jones. Or you can check out what participants and clients have to say about our media relations and social media training services.
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