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Two Items: Get Paid to Shop, Travel, Dine Out: Let PCC Show You the Way
Photos and story by James Hill
BEAVERTON, Ore. – Greg travels extensively and stays in top hotels. Tom eats in upscale restaurants every week. Jane has her hair done at in-vogue salons several times a month. And they each enjoy it all for free. How can you adopt an extravagant lifestyle on someone else’s dime? Portland Community College will show you the secrets to becoming a "mystery shopper"in a new non-credit workshop offered this spring. In these difficult economic times, mystery shopping is becoming a hot career interest across the country. This is the first time PCC will offer the class; registration is expected to fill quickly. Be a Mystery Shopper will take place from 7 to 9:45 p.m., Friday, May 17, in Room 1508 of PCC’s Capital Center, 18624 N.W. Walker Road. Cost is $28, plus an optional $35 textbook sold by the instructor. For more information, PCC Community Education at 503-533-2917.###PCC Course Shares Tactics for Working With Television NewsBEAVERTON, Ore. – Has your business gotten its fifteen minutes of fame? A new Portland Community College course offers tactics to earning television news coverage in a one-day seminar this spring. How to Get on TV with Your Idea or Business, a non-credit course, will explain the five winning angles to make your pitch stand out from the crowd while establishing positive relationships with local television stations. Former "AM Northwest"producer Frank Mungeam instructs the course. Having spent the past 15 years screening ideas for television spots, Mungeam offers expert insight from the media’s perspective detailing when to call and what to say. "Especially in these difficult economic times, this seminar is great for businesses who have a story to share but not the advertising budget to back it up with paid media,"says Amy Reardon, PCC Community Education manager. "Non-profits in particular will benefit from this opportunity." The seminar will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in Room 1520 of PCC Capital Center, 18624 N.W. Walker Road. Cost is $18, plus a $5 fee payable at class. For more information, contact PCC Community Education at 503-533-2917.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »