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AI For RetireesEnrichmentFor retirees, the purpose of AI is a little different than someone in the workforce, running a business, or raising toddlers. Rather than using AI to compete and run the rat race, retirees use AI to improve their life, feel enriched, learn a new skill, and satisfy a curiosity. Retirees want to stay in the network of what’s happening out there. This class gives AI tools for memoir making, publishing a book, health & wellness, travel planning, tracing genealogy, meal preparation ideas, learning a new language, new hobby like growing bonsai and scrapbooking. No technical knowledge required. Fun, easy to follow class. This class is ONLINE via Zoom. You will get an email with the link for class from the instructor.Summer 2026 -
“Publish Your Own Book”EnrichmentWatch video: Turn your book idea into a published reality. In this powerful, hands-on class, learn how to find traditional publishers, self-publish with confidence, upload your book to Amazon in minutes, design a professional cover, format for Amazon, and create income as an author and speaker. Instructor Preethi Fernando, author of 15 published books, eagerly shares proven, real-world strategies to help you succeed in today’s publishing industry. This is not a writing class. This class is ONLINE via zoom. You will get an email from the instructor with the link to class.Summer 2026 -
14 AI Tools to Upgrade Your Small BusinessEnrichmentArtificial intelligence business tools help small businesses work smarter, not harder. Learn to automate e-mails, create pie charts for your reports with chat GPT, screen resumes, creating social media posts, AI videos, website content creation, sales forecasting, and more. Cut back costs on hiring staff, by knowing how to use AI to boost your small business. Save yourself the stress of office drama and toxic co-workers and have Chat GPT handle some of your tasks and minimize one-on-one time with toxic employees and customers. This class in ONLINE via Zoom. You will get an email from the instructor with the link and details.Summer 2026 -
“Publish Your Own Book”EnrichmentWatch video: Publishing your book is simpler than you think- if you know how. This class teaches you how. Turn your nonfiction book, memoir, poetry, novel, non fiction, photography , life storyinto a published book. Enjoy the reputation as a published author. Earn royalties. Find out if traditional publishing or self publishing is a better fit for you. Design a professional cover, learn how to get your book formatted, get print copies of your book to share with family. Instructor Preethi Fernando, is the author of 15 published books and the winner of Stephen King’s Haven Foundation Award. Great class for Seniors, retirees, working professionals, and any individual curious about book publishing. This is not a writing class. ObjectivesHow to find traditional publishers and send out queriesHow to self publish your own book in any way that you likeHow to get printed books to share with family and friends This class is ONLINE via zoom. You will get an email from the instructor with the link to class.Fall 2026 -
Save Big! Get Discounts on Airline Tickets, Hotels & Groceries Using Chat GPT +AIEnrichmentWatch video: youtube.com/watch?v=ZoVy3LSUGZs It used to be coupon clipping. Now, it’s Chat GPT and AI. This dynamic, easy-to-follow class shows you how to use ChatGPT and AI tools to uncover discounted airline tickets, cheaper hotel stays, and hidden grocery deals. Learn smart prompts, insider tricks, skiplagging, online grocery store coupon hacks, and time-saving strategies that will save you time, money, and unnecessary stress. No AI knowledge needed for this class. Great for working professionals trying to cut back costs, parents with children feeling the pinch of rising grocery costs, retirees struggling to adjust to a fixed income, seniors wanting to save money, or someone wanting to take a new class just for fun. Objectives How to find discount airfares and hidden airfares at reduced cost Save time with finding hotels for less How to compare prices of products, look for discount products online, find end-of-day reduced bakery items at less price BioPreethi Fernando is an instructor at community colleges, an author, and a Keynote speaker forassociations and corporations. I speak on for personal and professional development. I am thefounder of Kelum Training and Consulting. preethifernando.com This class is ONLINE via zoom. You will get an email from the instructor with the link to class.Fall 2026 -
AI For RetireesEnrichmentWATCH VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=9qBPOW4Y1mUFor retirees and Seniors, the purpose of AI is a little different than someone in the workforce,running a business, or raising toddlers. Rather than using AI to compete and run the rat race,retirees use AI to improve their life, feel enriched, learn a new skill, and satisfy a curiosity.Retirees and Seniors want to stay in the network of what’s happening out there. This class givesAI tools for memoir making, publishing a book, health & wellness tips, travel planning, finding acruise for less, tracing genealogy, meal preparation ideas, learning a new language, new hobbylike growing bonsai and scrapbooking. No technical knowledge required.Fun, easy to follow class.ObjectivesHow to use AI to enrich personal livesHow to find cooking recipes, discount prescriptionsHow to find part time hustle using AIBio of Instructor:Preethi Fernando is the author of 15 books, Keynote speaker, and instructor. She is the founderof Kelum Training and Consulting. She is the winner of Stephen King’s Haven Foundation Award,given to authors. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Clark University, Massachusetts, and aMaster’s degree from Tufts university, Massachusetts. Preethi lives in Loveland, Colorado. Visitpreethifernando.com Join her on LinkedIn This class is ONLINE via Zoom. You will get an email with the link for class from the instructor.Fall 2026 -
Amazon Book PublishingEnrichmentWatch video: youtube.com/watch?v=WjohSKyamKQ Getting your book published on Amazon is super easy, if you know how. My class teaches you how. Learn how to create a KDP account, upload your book, price your book, decide between an e-book, paperback, hardcover, and more. Learn how to get your book formatted to fit Amazon’s publishing requirements, different ways to design a book cover, upload your headshot, write your book description and everything needed to hit the “click” button to make your book live on Amazon. You will also learn how to turn your book into income. The instructor Preethi Fernando is. the author of 15 books. She is the winner of Stephen King’s Haven Foundation Award. Visit preethifernando.com This class is ONLINE via zoom. You will get an email from the instructor with the link to class. BioPreethi Fernando is an instructor at community colleges, an author, and a Keynote speaker forassociations and corporations. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Clark University,Massachusetts, and a Master’s degree from Tufts University, Massachusetts. Preethi is thewinner of Stephen King’s Haven Foundation Award. She is the founder of Kelum Training andConsulting. preethifernando.comFall 2026 -
Life Skills for Living, Working with a Difficult, Toxic PersonEnrichmentWatch video: yyoutu.be/43VaxnI9P7E Toxic people play emotional hostage, mind games. The emotional, mental, financial draincaused by a toxic person is like a leaky faucet, slowly and silently getting bigger and moredestructive. Bullying, narcissistic behavior, controlling, lying, manipulation, pitting one againstthe other, silent treatment, cunning behaviors, withholding recognition, blame, are toxicbehaviors that can drag us down like a sea anchor and eat into every area of our lives. Stoptrying to change the toxic person. Start changing yourself. Learn how to be calm when the toxicperson pushes your buttons. Find peace of mind, increase your productivity, and live stressfree, as you master the life skills for living for working with a toxic person. Preethi Fernando isthe author of “You Got This- How to Work with Toxic People.” Preethifernando.comObjectivesSimple tools to start changing how you respond towards a toxic behaviorHow to rise above the other person’s toxic behaviorAnger management techniquesHow to seek peace of mind amidst the insanity of living with a toxic person This class is ONLINE via zoom. You will get an email from the instructor with the link to class. BioPreethi Fernando is an instructor at community colleges, an author, and a Keynote speaker forassociations and corporations. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Clark University,Massachusetts, and a Master’s degree from Tufts University, Massachusetts. Preethi is thewinner of Stephen King’s Haven Foundation Award. She is the founder of Kelum Training andConsulting. preethifernando.comFall 2026 -
Author RetreatEnrichmentA full day Author retreat, all online. Great author event for anyone seeking enrichment, has anidea for a book and wants to get it published, retirees wanting to write a memoir, workingprofessionals curious about what it takes to get a book published, Amazon publishing, how tomake an income as an author, children’s book publishing, Chat GPT and book publishing. You,the aspiring author, get to share a little bit about your book during this retreat.Class titles :• Publish your own book• Chat GPT and Book Publishing• Amazon Book Publishing• Children’s Book Publishing• Make an Income as an Author• Your Spotlight- you get to share a little bit about your book and your dreams ofbecoming a published authorYou can attend only the classes that you want or attend the entire online event, all for the sameprice.ObjectivesHow to publish your bookHow to do self publishingHow to make an income as an author This class is ONLINE via zoom. You will get an email from the instructor with the link to class. BioPreethi Fernando is an instructor at community colleges, an author, and a Keynote speaker forassociations and corporations. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Clark University,Massachusetts, and a Master’s degree from Tufts University, Massachusetts. Preethi is thewinner of Stephen King’s Haven Foundation Award. She is the founder of Kelum Training andConsulting. preethifernando.comFall 2026 -
HOW TO USE CHAT GPT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEEnrichmentWatch Video: youtube.com/watch?v=XJEVa37jM8wEasy to follow, fun, intro to the fascinating world of Chat GPT artificial intelligence. Unlock themagic of ChatGPT. Learn how to give killer prompts, brainstorm ideas, generate images, uploadpdfs, find cooking recipes, create tables and charts, and boost creativity for professional oreveryday personal life. Great class for working professionals, small business owners, stay atindividuals curious about how Chat GPT can improve their work around the house, retirees whowant to keep learning to stay sharp, seniors seeking enrichment classes, any curious individualwanting to follow a fun one hour online. No tech skill required.ObjectivesHow to use Chat GPT to improve your workplace productivityHow to use Chat GPT save time with household duties such as finding a recipe, how to fix aleaky faucetHow to use Chat GPT to create charts and images This class is ONLINE via zoom. You will get an email from the instructor with the link to class. BioPreethi Fernando is an instructor at community colleges, an author, and a Keynote speaker forassociations and corporations. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Clark University,Massachusetts, and a Master’s degree from Tufts University, Massachusetts. Preethi is thewinner of Stephen King’s Haven Foundation Award. She is the founder of Kelum Training andConsulting. preethifernando.comFall 2026 -
Finding Money for College Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Grants Using Chat GPT + AIEnrichmentWatch video: youtu.be/zQYAVpuAfS4Families face many difficulties during the college admissions process. Many of those hurdles arerelated to money and the question “can I afford it?” Don’t let money block your son or yourdaughter from attending their dream school. Allow AI to lift the strain of finances during thecollege admission process. AI such as Chat GPT and Google Gemini can burst open doors forparents, students, high school college admission counselors, during this process. Learn how tofind scholarships, grants, community awards, at a fraction of the time. Learn 24+ killer promptsto give AI to get the best results. Get specific financial aid info from the university of yourchoice. Preethi Fernando is the author of “Free Money: A Guide to Financial Aid, Scholarships,and Grants.”Objectives1 How to give great prompts to AI to get focused answers related to college financial aid2 How to write persuasive grant proposals for college using AI3 How to search for colleges that you have never heard of, that give awards and grants This class is ONLINE via zoom. You will get an email from the instructor with the link to class. BioPreethi Fernando is an instructor at community colleges, an author, and a Keynote speaker forassociations and corporations. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Clark University,Massachusetts, and a Master’s degree from Tufts University, Massachusetts. Preethi is thewinner of Stephen King’s Haven Foundation Award. She is the founder of Kelum Training andConsulting. preethifernando.comFall 2026