Sun, Jul 17
10:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
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at Discovery Center - Irving Park 4318 N Elston Ave 2nd Fl, Chicago, Illinois 60641
How imortant are proofreading and editing in our digital world? Think of how many times you’re reading during the course of the day: Newspapers. Magazines. Billboard Ads. Books. Websites. Blog sites. Behind every one of these is a sharp proofreader/editor who doesn't makes the mistakes of the human 'brian". Have you seen the number of courses...
How imortant are proofreading and editing in our digital...
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at American Management Association - The Loop 205 N Michigan Ave 10th floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601
Your writing says a lot about you. Weak writing can be a sign that you lack professionalism and credibility. Strong writing conveys that you are skilled and trustworthy. This practical 1-day course comes packed with in-class exercises and offers immediate feedback to help you quickly develop this crucial skill. Learn a simple process for crafting a...
Your writing says a lot about you. Weak writing can...
Read moreMonday Jul 11th, 9am - 5pm Central Time
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at Computer Training Source, Inc. - Near North Side 420 N Wabash Ave Ste 203, Chicago, Illinois 60611
This class is an introduction to WordPress.com for creating a blog site. Will cover the basics of getting a blog up and running on WordPress.com, including posts vs. pages, adding media, handling comments, using widgets, and more. Please Note: Some HTML and CSS knowledge is recommended before this class. Course Outline: 1. Introducing WordPress...
This class is an introduction to WordPress.com for...
Read moreThursday Jul 14th, 9am - 4pm Central Time
at Computer Training Source, Inc. - Near North Side 420 N Wabash Ave Ste 203, Chicago, Illinois 60611
We will cover the more advanced features of QuickBooks such as payroll, customizing invoices and other forms, job costing features of QuickBooks Pro, progress invoicing, inventory, and sales tax. Prerequisite: You must take our regular QuickBooks class (or have used QuickBooks for at least three months) before taking this class. Course Outline:...
We will cover the more advanced features of QuickBooks...
Read moreTuesday Jul 12th, 9am - 4pm Central Time
at American Management Association - The Loop 205 N Michigan Ave 10th floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601
Expanding Your Influence: Understanding the Psychology of Persuasion Bringing about the reaction you want from others and expanding your influence require insights that go beyond the actual process of influencing—and into the psychology of what truly prompts us to say yes or no. This 2-day influencer training explores these psychological triggers,...
Expanding Your Influence: Understanding the Psychology...
Read moreThursday Oct 13th, 9am - 4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)at Evanston Art Center - Evanston 1717 Central St, Evanston, Illinois 60201
We‘ll combine poetry and art while exploring different poetry forms. In the first session, we’ll look at haiga which combines art and haiku, cherita that are a more narrative slightly longer form of haikus, and ekphrastic poetry which are poems inspired by works of art. The second session will include some of the following poetry forms: acrostic,...
We‘ll combine poetry and art while exploring different...
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at Evanston Art Center - Evanston 1717 Central St, Evanston, Illinois 60201
This workshop explores the intersection between writing and art that is exploratory in nature. We will first become acquainted briefly with experimentation in writing, and then we will approach chosen pieces of art or installations on view at EAC to describe their absolute and then their possible environments. We will then immerse ourselves...
This workshop explores the intersection between writing...
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at Training Connection - The Loop 230 W Monroe St Ste 610, Chicago, Illinois 60606
Students will learn step by step how to produce clear and direct emails, letters, proposals and copy for ads and public announcements. This course will teach you formulas for success in written communication. The training is interactive, fast-paced, fun, and full of tips and techniques you can use immediately. Learning Objectives Proper use...
Students will learn step by step how to produce clear...
Read moreat General Assembly - Near North Side 444 N Wabash Ave 5th Fl, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Attention startups, writers, small businesses, artists, and all you kickass creative hustlers! In this follow-up to the popular Hella Good Content workshop, we'll get super-tactical about creating effective content that gets views, shares, and new fans/customers. We'll go beyond basics, and literally create pieces of content using proven tips,...
Attention startups, writers, small businesses, artists,...
Read moreat Discovery Center - Irving Park 4318 N Elston Ave 2nd Fl, Chicago, Illinois 60641
If you have an idea for a movie, this introductory class will show you what you have to do to get that idea on paper in a form that is "pitchable" in Hollywood. This day-long course covers all the basic steps that you will need to take in order to bring your screenplay all the way to Hollywood. You will learn the special needs of Story and Character...
If you have an idea for a movie, this introductory...
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This course is an introduction to the practice of creative writing regardless of what form the work takes. It is also a community workshop for the sharing of your literary efforts, both raw and polished. While we will explore different poetic, non-fictional, and fictional forms, the course focus is on finding, building, and developing your stories. ...
This course is an introduction to the practice of...
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at School of the Art Institute of Chicago -
Especially useful for overcoming writer’s block, this course explores the surprising potential of a playful union between fixed rules and imaginative writing. This workshop invites participants into the strange and meticulous world of constraint-based writing. We take as our entry point a group of French writers and mathematicians called the...
Especially useful for overcoming writer’s block,...
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at School of the Art Institute of Chicago -
Whether penning the Next Great American Novel (poetry collection, or memoir), or preparing a writing sample for a fellowship, grant, or MFA application, you will gain insightful feedback workshopping new or existing projects. Each class will provide you the opportunity to receive and provide personalized critique with an eye towards revision. ...
Whether penning the Next Great American Novel (poetry...
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at Knowledgehut
Corporate strategy execution depends upon developing and implementing the best solution in the workplace. Success factors however, rely upon basing the solution on the right requirements, drawn from a sound and robust Business Case. A well crafted business case document outlines the rationale for undertaking a business project. It should be a formal,...
Corporate strategy execution depends upon developing...
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In this course students improve their writing skills and push their creative limits through journaling, free writing, writing through music, digging through memories and dreams, and other methods of responding to the world in written form. Students learn how to edit and revise a work, as well as respond critically to the writing of others; learn...
In this course students improve their writing skills...
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