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Consulting Skills Assessment How are you doing as a consultant, specifically? The Consulting Skills Assessment Change leaders and project managers in functional roles need feedback on unique competencies' influencing change, managing relationships and responsiveness, and masterful communication, to name a few. Yet individual contributors in key influence roles often get left out of 360 feedback processes because these  more...

Digital Arts Advanced Certificate The Digital Arts Certificate program focuses on developing technical skill and creative artistry in digital photography and imaging. Students learn professional applications for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator or equivalent digital imaging and vector drawing tools. Advanced Certificate students select a single area of professional concentration. Concentrations include: Digital Illustration,  more...

Digital Arts Foundation Certificate The Digital Arts Certificate program focuses on developing technical skill and creative artistry in digital photography and imaging. Students learn professional applications for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator or equivalent digital imaging and vector drawing tools. Course projects include digital art studies, retouching, compositing, illustration, identity design, color matching and composition  more...

Expert Instructor e-Mentoring (EIM) Program: Instructional Design and Train-the-Trainer ...ogram provides instructional design and train-the-trainer workshops as hands-on, individualized and flexible, just-in-time e-mentorships online. EIM is convenient. EIM is effective. It works! In each of the EIM e-mentorships you will: * Enjoy easy, 24/7 access to quality instructional materials right there in the office, no travel involved! * Receive ample opportunity to  more...

Focus on the Short Story from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop you will work with a published short story writer to develop and refine your story ideas. When you're finished, you will have written and revised two complete short stories (up to 4,500 words each). You will get feedback from your instructor on your first and second draft of both your articles. Students are expected to already possess a good grasp of mechanics and composition, as  more...

Focus on the Nonfiction Magazine Article from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop, you will work with a published article writer to develop, research and write two articles suitable for publication in magazines you ve identified as appropriate markets. You will get feedback from your instructor on your first and second draft of both your articles. To get the most from this workshop, you should already have a very good grasp of mechanics and composition, as  more...

Focus on the Personal/Family Memoir from Writers Online Workshops This workshop will give you an understanding of the various approaches to personal/family memoir writing and provide you with professional feedback on your specific memoir project. When you're finished, you will have written and revised chapters of your personal/family memoir (up to 12,000 words) and you will have developed a working outline for the entire book. To get the most from this workshop  more...

Focus on Writing for Children from Writers Online Workshops The goal of this intermediate-level workshop is to explain the practical why behind writing technique/literary devices and showing writers the when, where and how to translate the concepts of writing for children into story text. You will work with a professional children s author who will help you take your writing skills to the next level. The course will help you develop rules, checks, and  more...

Writing the Novel Proposal from Writers Online Workshops ...ou'll ever have to face. This workshop from WritersOnlineWorkshops.com will show you how to create this most important marketing tool -- and how to make sure your work catches the eye of an editor or agent. At the conclusion of this workshop you will have developed a proposal package to submit to agents or editors including query/cover letter and synopsis. You will also revise and polish the  more...

Writing the Nonfiction Book Proposal from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop you will work with a published book author to put together a winning proposal for your book idea. At the conclusion of this workshop, you will have written a proposal package consisting of a query/cover letter, a chapter-by-chapter outline, and sample chapters ready to submit to agents or publishers (up to 12,000 words total). To get the most from this workshop, you should have a  more...

Advanced Story Writers Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a fiction writing class or workshop can receive feedback from a published short story writer and experience the support and encouragement of an online critique group. At the completion of this workshop, you will have written and received feedback on four original short stories of up to 3,000 words each. Throughout the workshop you will be able to  more...

Advanced Article Writers Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a nonfiction writing class or workshop can receive feedback from a published article writer and experience the support and encouragement of an online critique group. At the completion of this workshop, you will have written and received feedback on four original nonfiction articles of up to 3,000 words each. Throughout the workshop you ll be able to  more...

Advanced Novel Writers Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a novel writing class or workshop have the opportunity to continue working on their novel manuscripts with help from a published novelist and the encouragement and feedback of their peers. When you ve completed this workshop, you will have written and received feedback on 200 pages of your novel manuscript. Throughout the workshop you ll be able to  more...

Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a poetry writing class or workshop can receiving feedback from a published poet and experience the support and encouragement of an online critique group. At the completion of this workshop, you will have written and received feedback on six original poems of 25-30 lines each. Throughout the workshop you ll be able to participate in asynchronous discussion  more...

Advanced Memoir and Nonfiction Book Writers Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a nonfiction or memoir writing workshop through now have the opportunity to continue working on their nonfiction book manuscripts with help from a published author and the encouragement and feedback of their peers. When you ve completed this workshop, you will have written and received feedback on 140 pages of your book manuscript. Throughout the workshop  more...

Essentials of Business Writing from Writers Online Workshops The purpose of this online workshop is to instill and enhance effective writing skills for producing business documents (such as reports, memos, letters, and meeting minutes) that have clarity and impact. After this workshop, you will be able to: 1) Overcome mental blocks, especially those due to fear and anxiety. 2) Avoid common mistakes of punctuation, grammar, and usage. 3) Present ideas  more...

Elements of Effective Writing I: Grammar & Mechanics from Writers Online Workshops Brush up on grammar basics in six easy-to-follow sessions. Each session will include online lectures and creative and practice exercises. You will have an opportunity to evaluate your own progress with online, self-graded "tests." Each session, you ll submit an assignment to the instructor for private review, and optional writing assignments will be posted for group review and feedback. Throughout  more...

Elements of Effective Writing II: Form & Composition from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop, you'll learn how to put the pieces together to make your writing coherent, logical and effective. You'll learn the basic principles of composition, explained in easy-to-understand language. And, through the use of numerous examples and practice exercises, you ll begin to develop your own personal style. In order to fully benefit from this workshop, you should already have a good  more...

Elements of Effective Writing III: Creativity & Expression from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop we ll look at ways to take your writing to the next level no matter what kind of writing you do. In each session you ll learn techniques to add depth, texture and emotion to your writing. To get the most from this workshop you should already have a good grasp of grammar, mechanics and composition (Elements of Effective Writing I and II, while not prerequisites, are recommended  more...

Creating Dynamic Characters workshop from Writers Online Workshops Creating believable characters and bringing them to life on the page requires observation, understanding, imagination and skill in the techniques of character development and characterization. In this workshop, you ll build these skills and apply what you ve learned to specific fictional characters of your own choosing. You can bring characters from works in progress if you like, but the focus  more...

Writing Effective Dialogue from Writers Online Workshops When you have completed this workshop, you should have a thorough understanding of dialogue in fiction from the mechanics of structure and punctuation to the use of dialogue as a tool for characterization and plotting. The workshop focus will be on character development and characterization techniques that can be applied to any long or short fiction form. The workshop will consist of six  more...

Essentials of Romance Writing from Writers Online Workshops Do you yearn to write a romantic story? If so, you need to know what sets romance writing apart from other types of fiction. This course explores why romance is the same, yet different. Some essential components of romance are unique to the genre, while some romance requirements are identical to those of any good fiction story. Neither Stephen King nor Tom Clancy could sit down and write a romance  more...

Essentials of Scrapbook Journaling from Writers Online Workshops The purpose of this workshop is to provide you with an understanding of some fundamental journaling techniques and to encourage through the use of creativity exercises, hands-on writing assignments and constructive feedback the development of your individual journaling style and creative expression. Learn how to create a more complete chronicle of the important times in the lives of those you  more...

Extended Novel Writing Workshop from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop you will work with a published novelist to develop an idea suitable for a novel. When you are finished, you will have developed a working outline for your entire novel and you will have written and revised the opening chapters (up to 12,000 words) with your instructor s feedback. Plus! In the Extended version of this workshop, you will have more time to work on your reading and  more...

Extended Getting Started in Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops ...ular genre, you should consider one of our "Fundamentals" workshops. If you're ready to start a particular project, see our series of project-specific "Focus" workshops. This workshop will consist of seven four-week sessions. Each session will include online lectures and associated textbook reading assignments, along with a writing assignment related to the session s topic, which will be  more...

Getting Started in Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops ...ular genre, you should consider one of our "Fundamentals" workshops. If you're ready to start a particular project, see our series of project-specific "Focus" workshops. This workshop will consist of six two-week sessions. Each session will include online lectures and associated textbook reading assignments, along with a writing assignment related to the session s topic, which will be  more...

Fundamentals of Fiction Writing from Writers Online Workshops ...w, see our Focus on the Short Story or Focus on the Novel workshops.) This workshop will consist of six two-week sessions. Each session will include online lectures and associated textbook reading assignments, along with writing assignments incorporating the techniques learned in the session, which you will submit to the instructor for private review at the end of the first week of the  more...

Fundamentals of Nonfiction Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops Nonfiction appeals to the amateur historian/anthropologist/psychologist/biographer in all of us. But contemporary nonfiction is about a lot more than just facts and figures and interview quotes. Contemporary readers expect their nonfiction to be engaging, compelling and entertaining as well as informative. In this workshop we ll concentrate on the basic creative (yes, creative) techniques  more...

Fundamentals of Life Stories Writing from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop you will learn fundamental creative writing techniques that will help you explore personal and family stories and record life experiences in ways that are creative, entertaining and personally meaningful. This class encourages personal discovery and the development of individual style through the use of directed journaling, hands-on writing exercises, and constructive critical  more...

Fundamentals of Poetry Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop, you will gain a working knowledge of the basic poetic forms and the fundamental techniques of writing both rhymed and free verse. But this is not a class for beginners only it is also for more experienced poets looking to take their work to the next level through a thorough understanding of classical poetic structures and techniques. This workshop encourages personal discovery  more...

Fundamentals of Writing for Children from Writers Online Workshops The goal of this workshop is to provide you with an understanding of the fundamental techniques of writing stories for young readers and to encourage through the use of creativity exercises, hands-on writing assignments and constructive critical feedback the development of your individual style and creative expression. While the focus will be on fiction, you can apply these techniques to  more...

Focus on the Novel from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop you will work with a published novelist to develop an idea suitable for a novel. When you are finished, you will have developed a working outline for your entire novel and you will have written and revised the opening chapters (up to 12,000 words) with your instructor s feedback. In order to get the most from this workshop, you should already have a very good grasp of mechanics  more...

digital art photography Have you ever wondered about the days, weeks, or months that went into creating the work of art you admire in a gallery or exhibition? This course, produced by renowned visual artist Cecilie Dahl, guides you through the creative process behind making digital art photography. You'll explore each step of the endeavor from the genesis of an art concept through its exploration, selection, treatment,  more...

digital photography I Digital photography is a key skill for any digital designer today. Whether you're a fine artist, graphic designer, or Web developer, a mastery of digital photography gives you creative control of the medium. If you've outgrown the basic features of your digital camera, and you're looking to take professional-quality photos, zoom in on Digital Photography I. In this hands-on course, you'll  more...

digital photography II Looking to achieve better-looking results in your digital photography? You're not alone the medium is hot, the technology changes daily, and designers, artists, and photographers are all rushing to get up to speed. To take great photographs every time requires both technical and aesthetic mastery. How and when to use your advanced camera's features? What shooting or composition techniques will  more...

fundamentals of digital photography Digital Photography Course: Digital cameras can be easy to use but confusing to learn. What are all these controls, buttons, knobs, dials, features, and functions for? How can I take better photographs? How can I transfer images from my camera on to my computer or the Web? The Fundamentals of Digital Photography course is designed to answer all these questions and more. You'll get a hands-on  more...