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In this class, you will learn first and foremost that you can write—and write well!  In fact you will surprise yourself by the work you’ll be producing. The class is designed to enhance your creativity, imagination and personal voice while also teaching the skills of creative writing—memoir and fiction.  ...

In the peaceful atmosphere of the Saturday workshop, and with the help of meditations that quiet the critical mind, writing becomes possible, cathartic, transformational. You can write memoir or fiction. Each workshop is focused around an inspirational theme or myth. You’ll write three times for about one hour each time, and receive constructive,...

In this course students will learn basic late night comedy writing including monologue, desk pieces and remotes, with the goal of becoming technically proficient, confident and comfortable submitting material to various late night television programs. All with the emphasis of finding your unique voice as a comedy writer!

When was the last time you read a story that you couldn't put down? We all want to write such stories, but how do we do it? In this class, we will workshop short stories or novel excerpts of up to 20 pages, with the goal of helping each writer identify and build on the strengths of his/her work. In so doing, we will discuss what makes a piece of fiction...

In memoir writing, writers have the chance to unleash memories in hopes of discovering a meaningful story that is part of life. The process of conveying that narrative on paper, however, can prove to be difficult. Explore the variety of memoir structures--including the use of voice, narrative arc, setting, and details--and find out how to identify...

Make your invention intellectually safe and profitable; Protect your ideas with patents, trademarks, and copyrights; Evaluate your ideas for marketability; Find potential buyers for your invention and offer it for sale in the safest method possible.

This class is NOT an in-person class, but a telecourse class. You need access to a phone to dial in to the live class. The 90-Day Rewrite Tele-Course is an ongoing workshop for screenwriters, memoirists, and novelists who seek to complete their work for publication and/or production. A short interview is required prior to registration.

A Notary Signing Agent is a notary public who has specialized expertise in the handling of mortgage loan documents. With the housing market on the rebound, this will be an in-demand service for notary publics!  Currently, Notary Signing Agents can make anywhere from $80-$150 per loan package. In this six-hour seminar,...

This workshop covers building rapport with customers, maintaining a positive attitude, listening with attention and empathy, dealing with angry customers, problem solving and tips for dealing with customers over the phone and on email.   Learning Objectives: Making a good first impression Maintaining a positive and courteous attitude ...

The Psychology of Succeeding at Sales: How to Sell Anything to Anyone Whether you are a one-person working crew or the SVP of Sales for a large corporation, there will be take-aways from this class. Is selling your main priority—or perhaps you are a software engineer who loathes the idea of a sales call, but you have to? We’ll discuss strategies...

Students will learn how to start spray tanning like a pro, including advanced spray tan techniques that only a handful of tanning specialists in the world know. While we do extensively cover theory, equipment, products, solutions, creating formulas and more, the core of your program will be hands-on training with real live models. You will also be...

Improve your writing by reading exciting poets! If you’re a beginning reader of poetry or an already practicing poet, come discover the secrets of poetic form, metaphor, imagery, rhythm, and much more by looking deeply into the works of a wide range of poets – from Shakespeare and the classics to the best international, American, and LA poets—such...

This class is NOT an in-person class, but a telecourse class. You need access to a phone to dial in to the live class. The 90-Day Novel Telecourse is an intensive workshop designed to guide the writer from initial idea to the completion of a first draft. This program is available for both fiction writers and memoirists, and is offered to writers at...

Six Sigma methodologies is the most popular data centric approach to improvise a process. Six Sigma is a combination of theoretical aspects (technique) and statistical analysis (tools). Six Sigma methodology aims to complete a process by eliminating defects. The complete concept works on the DMAIC or DMADV approach. Benefits of Six Sigma Green Belt...

Are you in the throes of finishing your memoir and need help slogging through to the end with grace and flare? In this five-week Los Angeles Memoir 3 Workshop, bestselling memoirist Brett Paesel will help you take your pages to the finish line! This is a workshop-only class for experienced memoirists. Brett will also give students custom homework exercises...