More Professional Classes in Los Angeles, CA

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,...

Whether just getting started or already in business, developing a sound business plan is essential for obtaining many types of financing and helps evaluate opportunities. Find out how to go about creating one. Learn about revenue, direct costs, margins and overhead.  Other topics include  defining market opportunities unique selling advantages...

Are you contemplating divorce? Has your spouse said the "divorce" word? Do you have a relative or friend on the brink of divorce? Attend a highly educational class designed to give you an overview of the legal, financial, family and emotional issues of divorce.  This class is co-taught by a family law attorney, a divorce financial specialist,...

Have you always wanted to develop a comedy for TV but weren’t sure where to start? In this one-day seminar format Los Angeles TV Comedy 101 Clinic, veteran TV Writer Joshua Corey (ABC’s Speechless, Alex Inc.) teaches you the essentials of the biz & helps you discover if comedy is right for you. The class covers half-hour comedy structure,...

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...

The focus of the training is to ensure increased customer satisfaction, increased repeat business, increased customer referrals, increase sales and a decreased staff turnover. Learning Objectives: Making a good first impression Maintaining a positive and courteous attitude  Reading body language  Asking questions and listening skills ...

The objective of this course are to provide you with the tools, insight, and proven strategies that will allow you to build a retirement plan that you are confident will achieve the goals you set for your retirement. This course will teach you easy-to-understand strategies on how to save money on taxes, manage investment risks and create the income...

Learn time-tested financial principles that can be applied to a variety of financial situations. You'll receive the latest facts and figures on retirement planning, and benefit from visual aids and handouts that are easy to understand.  Homework will reinforce class work and build a foundation for your personal financial program. A 230-page workbook...

WordPress is the premier content management system for those seeking an easy, user-friendly way to set up and maintain a website. In this class, you’ll walk through the basics of getting your site live quickly and discover various free templates as well as premium resources that require little to no coding skills and will have your site looking polished...

WordPress is the premier content management system for those seeking an easy, user-friendly way to set up and maintain a website. In this class, you will learn about the basics of what WordPress is, such as what is the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? And which should you get started with in order to build your website? You will...

Traditional marketing is dead. Consumers today are highly skeptical of corporate-style disruption advertising. In the age of Instagram and direct-to-consumer ecommerce, you build a brand by building a following first. But how do you rise above the noise to attract these passionate fans? Start with a great story. A brand story with the right emotional...

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.

Due to recent and ongoing tax law changes, an uncertain future for Social Security and the shift toward employee-directed retirement plans, the need for sound financial strategies has never been greater.  In straightforward language, this class explains time-tested strategies that help you to make informed financial decisions. Whether your objective...

Our single-day Crash Course program includes a full day of exam preparation including live instruction in a classroom setting from a Licensed Contractor and/or an experienced credentialed teacher, covering a comprehensive review of the law and business exam topics, and simulated exam test questions via our computer lab specifically designed to give...