Professional Training in NYC, New York

Storytelling has been a buzzword in business, sales and marketing for a few years – what makes a story a good story though? Whether you are telling one in the meeting room or the bar with friends, engaging stories are impossible to ignore, and boring, drawn out and highly detailed stories are exhausting. A good story should come in a package –...

Designing a collection starts with fabric knowledge. Learn how to identify different types of fabric, their uses and properties and how these effect your designs. A discussion of wholesale and retail fabric purchasing, fabric allocation and planning your sample fabric buy for your first prototypes. Please Note: Check room postings in the lobby of...

Effective Business Writing Training Overview Though businesses increasingly rely on technology, technological skills alone do not guarantee success in the workplace. You must still develop your ideas, express them clearly, and persuade others of their viability. This course offers effective strategies to sharpen your writing skills by structuring...

Do you wish there was a place you could go for writing inspiration and practice? Where you could hang out with other writers? Without needing to make a long-term commitment or spend a lot of money? With food and drink involved? Gotham Write-Ins are that place. Here’s what happens. The teacher gives an interesting writing prompt. Everyone writes...

Prepare for the NYS Notary Public Examination.  This course provides a comprehensive review of the notary public office, including the extent of authority the position holds, as well as its duties and responsibilities. Case studies are used to illustrate situations that the officer is likely to encounter such as avoiding conflicts of interest,...

Grammar Essentials Training Overview You learned the rules of grammar in school, but now you'd like to refresh and refine your grammar usage for your professional life. You need to articulate your ideas clearly and succinctly in written communications and present yourself in a professional manner. In this course, you will review the rules of grammar,...

Do you need to know how to put your hand drawn flats into the computer? Do you need to create digital flat sketches? Then, this class is for you! Students will learn Illustrator basics and techniques specific to the fashion industry. We will focus a larger part of the class on learning the pen tool and using it to draw flat sketches. We will complete...

Learn the basics of drawing the fashion figure using photo references in this studio designed to teach novices line drawing.  Progress from drawing real-world body proportions, both male and female, into stylized fashion figures. Figure proportion, poses, faces, hands, feet and basic garment shapes and details will be covered with simple exercises...

Do you panic when you punctuate? Does grammar make you say, “grrr!” Grammar I teaches the basics of grammar, just enough so you won’t make errors that show you in a bad light. The basics are not that difficult to master…if you take this course and leave with our invaluable grammar reference guide. You’ll be amazed at how quickly your competence...

The digital landscape is moving at lightning speed. Every industry has been affected by the advances in digital—from retail to brands and agencies. Has your manager recently assigned a digital marketing role to you? Are you a project or account manager at a creative agency? Do you work for a small company or a start-up, and handle all things digital...

The thought of speaking in front of an audience can throw normally calm and confident people into a frenzy. In this workshop, participants will get expert coaching and feedback on ways to strengthen their public speaking skills, from techniques to ease frayed nerves to exercises designed to build confidence and improve focus. We’ll start the workshop...

Bookkeeping is an essential part to any business. All businesses need to have some kind of system in place to track their income and expenses. This course will teach you all you need to know about accounting and how it allows you to make powerful financial decisions. If you are a business owner, bookkeeper or a soon to be business owner or bookkeeper...

In this sales training course you will learn how customer service is key. A clear understanding of your duties to each individual client and how to keep your clients happy and most importantly coming back for more. Utilizing your interpersonal abilities,  you will learn how to quickly build rapport with prospect clients via phone or in person....

How can you navigate small talk towards deeper, more significant topics? How do you gracefully exit from monotonous or unwanted conversations? How do you organically grow your professional network? In this workshop, we’ll explore how to feel more confident and engaging with strangers and how to forge deeper relationships with existing personal and...

Score free publicity and get your product in the spotlight. From fashion editorials and the “what’s hot” pages to morning television spots and celebrity endorsements, this seminar will show you where these opportunities are and how your company can benefit. Industry experts will teach you how to write press releases and how to send your product...