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In this class, you'll learn how storytelling techniques from film and other narrative arts can take your pitches and presentations to the next level. You'll also practice crafting personal stories that quickly establish trust with audiences and colleagues. Takeaways A more compelling pitch for your company/product/idea An understanding of how you...

Do you need to effectively facilitate meetings? Wondering how you can get a group to come to a consensus, and not sure where to start? Wondering how best brainstorm or ideate with a team? Building consensus or brainstorming ideas with groups, often with different agendas, can be challenging. This hands-on workshop teaches you how to effectively guide...

Have you ever wanted to tell a story with your jewelry? By using etchant and layering metal you can bring texture, depth and narrative to your jewelry. This class will cover two methods for etching, PNP (Press & Peel) and scratch relief, cold connection and review successful design techniques.  Student’s will have the option to create...

How to Use Storytelling for Personal Branding & Career Success Understanding who you are and what stories you tell the world dramatically affects the way that you present yourself at work and at home. Whether you're interviewing for a job, leading a meeting, giving a speech, or you want to communicate more effectively with friends and family,...

Figure out how to be your best when the pressure’s on. The ability to connect with others in an authentic way is the key to being a great speaker – and it carries over into the success of your business and personal life.  This four-hour workshop is limited to 8 attendees who will get live expert coaching as well as video recording and playback...

Want to tell powerful true stories without schmaltz to a packed audience of adoring fans? Let comedic storyteller and Moth host Corey Rosen share his tips for turning heartbreak, humiliation, and tragedy into a riveting five-minute piece that is the perfect mix of vulnerability and comedic vavoom. In this five week San Francisco storytelling workshop,...

Learn Comedy Habits to be a better public speaker, consistently funnier and help rid the world of boring presentations! Top business speakers are using humor. They are developing laugh lines using the same process as comedians. You don't need to be a natural comedian to get laughs. This courses teachings, as referenced in Inc, Forbes, Fast Company,...

Want to be that person who can bust out an amazing story on the fly, riff off another’s tale in a seemingly spontaneous way or host your own show? Let comedic storyteller and Moth host Corey Rosen share his tips for developing characters, using status, unleashing your imagination through spontaneous story creation and honing your stage presence in...

In this overview, we will explore how you are communicating and how that is enhancing or taking away from your effectiveness. We will do this by engaging in fun and interactive exercises that will make you feel more aware, concise, clear and confident in how you are communicating. Takeaways Behavioral skills - physical communication behaviors...

Tired of feeling anxious when presenting yourself or your business to clients, or when hanging around all those back-slapping extroverts at cocktail parties? If so, this workshop is for you!  By joining us you’ll learn: How to manage your public speaking nerves How to create the right communication mindset How to be authentic and likable...

Utilize skills and tactics by entertainers such as improvisers and actors to elevate your public speaking performance, forget the fear, and learn to love the spotlight! Public speaking is the most common #1 phobia in today's society, and at the same time, our abilities to strongly represent ourselves are becoming more and more of a priority. Whether...

The wellbeing of our employees, students, clients, instructors, and guests is our number one priority here at General Assembly. We are monitoring the Coronavirus situation very carefully and will be adjusting delivery of our programs. Due to the current health concerns in the greater San Francisco area, all GA short-form (one day) classes, workshops...