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Comprehensive Project Management Workshop

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Master the art of project management and ensure success with this comprehensive workshop aligned with PMI's PMBOK®. Gain valuable skills, knowledge, and the confidence to lead projects effectively and become a certified PMP.

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Leading with Emotional Intelligence

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Grow your leadership skills and create a productive workplace culture by building emotional intelligence. Join this course to pick up valuable insights, strengthen your communication practices, and lead your organization's workforce to new heights. Lift your leadership presence and impact through this integrated competency approach.

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Expanding Your Influence: Tapping Into the Power of Persuasion

Expanding Your Influence: Tapping Into the Power of Persuasion

American Management Association See all classes by this school @ 780 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

Discover the often-overlooked power of persuasion and learn how to influence others effectively through the Expanding Your Influence course. Pick up insights into the psychology behind persuasion and develop methods for reaching mutually beneficial outcomes in any business interaction. Lift your influence to a new level and open up fresh paths to success.

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Dec 10th

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Management Skills for New Managers

Management Skills for New Managers

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Acquire the essential skills and practical frameworks needed to lead confidently in your new management role. This comprehensive course covers the core competencies of effective management, from setting expectations and communicating clearly to supporting your team's development and driving results. A foundational investment for any new or emerging manager.

(8) All levels 21 and older

Dec 3rd

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AMA's Advanced Executive Leadership Program

AMA's Advanced Executive Leadership Program

American Management Association See all classes by this school @ 780 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

Expand your leadership potential with AMA's Advanced Executive Leadership Program. Discover the key differences in executive leadership roles, develop global competencies, and gain personal mastery of your leadership style. Join senior managers in this advanced training to find the answers you seek.

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Dec 9th

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Intro to Fiction

SF Creative Writing Institute
4.3 6 reviews

Learn the art of storytelling from acclaimed novelist and editor Nick Mamatas. Discover how to start your story in the right place, keep it engaging, and end it with impact. Gain the confidence and tools to write compelling fiction, regardless of length or genre.

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  • 18 and older
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  • 50 Scott St, San Francisco, CA
  • 12 hours over 6 sessions
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Where does your story start?

How on Earth do you keep it going?

What’s the difference between ending a story and just stopping it?

Regardless of genre, length, or form, every story has a beginning, middle, and an ending—in no particular order. Beginning writers often start their stories

in the wrong place, confuse action with plot, and then end a scene a bit too early… or too late.

In five weeks, award-winning novelist, anthologist, and editor Nick Mamatas will guide you up and down the path of storytelling—through the architecture of fiction. Nick acquires novels and short fiction, and knows what agents and editors are looking for in today’s marketplace. His work is acclaimed by critics, and praise from outfits like Publishers Weekly and Booklist prove he knows how to keep a reader engaged.
This workshop will give you the tools you need to move through a story with confidence—whether it’s a novel, novella, or short story.
No more getting lost.

Refund Policy

All spaces are held in the class with a $100 deposit that goes toward tuition.

  • If a student cancels, the $100 deposit is non-refundable, but if they email us at [email protected], it can be applied to a future course.
  • The remaining balance of tuition in each class is refundable after the first class session and before the second if the student is unable to attend for unforeseen circumstances. Student must email us to [email protected] and let us know.

In the event that an instructor or the school needs to cancel at the last minute, students will receive a refund less a 5% non-refundable registration fee.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.


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SF Creative Writing Institute

After three years of holding successful classes in San Francisco in the Jack Grapes Method Writing Program, we have expanded to include other teachers and add new classes to the mix. We’re growing from Method Writing SF to the broader and more diverse San Francisco Creative Writing Institute.

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