Classes Washington, DC

Manufacturers have a multitude of costs that must be included in inventory and cost of goods sold: material, labor, direct variable costs, indirect variable costs and fixed costs. You will learn how to properly identify these costs. Using multiple case studies, this seminar will provide you with detailed information on the various techniques companies...

Learn Lightroom in a day. We'll look at the 2 most powerful modules, the Library and the Develop Modules. Learn how to use Lightroom to take charge of your digital workflow. This class is designed to make Lightroom easy to understand and put you in control of all it has to offer. It will cover your workflow from beginning to end: from importing and...

This Safari is specially designed for clients wishing to improve their photojournalism skills—taking pictures of people in ways that tell a story Note: All clients must be fully vaccinated to participate in this safari. Her face says it all: “You can make me sit in a segregated part of this train, but you can’t break my spirit.” Her face...

Whether you want to attract new customers, improve products, forecast sales or streamline operations, your decisions are much more effective when you put data to work for you. What will you get when you use data to drive strategy? Higher revenue, and reliable and consistently predictable business results. Insights that become new ways of doing business....

Why does emotional intelligence (EI) matter? Because at the core of every outstanding leader are the abilities to connect, achieve, inspire and act with resilience. Now you can learn to apply the best practices of an emotionally intelligent leader and give yourself a winning edge. EI helps you create and sustain unique opportunities and more impactful...

Our DPA instructor presented us with the challenge of editing dozens of his spectacular images of the property and the selection we made does not do justice to the wonder and splendor of Washington DC’s Botanic Gardens with an overwhelming array of floral, tree and plant subject matter in the various gardens, each peppered with charming winding...

Digital Photography Live In-the-Field Workshop @ The National Mall West Shoot This sunrise shoot at the west end of the mall has some great places to visit and to photograph. The Lincoln Memorial, Memorial Bridge, the Vietnam Memorial and the Korean War Memorial are within a short walk of each other. Take a walk with your Digital Photo Academy instructor,...

Street photography is very popular now more than ever because photographers have access to high quality cameras in mobile phones and smaller high resolution digital cameras.  A camera’s ease of access and proliferation raises the issues of ethics and privacy in public places and the difference between a snapshot and a street photograph. This...

Enhance your leadership abilities with this hands-on training seminar. Designed for women looking to advance their careers in today’s workforce. Who Should Attend: Female business professionals who are looking to move forward in their organizations by developing the best possible leadership style to fit the positions they want. Despite years...

In this training seminar, you will learn powerful assertiveness training exercises for improving your assertiveness skills to help you deal with conflict at all levels in the organization, discover techniques on how to be an assertive communicator, acquire ways to handle receiving and giving feedback and address business etiquette when professionalism...

Learn a low-cost and low-risk method to generate business solutions. Who Should Attend: Business professionals in any functional area or role associated with revenue growth. What if you could create radical solutions that could stimulate an emotional response? Better yet, what if you could do so rapidly? Experimental, collaborative and holistically...

Taking On Greater Responsibility: Step-Up Skills for Non-Managers Do you have what it takes to step up to the plate to lead, work in teams and juggle new assignments with your current responsibilities? What about having a "can-do" attitude that prepares you for additional growth? Now you can acquire new skills and prepare to make a positive difference...

This public speaking course is the fastest, easiest way to reduce stage fright. In just 2-Days, this seminar helps participants gain poise and self-confidence in front of a group! Public Speaking Fear is still the #1 fear in America. And, right or wrong, people form a perception of who we are and what we represent by the self-confidence...

When people think of Georgetown most often they think of the shopping, restaurants, and nightlife of M Street and the lower end of Wisconsin Avenue but Georgetown is much more than that. The C&O Canal starts in Georgetown and just a couple of blocks north of M Street there are treelined streets just waiting to be explored. Join your Digital Photo...

Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers Can you demonstrate your value and ROI to your boss? Are you able to interpret financial reports and make decisions based on the data they provide? Can you draft an accurate budget? Can you justify your ideas in dollars and cents? You didn’t get to this...