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Learn effective communication techniques in NYC with courses in public speaking, interpersonal communication, and media relations, equipping participants with the skills to confidently convey their message and engage with others.

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Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

“Lynn was the first person to illuminate for me the idea of training the voice to be a powerful and versatile instrument of character.” — Academy Award nominee Edward Norton Performance anxiety arises from fear of being seen and being heard in situations that feel critical. This course, in a deeply supportive atmosphere, offers bodywork exercises that enables one to retrain those responses, get deeply grounded in your nervous system,...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Pitching and Selling with Confidence

General Assembly @ 902 Broadway, New York, NY

Be immersed in a creative and supportive workshop environment. You will receive in-depth feedback on ways to improve your message, overall vocal quality, body language, leadership style, and how to captivate an audience. Learn techniques that will increase your leverage with the public, investors, customers, and employees alike. This interactive and highly intensive workshop is for absolutely everyone who needs to speak publicly in order to influence!...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Mastering Big Media

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 W 40th St, New York, NY

Learn how to get publicity for your research, book, cause, or business and how to handle a television interview. This workshop will cover the fundamentals of interesting the media in your story. You will have the opportunity to be interviewed on-camera and to see how you can improve. Discover how to:  Pitch your story ideas to news editors Think like a broadcast news producer Field a wide variety of questions Act and react in front of...

(64) All levels 18 and older
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$250
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Drone Journalism Flight School

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 230 West 41st Street, New York, NY

This all-day, hands-on workshop teaches the basics of drones journalism and videography. In the morning, instructor Travis Fox will go over the ins and outs of drones and their applications for journalism, the legal and ethical limitations for flying drones and how to apply for a Federal Aviation Administration’s Part 107 drone pilot’s certificate. In the afternoon, the class will head to Brooklyn’s Calvert Vaux Park to fly a DJI...

(64) All levels 18 and older
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$250
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Social Media Marketing and Facebook Ads

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 W 40th St, New York, NY

Learn the basics of social media marketing to promote yourself and your projects. With social media ads, you can now market yourself and your projects or products better than ever before. You can target your audience with precision and you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on a campaign. Social media marketing is a powerful tool for any media professional, even journalists, to be aware of and master. In this workshop, we will cover: ...

(64) Beginner 18 and older
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$250

2 sessions

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Storytelling for Business People Bootcamp

General Assembly @ 10 E 21st St, New York, NY

These days, the Internet is abuzz about storytelling. You may have a great idea or creative business solution, but if you can’t tell a compelling story then your message may get lost. This class will help you understand how to uncover and share compelling stories with a range of audiences to achieve specific business goals, from funding for an idea to developing a clever campaign strategy. In this workshop, we’ll delve into specific ways to...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Instagram Storytelling

General Assembly @ 10 E 21st St, New York, NY

Have you ever watched an Instagram story or looked at a post and was curious to know: How did they do that? If yes, then this hands on workshop is for you. Instagram is packed with features, most of which are unknown to the average user.  This workshop will walk you through the most important ones, will show you how to tell better stories, and how to take your Instagram content to the next level in order to grow your followers and boost engagement. ...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Storytelling for Business People

Input Lofts (formerly WECREATE) @ 58 E 11th St, New York, NY

By the end of class, each student will have at least two stories to take away and a deeper understanding of the role of storytelling in business. Do you need an amazing story to tell at meetings or during a presentation? Are you trying to launch or brand a product and want an enticing hook? Does your mission statement need an overhaul? In this two-hour workshop, we’ll look into the many ways you can incorporate personal stories into your business...

(160) All levels 16 and older
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Op-Ed Writing and Pitching

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 W 40th St, New York, NY

Learn to write persuasive opinion editorials One way to share your expertise, establish your professional reputation, raise the visibility of your organization and promote a cause dear to your heart is to pen persuasive opinion pieces. In this hands-on two-session workshop, we will guide you through the following: What is (and is not) an op-ed Conceiving and honing a compelling idea suitable to your expertise and experience Commanding an audience's...

(64) Beginner 18 and older
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$79

2 sessions

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Weekend Presentation Skills

The Engaging Educator @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

It’s time to dive in and speak out in our Presentation Skills Weekend Intensive! Working on a pitch? Polishing up a presentation? Bring it to this 4 hour class, and we will teach you how to make it shine! Through Improv-based activities, students will focus on their personal style for presenting, specifically pose, projection, cadence and enunciation, gestures, eye contact and the dreaded impromptu speaking. Please bring 2 minutes of prepared...

(401) All levels 18 and older
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Find Your Voice

Be Social Change @ 601 W 26th St, New York, NY

Full Course Name: Find Your Voice – Becoming a Confident Public Speaker Public speaking [cue dramatic music that makes people nervous] is not something most people look forward to. However, regardless of your profession chances are you’re going to have to do some public speaking – why not polish up those skills now? Find Your Voice: Becoming a Confident Public Speaker is specifically designed for people wanting to polish up their public speaking...

(245) Advanced 18 and older
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Public Speaking 101

General Assembly @ 10 E 21st St, New York, NY

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 the workshop with improvisational games designed to build self-confidence and sharpen listening skills before tackling...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Public Speaking for Lawyers

Speak Wells @ 121 E 27th St, New York, NY

How do you deliver your message with conviction without overstepping your authority and making empty promises? How can you be responsibly cautious about what you say, without appearing wishy washy? Most lawyers can get lost in the details with conveying information to your client or a jury, but you don’t have to. Learn the skills you need to be successful by constantly making your clients feel you are leading them in the right direction. We’ll...

(12) All levels 18 and older
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$199
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Storytelling for Success: Pitch, Present & Persuade

General Assembly @ 10 E 21st St, New York, NY

Want more compelling pitches for investors, customers, and new hires? 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 Storytelling tricks of pitch masters like Steve Jobs and Elon...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Systems Thinking Meets Storytelling

General Assembly @ 10 E 21st St, New York, NY

You Design it, Develop it, Code it and stage it... but what story is it telling? Is it moving anybody or just providing functional utility? When Code, Art & Copy come together, magic can happen. But to all too many, all that text is just Lorem Ipsum - blocks of copy that get filled in by a content writer once the UX/UI is super clean. But maybe there's a bigger story here? Maybe when storytelling narrative and great human centered design come...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Storytelling Level I: Beginners

Irish Arts Center @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Learn all about the art of storytelling from two-time MOTH GrandSLAM winner, Brad Lawrence. Two time Moth GrandSLAMs winner, Brad Lawrence, will help you learn how to structure and tell a true story from personal experience, what separates a story from an anecdote or a joke, and what elements make for a compelling and relatable narrative that absorbs any listener, be it a date, a potential employer, or an audience of a thousand.

(51) Beginner 18 and older
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$175

6 sessions

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Comedy as a Tool of Journalism

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 W 40th St, New York, NY

We will examine how comedy is useful to provide perspective and to meet journalism's core mission: to call bullshit.  Every student will be expected to bring to class an example of comedy-as-journalism that informs the audience. We will examine the uses of various flavors of comedy -- satire, ridicule, irony -- and also examine the ethical boundaries. And we will hear from a comedy writer who writes about the news.

(64) All levels 18 and older
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$69

2 sessions

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Writing a Television Script

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 W 40th St, New York, NY

Writing words to video is a special skill. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn about story structure and the conventions of television news scriptwriting. Taught by Emmy-award winning Professor Susan Farkas who wrote and oversaw the writing of hundreds of scripts in her time as a Senior and Executive Producer at NBC News and at the United Nations’ Radio and Television Service.

(64) All levels 18 and older
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​Three-day Audio Essentials Boot Camp

Columbia Journalism School @ 2950 Broadway, New York, NY

In this intensive three-day boot camp, you will learn the essentials to creating compelling audio stories. On-campus course time will be devoted to working with professional equipment, learning how to write for radio, editing in Adobe Audition, and developing a winning audio package.  This course is designed for journalists and storytellers with little to no experience audio but with a passion for narrative and reporting in the audio form....

All levels 18 and older
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$750

3 sessions

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Fundamentals of Podcasting

NYC Center for Media Education @ 515 W 38th St, New York, NY

Discover the secrets of creating captivating talk-based podcast productions in this hands-on class. Learn how to record and mix audio using the Rodecaster Pro, seamlessly integrate music and sound effects, and master the art of editing with DaVinci Resolve’s Fairlight. Unleash your creativity and embark on an exciting podcasting journey.

(1) Beginner 18 and older
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$199

4 sessions

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