General Assembly Classes, Washington DC

Learn how to rank your website at the top of search engines, like Google. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is more important than ever if you're interested in driving targeted traffic to your website. In this half-day bootcamp, you’ll learn why your website needs SEO, the most important things you need to be doing to improve your SEO and online...

As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to demystify UX by giving a practical and simple introduction to what UX is while also explaining some of its core concepts of usability. This is a field that affects all areas...

Everyone can master the art of public speaking and easily leverage the secrets the best speakers in the world use 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...

Do you feel stuck in a career you no longer love? Do you long to do meaningful work but are not sure what it might be? Are you ready to find the career of your dreams, but don't see a clear path forward? If you answer yes to one of these questions, then this workshop is for you! In this experiential and interactive workshop, you'll learn 3...

Interested in animating a logo? Need to mock up a UI animation for a client? Curious about how to make text move over video footage? These are just a few things you can do with Adobe After Effects! In this workshop, you'll learn about the possibilities available when animating with After Effects, as well as the program’s general layout and basic...

Bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe Illustrator, the industry-standard vector graphics software, used by designers and illustrators who want to create digital graphics, logos, illustrations, and original typography. This workshop is designed to get you up and running with Adobe Illustrator in just one day. The focus will be on step-by-step...

Data drives decisions; are you part of the conversation around data? Regardless of your industry or role, fluency in the language of data analytics will allow you to contribute to data driven decision making. This bootcamp will put you in the driver’s seat to understand, analyze, and interpret data so you can join the data conversation. We will...

Have an idea for an app or website, but have been frustrated trying to communicate it to others? Enter Sketch. Sketch is a simple, powerful design tool made specifically for those who design for screens. It has taken the UI/UX design world by storm and designers worldwide have already made the switch. Sketch lets you express your product ideas visually,...

Have you heard about digital marketing but don’t know how to get started? Are you running digital marketing campaigns, but want to learn how other marketers have used online marketing and advertising tools? Do you want to better reach your customers with a relevant message that truly resonates through online channels? This bootcamp is a concise...

So you have your problem statement, hypothesis, customer interviews, and some sort of prototype out of the way – now, what's next? All eyes are on the Product Manager to lead a product across the ever-evolving world of technology. In this interactive and hands-on workshop, we will build the “Technical Product Manager” in you through group exercises...

Design Thinking is an approach organizations use to better understand the needs of people in order to create the most innovative and intuitive products. This creative problem-solving approach stresses the importance of empathy, focuses on the experiences of end users, and integrates an iterative process as part of the final product. Great design doesn’t...

Bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe Photoshop, the professional digital imaging standard, used by photographers and designers who want to perfect their digital images. Photoshop allows you to create powerful images and designs. This workshop is designed to get you up and running with Adobe Photoshop in just three hours. The focus will be...

What do you want to be known for? What do people find when they Google you? How do you create a cohesive online presence? A clear personal brand can create opportunities for you. But how do you go about doing it? Few people have the time to ask, answer and execute on these questions. In this workshop, we'll identify some strategies to break down what...

SQL is a valuable tool and skill to unlocking your company's data. This powerful but simple programming language is used to communicate with databases and is a standard across most online applications. Knowing SQL allows you to gather, analyze and process data from any database you have access to, helping you unlock insights to make better business...

Self-awareness has long been recognized as one of the most important traits for leaders to develop. By understanding our own motivations, values and desires, we are better equipped to lead others, make healthy decisions and form healthy relationships. In this workshop, join nonprofit sector leader and speaker Laura DeMaria to delve into what self-awareness...