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Business Writing Bootcamp

Business Writing Bootcamp

NYC Career Centers See all classes by this school @ 185 Madison Ave, New York, NY & Virtually Online

Get fluent in effective business communication and sharpen your writing through the Business Writing Bootcamp. Learn essential grammar, how to write clear sentences, and how to create persuasive business documents for different audiences. Take your business writing further.

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Business Writing Bootcamp

Business Writing Bootcamp

Noble Desktop See all classes by this school @ 185 Madison Ave, New York, NY & Virtually Online

Join our Business Writing Bootcamp to sharpen your writing. Work through grammar essentials, business writing skills, and advanced communication techniques. Pick up practical strategies for creating complex business documents with confidence.

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Dec 2nd

10am–5pm ET

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Grammar Essentials

Grammar Essentials

Noble Desktop See all classes by this school @ 185 Madison Ave, New York, NY & Virtually Online

Strengthen your business writing and project a more professional voice with Noble Desktop's Grammar Essentials course, where you will get hands-on practice spotting and correcting common grammar errors to communicate clearly with your target audience.

(452) All levels 18 and older

Dec 2nd

10am–5pm ET

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Effective Business Writing

Effective Business Writing

Noble Desktop See all classes by this school @ 185 Madison Ave, New York, NY & Virtually Online

Sharpen your business writing with practical strategies that carry your communication from idea to polished final draft. The course covers digital communication, office memos, and formal documents, and is designed to elevate your professional writing.

(452) All levels 18 and older

Dec 3rd

10am–5pm ET

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Advanced Business Writing

Advanced Business Writing

Noble Desktop See all classes by this school @ 185 Madison Ave, New York, NY & Virtually Online

Build mastery in producing complex business documents with Advanced Business Writing. Strengthen your skills in outlining, formatting, and weaving in informative or persuasive elements across schedules, proposals, project plans, and contracts. Step into your potential as you create high-impact documents for any audience.

(452) Advanced 18 and older

Dec 4th

10am–5pm ET

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Writing Poetry for Everyone

West Side YMCA - Community Arts
4.7 32 reviews

Unleash your poetic voice in a workshop designed for both novice and seasoned writers. Explore the art of crafting evocative poetry through engaging prompts and exercises, focusing on line-breaks, repetition, rhyme, and metaphor. In a supportive environment, refine your skills, revise your work, and, if desired, participate in a poetry reading to showcase your creations.

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  • 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
  • 12 hours over 8 sessions
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Anybody can write a poem. Let's explore the art & craft of poetry; learn how to express your feelings, sculpt your ideas, and share your stories, with musical language. Make your words sing. This workshop, suitable for both beginning & advanced writers, is a safe space to explore the tools & techniques of writing poetry. We will examine the poet's toolkit, in a supportive atmosphere, through in-class writing prompts & exercises. We will go over the hows and whys of line-breaks, repetition & rhyme, poetic forms, using metaphor, poetry as performance, etc. Students will learn the art of revision & will workshop poems with both the instructor as well as each other. Every student, whether beginner or long-time writer, will get the same level of attention.

This class is open to everyone and anyone. Logistics & desire, permitting, there will be a poetry reading as a culminating event, for the students to perform a selection of their work.

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The refund policy varies by branch and program, however, in most instances a refund is only given if the school cancels a program. Program credit may only be issued in special circumstances.

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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West Side YMCA focuses on developing healthy bodies, minds, and spirits through various learning activities and arts programs. They provide opportunities for self-expression, arts education, and professional performing arts training, while also teaching life skills and fostering creativity.

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