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Getting Your Book Written &
Published
So you want to write a book—a publishable
book! This seminar gives you key tools
to conceive, write, and sell your work to
publishers. Learn to think about your work
as a product, assess your competition,
and sell your product to a publisher. Topics
include: how to find good book, novel, or
article ideas, ways to research your idea,
the most suitable genre for reaching your
target market, and five elements to include
in anything you write. Learn strategies for
the first, second, third drafts and how to get
a publisher, an agent, and a contract. Also
learn about e-book publishing and the future
of publishing.
Othniel Seiden
, MD, worked
in advertising, writing for radio, television,
and newspaper before medical school.
Author of articles for magazines, medical
columns, and editorials, he has been a book
and magazine editor and a technical writer
for medical devices. Author of
So You Want
to Write a Book
, he has had over 50 books
published, including novels, self help books,
histories, and a language course. Google
him!
$52 Non-Member
$40 Member
$15 recommended optional materials fee payable
in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1998DU: One Sat., 1-4PM 3/19
1998DV: One Sat., 1-4PM 4/30
1998DW: One Sat., 1-4PM 6/4
Self-Publishing
Ins and Outs, Pros and Cons
More and more writers are venturing into
self-publishing to get their work out. This
is your opportunity to get the inside scoop.
Evaluate the pros and cons, find out where
to go and how to get your work into print,
and get guidance about marketing and
distribution. Explore the tradeoffs of selling
with Amazon with its wide reach and built-in
algorithm with varied royalties, versus using
another platform that lets you keep much
higher percentages of sales. Whatever your
genre, this class will take the mystery out
of the business and help you think like a
publisher while you write.
Alex Delia
runs
a small press in Denver called Puncture.
He publishes books on genre fiction, comic
books, and pop culture analysis. He is
currently writing a comprehensive guide
book on the self-publishing process.
$56 Non-Member
$46 Member
$1 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
2005C: One Thu., 6-9PM 4/7
2005D: One Thu., 6-9PM 5/5
2005E: One Thu., 6-9PM 6/2
Facebook for Beginners
Did your friends or kids convince you to
join Facebook? Are you wondering how this
social site actually works?
Learn how to
include your info in your account, tailor your
privacy settings to meet your needs, and
how to post information and photos. You
will also learn how to connect with others
on Facebook, comment on the posts of
your Facebook friends, and how to “tag”
people in your photos and/or posts. We’ll
also cover popular Facebook applications
and how to use the Facebook Help Center.
Class is taught as a lively presentation,
and the materials fee includes hard and
digital copies of the instructor’s PowerPoint
slides so you can easily go home and do it
yourself.
Joyce Feustel
founded Boomers’
Social Media Tutor in 2010, and has been
active on Facebook and on LinkedIn since
2008. She helps people new or relatively
new to social media to become more
effective in their use of social media. She
has degrees in education and business from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
$61 Non-Member
$49 Member
$5 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1911AH: Two Mon., 6-8PM Begins 4/18
1911AI: Two Thu., 6-8PM Begins 6/23
The Key to Intimacy
Compassionate Communication
When we connect deeply with the ones we
care about, life is rich and meaningful.
Becoming aware of the habitual ways we
communicate enables us to enhance this
connection and cultivate intimate satisfying
relationships. Drawing from the ground-
breaking communication work of Marshal
Rosenberg, you will learn how to build
empathic bonds by becoming aware of the
needs that drive your actions and the needs
that motivate others. Once you are clear
about the needs that underlie the actions of
the other person, you have a much better
chance of finding satisfying solutions to any
differences. Just understanding each other’s
needs deepens our connections and leads
us to more compassionate interaction. Poet,
writer, life coach,
David Steele
, has studied
and taught interpersonal communication
skills for thirty years. He is a co-founder
of Rocky Mountain Compassionate
Communication.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
$3 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
4524BA: One Mon., 6:30-9:30PM 4/11
4524BB: One Sat., 1-4PM 5/14
4524BC: One Mon., 6:30-9:30PM 6/20
Speaking for Success
Most of us learned to make speeches or
other presentations in a formal, rhetorical
style. But the best speakers are ones who
create a human connection that is more
relational than rhetorical. Learn the steps
that effective speakers use to begin leading
an audience into engagement. Once you’ve
got them there, audiences listen differently
and stay attentive longer than if you merely
present to them. Class is highly structured
with exercises and activities to help you
develop a short presentation that you can
practice giving at the end, time permitting.
You’ll never speak before a group in the
same way again!
Ken Hensley
knows a bit
about engaging an audience as regularly
delivers speeches to groups of 700 or so
at the Highlands Ranch church where he
pastors. Join him for this fun, interactive
class that is perfect for any type of
presentation: in business, social situations,
school functions, and more.
$41 Non-Member
$29 Member
$2 materials fee payable in class
HIGHLANDS RANCH
: Broadway & Highlands
Ranch Pkwy
1188F: One Thu., 6-9PM 4/7
How to ROCK the Room!
Speak, Connect &
Get Ahead
Are you an
entrepreneur, or sales
pro who wants to
learn how to stand out
from your competition
with charisma and a
“powerful” presence”
that draws clients
and opportunities
your way? Learn to
control feelings of stage-fright, and project
confidence so that you can shine and be
heard, whether in a one-to-one conversation,
at a networking event, or in front of a large
audience. Discover the skills you need to be
an exceptional listener, and how to create
interest in what you are about to say next.
The communication skills you learn here
will benefit your business, your income, and
your life!
Joan Janis
, ‘The Communication
Specialist,” is an award-winning keynote
speaker who teaches entrepreneurs and
savvy professionals to promote themselves
through shameless, authentic, self-
promotion.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3230H: One Sat., 10AM-12:30PM 4/16
3230I: One Wed., 6-8:30PM 5/25
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