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Negotiating Skills for
Women
Do you take less than you deserve because
you hesitate to negotiate? Discover the
skills women can use to overcome timidity,
embrace their unique communication style,
and become your best advocate. Learn the
cultural and social conditioning women
experience which often defines how we
negotiate (or don’t). Then discover the four
communication styles, which one is yours,
and how to use it. Learn how to prepare
for a negotiation by employing BATNA
and professional mediation techniques.
Leave knowing how to deal with difficult
negotiators and the confidence to ask
for what you want.
Jeanne R. Lee
is a
practicing attorney, executive coach, and
trained mediator who works with clients
to achieve more success in workplace
communication, build networks, speak and
present strategically, and develop healthy
leadership skills. She draws on a wealth
of first-hand experience negotiating with
everyone from tough attorneys to teenagers
in this dynamic, interactive class.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
$11 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
4647V9: One Sat., 1-4PM 7/11
4647W: One Sat., 1-4PM 9/12
Assertiveness Training for
Everyone
Assertiveness is a core life skill. The
goal is to stand up for yourself and your
beliefs effectively while retaining respect
for others. We sometimes think that being
accommodating is the only way to be
nice and that standing up for ourselves is
mean. The truth is that when you suppress
your needs, you’re more likely to blurt
your feelings in thoughtless ways or to
act out your feelings indirectly. Besides
preventing others from taking advantage
of you, being your own advocate boosts
your self-esteem. Learn what the difference
is between assertiveness, aggressiveness,
and passivity. Discover a simple formula
for expressing yourself that you can adapt
to different situations. And, in a supportive
atmosphere, fine-tune and practice your
skills through role-play.
Helen Hand
, Ph.D.,
is a Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years
of experience. She is also president of
Colorado Free University.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3162Y: One Wed., 6:30-9PM 6/10
3162AA: One Tue., 6:30-9PM 8/4
Beginning Creative Writing
Stories come from all sorts of places,
including dreams, memories, or mysterious
places in our imagination. Turning these
sparks of inspiration into authentic writing
that engages, evokes, and entertains is a
process that takes equal parts dedication
and liberation. Through this course,
students will develop an original piece
of creative writing with guidance from
peers and instruction that focuses on
creating compelling characters, settings,
conflict, and an authentic narrative voice.
Course sessions will consist of lectures,
discussions, workshops, and writing
exercises. Instructor
Eric Erickson
earned
an MA in English and Creative Writing and
has published fiction in several literary
journals. He is currently nearing the
completion of his first novel.
$131 Non-Member
$119 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1909T: Four Mon., 6-8PM Begins 6/8
1909U: Four Sat., 1-3PM Begins 7/11
1909V: Four Sat., 1-3PM Begins 8/15; Skips 9/5
Fast Track to Great Writing
Maybe you’ve got a great idea for a short
story or novel, and perhaps you’ve taken
a few writing classes to hone your skills.
Still, the writing process is complex and it’s
easy to stall out or get stuck. In a nutshell
approach, discover foundational writing
concepts for beginning or intermediate
writers. Class is a combination of lecture
and brief writing exercises design to help
you apply concepts before leaving class.
Class covers plotting, character, setting, and
point of view, along with tips for developing
and maintaining a good writing practice.
Rick Gustafson
developed this class to
share “all the things he wished he’d known
about writing” earlier in his career. Rick
has an MLS from University of Denver and
has won several writing awards for fiction
including the E.M Koeppel Shorty Fiction
prize in 2014. He makes his living writing.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
$5 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
2059G: One Thu., 6:30-9PM 5/28
2059H: One Thu., 6:30-9PM 6/25
2059I: One Tue., 6:30-9PM 8/18
Grammar for Grown-Ups
Do you ever wonder why “University” is only
capitalized when it’s preceded by something
like “Colorado Free”? Are you puzzled about
why that question mark is outside the
quotes, when most punctuation goes inside?
If so, help is here! It’s easy to learn the real-
world grammar you need to know, such as
when to use “its” instead of “it’s”, what to
do about apostrophes and quotation marks,
how to manage capitalization questions, and
how to determine when you need a comma
or a semi-colon instead of a period. Review
the basics in a fun way; then grab a red pen
and practice making some corrections of
your own.
Lisa Napell Dicksteen
has been a
writer and editor for over 25 years with work
appearing in The New York Times, Bride
Magazine, and other publications. She has
a Master’s degree in teaching secondary
English and years of classroom experience
with students of all ages.
$46 Non-Member
$34 Member
$4 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1910Q9: One Thu., 6:30-8:30PM 6/18
1910R: One Thu., 7-9PM 9/17
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
1998DL: One Sat., 1-4PM 6/6
1998DM: One Sat., 1-4PM 7/18
1998DN: One Sat., 1-4PM 8/22
1998DO: One Sat., 1-4PM 9/19
Communication | Writing
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