Community Services - Los Angeles City College

HOW TO BECOME A NOTARY PUBLIC
This class will prepare students to pass the state
examination. Topics: Requirements & duties of a
Notary; Expectations regarding past/present
convictions; Preventing Lawsuits; keep/maintain a
Notorial Journal; Acts constituting practice of Law;
Bond requirements; When to use certificates; Illegal
advertising; Guidelines for Notaries with expertise
in immigration/consulting and disabled veterans
services. Test dates/locations of the examination
conducted by the State of California. Prerequisites:
No Felonies; 18 years of age; legal resident in
State of California; Read, write and understand
English; pass a background check. Material fee of
$10 payable at time of registration.
SubEvent: Barbara Douglas Fee: $80
#25404A One Saturday
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
February 23
CREATIVE WRITING
READ ALL DAY & GET PAID FOR IT!
If you like to read and have a flair for writing, you
can supplement your income as a freelance reader.
Film studios and producers
need to have hundreds of
scripts and books read each
day - and freelance readers
are paid to do it. Find out
where the jobs are and who to
contact. You'll work with
reader's reports, which show how to write coverage
that delivers the necessary information. Learn how
to build a professional portfolio that will land
you the most lucrative assignments. Material
fee of $3 payable at time of registration.
SubEvent: Jack Adams Fee: $40
#26020A One Sunday
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
March 10
REGISTER EARLY
BEFORE CLASSES
FILL UP!!!
ORAL PRESENTATION PRACTICE
How are your English oral communication skills? Is
English your 2 nd language? Do you feel shy
or intimidated expressing your ideas in
front of native English speakers?
This class is designed to replace
shyness/intimidation with lots of
confidence and assertion. Feel
more comfortable expressing
yourself at work or in social
settings. Perfect your American
English pronunciation, learn essential expressions
& phrases. Presented will be a series of exercises
and role play scenarios to empower you to be a
more polished speaker. Material fee of $10
payable at time of registration.
SubEvent: Lisa Saperson Fee: $75
#73000A 3 Mondays
7:00-9:30 p.m.
March 4-18
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OH NO! GRAMMAR AGAIN!
This is an intensive review of grammar as used in
formal and creative writing styles. Avoid writer’s
block – overcome the
feeling of powerlessness
because you do not recall
the grammar “rules of the
game”. Discover the
simple rules of grammar
and composition – free
yourself to write clear concise letters, reports, and
e-mails. Learn why computerized grammar checks
usually miss the most common grammatical errors.
Material fee of $8 payable at time of registration.
SubEvent: Lisa Saperston Fee: $75
#26010A 3 Wednesdays
7:00-9:30 p.m.
February 27-March 13
PITCHING YOUR FILM / T.V. PROJECT
Got a chance to talk about your script? Tried to
pitch-can’t get it across the plate? There’s only one
way to do it. If you want to develop a bulletproof
presentation (as well as elephant hide) learn the
right way to pitch, get people interested and make a
deal instead of a mess. You only get one chance to
make a first impression – don’t blow it! Find out
how to approach, and what to expect in (and from)
a pitch meeting, whether scheduled or impromptu.
SubEvent: Jack Adams Fee: $40
#26022A One Sunday
1:00-4:00 p.m.
March 17
WRITE FOR MAGAZINES AND THE WEB
Too busy to write a novel? Too afraid to tackle a
film or TV script? Start your writing career with
shorter projects and magazine articles. Hundreds
of publications need your words – find out how
to earn an income sitting at the kitchen table or
on the couch. Jack Adams has published articles
in print & on-line for the past 20 years. As a writer,
producer/developer of film & television projects,
he’s listed in Marqui’s Who’s Who in Entertainment.
SubEvent: Jack Adams Fee: $40
#26030A One Sunday
1:00-4:00 p.m.
March 10
SCREENWRITING WARRIORS
There are many ways to write a script. Some of
them are convoluted, some impossible to apply and
most require too much time to write, then rewrite.
Learn to write a script quickly and well at a
professional level ready to be marketed as quickly
as possible. Learn how not to ‘pain’ yourself into a
corner. This is the quickest, most direct method of
writing/creating/selling a script you’ll find anywhere,
and you don’t have to buy software or a book.
SubEvent: Jack Adams Fee: $40
#26021A One Sunday
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
March 17
PARK ON CAMPUS – PURCHASE A
WINTER PARKING PERMIT
FOR ONLY $10.
See Pg. 29