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Communication

Below is an alphabetical list of courses in this category. If you would like to be added to our current mailing list, please email your information to CE@HelenaCollege.edu

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ASL (American Sign Language) Bootcamp
Fee: $165.00
Dates: 3/4/2025 - 4/8/2025
Times: 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Building: Donaldson (Roberts Street)
Room: 131
Instructor: Yvonne "Mutzi" Brown
Required book for class - USED options are $10-15. Book INFO. Please plan to purchase before class begins.

You can help bridge the communication and cultural gap between hearing and Deaf Americans. Learn beginning signs, basic grammar, and common phrases of American Sign Language. You will study the manual alphabet, fingerspelling, numbers, greetings and introductions, and more. Gain a new perspective of the Deaf community through a focus on Deaf culture. You will begin to develop a working knowledge that can be used in many situations.
Your instructor is deaf and reads lips, but class will mostly be conducted by immersion.
65+ please be sure to also add the senior discount to your cart!

Introduction to Voiceovers
Fee: $49.00
Dates: This class is available whenever you are!
Instructor: Experienced Industry Professional

"Wow, you have a great voice!” Have you heard that more times than you can count? Or maybe you listen to your favorite audiobooks, commercials, or cartoon characters and think, “I could do that!” Want to earn income using your talents from the comfort of your home? If so, then you could have what it takes to begin working as a professional Voiceover Artist. Explore the voiceover industry with your instructor, a professional, working voice actor from Voices For All, in a one-on-one, personalized, video chat setting.
In this one time, 90-minute, introductory class, you’ll also learn about the different types of voiceovers and the tools you’ll need to find success. Your instructor will record you as you read a real script, taking notes on your performance to create a professional voiceover evaluation delivered to you in a follow up call. You owe it to yourself to finally explore the possibilities of this fun and rewarding field!

Upon registration you will be contacted by Voices For All to schedule your class for a day and time of your convenience.

Online Course: This course is intended for students age 18 and over. Sorry, this course is not elligible for the senior discount.

Let's Speak German I
Fee: $90.00
Dates: 1/28/2025 - 3/4/2025
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Building: Donaldson (Roberts Street)
Room: 132
Instructor: Jacob Barto
No specific books or materials needed - your instructor will provide resources!

If you have little or no previous knowledge of the German language, this class will prepare you for basic communication. You will learn some fundamentals through listening, speaking, reading and writing. We will study basic greetings and phrases common to shopping, dining, accommodations and transportation. Start to prepare for that future trip!
65+ please be sure to also add the senior discount to your cart!

Let's Speak German II
Fee: $100.00
Dates: 3/25/2025 - 4/29/2025
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Building: Donaldson (Roberts Street)
Room: 132
Instructor: Jacob Barto

Take your German to the next level! In this class we will grow your vocabulary and tackle some grammar to help you listen, read, and communicate in German with more complexity.
65+ please be sure to also add the senior discount to your cart!

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