Live Online Workshops
Revision Learning offers interactive workshops on Zoom to teach students about the power of storytelling and how to approach writing different types of college essays. In our 3 “Core Workshops,” students gain a foundational understanding of our unique approach to storytelling and writing and are able to apply that knowledge to writing and editing a college essay draft. In our more advanced workshops, students build on the foundational knowledge and skills gained during the Core series and dive deeper into storytelling for more specific purposes.
In all of our workshops, coaches answer students’ questions and provide feedback in real time, which allows for deep engagement and understanding. Students leave the workshop with a better understanding of storytelling and writing and have concrete next steps about how to move forward with their essays.
College EssayBuilder® Core Workshops
Essay Essentials: Students are introduced to the Moments Method® and the role of the essay in the college admission process. They complete a brainstorming activity where they build a portfolio of stories they can use to build admission and scholarship essays.
Personal Statement: Revision Learning coaches lead students through the essay process, using the StoryBuilder writing platform to write a personal statement. They end the course with a completed personal statement draft.
Essay Editing: Students take their rough draft and go through the editing process step-by-step, guided by Revision Learning coaches. They end with an edited draft of their personal statement.
College EssayBuilder® Advanced Workshops
Story Your Future: Students envision their ideal future by connecting character traits from their future stories to experiences they’ve already had in the past.
UC PIQs: Students learn about the 8 University of California Personal Insight Questions and how to use storytelling to convey their unique experiences to UC admissions officers.
Scholarships: Students learn about the purpose of a scholarship essay and how to write a successful one, balancing storytelling and reporting in their essays in order to connect moment-driven storytelling to the mission of the scholarship.
Supplements - Major: Students learn about common supplemental essay prompts, the role storytelling plays in this specific type of essay writing, and how to tailor their essays to the “Why this major?” question.
Supplements - Community: Students learn about common supplemental essay prompts, the role storytelling plays in this specific type of essay writing, and how to tailor their essays to the “Describe a community you’re a part of” question.
HirePower® Workshops
These courses teach students how to identify and shape the stories that will prepare them for different aspects of their career paths. Then they use those stories to build templates for their resume and cover letter or LinkedIn and to prepare for interviews of different types. We can also customize the workshop to include graduate and professional school applications, as needed.
Build Your Career Story Portfolio: Learn how you can use the science of storytelling to succeed in the job application process and build a portfolio of stories that reveal your Skills, Experience, and Character (SEC) to future employers and coworkers.
Cover Letters: Learn how to shape cover letters that bridge your skills, experience, and character and complement your resume with the requirements of specific work opportunities.
LinkedIn: Use vivid stories to turbocharge the Headline and About sections of your LinkedIn profile.
Interviews: Take control of the interview process with stories that reveal your unique fit for specific career opportunities and commonly-asked interview questions.
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“I am a parent and just tuned in with my son. I wanted to do the survey to just let you know that I thought it was excellent. I’m sure the kids were listening even if it was hard to get volunteers to read. This is an A++ workshop, and leaves us with a lot of great ideas to consider and discuss. Thank you so much!”
“Thank you to all the coaches!! Their own personal stories were inspiring and showed how you can take a simple memory and turn it into something that can connect to readers on a personal and emotional level.”
“This was the best college essay writing workshop I have been to thus far! Thank you SO MUCH for your attention to detail, kindness, and wonderful learning environment. I feel confident in my college essay capabilities now.”
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We don’t offer workshops for individual students at this time, however, we do have coaching packages you can check out here.