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Who is this course for? 3ds Max Character Animation Training Course. Master character animation in our 3ds Max course. All levels welcome. Learn from certified tutors in flexible in-person or online sessions. Create unique 3D characters from scratch, gaining personalized techniques to fuel your creativity. Click here for more info: Website [https://www.autocadtraininglondon.co.uk/product-page/character-animation-3ds-max-training-course] Duration: 20 hours Method: 1-on-1 personalized attention Schedule: Flexible 1-on-1 sessions. Schedule your sessions at your convenience, choosing any hour between 9 am and 7 pm from Mon to Sat. Course Title: 3ds Max Character Animation Workshop Duration: 20 Hours Course Overview: This workshop is meticulously crafted to instill the foundational principles of character animation utilizing 3ds Max. Whether you're a novice or possess some background in 3D modeling and animation, this course caters to your learning needs. You'll delve into the art of character rigging, grasp animation essentials, and employ advanced methods to breathe life into your characters. Course Outline: Module 1: Introduction to Character Animation * Grasping animation principles * Exploring 3ds Max animation tools * Mastering character rig creation * Understanding the intricacies of the timeline Module 2: Basic Animation Principles * Embracing keyframe dynamics * Crafting fundamental animation cycles * Applying the 12 principles of animation * Navigating the graph editor * Utilizing ease-in and ease-out techniques Module 3: Advanced Animation Techniques * Harnessing the power of the reaction manager * Crafting non-linear animations * Implementing inverse kinematics for dynamic movements * Designing custom controllers * Exploring expressions and scripts Module 4: Character Creation * Sculpting a character model from scratch * Grasping the nuances of topology * Perfecting UV maps and texturing techniques * Preparing characters for seamless rigging Module 5: Facial Animation * Mastering facial animation principles * Creating expressive blend shapes * Utilizing morph targets for nuanced expressions * Achieving flawless lip syncing Module 6: Body Animation * Crafting seamless walk cycles * Animating characters in motion * Creating authentic and believable poses * Employing character physics for lifelike movements Module 7: Advanced Character Animation * Implementing motion capture data for realistic animations * Leveraging CAT and Biped for intricate movements * Understanding motion blur nuances * Adding special effects for enhanced realism * Fine-tuning rendering and outputting animations Module 8: Character Animation Projects * Synthesizing knowledge into practical applications * Creating a fundamental character animation * Crafting a nuanced walk cycle * Executing complex character animations Course Requirements: * Access to a computer with 3ds Max installed * Basic proficiency in computer operations * Enthusiasm for delving into the world of character animation Course Goals: Upon completion, you will possess a profound understanding of character animation in 3ds Max. You'll be equipped with the expertise to create intricate, lifelike character animations using advanced techniques. Moreover, you'll gain the skills necessary to continue honing your craft, ensuring a solid foundation for your future endeavors in the realm of character animation. Upon successful completion of the 3ds Max Character Animation Workshop, participants will: * Master Fundamental Principles: Understand the core principles of character animation, including keyframe dynamics, timing, and the 12 principles of animation, laying a strong foundation for advanced techniques. * Proficient Software Usage: Navigate 3ds Max confidently, utilizing animation tools, character rigging techniques, and specialized editors for precise control over character movements. * Advanced Animation Techniques: Apply advanced techniques such as non-linear animations, inverse kinematics, and custom controller design to create dynamic and realistic character movements. * Facial Animation Mastery: Demonstrate expertise in facial animation by creating expressive blend shapes, morph targets, and achieving seamless lip syncing for realistic character emotions. * Body Language Proficiency: Create fluid and natural body movements, including walk cycles, dynamic poses, and character motions, capturing the essence of lifelike animations. * Special Effects Integration: Integrate special effects seamlessly into character animations, enhancing visual appeal and realism in the final output. * Project Implementation: Apply acquired knowledge and skills in practical projects, including basic character animations, walk cycles, and complex character animations, demonstrating proficiency in real-world scenarios. * Problem-Solving Skills: Develop problem-solving abilities related to character animation challenges, employing creative solutions to achieve desired results. * Collaborative Skills: Engage in collaborative projects, demonstrating effective communication and teamwork while integrating animations into broader creative contexts. * Portfolio Enhancement: Build a robust portfolio showcasing diverse character animations, reflecting both technical prowess and creative expression, essential for career advancement in the animation industry. * Continued Learning: Acquire the skills and confidence necessary to pursue further learning and self-improvement in the field of character animation, enabling a continuous growth trajectory in the industry. Course Title: 3ds Max Character Animation Workshop Duration: 20 Hours Key Details: * Course Focus: Comprehensive training in character animation using 3ds Max, covering fundamental principles, advanced techniques, facial animation, body language, special effects integration, and project-based learning. * Audience: Ideal for beginners and individuals with some background in 3D modeling and animation, aiming to enhance their skills in character animation for industries such as animation studios, gaming, and film production. * Instruction Method: Interactive, instructor-led sessions combining theoretical knowledge with hands-on practical exercises, fostering a dynamic learning environment. * Flexible Learning Options: Participants can choose between in-person and live online sessions, accommodating diverse schedules and geographical locations. * Certified Instructors: Experienced tutors and industry professionals with certification in 3ds Max and character animation, ensuring high-quality instruction and personalized guidance. * Project-Based Learning: Engage in real-world projects, applying learned skills to create character animations, walk cycles, and intricate character movements, fostering practical expertise. * Software Proficiency: Gain proficiency in 3ds Max, including animation tools, character rigging, and specialized editors, enabling participants to confidently navigate the software. * Collaborative Learning: Opportunities for teamwork and collaborative projects, encouraging effective communication and networking within the class. * Career Development: Build a diverse and impressive portfolio, receive guidance on industry best practices, and develop problem-solving skills crucial for a successful career in character animation. * Post-Course Support: Access to resources, tutorials, and community forums, allowing participants to continue learning and stay updated with industry trends even after the course completion. * Certification: Participants receive a certificate of completion, recognizing their proficiency in 3ds Max character animation, enhancing their professional credibility in the job market. By enrolling in this course, you'll enjoy the following advantages: * Comprehensive Learning: Master the art of character animation in 3ds Max, covering fundamental concepts and advanced techniques. * Certified Tutors and Industry Experts: Learn from experienced professionals with extensive knowledge of character animation, providing valuable insights. * Personalized Instruction: Receive one-to-one training tailored to your specific learning needs, ensuring individual attention and effective progress. * Flexible Learning Options: Choose between in-person or live online training, offering convenience and accessibility to suit your schedule. * Recorded Lessons: Access recorded sessions to review content and reinforce your learning at your own pace and convenience. * Lifetime Email Support: Benefit from ongoing assistance and guidance through email, even after completing the course. * Free Career Advice: Tap into our industry expertise and receive valuable career guidance to excel in the field of character animation.

LOOKING FOR: MG, YA Becky Bagnell is the founder of the Lindsay Literary Agency and has been in publishing for over 25 years. She worked as a commissioning editor at Macmillan before becoming a literary agent in 2008. Becky's clients have been published in multiple languages across the world and include the multi-award winning authors, Pamela Butchart, Sue Wallman, Sam Gayton, Larry Hayes and J. M. Joseph. Becky is currently looking for escapist middle grade stories that take the reader on a crazy adventure either real world or fantastical. The ideal story has strong characters, an emotional storyline with an ending that's hopeful but doesn't need to be totally resolved. Diverse fiction would be great and YA with a quirky love story - think Wes Anderson meets John Green. Becky would like you to submit a covering letter, one page synopsis and the first three chapters of your completed manuscript in a single word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, Becky is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk [agent121@iaminprint.co.uk] to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Thursday 30 May 2024

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for The target audience include, but is not limited to:   Relationship managers Customer experience (CX) managers Account managers Service delivery managers Service desk managers Service Level Managers Enterprise Architects Service and Solution Architects Business Analysts Product Owners Marketing Managers Project Managers Portfolio Managers Supplier relationship Managers Vendor Managers Contract Managers Customer experience/User experience Designers Consultants Overview The purpose of this course is to give the delegate the understanding to optimize the value of the journey for all stakeholders, for example, to convert opportunity and demand into value and to drive stakeholder value. Engagement is important in the optimization of service value because, as ITIL Foundation explained, service value is co-created through the involvement of users, customers, sponsors, service providers, or any other stakeholder. This course introduces ways and methods to drive stakeholder value and encourage stakeholders contribute to the creation of service value by exploring the following:   Value propositions Fostering relationships Keeping engagement channels open Shaping demand Designing service offerings Aligning and agreeing expectations Co-creating service experiences Realizing value This course covers key topics such as SLA design, multi-supplier management, communication, relationship management, CX and UX design, customer journey mapping, and more. It will provide candidates with the tools to increase stakeholder satisfaction which is integral to business success in the current competitive landscape. The associated certification exam voucher is included with this course. As an ITIL© Accredited Training Organization of PeopleCert, all students attending this training will be provided with the exam voucher as a part of delivery. HOW CUSTOMER JOURNEYS ARE DESIGNED * Understand the concept of the customer journey * Understand the ways of designing and improving customer journeys * HOW TO TARGET MARKETS AND STAKEHOLDERS * Understand the characteristics of markets * Understand marketing activities and techniques * Know how to describe customer needs and internal and external factors that affect these * Know how to identify service providers and explain their value propositions * HOW TO FOSTER STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS * Understand the concepts mutual readiness and maturity * Understand the different supplier and partner relationship types, and how these are managed * Know how to develop customer relationships * Know how to analyze customer needs * Know how to use communication and collaboration activities and techniques * Know how the ?Relationship management? practice can be applied to enable and contribute to fostering relationships * Know how the ?Supplier management? practice can be applied to enable and contribute to supplier and partner relationships management * HOW TO SHAPE DEMAND AND DEFINE SERVICE OFFERINGS * Understand methods for designing digital service experiences based on value driven, data driven and user centered service design * Understand approaches for selling and obtaining service offerings * Know how to capture, influence and manage demand and opportunities * Know how to collect, specify and prioritize requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders * Know how the ?Business analysis? practice can be applied to enable and contribute to requirement management and service design * HOW TO ALIGN EXPECTATIONS AND AGREE DETAILS OF SERVICES * Know how to plan for value co-creation * Know how to negotiate and agree service utility, warranty and experience * Know how the ?Service level management? practice can be applied to enable and contribute to service expectation management HOW TO ONBOARD AND OFFBOARD CUSTOMERS AND USERS * Understand key transition, onboarding and offboarding activities * Understand the ways of relating with users and fostering user relationships * Understand how users are authorized and entitled to services * Understand different approaches to mutual elevation of customer, user and service provider capabilities * Know how to prepare onboarding and offboarding plans * Know how to develop user engagement and delivery channels * Know how the ?Service Catalogue management? practice can be applied to enable and contribute to offering user services * Know how the ?Service Desk? practice can be applied to enable and contribute to user engagement HOW TO ACT TOGETHER TO ENSURE CONTINUAL VALUE CO-CREATION * Understand how users can request services * Understand methods for triaging of user requests * Understand the concept of user communities * Understand methods for encouraging and managing customer and user feedback * Know how to foster a service mindset (attitude, behavior and culture) * Know how to use different approaches to provision of user services * Know how to seize and deal with customer and user ?moments of truth? * Know how the ?Service request management? practice can be applied to enable and contribute to service usage HOW TO REALIZE AND VALIDATE SERVICE VALUE * Understand methods for measuring service usage and customer and user experience and satisfaction * Understand charging mechanisms * Know how to assess service value realization * Know how to prepare to evaluate and improve the customer journey * Know how the ?Portfolio management? practice can be applied to enable and contribute to service value realization * ITIL© is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. The Swirl logo? is a trade mark AXELOS Limited used, under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. IT Infrastructure Library© is a registered trade mark of the AXELOS Limited used, under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Notes New Horizons is an Authorised Training Organisation (ATO) for Peoplecert for ITIL4 Nexus Humans ITIL 4 Specialist Drive Stakeholder Value (DSV) with Exam training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the ITIL 4 Specialist Drive Stakeholder Value (DSV) with Exam course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for New managers wanting to become skilled in their management roles will benefit from this course Overview Describe the roles that a manager has in an organization Identify and nurture talent in your team Build a management vision for success Create strategies to motivate and empower your team Combine leadership qualities and influence skills to motivate your team Plan and manage effective meetings In this course, students will learn how to confidently acquire and build these skills through relevant discussions, team and individual activities. Private classes on this topic are available. We can address your organization?s issues, time constraints, and save you money, too. Contact us to find out how. 1. THE MANAGER\'S ROLE * Distinguishing a Manager\'s Role from Function Understanding Interpersonal, Informational, and Decision Roles 2. BUILDING A SHARED VISION * Defining a Shared Vision Building a Strong Vision Creating and Communicating a Vision Statement Identifying Benefits of Your Vision 3. LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE * Identifying the Characteristics and Qualities of a Leader Modeling the Way and Enabling Others to Act Encouraging Your Inner Innovator and Mastering the Art of Persuasion Creating Mutual Respect Effectively Communicating and Reasoning with Others 4. NURTURING TALENT * Calibrating Talent Finding and Nurturing the Attributes that Meet Your Requirements Articulating Culture and Hiring for a Cultural Fit Looking to the Future - Developing and Executing a Plan Succession Planning Creating and Fostering Employee Engagement Coaching, Training, and Development 5. DELEGATION AND EMPOWERMENT * Working with Workgroups and Teams Delegating Progress Tracking and Reviewing Results 6. BUILDING A BETTER MEETING * Planning and Preparing a Meeting Identifying Proper Participants Creating an Agenda Evaluating the Use of Technology ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Evolving into the Manager Role training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Evolving into the Manager Role course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

LOOKING FOR: PICTURE BOOKS, CHAPTER BOOKS, MG, YA Lil Chase has over 15 years’ experience in the publishing industry. She works with the Caroline Wakeman Literary Agency, editing their manuscripts and tracking down new talent. For twelve years, Lil was a Senior Commissioning Editor at Working Partners Ltd – the creatives behind massive commercial successes such as Beast Quest, Warriors and the Daisy Meadows series.  Lil is also an author in her own right: she has written 6 books under her own name, and ghost written many others under various pseudonyms.  Lil would like to see originality - particularly in voice. A strong character with depth, venturing on a quest that's never been undertaken before, will get her excited. The 'quest' doesn't have to be epic in scale, it could be as small as petting the next-door neighbours dog, it just has to be something new. She also loves humour and is happy to see anything quirky (perhaps even downright silly!).  For picture books, Lil would like you to submit a covering letter, and 1 complete manuscript, double-spaced, with spreads marked out, in a single word or PDF doc. For chapter books, MG and YA, please send a covering letter, the first three chapters and a synopsis, double spaced, in a single Word or PDF doc. By booking this session you agree to email your material to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline to agent121@iaminprint.co.uk. Please note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice given in your Agent121. The submission deadline is: Monday 10 June 2024

AN ONLINE COURSE ON SCRIPT ANALYSIS DEMYSTIFY SCRIPT BREAKDOWNS Breaking down scripts can feel arduous for most actors. Script analysis often feels like a piece of homework. It makes total sense then that actors don’t really feel like doing it much. The thing is, the script is the singular most important document for everyone working on a film project. Ranging from the producers and financiers to the production assistants and the people building the set, the script is central in the proper execution of the film project. So you as an actor, really have no choice. And why is it anyway that so many actors feel either a sense of dread, panic or boredom when it comes to working with it? The answer, it seems, is that many actors are not taught how to work with texts in order to glean from them what they need. Heard of objectives, super objectives and intentions? Confused about where to find them and how to understand them? Feeling stuck and overwhelmed when told to come up with a character’s ‘backstory’? Or do you feel unsure about what the other characters in the story may mean to one particular character? What if you were to find out that most of the above is in fact not needed. What if you were told that there was a way you could uncover a great heap of the vital information you needed to play a character just by reading the text differently? This course aims to do just that. Simply put, to teach you to read scripts as if they were blue-prints and not merely stories. In this way you have access to maximum information about who your character is; information that you most likely previously would not even have noticed. GAIN MASTERY OVER SCRIPT ANALYSIS In this course we focus on screenplays and get to work on scripts from a variety of films you have most likely watched and enjoyed. The first few weeks focus of the Script Analysis Course deliver to you our powerful scene breakdown method. In the weeks that follow, we practice analysing scripts from different genres and styles giving you great insight into the writer’s own mind. Through vibrant class discussions, engaging homework tasks and the tutor’s feedback, you’ll come to see the script as a place for possibilities, imagination and pure artistry. COURSE REQUIREMENTS * There are no prerequisites for joining this Course! * BEGINNING ACTORS: Benefit from a powerful script breakdown technique that is not only straight forward and intuitive, but also highly effective and efficient. * INTERMEDIATE & EXPERIENCED ACTORS: If feel yourself stuck and bogged down by too many instructions, too many methods and want a practical super helpful new way to think about text, then this highly recommended for your level. KEY POINTS * 5 WEEK COURSE, 5 X 2HR WEEKLY CLASS (TOTAL 10HRS) * SMALL GROUP (MAX 12 PEOPLE) TO POWER LEARNING * SESSIONS CONDUCTED LIVE OVER GOOGLE MEET * CLASSES AVAILABLE TO WATCH BACK WHILE THE COURSE IS RUNNING * 30% THEORY, 70% PRACTICE/HOMEWORK PLAYBACK A script is a blue print. You the actor is the engineer and your character the final design. FAY BECK LEARNING OUTCOMES * An understanding of the purpose of script * A deeper understanding of the connection between the writer and story * A straight forward but powerful method to break down script * Re-interpretation of 'intentions' and 'objectives' * Towards a deeper understanding of how to break down script * Ample practice breaking down scripts with teacher feedback COURSE TERMS APRIL 26TH, MAY 3RD, MAY 10TH, MAY 24TH, MAY 31ST 5 FRIDAYS IN APRIL AND MAY Join us from any timezone around the world. The course runs at generally convenient times for the following Timezones: (UTC+4): 20:30 – 22:30 PM (EG, DUBAI) Central European Time (CET): 18:30 – 20:30 PM (EG, BERLIN, PARIS, ROME) Greenwhich Mean Time (GMT): 17:30 – 19:30 PM (EG. LONDON, GB) Universal Time Coordinated (UTC): 16:30 – 18:30 PM Eastern Time (EDT) 12:30 PM – 14:30 PM (EG. NEW YORK, US, QUEBEC, CAN) Central Time (CDT): 11:30 AM – 13:30 AM Mountain Time (MDT): 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific Time (PDT): 09:30 AM – 11:30 AM (EG. LOS ANGELES, US) Not a convenient time for you? Don’t worry this course will run again at a time more suitable for your timezone. Keep up with upcoming by signing up to our newsletter!

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION Francesca Riccardi is a literary agent at Kate Nash Literary Agency. She has previously worked in sales roles at HarperCollins, Constable & Robinson, Atlantic Books (where she was recognised as a 2017 Bookseller Rising Star), and most recently was sales and marketing director for Canelo. She has worked with authors including Holly Seddon, Rachel Lynch, Cesca Major, Robert Fabbri, Marion Todd, M C Beaton, Catherine Ryan Howard, and Phil Rickman. Francesca is looking for character-driven popular commercial fiction with a strong voice and sense of place. She is particularly interested in crime, thriller, mystery books set in aspirational or unusual locations, and historical fiction, particularly adventure fiction that showcases lesser known experiences and/or female and diverse voices. Francesca would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first 5000 words of your manuscript in a single word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, Francesca is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk [agent121@iaminprint.co.uk] to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Tuesday 11 June 2024

With Director Sue Dunderdale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION Sue Dunderdale is giving you the chance to work with her on this intimate online workshop to discover her detailed process in building a Cinematic performance with actors. Over this three hour workshop you will transform your approach to building a character from text. You will learn to breakdown the structure of a script to understand what a character is doing, enabling you to play the scene in any number of given circumstances and to always deliver it fresh with every take. MEET YOUR TUTOR Sue Dunderdale Director https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161404/ Sue Dunderdale has an impressive background in the world of Theatre, Film and TV Directing. Her commitment to fostering both new talent and working with BAFTA award-winning actors underscores her versatility and dedication to the craft. Having coached and directed acclaimed actors such as Helena Bonham Carter and Clarke Peters, Sue has worked with BAFTA-winning performers, contributing to their success on screen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Outline You will cover a scene that’s broken into units of action and work out what is happening in each unit. You will then work with a partner and breakdown a scene on your own to work out the character journey, applying each segment to a performance to gauge how it guides you through the scene. You will then summarise and understand how these techniques apply to filming. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FEATURES A strong internet connection is required to join our live online courses and workshops. Please test your internet connection before booking as we cannot refund due to technical issues. Please familarise yourself with Zoom before attending your workshop. Your camera will be required to be switched on during the workshop. Students will receive a Zoom link via email to join the workshop. Please log on at least 10 mins before the workshop begins. LEARNING OUTCOMES Key questions you need to ask of any character you might play. Extract facts about a character and understand what can be built from these. Scene structure & Character Journey. You will cover a scene that’s broken into units of action. COURSE LOCATION Held Online Via Zoom

READ AND DISCUSS THIS UPLIFTING STORY ABOUT THE FIRST (AND BEST!) FEMALE PRIVATE DETECTIVE IN BOTSWANA   HIGHLIGHTS * Develop your English by reading and speaking about this fun, lively book * 5 hours of live classes to help your spoken fluency and accuracy in English * Read this light, engaging story and discover Africa and African culture * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English online in this 5 week upper intermediate book club course using the first book in the The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. THE BOOK CLUB BOOK This book follows the story of Precious Ramotswe who has just started as Botswana's first and only lady private detective.  We follow her solving a number of cases - a missing husband, a con man, a problem daughter, and most of all the case of a missing eleven-year-old boy.  This is a charming book -  a light, comfort read set in Africa, and offering a glimpse into Botswanan life and culture.  Among the greatest comfort-reads of all time ― Sunday Times The Miss Marple of Botswana ― New York Times Book Review A rare pleasure ― Daily Telegraph A publishing phenomenon ― Guardian Geoff says: > "This is a best selling and much beloved series of books, and the first novel > is great - introducing us to a wonderful character in Precious Ramotswe.

READ AND DISCUSS THIS UPLIFTING STORY ABOUT THE FIRST (AND BEST!) FEMALE PRIVATE DETECTIVE IN BOTSWANA   HIGHLIGHTS * Develop your English by reading and speaking about this fun, lively book * 5 hours of live classes to help your spoken fluency and accuracy in English * Read this light, engaging story and discover Africa and African culture * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English online in this 5 week upper intermediate book club course using the first book in the The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. THE BOOK CLUB BOOK This book follows the story of Precious Ramotswe who has just started as Botswana's first and only lady private detective.  We follow her solving a number of cases - a missing husband, a con man, a problem daughter, and most of all the case of a missing eleven-year-old boy.  This is a charming book -  a light, comfort read set in Africa, and offering a glimpse into Botswanan life and culture.  Among the greatest comfort-reads of all time ― Sunday Times The Miss Marple of Botswana ― New York Times Book Review A rare pleasure ― Daily Telegraph A publishing phenomenon ― Guardian Geoff says: > "This is a best selling and much beloved series of books, and the first novel > is great - introducing us to a wonderful character in Precious Ramotswe.