255 Art courses in Brackley

A lace making taster session - learn basic stitches and make a small piece of simple lace.

Welcome to the fascinating alchemy that is wet felting. Starting with wool fibres in a wide range of colours we will create a piece of felt which could be a picture or abstract

The Art of Negotiation: In-House Training Confidence, rapport, curiosity, and patience are essential ingredients to successfully handling a difficult conversation and negotiation. In this course, you will learn to identify and manage aspects of a negotiation, distinguish needs from wants, and manage expectations. The course will cover communication best practices, strategies for handling difficult conversations, and the basics of the art of negotiation. What you Will Learn Master the different ways to say 'no' Determine negotiation strategies based on typical client strategies Develop solutions to break deadlocks Getting Started Introductions Course structure Course goals and objectives Establishing personal learning objectives Foundation Concepts Exercise: Most Challenging Scenarios and Outcomes Debrief: Impact versus intent Addressing customer expectations Needs versus wants Key skills for managing customer relationships Elicitation (requirements gathering) Communication and active listening Sensitivity and empathy Handling Difficult Conversations Saying 'no' The Ladder of Inference 4-Step approach for handling difficult conversations Characteristics of a trusted advisor Communication Best Practices Attunement and active listening Exercise: Identifying Effective Techniques Communication pitfalls and best practices Building rapport and influence Words of wisdom Exercise: Reflection on Challenges Negotiation Strategies Negotiation basics Five phases of negotiation Identifying different strategies Traditional versus Progressive Hard - Soft - Principled Exercise: Your Preferred Techniques Selecting appropriate strategy for project negotiations Common pitfalls to avoid The impact of culture on negotiation Looking at conflict through the lens of negotiation Exercise: Mapping a Resolution

In a small way we can change the world! Come and spend sometime creating morsbags with friendly like minded sewists.

We welcome Anne Kelly to Stitching Kitchen to run her Folk Tales mixed media, embroidery workshop.

A dressmaking day at Stitching Kitchen learn to fit trousers with Emma Smith

Learn to knit. Knitting for beginners learn the basics, cast on and off, knit and pearl, problem solving and following a pattern.

A sewing workshop to create an easy fitting tunic top or dress which has a couple of different style options. Full help is on hand to understand the pattern, cut out and assemble your dress.

Join us for a fun day of felt making creating seated or standing birds with Karen Lane.

See how plastic bottle tops are remelted into beautiful objects!