Intensive programs designed for working professionals. Small cohorts, expert facilitators, and frameworks you put into practice immediately—not six months later.
See the programsEach program runs for 3–4 weeks in small cohorts. Sessions are live, 90 minutes each. All programs include asynchronous practice work between sessions.
Run meetings that actually move things forward. Learn to read the room, manage difficult dynamics, and guide groups to decisions without forcing consensus. Designed for managers, team leads, and senior ICs who run recurring meetings or workshops.
Write clearly and with purpose. Whether it's strategy memos, team updates, or stakeholder communications, this program teaches the discipline of structured writing under real constraints. Ideal for managers, operators, and anyone who writes to persuade.
Communicate with clarity and authority across every level of an organization. Learn to tailor your message for executive audiences, cross-functional teams, and external partners. Includes frameworks for difficult conversations and high-stakes presentations.
Most professional training is passive and forgettable. The Practice School is built on three principles that change that.
Six people maximum. You know everyone's name by week two. Feedback is real, relationships form, and the learning compounds because you practice on each other, not on strangers.
Every session ends with a specific practice challenge. You bring results to the next session. The learning lives in your actual work -- not in a workbook you'll never reopen.
No one teaches from theory here. Every instructor is an active practitioner in their field. They know what it looks like when the framework breaks, because it broke for them last month.
Both instructors maintain active client work. They bring current, real examples into every session.
Marcus spent 12 years as an organizational designer at McKinsey and later at a mid-stage fintech startup before founding his facilitation practice in 2019. He has facilitated over 400 workshops across 22 industries. At The Practice School, he leads the Facilitation for Leaders and Strategic Communication cohorts.
Diane is a former editor at Harvard Business Review and a current communications advisor to Fortune 500 executives. Her writing frameworks have been used by thousands of managers since her 2021 newsletter series went viral. She leads the Writing for Impact cohort and advises on curriculum across all three programs.
Got promoted 6 weeks after the facilitation cohort. My manager specifically cited how I'd changed the energy in our weekly syncs. I didn't realize how much my old approach was dragging those meetings down.
I've been writing strategy documents for eight years and I thought I was decent at it. Week two of Writing for Impact showed me how much noise I was carrying. My VP called my next memo the clearest thing she'd read from me.
Strategic Communication prepared me for my first board presentation. Not just the content -- the posture. I walked in knowing exactly what the board needed from me, and I delivered it. The feedback was the best I've gotten at that level.
Each cohort is capped at 6 people. Once they fill, the next opening may be 6--8 weeks out. Apply early to guarantee your spot in the program that fits your schedule.
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Apply nowEvery cohort is capped at 6 people. This is non-negotiable. The small size is what makes the learning work. You get real feedback, real relationships, and real practice time that you can't get in a 30-person webinar.
No formal prerequisites. These programs are designed for working professionals with at least 3 years of experience. If you're managing people, running projects, or need to communicate at a senior level, you're the right fit.
Live video sessions via Zoom, 90 minutes each. Sessions are not recorded -- presence matters. Between sessions, you'll complete a short practice challenge in your actual job. Most participants spend about 2 hours per week outside of live time.
By the end of your program, you'll have a repeatable framework you've already used in real situations, feedback from your cohort on your performance, and at least one concrete work product to point to. 94% of graduates complete the full program.
Many of our students expense this through their professional development or L&D budget. We provide an invoice and program summary for reimbursement requests. If you need a formal proposal document for your manager, we can provide one.
Life happens. You can miss one session per program without penalty, as long as you complete the practice work. Missing two or more sessions results in being moved to the next available cohort with no charge, because the model only works if you're present.