Learn how to work with Twilight and Sketchup to prepare and optimize 3D models, materials, lighting, and environments for photo-realistic rendering, post-processing, and animation.

Learn about tools and features in the rendering solution V-Ray for SketchUp. Discover how to navigate the interface, add illumination to scenes, and work with the V-Ray camera.

Learn how to use V-Ray directly in SketchUp, and explore the V-Ray suite of creative tools for lighting, shading, and rendering.

Discover how to approach shadow studies with SketchUp. Learn how to calculate and draw solar azimuths, geolocate and reorient a massing model, animate time-lapse shadows, and more.

Get tips that can help you use SketchUp to efficiently create 3D models.

Discover what a career in the trades can offer you. Learn about opportunities in the skilled trades, how apprenticeships work, and how to land a job in the trade of your choice.

Explore the different types of skilled trades—as well as how to carve out a career in your trade of choice—in this weekly series of interviews with industry professionals.

Learn how to jump-start a career in the manufacturing trades. Get real-world examples that illustrate what manufacturing jobs look like and how to break into this growing field.

Applying for an apprenticeship program? Learn what goes into a skilled trades portfolio and resume, and how to construct ones that highlight all that you have to offer.

Learn to have productive and inclusive conversations about race, religion, and gender.

Learn how to successfully initiate, schedule, and conduct a skip-level meeting, designed to keep people connected across multiple levels of a hierarchy.

Relax, stretch, and breathe easy every time you fly. In this course, learn simple exercises that can help you wake up your body, fight jet lag, and remain calm and centered on even the most cramped flight. The instructors at Desk Yogi have developed techniques you can perform in your seat, including stretching exercises for your upper body, strategies for combating stiffness and sore muscles, and movements designed to help soothe a stiff neck. Discover how to combat flight anxiety with a series of breathing exercises, learn poses to stretch your back and hips, and more.

Note: This course was created and produced by Desk Yogi.

Skype for Business is included in Office 365 that allows you to communicate and collaborate with individuals throughout your organization. Skype for Business includes instant messaging, audio and video conferencing, online meetings, and screen sharing. In this course, Nick Brazzi shows how to take advantage of all the capabilities of this robust collaboration platform. Nick begins by showing how to install Skype for Business and navigate the interface. Next, he explains how to send instant messages, initiate audio and video calls, and share and present files in a meeting. Plus, Nick demonstrates how to set up scheduled meetings and impromptu gatherings, and covers how to use Skype for Business via mobile apps for iOS and Android.

As a communication and collaboration tool, Slack is powerful yet fun to use. In this course, instructor Gini von Courter begins by showing how to log into an existing team. She shows how to customize your profile and start writing and replying to messages in Slack. Gini covers how to upload, share, and comment on files. Then she goes into how to search for content, work with channels, and add apps. Gini explains how to set up searches and preferences. Finally, she demonstrates how to create a new workspace in Slack.

Optimize your sleep for good health and optimal performance at work and in life. The Sleep Ambassador® provides tips to sleep better every night.

Achieve outsized growth on a modest budget. Learn what every small business owner needs to know about marketing their product or service.