Component Telephone Seminars

How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint BenefitsEvery day, executives, managers, and rank and file employees sit through bullet-riddled presentations that are boring, uninspiring and worse, don't get the message across. Attend this live audio conference and learn how to use several techniques that will engage and excite your audience without using bullet point after bullet point. You will learn how visual metaphors, targeted animation  more...

Utilizing Macros in Microsoft Excel BenefitsWhen you find yourself repeating actions in Excel - whether it's a five-step sequence you use when formatting a certain cell type or the 30 steps you use when you sort, filter, and print multiple worksheets once a week, the possibility exists that you can automate these actions in the form of a macro. Thereafter, you can perform these sets of actions with a simple keystroke combination, a  more...

Advanced Issues in GMP Contracting ...s: - You will be able to recognize how to use the various component of the GMP as tools for managing risk. - You will be able to explain and improve your understanding of the potential rewards and risks of inherent in GMP contracts. - You will be able to discuss what should change the GMP and what should not. - You will be able to identify how proper contract administration will help you manage  more...

Job Order Contracting Fundamentals ...s: - You will be able to describe the competitive pricing component. - You will be able to discuss preparing for and managing a JOC. - You will be able to explain the JOC delivery order process. - You will be able to review JOC and other progressive delivery methods. This live audio conference is designed for project managers, construction managers, contractors, subcontractors, presidents,  more...

How to Use LinkedIn as the Best Sales Tool Ever Invented ...ference will teach you why LinkedIn should be a strategic component of your business. You will learn how to create robust profiles that highlight you and your business, as well as identify and connect with prospective clients, customers, networking partners and strategic alliances. Methods of communicating with millions of people that result in greater visibility for you and your business will  more...

Avoiding the Basic Pitfalls of GMP Contracting ...ork that are typical when working under a GMP format, the components of a GMP and why it is so important to fully understand how each is defined, and the conditions that apply to the payment of each component. We will discuss what to do and not do during each of these phases, including administrative burdens placed on each of the parties when using this contracting format, what a change is  more...

De-Mystifying The Excel(R) Real Estate Pro-Forma ... breaks down the real estate pro-forma into its essential components, analyzes the pieces individually in easy-to-understand language, and then re-assembles them into the original whole. The relationships between the constituent parts are explained so that participants will intimately understand the entire spreadsheet and its various functions. Learning Objectives - You will be able to  more...

Microsoft Project Best Practices: What's New on the Desktop ... be displayed for attendees via GoToWebinar's interactive component, for which Lorman will provide access and installation instructions in advance. GOTOWEBINAR is a registered trademark of Citrix Online, LLC and this event is not sponsored by or affiliated with Citrix Online. This audio conference is designed for project managers, contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects,  more...

Utilizing Graphs and Charts in Microsoft Excel BenefitsAny Excel user who needs quick methods to show numerical information in a visual way needs to know the basics of chart creation, how (and why) to use different chart types, and how to alter the look of a chart with layout, color and content changes. Depicting data in a chart may reveal a trend that was not so obvious in the numerical data, which often can be dry and boring. That elusive  more...

Upgrading to Microsoft Office 2010: What's New and Improved? ... be displayed for attendees via GoToWebinar's interactive component, for which Lorman will provide access and installation instructions in advance. GOTOWEBINAR is a registered trademark of Citrix Online, LLC and this event is not sponsored by or affiliated with Citrix Online. This audio conference is designed for business owners and managers, supervisors, associates, administrative  more...

Current Hot Topics in Lease Escalations: Avoid Theft by Additional Rentals ...component issues in a killer commercial lease are fixed rentals and additional rentals. By far, the most expensive and least understood and budgeted for are the hidden costs of additional rentals. The killer lease forms in aggressive money market center cities can take the traditional incremental increases in operating expenses, real estate taxes and utility charges, and cause them to double  more...

Commercial Loan Stress Testing Fundamentals ...esting of loan portfolios is rapidly becoming an integral component of the credit risk management process. All banks should perform some type of stress testing to quantify the impact of changing economic conditions on asset quality, earnings and capital. This teleconference will benefit those who are beginning to incorporate the concepts of stress testing into their loan portfolio  more...

Implementing An Indoor Air Quality/Construction Hygiene Plan ...ion hygiene plans are becoming more recognized as a vital component of overall construction management. This teleconference will help you understand the potential hygiene pitfalls that may be encountered and how the implementation of a construction hygiene plan can aid in improving indoor air quality conditions and reducing building material losses at construction sites. The key elements of  more...

Understanding, Preventing and Addressing Well Performance Issues ...e most common sources is ground water. The most important component in a ground water based supply system is the wells used to extract water from underground aquifers. Maintaining the long-term performance of wells requires an understanding of the factors that effect well performance. Problems with well performance are usually preventable and often start with well construction and development,  more...

Metadata Scrubbing and Mining: Legal, Ethical and Practical Implications BenefitsMetadata lurks in every electronic document each of us creates and edits. Every computer application and platform we use also generates metadata. The consequences of human error are greatly magnified in the 21st century by the prevalence of electronic communication and the ability of anyone with a web browser to download - for only $0.08 per page - a copy of any document electronically  more...

Discover the Secrets of Microsoft(R) Excel Pivot Tables ...he 2003 version) and will include GoToWebinar interactive component. MICROSOFT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation and this event is not sponsored by or affiliated with Microsoft Corporation. EXCEL is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation and this event is not sponsored by or affiliated with Microsoft Corporation. GOTOWEBINAR is a registered trademark of Citrix  more...

Conducting Effective Safety Audits ...component of an effective safety program. Just as periodic physicals can help you check how healthy you are, periodic safety audits can help evaluate the health of your safety program. This teleconference will outline the four steps you should consider in order to conduct effective safety audits. Manufacturing engineers, presidents, vice presidents, plant managers, quality control personnel,  more...

Crisis Intervention Team Training for Law Enforcement for the 21st Century ...%) of 911 emergency calls to law enforcement involve some component of mental illness component and many reach crisis level. Typical law enforcement training is focused on projecting authoritative persona, command and control, and follow my directions or else. These tactics often lead to use of force and injury for all involved parties. Some lead to litigation and failure to train is often  more...

Presenteeism: Measurement and Intervention Issues for Employers and Health Plans nProductivity is fast becoming an even more vital issue to the business world. Presenteeism, or work loss due to underlying health conditions when individuals remain at work, is one important facet of productivity. One study found that approximately 6 percent of a global company's total compensation (salaries, wages and all benefit costs) were lost due to presenteeism. Work site wellness programs  more...

Reduce Downtime and Enable Lean With Total Productive Maintenance nEquipment breakdowns create chaos and reduce effective capacity in most companies. They are often a significant roadblock to lean manufacturing. Total productive maintenance is the proven approach for minimizing surprise breakdowns and increasing the utilization of plant and equipment. It is a major component of lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System. n nThis teleconference will  more...