Listening for Higher Purposes Do you sometimes have difficulty using your listening skills to effectively evaluate arguments or appreciate complex ideas and emotions? This course teaches you how to listen more effectively for critical and empathic purposes to maximize your understanding. Persons at all levels of an organization. It is particularly useful to those who need strong listening skills, such as managers and team more...
Building Relationships to Get Results You are not the boss. You've been called "peer," "esteemed colleague," "invaluable staff member," and "friend," but no one's even come close to calling you "boss." When you stop to think about it, you realize you have no real authority whatsoever. In fact, you have much more power than you think, even if you are on the bottom rung of the corporate ladder. As Jack London said, "Life is not always a more...
Getting Results through Communication When you want something done, you have to either do it yourself or see to it that someone else does it. As adept as you may be at multi-tasking, there will be times when you'll need a colleague's help or buy-in to perform a task. But how can you effectively achieve results without any formal authority within the organization? Communication is the answer. Through the effective use of the various more...
Getting Results without Authority Simulation You have been hired within the last year as a design engineer at Autorad, a company that manufactures automotive components. Historically, the company specialized in custom-designed components for limited production runs. In recent years, the company has moved into more mainstream applications and must adapt to a mass-production mind-set. Your team has been working on a new steering wheel design more...
A New Manager s Responsibilities and Fears Promotion to management is obviously welcome and something to celebrate, but when the initial excitement is over, you may begin to wonder about your new responsibilities. Your main focus is now on managing the activities of others and ensuring that the company's resources are used effectively. Apprehensions about whether you are able to do the job are natural--it merely indicates a healthy respect more...
Moving into Management Simulation You work for The Electric Car Company. Recently your boss, Sonya Black, promoted you to Marketing Manager. Your main focus is now on managing the activities of others. You'll initially find that some of your coworkers' expectations of you have changed. Some of your former colleagues will have trouble accepting your promotion, and you will need to respond appropriately to their negative reactions. more...
Managing Upward Relationships Managing upward relationships is the art of consciously improving collaboration with superiors so that subordinate managers can reap the best personal and organizational results. Managers share the responsibility for managing the relationship with the top management and Board of Directors of the company. Taking advantage of that responsibility will strengthen motivation, productivity, and overall more...
Strategic Sales - Building the Executive Relationship In Strategic Selling: Building the Executive Relationship you will learn how to adapt to the four primary behavioral styles you may encounter in executive sales and you will learn how to build your credibility when selling at the executive level. Additionally you will identify the types of questions you should ask when diagnosing a prospect?s need and you will discover how to create a custom more...
Self Development: Developing Rapport Through Communication Self-Development: Developing Rapport Through Communication offers the student an overview of the information required to develop communication fundamentals enhance connections and create impact with his or her language. The program details how to communicate effectively in writing in one-to-one and one-to-many conversations and through nonverbal cues. The program also details how to make a good more...
Sales Skills: The Fundamentals In Sales Skills: The Fundamentals participants will learn the six basic steps of the sales process how to understand their client's decision-making practices and the meanings of commonly used sales terms. In addition participants will learn how to establish credibility and how to take a proactive approach to sales. more...
Sales Skills: Gaining Customer Commitment ...ining Customer Commitment you will learn how to establish credibility and develop relationships with your clients as well as what questions you should ask clients when determining their needs. You will also learn the three stages of need how to determine which stage of need a client is in and how to help clients envision themselves benefiting from your product or service. In addition you will more...
Effective Presentations: Essentials of Persuasion In Effective Presentations: Essentials of Persuasion you will learn guidelines for ethical persuasion the goals of persuasion and how to encourage your audience to act in support of your policy. In addition you will learn how to organize a persuasive presentation how to enhance your credibility and how to use reasoning and emotional appeals to persuade your audience. more...
Sales Skills The Fundamentals ...ms. In addition, participants will learn how to establish credibility and how to take a proactive approach to sales. Learn To Ask specific questions to understand people's decision-making practices. Establish and use a filter system. Apply the PLEASED acronym to their life and their work. more...
Sales Skills Prospecting Addressing Needs ...en meeting clients. Establish your credibility as a salesperson. Recognize the importance of having business allies. Avoid using jargon when speaking with clients. List environmental factors that can influence sales calls. Simulation Overview: In this more...
Sales Skills Gaining Customer Commitment ...ning Customer Commitment, you will learn how to establish credibility and develop relationships with your clients, as well as what questions you should ask clients when determining their needs. You will also learn the three stages of need, how to determine which stage of need a client is in, and how to help clients envision themselves benefiting from your product or service. In addition, you more...
Consulting Skills Serving as an Internal Consultant ... Identify the guidelines for establishing credibility as an internal consultant. Sequence the steps for resolving a consulting conflict. Identify the guidelines for implementing internal change. Overcome resistance to internal consultants. Audience The target audience for this series is Internalmore...
Strategic Sales Building the Executive Relationship ... in executive sales, and you will learn how to build your credibility when selling at the executive level. Additionally, you will identify the types of questions you should ask when diagnosing a prospect?s need, and you will discover how to create a custom solution based on those needs. Finally, you will understand how you can keep an executive prospect involved throughout the sales cycle. more...
Self Development Developing Rapport Through Communication ...to make a good first impression, build rapport, establish credibility, and make a message memorable. Learn To Adapt to the receiver while communicating. Identify qualities that help you make a positive first impression. Identify guidelines for writing effectively. Encourage others more...
Effective Presentations Essentials of Persuasion ...o organize a persuasive presentation, how to enhance your credibility, and how to use reasoning and emotional appeals to persuade your audience. Learn To Complete audience analysis. Use three types of persuasive proposition. Organize your persuasive presentation using three major sections. more...
Advanced Interpersonal Communication Building Relationships ... Apply guidelines to establish credibility. Avoid using jargon when building positive relationships. Provide positive verbal feedback in a business scenario. List the steps for providing positive feedback. Audience Employees, managers, and business professionals who want to learn more...
Women in Leadership Becoming a Leader ... Use the guidelines for establishing your credibility as a leader. Follow the steps for persuading others to follow your lead. Use the guidelines for controlling your reaction to challengers. Follow the steps for converting challengers to supporters. Audience The target audience for this more...
Facilitation The Effective Facilitator ... a facilitator. Enhance their credibility as a facilitator using neutrality. Apply techniques to show assertiveness during a meeting. Apply guidelines for asking appropriate questions and offering appropriate feedback. Audience Managers who want to understand the behaviors and strategies of an effective more...
Effective Courtroom Testimony Discusses the types of questions asked of witnesses, strategies and tactics of the prosecution and the defense, and recommend effective methods for improving officers' skills on the witness stand.
Effective Courtroom Testimony ( 8-hour course ) Instructed by Thomas Page
Sweaty palms, nervous stomach, anxiety ...... "Officer! Please take the witness stand!"
This course will provide officers more...
Nuances of Netwriting You do not have to be a professional writer to learn how to create compelling Web site content. "Netwriting" is evolving into a new discipline. It is an invaluable skill that anyone can learn. Find out how good Web writing sells, fosters successful online business relationships, and creates Web-based credibility for your company. more...
Probing for Business Intelligence Discover how to apply basic investigative reporting techniques to your business needs and purposes. Learn to break down investigative skills and tools into a simple process. Gain tips and hints on how to creatively implement the every day research tools already at your disposal. more...