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Administrative Professionals Interacting with Others Administrative Professionals: Interacting with Others Regardless of the industry you work in, the organization you work for, or the boss you have, as an administrative support professional, almost all of the tasks you perform on a daily basis require, in some way, interaction with others. Effectively interacting with others results in trust, improved morale, and respect between you and your  more...

Communicating Vision Communicating Vision Today's leaders must be able to communicate vision in such a way that the audience is engaged and everyone understands and internalizes the message. Effective leadership communication gives purpose and meaning to the work that people do. Leaders should strive to communicate vision with a sense of integrity, building trust as an individual and as a leader. This course  more...

Becoming a Manager Leading and Communicating Becoming a Manager: Leading and Communicating Employees want decisive leadership from their managers. Organizations, too, need their managers to be clear about their objectives, and how their teams can achieve them. As a new manager, it is important that you understand that leadership is about giving direction, but it is also crucial that you realize that it also involves trusting and  more...

Introduction to Auditing Introduction to Auditing Have you noticed that auditing is becoming an increasingly important business function? First and foremost, auditing is a way in which clients and businesses in a global marketplace are able to ensure quality, consistency, efficiency and reliable financial reports. This course will familiarize you with the basic terminologies, concepts, and approaches to performing a  more...

Listening Essentials Improving Your Listening Skills Listening Essentials: Improving Your Listening Skills There are many factors and variables that influence the way we listen. Listening to understand and being able to truly identify what is being said to you is often easier said than done. Internal and external roadblocks can interfere with how we listen and interpret the information communicated to us. In this course, you'll discover how  more...

Interpersonal Communication Listening Essentials Interpersonal Communication: Listening Essentials Sir Winston Churchill said 'Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.' Effective listening takes more than just courage; it also takes constant learning and practice. To prepare for effective listening, you need to identify and overcome the barriers that stand in the way of effective  more...

Culture and its Effect on Communication Culture and its Effect on Communication Effective communication is always a challenge, and when diverse cultures are introduced, good communication can become even more challenging. In today s global economy, understanding how context, style, beliefs, and value systems influence the way we communicate and decode others' messages is more important than ever. This course attempts to explain  more...

Improving Communication in Cross-cultural Relationships Improving Communication in Cross-cultural Relationships Cross-cultural communication has assumed even greater significance in the current global business context where people from diverse cultures share common business goals and working spaces on a day-to-day basis. It is essential for a skilled communicator to recognize and deal with cross-cultural differences and other barriers in the way  more...

Working with Difficult People How to Work with Manipulative People Working with Difficult People: How to Work with Manipulative People Have you ever dealt with someone at work who tried to get you to agree to something you really didn't want to do? Some people just seem to want things their way, even if it is not the best for the team or organization. During your career, it is likely that you'll come across coworkers who use manipulation to get what they  more...

Getting Results without Direct Authority Reciprocity Getting Results without Direct Authority: Reciprocity One way to get results without authority is to leverage the law of reciprocity. For example, you help someone with a difficult analysis and that person in turn helps you put together a presentation. Or you support a colleague in a meeting, and later you get a key role in that colleague's project. For any trade to be successful, though,  more...

Problem Solving Determining and Building Your Strengths Problem Solving: Determining and Building Your Strengths Achieving your problem-solving goals typically involves applying problem-solving skills and tools through various steps in an established problem-solving process. Whatever you think of your current problem-solving skills, it is always possible to improve upon them, and even to develop new skills. To improve, you first need to assess  more...

Business Writing Know Your Readers and Your Purpose Business Writing: Know Your Readers and Your Purpose To write effective and appropriate business messages, you need to know your readers. Are you addressing multiple readers or a single reader? How much knowledge do your readers have of your subject, and what issues concern them most? These are just some of the questions to consider before you start writing your message. Closely tied with  more...

Business Writing How to Write Clearly and Concisely Business Writing: How to Write Clearly and Concisely People who have no problem communicating clearly when they speak sometimes struggle to make themselves understood when they write. That's because the ability to write clearly and concisely is a skill that requires effort to master. Acquiring this skill gives you the tools to create effective business documents for readers who lack the time  more...

Incident Management Interactions Incident Management Interactions ITIL ITIL Intermediate Level - Service Capability ITIL® v3 Intermediate: Operational Support & Analysis Exam The ability to resolve a problem efficiently is critical for both you and your customers. But what happens when you have dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of customers each contacting you with the same issue? While you may be able to resolve each  more...

Identifying Your Customers Expectations Identifying Your Customers' Expectations Customers have expectations of all the companies with which they transact business. These expectations may be predominantly unspoken but, all the same, they have a strong influence on how your company, its employees, products, and services are perceived. In the first lesson of this course, you'll be shown what characteristics customers want to see  more...

Bridge the Expectations Gap Bridge the Expectations Gap You have to be prepared to walk a mile in their shoes to understand more fully what customers experience when they deal with your company. There's nothing more effective in emphasizing the gap between what you believe their experiences to be and their realities than thinking and acting like a customer. This course takes you through several processes for doing  more...

Facilitative Tools and Formats Offering Options ...aries for each of the facilitators and determine the most effective way to communicate with your client during this process. Another alternative you will explore is breakout groups. Breakout groups that are planned well and facilitated properly can be an effective, fast means of handling a large project or quickly gathering the information needed to make a decision. You will learn to use  more...

Negotiation Essentials Planning for Negotiation Negotiation Essentials: Planning for Negotiation It's true that negotiating can sometimes seem a daunting task. But if you're properly prepared, you'll likely reach an outcome that benefits both you and the other party without too much stress. If you've ever gone into a negotiation without preparing, it's likely that you were reactive and unfocused, and you may have ended up with a less than  more...

Completing Outbound Sales Calls Completing Outbound Sales Calls You might have heard the saying, "it ain't over 'til it's over." This is especially true with inside sales calls. To be a successful inside sales consultant, you need to know how to keep your customer's attention all the way through the close of the sale. In this course, you will learn strategies for contacting the decision maker and for dealing with  more...

Completing Inbound Sales Calls Completing Inbound Sales Calls Everything you do in an inbound sales call leads up to the completion of the sale. A successful inside sales consultant knows how to keep a customer's attention all the way through the close of the sale. In this course, you will learn the process for assessing a sales opportunity, the four factors used to qualify a sales opportunity, and strategies for  more...

Leading Change Leading Change Change is not an event; it is a process. Change can happen quickly and, in some situations, can be urgent However, it can take time for individuals to make the transition from one way of working to another. The change process isn't simply about introducing new systems it's about leading people from an old way of working to a new way of working, and it's vital that you lead the  more...

The Essentials of Budgeting for Non-financial Professionals The Essentials of Budgeting for Non-financial Professionals Professionals and functional managers in every department deal with budgets one way or another for providing targets and direction in their day-to-day decision making and control activities. The budget is a formal expression of the plans, goals, and objectives of an organization and familiarity with the essentials of the budget is  more...

Communication Strategies for the Remote Employee Communication Strategies for the Remote Employee With the trend toward telecommuting on the rise in many sectors, employees are faced with the growing challenges of working and communicating in virtual offices. Virtual offices can span countries and continents, and effective communication skills are not only important, but are the very key to telecommuters' success and their ability to move  more...

Applying Lean in Service Manufacturing Organizations Applying Lean in Service & Manufacturing Organizations Experts say that becoming a Lean enterprise is largely culture-related. An organization's culture dictates how people work, their attitudes toward work and change, their relationships with each other and management, and the way change is introduced and implemented. Any company that wants to make sustainable improvements can benefit from  more...

Cisco Route 1 0 EIGRP Authentication Advanced Feature Implementation Cisco Route 1.0: EIGRP Authentication & Advanced Feature Implementation Cisco Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP ) 642-902 Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) v1.0 Security is an important part of any network and should be extended to the routing protocol by implementing neighbor authentication. Without this authentication, unauthorized or deliberately malicious routing updates can  more...

Cisco Route 1 0 Routing Services for Converged Networks Cisco Route 1.0: Routing Services for Converged Networks Cisco Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP ) 642-902 Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) v1.0 The convergence of voice, video, and data has not only changed the conceptual network models but has also affected the way that networks support services and applications. Planning routing services to support requirements requires an  more...

Cisco IINS 1 0 Network Security Using Cisco IOS IPS Cisco IINS 1.0: Network Security Using Cisco IOS IPS Cisco Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) 640-553 Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security 1.0 In technological environments, Internet worms and viruses can spread across the world in a matter of minutes. Without the luxury of time to react, a network needs to be able to instantaneously recognize and mitigate worm and  more...

Strategic Sales Planning Strategic Sales Planning Who are your target customers? What value propositions are you offering them and why? How do you plan effectively in order to maximize revenues and develop strong customer relationships? The use of strategic sales planning is one way to answer these important questions. Defining and developing an effective sales strategy is an essential part of any sales function and  more...

Basic Presentation Skills Creating a Presentation Basic Presentation Skills: Creating a Presentation Among the fears that people have about giving a presentation is that they will get mixed up, forget to make a key point, or repeat themselves. One way to avoid this is to have a sound structure. Once you have identified the purpose and audience for the presentation, and come up with some ideas for what to say, you can transform those ideas  more...

Preparing for Effective Business Meetings Preparing for Effective Business Meetings Whatever their format, efficient meetings are those that not only accomplish tasks but progress in a way that makes the best use of participants' time. Because meetings are one of the most expensive modes of communication in today's organizations, it's critical that you optimize the time you spend in them. Running an effective meeting starts with  more...

Dealing with Common Meeting Problems Dealing with Common Meeting Problems Have you ever been in a meeting where conflict got in the way of achieving meeting goals? Where someone dominated the discussion and others didn't contribute at all? Where the discussion wandered and little was accomplished? The human factor can introduce problems in meetings, despite your best preparation and planning endeavors. But you can learn to  more...

Aromas Weight Loss Discover Healthy Effective Ways to Lose Weight Effortlessly Discover how to combine massage, diet, stress reduction and aromatherapy in your efforts to lose weight. This is not a restrictive diet program, but recommendations for how to change your lifestyle in a natural and healthy way.  more...

Basic Internet Specialist Certificate Designed to help people learn more about the Web including terminology, finding information, and creating effective websites that sell. Designed to help people learn more about the Web including terminology, finding information, and creating effective websites that sell. Students will learn how to deal with customers concerns, and the best way to provide support. Students will also learn how to  more...

Architecting Web Content (Master Class)-Self Directed This is a professional level course in architecting and organizing Web content. In today`s complex world, information systems are becoming more and more complex as their implementations are becoming ever more advanced. Information systems architecture is the underlying structure that defines and controls the interfaces of information systems and which integrates all of the components of the  more...

Legal Research and Writing This course guides students on how to do legal research and writing. After completing this course, the student is expected to have acquired the basic skills necessary for writing legal documents. The course is designed to give the student exposure to writing briefs, pleadings, (including motions, complaints, answers, appeals, etc.) and even some basic legal correspondence. The Student should  more...

Writing User Guides Designed for people who want to focus on writing effective user (how-to) guides. Designed for people who want to enter the technical writing field, this course focuses on writing effective user (how-to) guides and gives an introduction to the job of a user guide writer. Whether writing for the users of a company?s computer system, for cashiers who need to know how to use a scanner, or for owners  more...

Typing Pal--The Best Online Typing Course Quick and easy way to learn keyboard typing! Typing Pal is an indispensable tool for improving your productivity on a computer keyboard! It offers a fully customized learning scenario that suits beginners as well as those with more keyboard experience. For those who want to keep track of their progress, Typing Pal offers to evaluate user-performance with simple and detailed statistics. The  more...

Typing Pal--The Best Online Typing Course Quick and easy way to learn keyboard typing! Typing Pal is an indispensable tool for improving your productivity on a computer keyboard! It offers a fully customized learning scenario that suits beginners as well as those with more keyboard experience. For those who want to keep track of their progress, Typing Pal offers to evaluate user-performance with simple and detailed statistics. The  more...

Typing Pal--The Best Online Typing Course Quick and easy way to learn keyboard typing! Typing Pal is an indispensable tool for improving your productivity on a computer keyboard! It offers a fully customized learning scenario that suits beginners as well as those with more keyboard experience. For those who want to keep track of their progress, Typing Pal offers to evaluate user-performance with simple and detailed statistics. The  more...

Negotiating for the Sales Professional Course description -- An effective sales professional knows how to meet customer needs while assuring reasonable terms and profit for his or her own company. This course has techniques for identifying customer expectations and determining how to meet them in a way that both parties are satisfied by the results. There are checklists and discussion guidelines to help a sales professional master this  more...

Recognizing Employee Performance Course description -- Motivated employees don ™t just happen they are the result of effective leadership. You will learn how to lay the groundwork for successfully recognizing employee performance, and find out how to identify the recognition methods that your organization offers. There are suggestions for powerful non-monetary rewards and ideas on how to use the job as a way to recognize  more...

Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet involves many things, many processes. In order to be successful online, there are certain steps that must be followed. Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet involves many things, many processes. In order to be successful online, there are certain steps that must be followed. Such steps include recognizing what type of business is best to  more...

Selling the Way Your Customer Buys Learn how to read your clients,adapt your presentation and build a solid business relationship. Effective client reading requires careful observation and listening skills. At the core of an effective sales relationship is the ability to act as a consultant who solves problems. Whether you spend six months or six minutes with someone, today?s buyers expect you to show you care, to pay attention to  more...

Better Public Speaking- A Low Stress Approach The course leads you to use proven methods in becoming a more effective verbal communicator. It is comparable to 3-credit, 8- week courses costing $700. Surveys demonstrate that a majority of people would rather face the issue of death than speaking in public! Other surveys in business management note that 80% of all business communication is verbal. We are then, judged to a great extent on how  more...

Job-Seekers Workshop: 10 steps to a new beginning Welcome to our Employment Strategies Workshop The Employment Strategies Workshop begins with determining career requirements with a helpful worksheet, then explains how to find potential employers using the Net, networking and the direct approach; shows how to develop, personalize and target a resume (includes samples), write an effective cover letter (includes samples); talks about the best ways  more...

Making Effective Screenshots: Saving Time, Increasing Impact This class addresses beginning technical writers, managers looking to improve quality and efficiency, and all those who deal with screenshots. We will show you how to make screenshots, increase their impact, place them in manuals and online documents, and choose the appropriate tool. Making Efficient Screenshots: Saving Time, Increasing Impact Screenshots are a powerful way to convey information  more...

Microsoft Exam 70-504: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Workflow Foundation Application Development Training Course ...effective way to earn your Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS). QuickCert's MCTS 70-504 Course, TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Workflow Foundation Application Development teaches students the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 development environment and how to use the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create a Web application that delivers dynamic content to a Web site. This  more...

Legal Transcription Training ...nscription Training Program provides the most current and effective way to become a legal secretary-transcriptionist. You will learn about the profession, how a law office works, fundamentals of law, court systems litigation, and specialty law. In addition the student in this course will learn the ins and outs of legal dictation resulting in mastery of the subject. This course requires a  more...

Problem Solving Through Productive Thinking One of the greatest abilities of leaders - whether in management positions or on the front line - is the ability to see the root of problems and quickly enact effective solutions. This series will pass on some of the skills and tips that will help you to better identify problems, find their causes, and get their solutions under way.The student will have access to this course for 1 year. This  more...

Supply Management Contract Writing You ™ve noticed the changes in purchasing over the past few years, haven ™t you? The changes that have purchasers doing less order processing and more contracting and relationship building with suppliers? This new role requires that you have a new skill set contract writing. Yet most purchasers don ™t know how to write a contract. This is troublesome. Because if you aren  more...

Architecting Web Content (Master Class) This is a professional level course in architecting and organizing your Web content. In today`s complex world, information systems are becoming more and more complex as their implementations are becoming ever more advanced. Information systems architecture is the underlying structure that defines and controls the interfaces of information systems and which integrates all of the components of the  more...

Microsoft Exam 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation ...effective way to earn your Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS). The MCTS 70-536 course teaches students how to develop applications that use system types and collections, how to implement service processes, threading, and application domains in a .NET Framework application, embedding configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET Framework application,  more...

Microsoft Exam 70-561: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Application Development Training Course ...effective way to earn your Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS). The MCTS 70-562 course, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ADO .NET Application Development teaches web and application developers the knowledge and skills to access and modify data using ADO.NET 3.5. Students will learn how to connect to data sources, selecting, querying and modifying data, synchronizing data, how to work  more...

Microsoft Exam 70-562: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development ...effective way to earn your Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS). The MCTS 70-562 course, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development teaches introductory-level web developers the fundamentals of Web application development and best practices for Microsoft Web development technologies, including ASP.NET 3.5, ASP.NET AJAX Extensions and Silverlight. This course  more...

Microsoft Exam 70-620: MCTS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Configuring Certification Training Course ...d Systems Engineer (MCSE) This course offers you the most effective way to earn your Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS). Developers holding the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Vista, Configuration certification have demonstrated the knowledge and skills necessary to troubleshoot network connectivity and application issues on Windows Vista. This course follows  more...

Microsoft Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring Certification Training Course ...TP): Server Administrator This course offers you the most effective way to earn your Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS). The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credential is intended for IT professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium-sized to large companies. This course follows the approved Microsoft course  more...

Microsoft Exam 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring Certification Training Course ...TP): Server Administrator This course offers you the most effective way to earn your Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS). The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credential is intended for IT professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium-sized to large companies. This course follows the approved Microsoft course  more...

Managing as Project Champion Albert Einstein said, "The bitter and the sweet come from the outside, the hard from within, from one's own efforts." Are you a person who can drive a project on the outside, and hold yourself responsible from within? Can you be the force, the influence, and the point person who holds the keys to ultimate success? That's what it takes to be a project champion. This is not a course about the  more...

Assessing Performance Continuously This course shows you how to make performance appraisal a continuous process. The first stage of continuous performance assessment is planning. Appraisal must be linked to performance goals that matter, and these goals need to encompass both the organization and the individual before a performance plan can be agreed on by appraiser and appraisee. Even with conventional roles and relationships  more...

Problem Performance Identification If problem performance is to be managed effectively then, it needs to be clearly identified. This may not be as straightforward as it may at first sound. There are different views about the methods of identifying problem performance and a manager needs to be able to appreciate the differing points of view. Specifically the distinction between conduct and performance is crucial, because the  more...

Problem Performance Improvement It is, of course, not enough to be just aware of problem performance in an organization; a manager needs to know how to improve performance. Most managers will begin with relatively informal approaches to improving performance. This will often take the form of a discussion between the manager and the problem performer in which the manager will want to advise the worker of the problem and then  more...

Taking Systems Thinking into Your Personal Life ...g systems thinking in your personal life can be a new and effective way to tackle and change issues at their core. It is possible to change old habits. You can learn to communicate in more effective ways. Change is not only possible, it is part of life. In this course, you will explore the personal nature of systems. You'll learn about different types of personal patterns and you'll learn how  more...

Excel 2000 - Proficient User DiscoverWare's Discover Excel 2000 is an interactive productivity tool for users of Microsoft Excel 2000. Excel 2000 builds on the spreadsheet capabilities of previous versions of the program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional worksheets online and on the Web. Topics include basic spreadsheet concepts, workbook and file management, using formulas and functions, editing  more...

PowerPoint 2000 - Proficient User DiscoverWare's Discover PowerPoint 2000 is an interactive productivity tool for users of Microsoft PowerPoint 2000. PowerPoint 2000 builds on the presentation features of previous versions of the program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional documents online and on the Web. Topics include PowerPoint basics, creating presentations, working with slides, working with text,  more...

Workplace Communication Skills Poor communication is often blamed for discord, errors, and misunderstandings in the workplace. In fact, and more correctly, poor communication of intent causes these problems. They occur when people are unwilling to say exactly what they mean, or what they want. They also occur when there is a reluctance or an inability to get clarification of another person's intent. These situations can be  more...

Handling Conflict ... is essential for you to handle this conflict in the most effective way. To handle conflict well, you need to build a repertoire of techniques. These techniques require you to behave differently from your natural instincts at times. Therefore, a good starting point is to establish what your instinctive approaches to conflict are, and where these attitudes stem from. This will enable  more...

Coping with Criticism and Feedback We all need feedback so that we can learn and improve. What we often get is criticism, or feedback given to us in such a way that we feel defensive or angry. When your emotions get involved, it is difficult to be objective and to use the feedback effectively. This course links the concept of emotional intelligence, and EQ, to the practice of receiving feedback. By doing this, it provides you with  more...

Mastering Negotiation "Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it." This quote by Thomas Fuller captures one of the guiding philosophies of master negotiating--the desire to constantly hone negotiation skills. Discovering your negotiation power is the first step. Unleashing your negotiating power is the second step; however, you can't stop there. You need more than gumption and gusto to become a master  more...

Available Presentation Resources This course is about making effective use of resources that can take the pressure off you--visual aids, questions, and making a team presentation. Visual aids are overused, and presenters are overdependent on them. You need to know what visuals are available to you, and be able to determine which one suits a particular need. You need to know what makes a successful visual. Finally, you need to  more...

How to Work with Aggressive People Have you ever had one of those absolutely great days at work? Everything is going the way it should, you're on schedule, and you're getting to meetings on time. Then someone verbally attacks you or metaphorically stabs you in the back. Aggressive people are arguably the most difficult type of people to work with. Hostile-aggressives openly antagonize people; passive-aggressives work behind the  more...

Diagnosing and Planning Your success as a consultant depends on your ability to diagnose each situation correctly. You need to use your previous experience, and bring fresh ideas to every new contract. Frameworks and models help you to make an effective diagnosis. They help you to evaluate the strategic position of the client organization, which is vital. To deliver solutions that are relevant and appropriate to the  more...

Managing Delivery Delivering to clients is the most important thing you do as an external consultant. Everything else--the selling and the fighting to win the contract--stands for nothing if you fail to deliver outstanding results time and time again. To keep your reputation intact, delivering to time, quality, and budget is the very least that you must achieve. To ensure that clients remain enthusiastic about what  more...

Establishing a Relationship with Internal Clients Even if your clients are internal to your organization, you still need to spend time getting to know them, and understanding what it is they require from you.When you are dealing with internal clients, there may be a temptation to think you know everything about them, and about the project. This course will stop you from making that mistake. It will enable you to understand your clients' needs  more...

Assessing Customer Behavior In the modern customer-centric business model, dealing with all customers in a positive and efficient manner is paramount. But this goal can become daunting to a TSA who has not developed the ability to identify various behavior types and apply appropriate techniques to deal with them in a way that builds a positive relationship between the customer and the company. This course instructs agents in  more...

Access 2000 - Proficient DiscoverWare's Discover Access 2000 is an interactive productivity tool for users of Microsoft Access 2000.Access 2000 builds on the database capabilities of previous versions of the program to provide powerful tools for building and maintaining professional databases.Topics include basic database concepts,planning a database, creating and modifying tables and forms,finding and sorting  more...

Outlook 2000 - Proficient Discover Outlook 2000 Outline Microsoft Outlook 2000 is a desktop information management program that combines e-mail, scheduling features, task management, and contact management. Outlook 2000 also contains collaboration tools, so information can be shared more effectively. DiscoverWare's Discover Outlook 2000 combines audio, animation, and software simulation with a unique user interface to make  more...

Oracle Database Administration Workshop I Part 2 ...for enterprise grid computing, the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. This course covers salient aspects of Oracle Database 10g such as user and data management. The basic aspects of database management such as database integrity constraints, transferring data, and defining tables and schemas has been discussed at length. Attention has been paid to DML and  more...

Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators Part 1 ...terprise grid computing. It is the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. This course covers the new features of Oracle Database 10g that are applicable to database administration. The features include Manageability concepts, Grid computing, enhanced installation features, configuration and performance enhancements, Application tuning, space management, backup  more...

Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators Part 2 ...terprise grid computing. It is the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. This course covers new features of Oracle Database 10g such as automatic management, manageability infrastructure, and application tuning and monitoring. Learn To: Identify features of Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM). Identify options for analyzing Automatic  more...

Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators Part 3 ...terprise grid computing. It is the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. This course covers new features of Resource Manager, job Scheduler, tablespace monitoring, shrinking segments, and partitioning enhancements. Learn To: Identify features of Resource Manager in Oracle Database 10g. Identify options for creating a mapping between consumer  more...

Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators Part 4 ...terprise grid computing. It is the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. This course covers new features of Oracle Database 10g such as flash backup and recovery. Learn To: Identify features of the flash backup and recovery strategy. Identify tasks that you perform when using the flash recovery area to simplify management of recovery-related  more...

Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators Part 5 ...terprise grid computing. It is the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. Oracle Database 10g supports the Oracle vision of creating a self-aware, self-learning, and completely self-managing database. This course covers new features of Oracle Database 10g such as automatic storage management, upgrade methods, RMAN backup, flash databases, VPD enhancements, and  more...

Career Development Developing a Career Strategy Career Development: Developing a Career Strategy offers the student an overview of how to define career aspirations, develop career goals, and create effective career strategies. The program covers in detail how to identify personal preferences, develop skills to help career advancement, and explore career options. It also describes the stages of career development and explains guidelines for  more...

Career Development Professional Networking Career Development: Professional Networking offers the student an overview of how to network for career advancement, seek career guidance, and develop a career network. The program covers in detail the steps for networking effectively, steps for communicating effectively, steps for building beneficial relationships inside and outside an organization, the difference between a mentor and coach, and  more...

Career Development Excelling in Your Career Career Development: Excelling in Your Career offers the student an overview of how to excel at work, market personal skills, and stay competitive in his or her career. The program covers in detail the guidelines to maintain productivity, steps to develop self-discipline, steps to develop an effective professional image, the advantages and disadvantages of self-study and formal education, and the  more...

Advanced Interpersonal Communication Communicating with Co-Workers Advanced Interpersonal Communication: Communicating with Co-Workers offers the student suggestions for communicating with individuals who hold various roles in an organization, such as peers, supervisors, subordinates, and customers/vendors. This program also offers guidelines for promoting ideas and handling human resource issues, such as negotiating raises and dismissing subordinates. Learn  more...

Business Writing The Fundamentals Professionals are required to communicate effectively and in a meaningful way with coworkers and clients. The Business Writing series will provide professionals with the skills necessary to write effectively in the business environment. Business considerations such as, tone, paragraph structure, writing positive and negative messages effectively and proposal writing are key topics covered in this  more...

Business Writing Writing Effective Proposals Professionals are required to communicate effectively and in a meaningful way with coworkers and clients. The Business Writing series will provide professionals with the skills necessary to write effectively in the business environment. Business considerations such as, tone, paragraph structure, writing positive and negative messages effectively and proposal writing are key topics covered in this  more...

E-mail Etiquette Using E-mail to Communicate Successfully E-mail Etiquette: Using E-mail to Communicate Successfully gives students an overview of the essentials of communicating via e-mail. The program covers how to take advantage of both the header and text box when creating an e-mail message, the benefits of considering your recipient, how to manage e-mail volume, and the importance of following netiquette guidelines. The program focuses on how to  more...

Workplace Aggression Defusing Aggressive Situations ...g Aggressive Situations, participants will learn the most effective way for addressing aggressive employees. They will learn what steps they should take to communicate with an employee who has behaved aggressively, as well as how to handle a situation that has become violent. In addition, they will learn how to help employees adjust after a violent situation has occurred. Learn To  more...

Exit Interviewing Skills Preparing for an Exit Interview Exit Interviewing: Preparing for an Exit Interview offers the student an overview of the purposes and types of exit interviews, how to set up exit interviews, and how to conduct them. The program covers who, when, and where the interviews should be conducted, as well as how they should be structured. It also covers guidelines for interviewing effectively, steps to prepare for exit interviews,  more...

Leadership Development Leading the Way Leadership Development: Leading the Way helps you develop an understanding of the characteristics a leader should possess. You will use your leadership skills to unite followers and successfully complete an expansion project for your organization. Learn To Understand the difference between managers and leaders. Develop important  more...

Leading the Way Learning to Lead In "Leading the Way: Learning to Lead," you will learn what it means to be a leader, how to relate to your followers, and how different situations can affect leadership. You will learn the traits and abilities that make individuals effective leaders, as well as leadership pitfalls to avoid. In addition, you will learn interpersonal skills that can help you motivate and empower your followers. You  more...

Facilitation The Facilitation Process ...d the correct way to prepare for a facilitation, the most effective way to guide a meeting, and the best way to achieve sustainable results. Specifically, they will learn how to assess a team's situation and needs, how to apply structural tools to make a meeting successful, and how to ensure that every team member participates. Learn To Apply strategies to help  more...

Facilitation Facilitating Challenging Situations ...s, the best way to confront team resistance, and the most effective way to resolve conflicts among team members. Learn To Apply steps to foster healthy debates. Facilitate five types of difficult team members. Use a communication process to minimize interpersonal conflicts.  more...

Correcting Performance Problems Addressing Performance Problems In Correcting Performance Problems: Addressing Performance Problems, you will learn a process for conducting effective feedback sessions with employees who have a performance problems. You will also learn guidelines for explaining to employees the impact of their problem behavior. In addition, you will learn the correct way to address negative employee responses, as well as how to respond when to  more...

Correcting Performance Problems Disciplining Employees In Correcting Performance Problems: Disciplining Employees, you will learn guidelines for conducting an effective disciplinary meeting and how to determine whether you have sufficient cause and evidence to discipline an employee. You will also learn how to prepare for disciplinary action and how to determine whether you need a witness present for a disciplinary meeting. In addition, you will learn  more...

Coaching Applying the Coaching Process In Coaching: Applying the Coaching Process, you will learn how to establish coaching objectives, identify the best opportunities to coach, and communicate your goals and expectations to your employees in a clear and effective manner. You will also learn how to differentiate between performance goals and long-term goals, implement an appropriate reward system, and monitor your employees'  more...

Negotiating The Negotiation Process Negotiating: The Negotiation Process offers the student a process and guidelines to follow to conduct a successful negotiation, as well as guidelines to facilitate communication during a negotiation. This program addresses the types of questions a person should ask during a negotiation and how to respond to questions posed by the other party. In addition, this program discusses the different  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Implementing Directory Services Course Overview This is the first course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series enables participants to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network operating system  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Network Analysis and Optimization - Part 2 Course Overview This is the fourth course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series gives participants the opportunity to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network  more...

Motivation Motivating Through Rewards Recognition In Motivation: Motivating Through Rewards and Recognition, you will learn how to use different types of reward and recognition to motivate employees. You will also learn what types of reward and recognition are de-motivating to employees. In addition, you will learn how using rewards and recognition can be beneficial for managers and how to develop a reward and recognition program. Learn To  more...

Partnering with Your Boss You may have noticed that the traditional secretary has gone the way of the dinosaur. However, your boss may not yet have entered this new age in which administrative support professionals are working as partners with their managers and supervisors. This course will equip you to make the transition from working as a subordinate who follows orders, to partnering with your boss as an empowered and  more...

Six Sigma Team Dynamics and Performance Yogi Berra once said, "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win." While the quote is just one of Mr. Berra's many adages, it does provide a clue to the importance the legendary baseball coach placed on effective teamwork. Teamwork is no less important in the Six Sigma?? world. In fact, more than one Six Sigma expert has stated unequivocally that without effective teamwork, a process  more...

The Writing Process ...tep? If so, there may be an easier, quicker, and far more effective way to tackle your writing project.This course divides the writing process into manageable components: preparing to write and composing your message. It explains a methodical way of handling the various tasks from beginning to end. It also covers the particular challenges of writing in groups.There is no single correct way to  more...

Business Writing The Business Writing course is a high quality self-paced, e-learning program that can serve as an invaluable tool to any working professional or those seeking employment in today's marketplace. The Business Writing course can assist you with success in renewing licenses, acquiring certifications or resume writing for those preparing for a new profession. Our writing style identifies who we  more...