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How to Write Effective Business Requirement Statements This online, self-paced course teaches business analysts and subject matter experts (SME) how to express business needs in simple, complete, well-structured, and focused requirement statements. Your business requirements, stakeholder requirements, solution requirements, and transition requirements are not well-expressed until they communicate in terms that the intended audience can interpret as  more...

Java Server Pages JSP This four-day course develops skills in JavaServer Pages, or JSP, which is the standard means of authoring dynamic content for Web applications under the Java Enterprise platform. It treats JSP 2.0, including older features such as scriptlets but focusing on newer features and techniques, including JSP expressions and the JSTL. At the end of the course, students will be well prepared to author  more...

Introduction to Java Server Pages JSP This two-day module introduces JavaServer Pages, or JSP, which is the standard means of authoring dynamic content for Web applications under the Java Enterprise platform. The module begins with an introduction of Web applications in general, shows how Java servlets and JSPs establish a framework for writing Web applications, and then covers JSP 2.0 features in detail, from scripting elements to  more...

Advanced Java Programming Rev 5 This course provides advanced training in developing software using the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, or J2SE. It is intended for students with solid experience in structured and object-oriented Java programming, including use of the Collections API and exception handling. The course software also includes an optional overlay of workspace and project files to support use of the Eclipse IDE in  more...

Ace Your Job Search The online course Ace Your Job Search concentrates on enhancing resume writing, career planning, and increasing interviewing skills for people looking for employment. This course has been separated into three main sections: 1. Tailoring Resumes and Cover Letters for a Perfect Fit. This section helps participants design a resume that is detailed, appealing, and effective. 2. Interviewing  more...

Effective Business Writing The online web based course, Effective Business Writing, will help the participant improve their business writing skills. You will learn how to effectively write: reports, proposals, memos, presentations, brochures and more. Additional topics include: outlining techniques, avoiding redundancy, and the best use of email in a professional setting. Target Audience: This course is designed for  more...

Sales Written Communications Communicating & Managing: Written Communication, is the seventh of sixteen courses in this curriculum. Writing a good sales proposal helps to convince the buyer of the Seller's merits and of the benefits of buying from him or her. Written Communications highlights the reasons for and benefits of writing a sales proposal. sellers become familiar with the twelve components that constitute a good  more...

Communicating Effectively Build Customer Rapport 2 This course provides learners tips and techniques to improve verbal and written communication skills in order to deliver excellent customer service. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies  more...

Essentials of External Consulting You may already have a reputation as something of an area specialist or problem solver. You may have a number of years of general management experience, or you may have recently acquired a management qualification. Perhaps you've now been asked to deploy your knowledge in an external consulting role. What do external consultants really do? Although they may work in a variety of disciplines,  more...

Effective Communication Skills Effective communication is essential to the success of any customer-oriented business. Each customer will have their own style of communication as well as an emotional response to contacting a support center. In order to effectively communicate, the Customer Support Specialist (CSS) must understand how to adapt to these different styles and emotions before the customer's problems can be dealt  more...

Essentials of Electronic Communication Everyone seems to be using e-mail lately--family members keeping in touch, university students submitting assignments, companies offering products for sale, and office workers carrying out their daily business tasks. Most e-mail users can improve their e-mail skills by learning more about the basic features and potentials of e-mail. Any business person will benefit from developing an understanding  more...

Optimizing Email at Work In today's business world, e-mail is used to do everything from processing orders to supplying information. Because of the limitations of telephone communication when people who are very busy or sometimes in different time zones work together, e-mail use is on the rise in U.S. E-mail offers a plenitude of new opportunities for business, but understanding how to properly use it is essential in  more...

E-mail as a Marketing Tool How can you find new customers? How can you build stronger relationships with new and existing customers? How can you boost sales of your company's products and services? This course will provide you with useful strategies to help you incorporate electronic mail into your marketing approach. Learn how to communicate effectively with your customers through e-mail. You and your company will benefit  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...

Preparing a Business Case Why put time and effort into preparing, writing, and presenting a business case for new projects? Why not just talk to the manager and get his approval for the project? The answers to these questions lie in the fact that organizational budgets for new projects are typically very tight and, as such, your project will be competing against other projects for funding. Without a written business case,  more...

Writing a Business Case Which would you rather do: prepare a business case for your latest project or go to the dentist? Given the choice, many of us would tend to choose the latter.Whether you want to invest in product development or reinvent your business processes with new marketing channels, it is now more important than ever to have a business case that is carefully planned, written, and presented, especially when  more...

Preparing an Effective Internal Business Case Simulation For the purposes of this simulation, you are a senior product line manager of women's apparel for Zenith Athletics a national manufacturer of athletic gear and clothing. When an ambitious subordinate proposes a major market-research project geared toward the creation of a new line of mom-and-tot exercise apparel, you offer your assistance in the preparation of a business case. Tasks focus on the  more...

Communication Skills for Successful Management Effective communication is a crucial component of your success as a manager. As a technical professional, you developed various communication skills that helped you to succeed. But, as a manager, you will need additional communication skills to be effective. This course will examine various aspects of successful communication strategies and skills. You will analyze the strategies of nonverbal  more...

Using Effective Business Communication Someone walks into your office and tells you that the ten important packages you couriered have safely arrived in Albany, New York. Unfortunately, they were supposed to go to Albany, Georgia. This is an announcement no one wants to hear. This course is designed to help you use effective business communication as an effective administrative support professional. Learn about etiquette in the  more...

Writing a Marketing Plan Phase 1 This course will define the marketing plan, types of plans and outline the purposes for using a marketing plan. You will then get started on writing the plan by establishing objectives and working on introductory elements. Then, you'll complete a situational analysis that evaluates the overall market, industry, internal and competitive factors pertinent to your product or service. Finally, you'll  more...

Writing the Marketing Plan Creative Strategy You've completed the first part of your marketing plan. Now it's time to write about your marketing tactics. You'll discover just how to match your product with your target market, determining exactly what the competitive advantages of your particular product are. Then you'll explore the price-setting strategies that will help make your product a success. Marketing managers, supervisors or team  more...

Communication Skills: Effective Writing MAXIM TRAINING The written word remains one of the most common forms of communication at work, yet it frequently fails to achieve the required RESULTS. To be able to write effectively is now even more important in the electronic age of word processing and e-mail. If the medium is efficient the message should be too!! "Effective Writing" gives you a range of practical techniques for writing  more...

Communication Skills: Report Writing MAXIM TRAINING Writing effective reports is a core work skill. In the age of technology it is still one of the most important means of communication. This course explores some of the key factors that make a report EFFECTIVE. It provides a step-by-step guide to writing a report, from planning through to revising/editing. You'll find the course valuable if you're using a word processing package,  more...

Writing Skills: Writing Direct Mail Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results through direct mail. It gives guidelines on planning and structuring your mail shot, examines the language you choose to enhance your message and gives tips and hints on effective follow up. Whether you're  more...

Writing Skills : Writing to Complain Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course gives you a step by step guide to writing concise and effective complaint letters that get results. It looks in detail at the importance of addressing your letter to the correct person, stating your complaint clearly and succinctly; what  more...

Effective Email Series: Send the Right Message The speed of communication is increasing beyond belief, and e-mail has revolutionised the way we operate. We have the power at our fingertips to communicate instantly - to hundreds of people - wherever they maybe. But writing quickly doesn?t mean the same as communicating effectively. A hasty e-mail can annoy, confuse or fail to impress. Anyone can click the buttons, but making e-mail "click"  more...

Grammar Skills: Writing Effective Sentences In Grammar Skills: Writing Effective Sentences, participants acquire best practices for writing effective sentences. They learn to apply critical rules of agreement and optimize sentence structure. They learn to classify sentences according to their complexity, create parallel constructions, use the active voice, and avoid common writing pitfalls.  more...

Business Writing: The Fundamentals In Business Writing: The Fundamentals, participants learn how to use writing to effectively communicate information. They learn how to use the writing process to construct a well-defined idea and focus on a specific audience. They also learn the proper format for various written pieces, such as business letters, e-mail messages, and memos.  more...

Business Writing: Creating Effective Proposals Business Writing: Creating Effective Proposals prepares participants to develop powerful proposals that effectively market an organization's products and services. Participants learn about two different types of proposals-letter and formal-and practice creating the major components of each.  more...

Web Design Basics This course is meant for Web site designers who want to understand the basics of creating professional Web pages. The course describes the basics required for Web design, such as planning of sites, pages, and content. In content designing, it describes the issues involved in creating well-written Web pages, and effective graphics. It also describes other design issues apart from site content, such  more...

Strategic Sales - Developing Executive Proposals In Strategic Selling: Developing Executive Proposals you will learn the keys to preparing an effective written proposal the questions to answer before writing a sales proposal and the components necessary to include in a written proposal. You will also learn the steps to follow to create a winning proposal. Finally you will identify ways to differentiate your proposal from those of the  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...

Advanced Business Communication: Enhancing the Communication Message The Advanced Business Communications: Effective Business Communication course focuses on effective messages in letters and memos intercultural communication and communication with the media and crisis communication. Students will cover the guidelines for writing effective messages. Students will learn about effective intercultural communication how to deal with cultural diversity communicating  more...

Grammar Skills - Writing Effectively Professionals are required to communicate effectively. In doing so they must have a good understanding of proper grammar skills. This course covers the fundamentals of effective sentence construction including such things as subject-verb agreement the active versus the passive voice and phrases and clauses.  more...

E-mail Etiquette: E-mail in the Workplace E-mail Etiquette: E-mail in the Workplace gives students an overall view of how to use e-mail effectively. The program covers e-mail basics such as how to write effective messages e-policies and how to use e-mail accessories and passwords. The program focuses on the influences of e-mail when to choose e-mail over other types of communication how to avoid writing inappropriate messages how and  more...

E-mail Etiquette: Writing Effective E-mail Messages E-mail Etiquette: Writing Effective E-mail Messages teaches students how to write effective e-mail messages. The program covers the differences between writing online and traditional paper-based writing how to achieve your e-mail message objectives the importance of using correct punctuation how to construct effective sentences and paragraphs and how to edit your e-mail messages. The program also  more...

Effective Business Communication This series teaches the writing skills learners will need to effectively communicate in a business setting. They'll learn how to prepare for a writing task, and about strategies and skills for effective word choice, sentence building, and paragraph design. Audience: This series is for anyone who wants to improve his or her professional writing skills.  more...

How to Write an Effective RFP This two-session, LIVE, interactive, online class will take you step-by-step through proven techniques and formats successfully used for RFP planning, development, issuing, negotiating, and management. Starting with forming your project team, we will guide you through the entire process of planning, writing, and issuing your RFP, developing meaningful business requirements, reviewing bids,  more...

Ace Your Job Search This course focuses on career planning, enhancing resume writing, and improving interviewing skills for those seeking employment. Part One of the course, "Tailoring Resumes and Cover Letters for a Perfect Fit," will help learners craft a resume that is targeted, elegant, and effective. Part Two, "Interviewing Skills: Make the Right Impression," focuses on the preparation job candidates need in  more...

Effective Business Writing The ability to write clearly and directly is highly prized in organizations. This course focuses on improving business writing. The ideas, techniques, and checklists in this course apply to all forms of business writing: memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, and websites. Other topics include formal and informal outlining techniques, how to revise for wordiness,  more...