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From 123-CBT Computer Based Training

Windows XP Basic

...ng Programs The Minimize Button The Restore Button The Maximize Button Switching Between Windows Using The Scroll Bars Tiling Active Windows Moving Windows Around The Desktop Retaining The Viewing Option More About The File Menu Naming A Folder Changing Folder Properties Changing A Folders Icon The Standard Toolbar The Search Companion Viewing Options For Folders Deleting A more...

Administrative Professionals Maximizing Your Relationship with Your Boss

...ou work toward common goals. Through partnership, you can maximize your relationship with your boss and realize benefits for yourself and your career. This course explores ways to build a partnership with your boss. Specifically, it covers ways of establishing and maintaining the elements of a true partnership, and shows how you can benefit personally from it. The course also covers approaches more...

Effective Team Communication

...ur team are, they can only get your team so far alone. To maximize their potential, teams rely on the participation, input, and opinions of all team members. Learning to speak up and encouraging others to open up are important to a team's success. Effective communication is the fuel that will keep your team going to the finish line. In this course, you'll learn the importance of fostering a more...

Managing from Within Self-empowerment

...ity for your attitudes, behaviors, and actions at work to maximize your effectiveness. As an empowered employee, you will be driven by ownership, initiative, and performance. This course focuses on attitudes and behaviors that promote self-empowerment. It provides strategies for empowering yourself through self-coaching, approaches for developing an entrepreneurial mind-set, and an more...

Preparing a Business Case

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. more...

Using Different Coaching Styles

...h can identify those needs and tailor a coaching style to maximize results. Coaches typically use two general coaching styles directive and nondirective depending on their coachee's skill and motivation, as well as how far along they are in the coaching relationship. This course highlights the importance of using an appropriate coaching style with your coachee. Specifically, you will learn how more...

Maximizing Team Creativity

Maximizing Team Creativity Is creativity within everyone's grasp? Does creativity come naturally within a team, or is this a skill that some learn and others don't? Like anything, creativity and innovation can flourish when cultivated with the right tools. This course discusses how to maximize team creativity. It explores the conditions in the work environment that help encourage team more...

Sales Math 101 Developing a Sales Plan for Success

...ze the value of your time, and how to manage it, so as to maximize your return on the time you invest in your business (your ROTI). This course presents a series of mathematical tools that can be used to quantify a sales plan for success, and a time management model for getting the greatest return on the most important asset any sales professional has to sell: time. This course will help you to more...

Critical Requirements and Benchmarking for Six Sigma

...in-class organizations, and incorporate best practices to maximize the success of improvement efforts. This course explores the Critical to x (CTx) requirements for Six Sigma projects and the importance of aligning projects with these requirements. The course also discusses the concept of benchmarking, various benchmarking types, and how benchmarking is used in Six Sigma. This course is aligned more...

Introduction to Lean for Service and Manufacturing Organizations

...orates a powerful set of tools and techniques designed to maximize customer value, while reducing waste along the entire value stream. It also focuses on improving overall efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. Due to its ability to improve customer satisfaction and deliver bottom line financial gains to organizations, it is a preferred strategic choice for many business organizations. more...

Marketing Essentials Planning and People

Marketing Essentials: Planning and People The four Ps of the traditional marketing mix (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion) are important strategic cornerstones of any marketing activity. However, this traditional view of the Marketing Mix fails to address two very important aspects of marketing: planning and people. This course focuses its attention on the importance of linking marketing more...

Lean Tools Techniques for Flow Pull

...rganization's production and fulfillment processes and to maximize every opportunity to improve efficiencies and customer satisfaction. By applying Lean tools and techniques, organizations can become more competitive and responsive to customer demands. For example, the Visual Workplace is a Lean tool that uses of clear visuals such as signs, labels, and color-coded markings to keep workers from more...

Cisco IINS 1 0 Network Security Principles II

...policy, it is necessary to do a risk analysis in order to maximize the effectiveness of the policy. Also, it is essential that everyone is aware of the policy, or it is doomed to fail. This course explains the principles behind operations security and how correct practices increase security, including security testing, a secure life cycle, and business continuity planning. In addition, it more...

Cisco TSHOOT 1 0 Planning Maintenance for Complex Networks

...y, loss of reputation, or even direct loss of revenue. To maximize the availability of the network, while at the same time controlling the associated costs, it is important to plan network maintenance processes and procedures carefully. In this course, the tasks that network engineers perform for maintaining large and complex networks are identified. The methodologies, models, and processes more...

Virtualization Management in Essentials 2010

... in Essentials allows midsized and small organizations to maximize their IT resources by consolidating them onto one server that can run multiple virtual machines, which can then be deployed throughout the organization for the employees. This course demonstrates how to use the Virtualization Management feature of Essentials 2010 to designate a host server and create and manage virtual machines, more...

Oracle Dabase 11g Tape Vaulting Duplication Tuning

...rmance characteristics of each component, so that you can maximize its performance. This course also demonstrates how to identify tunable hardware and software components, choose the optimize disk storage subsystem, list potential CPU-intensive server operations, choose the optimal tape subsystem and connections, analyze RMAN read operations, analyze media manager and write operations, and more...

Oracle Database 11g Database Security

... Oracle Database server is highly secure, but to fully maximize the security features offered, the database must be well protected as well. This course explores how to configure Oracle Database 11g in a secure manner by adhering to industry standard best security practices for operational database deployments. It covers applying the principle of least privilege to the database, locking and more...

SAP Supplier Relationship Management

...al to the success of an enterprise. The goal of SRM is to maximize the value of the collaborative relationships with suppliers. SAP SRM represents a strategic approach to procurement and supply that is tightly integrated with other components of the SAP Business Suite. This course provides an overview of the concept of SRM and leads into detailed content concerning SAP's approach to SRM. The more...

Strategic Sales Planning

...ing 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 has a significant impact on the success or failure of sales initiatives. This course explores more...

Negotiation Skills for Sales Professionals Preparing to Negotiate

...any successful sales professional. However, being able to maximize the value of your proposal for both you and your customer isn't an easy task. This course provides direction on how to use a strategic negotiation process to strike effective, long-lasting, and profitable sales agreements with your customers. It focuses on the preparation stage of the process: setting clear objectives, more...

Negotiation Skills for Sales Professionals Value Exchange

...? And how do you make concessions effectively so that you maximize the value of your proposal to the other side and maintain a position of power? This course provides detailed instructions on how to use concessions to achieve agreement during a sales negotiation. It covers guidelines for when to stand your ground and when to give ground, and you'll also have a chance to practice your more...

Managing Attitudes During Difficult Times

Managing Attitudes During Difficult Times Employees may experience fear, anxiety, and frustration when their company is going through difficult times. If employees' attitudes suffer, so too does their performance. You must take steps to keep employees engaged, enthusiastic, and motivated when a company is facing challenges. By learning how to manage employee attitudes that often surface in more...

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Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Comprehensive

This course is designed to teach students the basic, intermediate, and advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 so they can not only create and modify simple presentations, but also much more elaborate ones, such as team projects. This course is designed to teach students the basic, intermediate, and advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 so they can not only create and modify more...

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Level 3

This course is designed to familiarize students with the advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2002. Students will learn how to apply advanced techniques to PowerPoint presentations, such as importing data from other Microsoft applications, adding video and sound clips, and modifying charts and tables in presentations. This course is designed to familiarize students with the advanced features more...

Microsoft Word 2002 Expert

...anced formatting skills and how to customize Word 2002 to maximize its potential for the type of work they do, such as customizing toolbars and menus and automating tasks. Other skills taught include formatting one part of a document differently than another and combining Word with other Office applications such as Access. This course builds upon intermediate Word skills by teaching students more...

Microsoft Word 2002 Level 3

...is course, users will learn how to customize Word 2002 to maximize its potential for the type of work they do, such as customizing toolbars and menus and automating tasks. Students will also gain insight into how Word can be combined with other Office applications such as Access. This course builds upon intermediate Word skills by teaching students skills in creating and managing large more...

QuickBooks Pro 2001 Level 2

This course will introduce students to the more advanced features of QuickBooks Pro 2001, such as generating balance sheets, creating customized reports and invoices, and amending payroll information. This course will introduce students to the more advanced features of QuickBooks Pro 2001, such as generating balance sheets, creating customized reports and invoices, and amending payroll more...

Word 2002 MOUS

This course begins by teaching students the introductory and intermediate features of Microsoft Word 2002 so not only will they learn the basic steps to create and edit their text-based documents, they will also discover how to enhance the look and functionality of them. This course begins by teaching students the introductory and intermediate features of Microsoft Word 2002 so not only will they more...

How To Master Performance Management

...'s competitive and fast-paced organizations. Learn how to maximize the contributions of each employee by setting effective goals, monitoring accomplishments, recognizing achievements, and disciplining or redirecting those who are not meeting performance requirements. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER REQUIRED - can't use Netscape or other browsers for this training. Managing more...

How to Ask The Right Questions To Maximize Influence And Minimize Objections

...e time later. People give you the information you need to maximize your influence. By using preplanned and deliberate questions, you can better direct your answers to show a customer how your product or service is the best fit for them. Your customer has previous buying experiences where he or she has formed doubts and concerns. Concerns orobjections are natural in sales. Be ready to recognize more...

Significantly Increase the Value of Any Property--Instructor-Led

...e improvement plan you come up with should be designed to maximize your return on investment. The course takes place in the fictional city of Empire City. You have access to many of the same resources in Empire City that you would use in your own city: real estate web sites, property listings, government websites, neighborhood descriptions and message boards, newspaper articles, and more. more...

5S TRAINING

...of the video instruction is close to 14 hours. However to maximize the learning experience, that video instruction is broken into many smaller topic segments that tend to be 10-15 minutes in length, and many have optional activities as well.Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your personal more...

Understand Real Estate Finance: How to Work the Numbers on any Residential Deal--Instructor-Led

A Trump U Course- Real estate investing means a lot more than curb appeal: success is in the numbers. From researching income potential, to financing a purchase and examining how cash flow affects value, you`ll master the figures! Much more than textbook learning, this course connects you to experts and interactive activities--and instructs using real investment decisions as examples.Students may more...

Professional Writing Skills at a Glance

...eal both your writing strengths and weaknesses so you can maximize your pluses and minimize your minuses. A unique activity of this program includes analyzing types of writing for various readers according to their personality types: boxes, triangles, circles, and squiggles. You?ll also learn the two keys successful writers use to unlock the power within every successful document.Superior more...

AutoCAD 2006 2D

...of the video instruction is close to 12 hours. However to maximize the learning experience, that video instruction is broken into many smaller topic segments that tend to be 10-15 minutes in length.Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your personal schedule governs your completion time.Are more...

AutoCAD 2006 3D

... of the video instruction is close to 6 hours. However to maximize the learning experience, that video instruction is broken into many smaller topic segments that tend to be 10-15 minutes in length.Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your personal schedule governs your completion time.Are more...

Flash I: Mastering the Tools

...in online forums, you will be given feedback about how to maximize the effectiveness of your work and you will be provided with insights into how other people are using the course skills. You will be astounded by how much you will be able to learn from other students and from your expert instructor. Due to the skills that you will be learning, you will be able to take your online business to more...

7 Steps to A Lot More Sales

... online video instruction is close to 3 hours. However to maximize the learning experience, that online video instruction is broken into many smaller topic segments that tend to be 10-15 minutes in length, and many have optional activities as well.Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your more...

QuickBooks Pro 2008

Adobe CS3 Print: Workflow

...esigns printed. You`ll also explore various techniques to maximize your designs in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat and how to edit graphics in a PDF.This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on time and learning capabilities of the student. Bonus--1 year full course access. Adobe CS3 Print: Workflow Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most more...

Adobe PhotoShop CS

...online video instruction is close to 12 hours. However to maximize the learning experience, that online video instruction is broken into many smaller topic segments that tend to be 10-15 minutes in length, and many have optional activities as well.Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your more...

Adobe PhotoShop CS to CS2 Upgrade

... online video instruction is close to 2 hours. However to maximize the learning experience, that online video instruction is broken into many smaller topic segments that tend to be 10-15 minutes in length, and many have optional activities as well.Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your more...

Basics of Organizational Communication

Crystal Reports XI

...(including the hands-on practice simulations). However to maximize the learning experience, that online video instruction is broken into many smaller topic segments that tend to be 10-15 minutes in length, and many have optional activities as well.Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your more...

Customer Astonishment: The Commitment to World-Class Customer Care

Customer Service Plus

Delegation - Leveraging Through Others

Dreamweaver MX 2004

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Instructor-Led

A Trump U Course- There`s more than one way to profit in real estate: in fact, there are three basic techniques: amortization, cash flow, and appreciation. This exclusive online course uses cutting edge interactive features to show the ins and outs of proven strategies: from fix-and-flips to condo conversion, from refinancing to trade-ups. Most important, you learn which fits your goals. Students more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Self-Directed

HTML 4

...online video instruction is close to 12 hours. However to maximize the learning experience, that interactive online video instruction is broken into many smaller topic segments that tend to be 10-15 minutes in length.Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your personal schedule governs your more...

Maximize Profits by Managing Real Estate like an Entrepreneur--Instructor-Led

...usiness, looking for opportunities to reduce expenses and maximize income. In this exclusive course, TrumpU experts will show you how to position your property correctly for the target market, manage problem tenants, market your property, and more. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this more...

Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification

...Management Mastery Level Certification teaches you how to maximize profits by raising sales and cutting costs in ways beyond the typical and obvious routes. You will also learn ways to build customer relations, how to deal with your vendors and alternative ways to generate revenues. Kellie Nicholson has condensed over twenty-five years of experience into a course that will give you the skills more...

QuickBooks Pro 2005

... of the video instruction is close to 6 hours. However to maximize the learning experience, that video instruction is broken into many smaller topic segments that tend to be 10-15 minutes in length. Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your personal schedule governs your completion time. Are more...

QuickBooks Pro 2006

... of the video instruction is close to 6 hours. However to maximize the learning experience, that video instruction is broken into many smaller topic segments that tend to be 10-15 minutes in length. Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your personal schedule governs your completion time. Are more...

SalesPlus

Strategic Thinking

Team Management - Enabling Teams

Team Management - Leading Teams

Team Management - Team Participation

Teams Management - Managing Team Conflict

Teams That Work

...tical methods for establishing and maintaining teams that maximize the collective strengths of their members. Learners will also acquire valuable team leadership skills. In addition, valuable information about building teams from drafting the initial team charter to making teamwork part of the corporate culture is a point of focus. Topics range from developing leadership and effective more...

The Art of Active Listening

Understand Real Estate Finance: How to Work the Numbers on any Residential Deal--Self-Directed

Writing for Business Professionals

Build Your Own BIZ - How to Hire ...e will help you make sound hiring decisions that help you maximize employee retention and return on investment. You will receive as a bonus 1 year unlimited access to this course from the day of enrollment. If attempting to accelerate your learning (1-2 weeks or less), please pay special attention to key points so you may successfully apply the information gained from this course to your more...

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From 123-CBT Computer Based Training

Tomorrow s Managers Competencies

... these shifting times, you need skills that will help you maximize the potential of your workforce. Tomorrow's Managers' Competencies will teach you how to develop your employees through influence and inspired guidance. You'll improve communications and negotiation skills, learn how to get buy-in, and discover management strategies that ensure success. You'll have the tools to achieve an office more...

Raising Capital and Financing Decisions

The goal of every financial manager is to maximize firm value and shareholder wealth. How does a manager reach this objective? To be successful, financial managers must be aware of the financing options available to them, and the procedures they must follow to begin financing. Most important, managers must be able to choose the best financing mix for their company. more...

International Finance

...by the international financial markets. Are there ways to maximize profits while effectively minimizing risk when it comes to dealing on the global level? This course will demonstrate why you would want to transform your purely domestic firm into a multinational corporation; how you decide which financial products and instruments will allow you to manage your cash flows from international more...

Developing Fundamental Critical Thinking Skills

You may not need an MBA to succeed in the corporate arena, but regardless of position or industry, you do need to be able to analyze, reason, and communicate effectively. These and other critical thinking skills are increasingly consequential as organizational planning and decision making become more distributed and reliant on written and verbal communication factors. Developing Fundamental more...

Critical Thinking Skills for Managing

"Rational decision making is linear and is what you do when you put your facts in order. Intuition is looking at those facts and trying to see a pattern-and the patterns aren't always evident because the patterns aren't always linear. The two together are an extremely powerful combination." Joel Kurtzman, President, Kurtzman Associates and former editor, Harvard Business Review. The Critical more...

Lean Techniques

Imagine that you're shopping at a local furniture store when you see a lamp that you must buy. It's exactly what you've been looking for at the right price. But the lamp model is out of stock and the only one left is the floor sample. Naturally, you inquire about purchasing the sample, but the sales person tells you that the store has a policy of prohibiting this. Why? Wouldn't it make sense to more...

The Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management

History tells us we can no longer do "business as usual." Whether you call it a revolution or an evolution, how you manage your supply chain will affect your level of success. This course will teach you the basics of supply chain management (SCM). You will learn about the evolution of SCM, collaboration within the supply chain, and the effects the system has on an organization. You will be able to more...

Listening to Comprehend

...aches you how to comprehend verbal and visual messages to maximize your understanding of others. Because this course teaches listening skills, it is important to have your audio turned on for certain sections. In some instances, the text that is spoken will display in the caption text box. In these case, the important feature is not what is said, but how it is said. In these sections, it would more...

Higher Purpose Listening

Access 2000 Expert

...Use Subreports What Is A Subreport? Create A Subreport 6. Maximize Database Performance Maintaining Data Integrity Data Validation Referential Integrity Enforce Referential Integrity Use Access Tools Table Analyzer Wizard Use Performance Analyzer Use Documenter Compact A Database Repair A Database Set & Modify A Password Set Startup Options Replication Encryption Encrypt & Decrypt A Database more...

Professional Selling Over the Phone Preparation Strategies

...ing plan. Select guidelines to maximize the effectiveness of your telesales calls. Audience The target audience for this series is Inside and Outside Sales Representatives, Sales Managers, Account Managers and Customer Services Representatives that use the phone in any part of the sales cycle. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: more...

Supply Chain Management Using Models

...ngs strategies, utilizing collaboration and technology to maximize the effect of supply chain processing, and product design and product life cycle management as elements of the improvement effort. In addition to, performance measures and metrics, and models for improving all major processes within a supply chain. Learn To: Identify factors that help in transforming the supply more...

Oracle SQL Tuning Diagnostics and Tuning Schema

... developers to learn a tuning methodology they can use to maximize database performance with minimal effort. Participants will gain experience creating optimal access paths, such as partitioned views, B-tree indexes, bitmapped indexes, index clusters, and hash clusters. Participants will then be able to test the results of their tuning efforts using performance analysis tools. L earn To: more...

Creativity Innovation Thinking Creatively

...ng Creative Ideas (0.5 - 1 hour) Maximize your creativity by focusing your attention. Develop your creative potential by allowing incubation time. Identify creative ideas as they occur. Analyze creative ideas to gauge their potential value. Employ strategies to persuade others to more...

Economics Products and Markets

...ll firms. Recognize how firms maximize profits in the short run. Generate a long run cost curve. Recognize how price is determined in a perfectly competitive industry. Recognize how a monopoly can arise. Audience This course is aimed at Managers, Directors, and Project more...

Value Chain Management Managing a Value Chain

...tage. It provides the learner with specific strategies to maximize the flow of products, services and information, and raw materials to the final point of consumption. It covers methods of winning cost advantage and achieving the value proposition, ways of maximizing collaboration within the value chain, competitive management of demand and channels, and competitive management of distribution more...

Managing Generations in the Workplace Generations Working Together

...ctively coach and manage intergenerational teams so as to maximize their performance, and how to motivate employees and promote winning behaviors. Learn To Sequence the steps in the coaching process. Identify guidelines for managing differences between the generations. Identify behaviors to achieve a more...

Team Participation Resolving Conflict in Teams

...e able avoid many of conflict's negative consequences and maximize its real benefits. Learn To Differentiate between the content and process of conflict. Understand why lack of team conflict is unhealthy. Employ the eight-step process for resolving conflict. Understand how power more...

Oracle8 Database Administration - Manage Data

...a table. Identify the guidelines to minimize errors and maximize performance of SQL*Loader. Load data into a table by using Oracle Data Manager. Identify the methods of troubleshooting the problems that may occur during a SQL*Loader data load. Identify the uses of the export and import utilities. Identify the objects that can be exported using different export modes. Identify the more...

Telephone Skills Professionalism Through Basic Skills

...u will learn how to organize and supply your workspace to maximize focus. Learn To Portray a positive image. Optimize efficiency through technology. Arrange the physical workspace. Identify and use resources. Audience All front-line managers, supervisors, salespeople, and front-line administrative staff. Anyone who uses the phone professionally. Deployment Options more...

Mentoring Developing Your Mentoring Skills

...tors should avoid. It also covers learning styles, how to maximize mentees' learning potential, and how to manage mentees appropriately. Learn To Select the four styles of mentoring you should avoid. Follow the steps for choosing a mentee. Avoid inappropriate mentoring behavior. more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr Managing the IT Dept

...hes the value of E- Commerce in general as well as how to maximize the benefits of the company Web site in particular. Learn To: Identify elements of LAN and WAN schematics. Identify methods of increasing help desk efficiency. Identify guidelines for getting the best possible hardware and software deals. Identify key issues in software licensing. Identify technical elements more...

Supply Chain Management Building a Sustained Competitive Advantage

...nderstanding of utilizing collaboration and technology to maximize the effect of supply chain processing. Product design and product life cycle management as elements of the improvement effort, and performance measures and metrics. Models for improving all major processes within a supply chain, and extensive case examples to validate the principles and recommendations. Learn To: more...

Advanced Six Sigma Leading Six Sigma Deployment

...hould be involved in deploying Six Sigma and how they can maximize the success of the Six Sigma initiative in their organization. Understand what steps are needed to develop a Six Sigma deployment plan. Know the importance of having metrics for Six Sigma deployment. Develop strategies for gaining employees? support for Six Sigma. Audience: The target audience for this course more...

Total Productive Maintenance

How do you ensure that the maintenance requirements of physical assets are met as cheaply and effectively as possible? The goal is to reduce downtime and minimize maintenance costs. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a systematic approach to eliminating waste associated with production equipment and machinery. It is an approach that seeks to engage all levels and functions in an organization to more...

From HAZMAT Plans & Programs, Inc

8 Hour RCRA Refresher CA

...e is designed for Environmental Professionals who want to maximize their compliance efforts for health and safety in the workplace. The RCRA Refresher (CA) course covers various types of hazardous waste that may occur at work sites and suggest precautions and protective measures to reduce or eliminate these hazards. Throughout the 8 hour Refresher course, we will examine the federal Resource more...

From Star Leadership, Inc

Achieving Optimal Workplace Success through Effective Communication

...o ineffective communication. If you and your team want to maximize your potential and achieve optimal results, we highly recommend this seminar. In this seminar, you will learn: How to harness the power of interpersonal communication to achieve optimal workplace success Types of communication and the significance of each type Principles of more...

Ten Principles for Bringing out the Best in Others

...inciples ® is about helping you and your employees to maximize your potential. When carefully implemented, the principles will significantly improve performance and results in your organization. In this seminar, you will learn: Why your organization should focus on eliciting the best in employees The ten timeless principles for bringing out the best in self and others more...

From B. F Environmental Consultant Inc

Green Building Training Design and Certification Program

...gn/ operation of high performance commercial buildings to maximize operational energy savings; improve comfort, health, and safety of occupants and visitors; and limit detrimental effects on the environment and is the Green Building Commercial Certification Program. The third training option focuses on Green Remodeling for residential construction, with particular emphasis on building more...

From Software Training Academy, Inc

Java Servlets

This practical, application-oriented course teaches Java Servlets technology and shows how to use it to develop simple to complex Web applications. It is intended for experienced Java (J2SE) programmers who want to build Web applications or J2EE components and systems. The course begins with an overview of server-side Java programming and Web protocols. Then students learn the Java Servlets more...

From Corexcel

Strategy for Nonprofit Organizations

...it companies have developed very successful strategies to maximize profit, stimulate growth, and capitalize on market share. Even though nonprofits are not concerned with maximizing profits they too can benefit from following a strategy. A nonprofit's strategy consists of its decisions on what to do and how to do it. The success of a nonprofits strategy is largely dependent upon the managera more...

From Serebra Learning Corporation

Sales Seller Behaviors

The Selling Process: Seller Behaviors, is the first of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the basic criteria for success in sales and identify the seven seller behaviors in buyer-focused selling. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line more...

Sales Buyer Behaviors

The Selling Process: Buyers Behaviors, is the second of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the criteria that influence buying decisions and identify the seven typical buyer behaviors in a sales interaction. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize more...

Sales Buyer-Focused Selling

The Selling Process: Buyer-Focused Selling, is the third of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to respond effectively to buyers at each stage of a sales interaction and identify categories of buyer needs. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line more...

Sales The Selling Cycle

The Selling Process: The Selling Cycle, is the fourth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the steps in the selling cycle, match the steps in the selling cycle to the buyer-focused selling model, calculate the key ratios in the selling cycle, and analyze the key ratios in the selling cycle. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales more...

Sales Telephone Communications

Communicating & Managing: Telephone Communication, is the fifth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify barriers to communication, identify techniques to overcome the limitations to communicating by telephone and implement guidelines for good telephone communication. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down more...

Sales Communication Skills

Communicating & Managing: Communication Skills, is the sixth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the background information that helps you to qualify prospects, list sources of prospects, identify guidelines for canvassing and list the criteria for identifying the decision-maker in an organization. The PrimeSales curriculum engages more...

Sales Managing a Territory

Communicating & Managing: Managing a Territory, is the eighth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the customer information you need to record, list the steps in drawing up a calling cycle, and sequence the steps involved in routing and scheduling calls. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out more...

Sales Gathering Information

Starting the Sale: Gathering Information, is the ninth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the background information that helps you to qualify prospects, list sources of prospects, identify guidelines for canvassing, and list the criteria for identifying the decision-maker in an organization. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales more...

Sales Planning a Sales Call

Starting the Sale: Planning a Sales Call, is the tenth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the steps involved in planning a sales call and identify the essential elements of a sales objective. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line more...

Sales The Sales Call

Starting the Sale: The Sales Call, is the eleventh of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the guidelines for opening a sales call, list the steps in making an opening statement, and identify opening statement variations according to the type of call. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of more...

Sales Probing and Questioning

Starting the Sale: Probing and Questioning, is the twelfth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to distinguish between open and closed questions, and develop buyer needs using the four question types. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line more...

Sales Presenting Solutions

Concluding the Sale: Presenting Solutions, is the thirteenth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the differences between features, advantages and benefits, and present a solution to a buyer. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line more...

Sales Closing the Sale

Concluding the Sale: Closing the Sale, is the fourteenth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the buying signals that tell you when to close the sale and close a sale using a three-stage approach. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line more...

Sales Buyer Reactions

Concluding the Sale: Buyer Reactions, is the fifteenth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the steps involved in supporting a favorable reaction, identify guidelines for dealing with low reactors, list the steps in handling objections, and manage objections using a five-step approach. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales more...

Sales Concluding a Call

Concluding the Sale: Concluding a Call, is the sixteenth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the guidelines for concluding a call, and conclude a call using the six steps . The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line results. New and more...

Sales Negotiations Fundamentals of Negotiation

In Sales Negotiations - Fundamentals of Negotiation, you will learn advanced ways to approach negotiation and how best to prepare effective negotiation strategies to increase profitability in your sales cycle. You will also learn what it takes to develop and build mutually beneficial negotiation relationships, as well as best practices in improving your negotiation communication among new and more...

Sales Negotiations Negotiation Strategies

In Negotiation Strategies, you will learn about common negotiating strategies, factors that should be considered when choosing a strategy, and how to create the proper atmosphere for negotiations. You will also learn about elements that can derail negotiations as well as guidelines to help keep them on track. In addition, you will learn how to deal with demanding clients and how to adapt when more...

Handling Contacts Professionally Maximize Call Performance 1

This course reviews the stages of a typical customer call flow and introduces several strategies to use to initiate a positive rapport with your client. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Handling Contacts Professionally Maximize Call Performance 2

This course discusses several methods that learners can employ to ensure that the customer contact is a positive experience. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Initiating a Project and Preparing the Project Plan

...ct integration management to integrate project processes, maximize performance, and meet project goals throughout the life cycle of a project. This course will highlight the importance of project integration management to project performance. It will cover the project inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the following processes in the Project Integration Management knowledge area: more...

Project Integration Executing and Completing a Project

...ut the project life cycle to integrate project processes, maximize performance, and meet project goals. This course highlights the importance of project integration management to project performance. It covers the inputs, tools and technologies, and outputs of the following integrative processes in project management: directing and managing project execution, monitoring and controlling project more...

Making Telephone Calls Count

Whether you handle one call a day, or dozens, you have the power to make every call count. Is the service you deliver to your customers over the telephone merely satisfactory, or is it superior? When challenges present themselves, how well do you handle yourself? What do your actions say about your company? You may think telephone interactions are all simple and straightforward. The customer more...

Developing Fundamental Critical Thinking Skills

Critical Thinking Skills for Managing

Rational decision making is linear and is what you do when you put your facts in order. Intuition is looking at those facts and trying to see a pattern-and the patterns aren't always evident because the patterns aren't always linear. The two together are an extremely powerful combination. Joel Kurtzman, President, Kurtzman Associates and former editor, Harvard Business Review. The Critical more...

Self-empowerment Managing from Within

Listening for Comprehension

...aches you how to comprehend verbal and visual messages to maximize your understanding of others. Because this course teaches listening skills, certain sections of this course deviate from standard SkillSoft courses by presenting audio and audio cues without accompanying text. You will require audio to take these sections of the course. A person at all levels of an organization. It is more...

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...

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...

E-mail and Organizational Communication

E-mail is much more than sending information back and forth. This communication tool can change your entire organization. E-mail can affect how you communicate, where you work, what you do and even when you do it. This course will help you harness the power of e-mail and show you ways to optimize your e-mail use for maximum productivity and success. The target is individuals who use e-mail for 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...

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...

Coaching for Business

Coaching is a vital component of any business that aims to be a winner in the new economy. However, unless coaches are clear in their own minds exactly what their function is, and why they are performing a coaching role, they may do more harm than good. Therefore, it is important to understand how coaching originated as a business tool, and the ways it impacted traditional managerial attitudes and more...

Introduction to Economics Products and Markets

Having covered the basics of markets and consumers, learners can now examine the relationships between producers and the markets in which they sell in this course Products and Markets . Learners discover what drives short and long-run costs as well as what makes markets competitive. Different market types and producer theory are also explained. This course is aimed at Managers, Directors, and more...

Raising Capital and Financing Decisions

...maximize firm value and shareholder wealth. How does a manager reach this objective? To be successful, financial managers must be aware of the financing options available to them, and the procedures they must follow to begin financing. Most important, managers must be able to choose the best financing mix for their company. This course is designed specifically for business managers, financial more...

International Finance

Total Productive Maintenance TPM

... to engage all levels and functions in an organization to maximize the overall effectiveness of production equipment. This course examines how TPM emphasizes the importance of production and maintenance staff members working together. It also describes how TPM seeks continuous improvement of production equipment effectiveness through periodic evaluations. In addition, the requirements to more...

Lean Techniques

..., you'll learn how lean techniques can help organizations maximize value and minimize waste. In Lesson 1, you'll examine lean production techniques that can be successful for many manufacturing organizations. In Lesson 2, you'll explore organizational techniques critical to the lean enterprise and you'll discover what implementation techniques must be in place for an organization to becom more...

Microsoft SMS 2003 Planning Deployment

To explain how to plan deployment of SMS 2003 Systems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning and deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 more...

Win2000 Professional for End-Users Basic Getting Started

This course introduces the learner to the basics of Windows 2000 Professional. It also covers the basic components of the Windows 2000 desktop and the functions of these components. This course details how to work with Paint, play a video clip, play a music CD, and play sound. It includes topics on opening, editing, modifying, and formatting text using WordPad. In addition, this course explains more...

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks - Part 1

This is the first course in a five-part series on Building Cisco Remote Access Networks 1.0 (BCRAN 1.0). This series teaches students how to build a remote access network to interconnect central sites to branch offices and home office/telecommuters. In addition, controlling access to a central site, as well as how to maximize bandwidth utilization over remote links is covered. This part in the more...

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks - Part 2

This is the second course in a five-part series on Building Cisco Remote Access Networks 1.0 (BCRAN 1.0). This series teaches students how to build a remote access network to interconnect central sites to branch offices and home office/telecommuters. In addition, controlling access to a central site, as well as how to maximize bandwidth utilization over remote links is covered. This part in the more...

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks - Part 3

This is the third course in a five-part series on Building Cisco Remote Access Networks 1.0 (BCRAN 1.0). This series teaches students how to build a remote access network to interconnect central sites to branch offices and home office/telecommuters. In addition, controlling access to a central site, as well as how to maximize bandwidth utilization over remote links is covered. This part in the more...

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks - Part 4

This is the fourth course in a five-part series on Building Cisco Remote Access Networks 1.0 (BCRAN 1.0). This series teaches students how to build a remote access network to interconnect central sites to branch offices and home office/telecommuters. In addition, controlling access to a central site, as well as how to maximize bandwidth utilization over remote links is covered. This part in the more...

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks - Part 5

This is the final course in a five-part series on Building Cisco Remote Access Networks 1.0 (BCRAN 1.0). This series teaches students how to build a remote access network to interconnect central sites to branch offices and home office/telecommuters. In addition, controlling access to a central site, as well as how to maximize bandwidth utilization over remote links is covered. This part in the more...

Diversity: What Managers Should Know

In Diversity: What Managers Should Know, participants acquire the knowledge and skills to welcome and manage a diverse workforce. Participants review what diversity is and how it influences relationships between co-workers. They learn to differentiate between-and overcome-stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. They acquire the communication skills they need to maximize the advantages of more...

Microsoft Word for Windows 95 Advanced Topics

...ruct you on working with the advanced skills necessary to maximize your productivity with Microsoft Word for Windows 95. NETG's unique Skill Builder instructional approach uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to more...

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 Advanced Topics

This multimedia self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with the advanced skills of Excel 95 necessary to maximize your productivity. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Mastery tests at the end of each unit allow you to verify more...

Supply Chain Management - Building a Sustained Competitive Advantage

This course provides the learner with an understanding of utilizing collaboration and technology to maximize the effect of supply chain processing. Product design and product life cycle management as elements of the improvement effort and performance measures and metrics. Models for improving all major processes within a supply chain and extensive case examples to validate the principles and more...

Supply Chain Management - Using Models

This course provides the learner with an understanding of efficiency and cost savings strategies utilizing collaboration and technology to maximize the effect of supply chain processing and product design and product life cycle management as elements of the improvement effort. In addition to performance measures and metrics and models for improving all major processes within a supply chain. more...

Telephone Skills: Understanding Basic Professionalism on the Phone

In Telephone Skills: Professionalism Through Basic Skills you will learn to effectively perform basic telephone skills. You will also learn how to convey a positive professional image and use technology to increase your efficiency. In addition you will learn how to organize and supply your workspace to maximize focus. more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Manager: Managing the IT Department

With management and team fundamentals in place this course gives an overview of some typical areas of IT management and some of their related issues. Beginning with networks and network issues the course then goes on to look at strategies for purchasing and rolling out new hardware and software across the IT department. It then teaches the value of E- Commerce in general as well as how to more...

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks - Part 1

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks - Part 2

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks - Part 3

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks - Part 4

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks - Part 5

Oracle SQL Tuning: Diagnostics and Tuning the Schema

This course is the first in a two-part series on SQL Statement Tuning. This course will help experienced application developers to learn a tuning methodology they can use to maximize database performance with minimal effort. Participants will gain experience creating optimal access paths such as partitioned views B-tree indexes bitmapped indexes index clusters and hash clusters. Participants will more...

Value Chain Management: Managing a Value Chain

Managing a Value Chain focuses on strategic response to the requirements of your value-creating business design and the management of elements of the value chain in order to win competitive advantage. It provides the learner with specific strategies to maximize the flow of products services and information and raw materials to the final point of consumption. It covers methods of winning cost more...

Mentoring: Developing Your Mentoring Skills

Mentoring: Developing Your Mentoring Skills offers the student an overview of a mentor's job and competencies how to develop strong mentoring relationships and how to mentor effectively. The program covers steps for choosing mentees elements that make mentoring work and behaviors mentors should avoid. It also covers learning styles how to maximize mentees' learning potential and how to manage more...

Managing Generations in the Workplace: Generations Working Together

In Managing Generations in the Workplace: Generations Working Together you will learn the importance of managing the generations in the workplace. It teaches how intergenerational confrontation can be a positive interaction how to effectively coach and manage intergenerational teams so as to maximize their performance and how to motivate employees and promote winning behaviors. more...

Team Participation: Resolving Conflict in Teams

In Team Participation: Resolving Conflict in Teams participants develop an understanding of the nature of team conflict and an awareness of different conflict resolution styles. Using the program's eight-step process for resolving conflict they are able avoid many of conflict's negative consequences and maximize its real benefits. more...

From Lovecchio Consulting

Time and Attendance

To maximize efficiency and use of work centers (machines, equipment, work teams, etc.). To reduce waste, loss of time, already included in routings, etc. To be able to manage priorities and to monitor their deadlines. To increase safety in the workplace more...

From JED New Media inc.

Voice Messaging Maximizing Benefits

Regardless of the voice mail system you use, it pays to acquaint yourself with practical instruction on how to make optimum use of your voice mail resources. Explore the essentials of implementing a voice messaging system with an automated attendant, allowing you and your staff to maximize your time while presenting a professional image. more...

Training Delivery Vehicles

Are you on a quest for new alternatives when selecting a training delivery vehicle? Are you looking to maximize learning benefits and foster productivity in your workplace? Survey available options and find out how to choose a winning combination suitable for your particular learning situation. Let your training needs drive the solution, not vice versa. more...

Team Building Trait Secrets V

This is the last of a collection of five JEDlets that show you how to use trait secrets to build and maintain strong and effective teams. Learn to form teams by combining traits outlined in the previous JEDlets. Find out how to mix and match teammates to maximize the productivity and the dynamism of teams. more...

Fundraising Basics

Maximize the success of your fundraising campaign by implementing a proven management framework from planning, to launch, to wrap-up. Discover a host of tips and suggestions on improving your fundraising activities, compiling a tailored donor list and training your team. this is a 40-minute online tutorial suitable for individual learning as well as in group settings. more...

Mystery Shopping

Increasing sales and heightening customer satisfaction is a common business objective. Learn why companies hire mystery shopping services, what criteria to look for in a mystery shopping firm, the process involved, and how to maximize the benefits of this method of market research. Please contact us for any additional information. more...

From International School of Staging

The Power of Staging - For Real Estate Professionals

...ly. It is geared towards agents guiding the seller to maximize the appeal of their home, spend the least amount of money in the process and get the highest value for their sale. The author's background as a teacher and interior designer has enabled her to offer an affordable, well structured course filled with valuable information. The Power of Staging ® provides simple and more...

The Power of Staging - For Real Estate Professionals - online

From Medical Tourism Training, Inc

Basic Medical Terminology ...pronunciation, a definition, and images or photographs to maximize understanding and retention. An audio track is provided by one of our experts to supplement the content associated with the vocabulary. Numerous quizzes and exercises are incorporated into each section to facilitate learning. A final test ensures that you have thoroughly absorbed the course material. The vocabulary, more...

From Matias and Associates, PC

Custom Online Management Training ...ho Are We? Matias Interactive exists to help companies maximize profitability through the development of an industry-leading workforce. We achieve our mission by creating and delivering highly-customizable training programs tailored to the needs of our clients. What makes us different? We are taking corporate training back from staid mega-groups that refuse to change with the times. more...

From Coaching Ourselves

Talent Management ...e and clarify your own talent "mindset". How can you best maximize the talent around you and build on your employees' strengths? Discuss and create strategies with your colleagues to bring the talent mindset into action. The objectives for today's exploration are to: * Understand what talent management is * Appraise your own talent mindset * Decide what you can do in your more...

Managing Time and Energy Author: David Creelman Work is not just about making brilliant decisions. It is also about how we manage our time and energy, individually and as a team. Almost everyone feels there is not enough time in a day, but there are days when we feel a Wow, we got a lot donea . How do we make that happen more often? Sometimes the problem isna ™t lack of time at all, ita ™s lack of more...

From eCPD.

Time Management

...ging your time at work, along with concrete techniques to maximize what you can get done during the work day. After completing this course, you will be able to: * Define time management. * Explain the importance of time management. * List common obstacles to effective time management. * Use concrete techniques such as planning, prioritization, and goal-setting to manage more...

From LearningSpan, Inc.

Operational and Technical Job Skills

... of the world's best-known power and energy organizations maximize their efficiencies and enhance their training performance. Vivid Learning Systems From OSHA to Food Safety, Vivid offers one of the most comprehensive and diverse job skills and compliance libraries on the market. The quality of Vivid course design is highlighted by the integrated retention tools that are built-in to more...

From Sify Technologies Limited

Training and Learning Consultancy ...uch as where should we be spending our training budget to maximize impact on performance; which parts of our legacy training need to be retained, updated, or replaced; and who are our learners. Our wide range of consulting services can provide answers to such questions and many more. Our services address different levels of learning needs-personal, occupational, departmental, and more...

From PDHengineer. com-Decatur Professional Development, LLC

Energy Savings in Building Electrical Mechanical and Plumbing Systems

... etc.-work together to come up with design solutions that maximize performance, energy conservation, and environmental benefits. In this course the student will learn a wide variety of integrated sustainable concepts and practical ideas for building electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems, from design to facility operation, that will help with the integration of the various systems within more...

Energy Management Mistakes in Industrial and Commercial Facilities

...hat areas within the operation should I be focusing on to maximize energy savings? What are some of the influences on energy management that can't be controlled? Is it true that I can save energy costs simply by moving some operations to a different time of day? In addition to finding out the answers to these questions, you will learn the correct method for measuring energy management more...

Power and Influence Getting It - Keeping It

...are in a low level of management and want to learn how to maximize their influence for opportunities of professional growth through helping others become more successful. Additionally, this course is also useful for students who, although not currently in a management position, want to be as prepared as possible for when the opportunity occurs, or simply want to be as valued within their more...

Manage Productivity to Maximize Profit

This course is for people wanting to understand the design and management of efficient work processes in any environment for any product. Public organizations will benefit as much as private because work efficiency and productivity is essential to both. The concepts presented here are universal whether processing legal documents or building toasters on an assembly line. Plenty of practice more...

Low-Density Concrete Construction Considerations

...mping, and testing controls must be addressed in order to maximize the quality of concrete and avoid problems during construction. The use of low-density concrete provides several advantages with the primary, and most obvious, benefit being a 15 to 25 savings in weight without sacrificing the overall strength of a structure. However, its use can result in a considerable impact to the structural more...

Alternatives to Active HVAC Systems

...newable energy technologies. Passive cooling methods maximize the efficiency of the building envelope by minimizing heat gain from the external environment and facilitate cooling by air movement, ventilation, night cooling, evaporation, desiccant dehumidification and earth coupling to name a few. All these techniques require little or no input of electrical energy. Even when these more...

Applying Modern Manufacturing Processes to Engineering Prototypes

... has been written in recent years about how companies can maximize their manufacturing capabilities, yet the early engineering prototype stage of the product lifecycle has gone largely unattended. The purpose of this course is to compare prototype development and production with modern production and operations management to determine if tools that have become so commonplace in factories around more...

Natural Ventilation of Large Open Structures

...pen structures. The student will learn techniques used to maximize the effect of natural ventilation, including optimum opening locations and orientations with respect to wind direction and building orientation. The student is expected to read and review the material contained in the Natural Ventilation For Warm Housing, Canada Plan Service, M-9760. The student must take a multiple-choice more...

Steam Efficiency Improvements - Distribution End Users

...mize the heat loss from steam distribution systems and to maximize recovery of heat from waste steam and condensate resulting in lower overall energy costs. In this course, the student will review ten (10) "Energy Tip Sheets" published by the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Office of Industrial Technologies. Each tip sheet provides information on a particular component of your steam more...

From The Virtual Training Company

Apple iWork 05

Apple iWork '05 allows users to bring ideas to life with Keynote 2 and the powerful word processor, Pages. Keynote set the standard for creating media presentations and now Keynote 2 lets users build gorgeous photography portfolios, animated storyboards and self-running, interactive slideshows. With its built-in iLife Media Browser, Apple iWork '05 is the perfect complement to iLife. VTC author, more...

Painter 7

...ual Training Company tutorial, the user will learn how to maximize this natural media emulation software. Andrew Hathaway smoothly guides the user from the basics of the Painter interface, through all the tools and brushes. He goes step-by-step through layers, masks, cloning, scripts, and all the other creative outlets Painter has to offer, as well as explaining what's new and improved in more...

Macromedia Flash 5 Techniques

As in Virtual Training Company's other "Techniques" tutorials, the Flash 5 Techniques tutorial takes the user through ten projects that concentrate on different skills needed to maximize this application. Author Rick Martin assumes you have a basic understanding of Flash 5 and goes step by step through projects like basic and advanced animated splash screens, scrolling text windows, flashing mask more...

From Gotham Writers Workshop

How to Get Published Workshop taught by NY Literary Agent

...project. Why not spend just a little time learning how to maximize your chance of getting published? There is no sure path or magic formula for publication. But there are definite Do s and Don t s and there are time-tested steps to follow. We won t tell you it s impossible and we won t tell you it s easy. We will give you a realistic understanding of the publishing business and a wealth of more...