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Dealing with Difficult Customers Course description -- Today's information-age customers are the most informed and demanding shoppers ever. For a service representative, meeting the demands of one of these savvy customers can be a customer service nightmare! Taking this course will wake you from the nightmare and show you how to calm angry customers and resolve their complaints while keeping your cool. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET more...

How To Master Performance Management Course description -- Managing employee performance is the single greatest challenge facing supervisors and other leaders in today'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. more...

How To Master Team Building ...Meeting business objectives and maximizing resources requires effective teamwork, and this bundle will build the basic competencies that will ensure your teams are organized, goal-oriented, and customer-focused. Together they provide a toolkit of effective techniques and strategies for building high-performing teams in any function or discipline. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER more...

Microsoft Outlook 2002 Level 2 This course covers intermediate skills for Microsoft Outlook 2002. Students will learn how to assign categories to mail messages, propose alternate meeting times, and send task status reports. more...

Discharging Employees There are strict legal requirements as well as personal accountability when discharging an employee. This course covers all the critical aspects of termination, including information about the law and how it impacts the process and your decision. You will be given methods for identifying when discharge is appropriate and tools to help you prepare for the meeting. You will also learn specific more...

French Connections Series French Connections Series is the ultimate learning environment for both 'just-in-time' and structured language learning...' more...

German Connections Series German Connections Series is the ultimate learning environment for both 'just-in-time' and structured language learning...' more...

Spanish Connections Series Spanish Connections Series is the ultimate learning environment for both 'just-in-time' and structured language learning...' more...

Italian Connections Italian Connections Series is the ultimate learning environment for both 'just-in-time' and structured language learning...' more...

Japanese Connections Japanese Connections Series is the ultimate learning environment for both 'just-in-time' and structured language learning...' more...

Leadership and Team Development: Team Building MAXIM TRAINING Organisations have always relied on teams in some form. But now there is more emphasis on groups of people, working in teams, taking joint responsibility for achieving standards and meeting objectives. This course explores the key factors that make teams effective and the skills required to build, strengthen and maintain the team. more...

Managing People : Preparing for a Formal Appraisal If you are judged on the success of your team, it's in your interest to ensure that they are operating at their peak. Effective appraisal is one of the most powerful ways of motivating people to give their best performance. This course will help you understand how to prepare for appraisal. It will show you how to get team members in the right frame of mind for their appraisal, and to get the stage more...

Managing People : Planning a Meeting ...Meetings are opportunities: to share information, exchange ideas and contribute to decisions. They're excellent vehicles for building teams, gaining commitment and encouraging participation but only when they're properly planned and executed by everyone involved. This course looks at how to make the most of every business meeting through planning and preparation. It will help you decide more...

Managing People : Leading a Meeting ...Meetings are opportunities: to share information, exchange ideas and contribute to decisions. They're excellent vehicles for building teams, gaining commitment and encouraging participation but only when they're properly planned and executed by everyone involved. This course shows you how to make the most of every business meeting. It will help you become a dynamic and effective leader whose more...

Managing People : Following up a Meeting ...Meetings are opportunities: to share information, exchange ideas and contribute to decisions. They're excellent vehicles for building teams, gaining commitment and encouraging participation but only when they're properly planned and executed by everyone involved. This course will help you make the most of every business meeting. It will show you how to successfully follow up on your meetings more...

Writing Skills : Writing Meeting Minutes 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 why minutes are written and examines what information should be included in them. It also gives you guidelines on the basics of writing minutes. more...

Face to Face Communications : Making a Contribution to a Meeting ...formed into realities when they're shared and understood. Meetings are the primary tool businesses use for group communication. This course shows you how to make meetings as productive as possible. It demonstrates how careful preparation ensures you get the best out of meetings and shows how you can make a positive contribution by understanding your role and making the most of the opportunities more...

Employee Performance: Providing Feedback Employee Performance: Providing Feedback helps managers and employees develop the skills needed to give constructive feedback-both praise and criticism-to subordinates or peers. They learn the role feedback plays in improving performance and when and how to deliver feedback so that it can be 'heard' by the recipient. more...

Project Management: The Fundamentals Participants in Project Management: The Fundamentals will understand the importance of project management and learn to differentiate between product and project management. They develop an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the project manager, the various aspects of the project environment, and the importance of developing a quality project team. In addition, they become familiar more...

Project Management: Scope In Project Management: Scope, project managers learn about the importance of project scope in managing the project management process. They learn how to develop a project charter and write the scope statement for a project. In addition, they learn how to develop, organize, and use a work breakdown structure (WBS). more...

Project Management: Time Management In Project Management: Time Management, participants learn how to identify the activities involved with a project and construct a network diagram based on those activities. They learn how to determine the critical path for a project. They also learn about several mathematical analysis techniques, such as CPM and PERT, to develop project schedules. more...

Project Management: Quality Standards Participants in this program learn the importance of developing and fulfilling quality standards. They learn how to develop a project quality plan and avoid the costs of less-than-optimal quality. In addition, they learn some quality control techniques that they can use when managing a project. more...

Project Management: Communications In this program, participants develop the skills they need to create or open communication channels and disseminate project information in an effective and timely manner. They learn how to develop a communication management plan and acquire techniques for improving the communication of information. 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...

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...

Diversity: What Employees Should Know In Diversity: What Employees Should Know, participants learn what diversity is and how it influences their relationships with others. They learn to differentiate between-and overcome-stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. They acquire the communication skills they need to build on the advantages that a diverse workplace offers. more...

Financial Management: Fundamental Accounting Concepts In Financial Management: Fundamental Accounting Concepts, participants become familiar with basic accounting concepts and terms, enabling them to track business transactions that affect assets, liabilities, and owner's equity. They learn how use universal accounting tools-such as the general journal, general ledger, and trial balance-to ensure an organization follows sound accounting practices. more...

Financial Management: Understanding Financial Statements In Financial Management: Understanding Financial Statements, participants develop an in-depth understanding of the purpose and uses of each of four financial statements-the income statement, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement, and the statement of stockholders' equity-and practice preparing and interpreting each of these tools. more...

Financial Management: Budgeting Essentials In Financial Management: Budgeting Essentials, participants learn how to create and enforce a budget by analyzing financial statements, setting objectives, and monitoring performance. more...

Microsoft Outlook 97 - Part 2 This course is the second of a two part series which will cover the skills necessary for the Expert User certification exam. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses simulation, 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 have a more...

Microsoft Outlook 98 Fundamentals This course provides participants with the fundamental skills to use Outlook 98 on a daily basis in their workplace. Students will learn how to perform basic communication and personal organization tasks within Outlook 98. more...

Microsoft Outlook 2000 Proficient User This course prepares IT Professionals to send messages to people inside and outside their organization, schedule appointments and meetings, maintain a contact list, and organize their activities with tasks, notes, and journal entries. more...

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Advanced The units in this course will introduce you to some advanced features of PowerPoint as you enhance and customize charts, embed and link data, insert movies, sound, and hyperlinks, use slide show features such as animating charts and adding sound to customize a slide show, and work with special PowerPoint features such as exporting a presentation to 35mm slides, saving a presentation for use on the more...

Conducting Effective Sales Research Meetings ...your customer's business. But only by conducting research meetings will you learn the "inside" information you need to truly understand the business fit between your company and your customer. In this course, you'll learn about bringing your research and communication skills together in strategic account sales (SAS) research meetings. You'll start by learning how to prepare for an effective more...

Delivering High-Impact Sales Presentations ...meeting you'll have with your client is when you show the decision makers that you have the right business fit for their needs. You've done a lot of hard work, so when the curtain goes up on your sales presentation, you want an award-winning performance. In this course, you'll learn about the third major component of the strategic account sales (SAS) approach--presentation. First, you'll learn more...

Effectively Using Customer-focused Research Meetings ...unication skills together in territorial account research meetings. By conducting research meetings, you'll get the inside perspective you need to truly understand your customer. You'll start by learning how to prepare for an effective research meeting. Next, you'll explore how to conduct research meetings to gather desired information. And finally, you'll learn how to effectively close and more...

Delivering High-impact Territorial Account Sales TAS Presentations ...ch--presentation. Your presentation is the most important meeting you'll have with your client. This is when you show the decision makers that you have the right product and business fit for their needs. You've done a lot of hard work, so when you make your sales presentation, you want it to practically close the sale for you. First, you'll learn how to plan and develop a high-impact more...

Territorial Account Sales Skills Simulation ...nary research on this company and then request a research meeting with a contact there. Then you will try to develop this contact into a coach in the hopes of enlisting her help in getting past a gatekeeper to gain access to your target account's decision maker. If you gain access to the decision maker, you will need to emphasize your company s business fit with Wine Cellar of California, and more...

Planning Your Field Sales Approach ...pproach provides practical tools for determining call and meeting objectives and developing appropriate openings for face-to-face selling situations. Included in the course are detailed descriptions of the six customer buying roles a field salesperson typically encounters and tips for working effectively with each. This course demonstrates how to generate effective account profiles, emphasizing more...

Excellence in Internal Customer Service In today's fast-changing and highly competitive business climate, offering excellent customer service has never been so important. But what about taking a different approach? Has your organization tried looking inwardly to find the answers to offering great service? Organizations consist of an independent chain of individuals and functional units, each taking inputs from one another and turning more...

Working With Internal Customers ...iness. However, you should not overlook the importance of meeting the needs and expectations of your fellow employees, your internal customers. By helping other people within your organization, you enable it to succeed. Great internal customer service improves people's morale, productivity, and external customer service, and ultimately makes your organization more financially secure. Giving more...

Essentials of External Consulting ... communication and listening, presenting, report-writing, meetings and negotiation. Combining this with, in equal measure, qualities of leadership, creativity, and emotional intelligence. In this course, you'll find out more about the role of an external consultant. You'll also see how, with the key skills and qualities, you can deliver outstanding performance to clients, guaranteeing they'll more...

Internal Consulting Skills What skills do you need to be a successful internal consultant? What skills do you have already, and which should you develop further? This course gives you the opportunity to review your existing abilities and ways of improving your current performance. Internal consulting is not only about your specialist or technical knowledge. It's about your ability to communicate. If you fail to get your more...

Creating Effective Contracts When you hear the word "contract", you may think of a written, legal document. However, when it comes to consulting relationships, contracts are more about setting expectations and involving the right people instead of setting legal parameters. In this course, you'll examine how to approach contracting, the considerations that are most important, and how you should approach the contracting more...

Project Leadership Communicating Within a Project Team Project Leadership: Communicating Within a Project Team covers how to promote team communication, why communication fails, and the types of communication styles. It also details how project managers should conduct meetings and manage decisions. In addition, it covers the types of project documents used to convey information and how to present that information to the various levels of stakeholders more...

Project Team Management Participating in a Project Team Project Team Management: Participating in a Project Team offers the student information required to understand types of projects and project teams. The program covers guidelines for resolving conflict within a project team and for helping team members reach consensus. It also offers information on the personal responsibilities and communication skills needed to participate on a project team. more...

Project Team Management Team Building Techniques Project Team Management: Team Building Techniques offers the student information required to improve communication in a project team setting. The program covers guidelines for expressing yourself assertively, identifies team roles, and explains how to avoid common pitfalls in project team meetings. Project team members, team members, and team leaders who are interested in learning more about how more...

Project Teams Building a Project Team Project Teams: Building a Project Team offers students information required to establish and improve project teams. The program details guidelines for team goal setting, identifies motivational theories that impact project teams, and offers ways to manage a project team during times of change. Project managers, manager, and supervisors who are interested in learning more about how to build project more...

Project Planning In the early planning phases, project managers and team members have the most potential influence on the outcomes of a project. Yet, lots of planning does not guarantee successful planning. Just as project success can be planned, project disasters can be predestined if team members are not careful about the assumptions they make. A project management team that can balance the need for more...

Project Management Executing a Project Project Management: Executing a Project, is the sixth of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the four goals of a project start-up meeting, identify the five guidelines of effective team leadership and provide balanced project communications. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful more...

Effective Telephone Techniques This course provides the learner with critical information about making a good impression when communicating over the telephone. It emphasizes the importance of good telephone etiquette, offers tips for building trust over the telephone, and discusses important non-verbal actions that are present in most telephone interactions. Additionally, it helps the learner make the most out of technology more...

Planning Effective Business Meetings ...meetings, you know how much time is spent in them. A recent survey of 2000 business leaders indicated that managers spend over fifty percent of their time in meetings. That same study indicated that managers felt that about one third of those meetings were unproductive. This course will present you with information that will help you improve the quality of your meetings. It will help you more...

Leading Effective Business Meetings ...meetings held every day in the United States, there is a good chance that your life is full of meetings. There is a general agreement among business professionals that most meetings are not well run. They often waste your time, drain your energy, seem to have no purpose, and bear few positive results. Are you tired of attending meetings like this? Are you tired of your meetings ending up like more...

Participating Effectively in Business Meetings ...meeting is a gathering of people to present or exchange information, plan joint activities, make decisions, or carry out actions already agreed upon. Almost every group activity or project requires a meeting, or meetings, of some sort. Knowing how to hold efficient and effective meetings can help make projects successful. In a good meeting, participants' ideas are heard, decisions are made more...

Effective Business Meetings Simulation ...ties of a project management group. Functioning as both a meeting coordinator and a conference chair person, you will test your skills in a broad range of situations, running the gamut from materials procurement to conflict mediation. This simulation is based on the SkillSoft series Effective Business Meetings and includes links to the following courses: COMM0331, COMM0332 and COMM0333. more...

Enhancing Your Listening Skills ... surprise by an unexpected deadline? Have you ever left a meeting unsure about what was decided? Have you ever asked a supervisor for advice, only to later forget what your supervisor told you? You can avoid problems like these by using effective listening skills. Effective listening helps you to know what's going on in your organization, get cooperation from your co-workers, solve problems, more...

An Essential Guide to Giving Feedback ...one within the organization. To ensure that all staff are meeting their potential it is essential that there is a culture which enables feedback to be given and received. This course enables you to become familiar with the key aspects of giving candid, constructive feedback about performance. The purpose of this course is to enable you to enhance your skills in giving feedback. The course 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...

Improving Your Cross-cultural Communications Picture the scene. You've been asked to contact some new clients based over 3,000 miles away. You've never spoken with them before and you're not sure what response you'll get. This is a familiar situation that is played out daily in many organizations around the world. How many times have you found yourself in this situation? Thankfully, there are things you can do to improve your cross-cultural more...

Reviewing Performance ...an and conduct a really worthwhile, efficient performance meeting. Appraisal meetings aren't always easy encounters, even when they are planned. Sometimes, a manager will have to tell an employee that his performance isn't good enough--despite all earlier efforts. This course gives sound practical advice about how to handle the appraisal of someone who is a consistently poor performer. more...

Continuous Performance Assessment ... see. The second stage is changing the annual performance meeting into ongoing communication about performance between the manager and employee. The manager must review and monitor performance, and respond to it by motivating the effective worker and helping the less successful worker. In this way, performance appraisal becomes one of the major managerial tools. Then, and only then, is the more...

Mentoring Essentials Simulation You are a Team Leader for the Wireless Technology Group, a research department within The Research Company that focuses on collecting and analyzing data on wireless technologies. You are heading up a new research project that deals with forecasting advertising revenue for wireless communication tools over the next five years. While managing this project, you have also been assigned Tilly Newman, a more...

Team Leadership Conducting Productive Team Meetings ...Meetings gives the student an overview of conducting meetings in a team setting and explains the development of meeting agendas. The program covers in detail the steps for developing agendas and conducting team meetings, the different types of meetings, and the guidelines for preventing ineffective team meetings. Managers and team leaders who want to conduct productive team meetings. It is more...

Coaching Trends ...e. But when coaching teams, you'll need to run an initial meeting, set boundaries, and deal with team tension. In order for coaching to improve the bottom line for your organization, you must display an ongoing commitment to coaching. Coaching works in all directions--consider upward and peer-to-peer coaching--which is one of the reasons it is so powerful. Total confidentiality and life more...

Coaching Personalities and Teams Simulation You are a marketing manager for Dulce Confections, a leading maker of chocolates and other fine candies. Due to changing consumer tastes and an increase in the average age of Dulce's core customer, the company is anxious to change the dated packaging on its flagship candy bar, the Dulce bar. The challenge of the repackaging initiative is to appeal to a younger demographic while not alienating the more...

Developing Employees HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including the theories and applications of employee training and training program development. As a human resources professional, you are responsible for helping to ensure that your company's workforce possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities to meet more...

Exit Interviewing Skills The Termination Process Exit Interviewing: The Termination Process covers how to monitor and guide your employees' performance, as well as how to terminate employment lawfully. The program also covers how to explain performance standards to employees, how to document performance and misconduct issues, and how to improve employees' performance. In addition, it teaches how to discipline employee misconduct, prepare for a more...

Advanced Administrative Support Simulation ...ted when Maxine turned you down for a promotion. During a meeting with Maxine, you'll have the opportunity to find out to why she didn't promote you. You'll need to listen actively and effectively to her constructive criticism. Also, you will need to deal with this criticism like a professional. After the meeting, maintaining a positive attitude and avoiding the influence of negative people are more...

Administrative Functions Administrative support professionals are the central nervous systems of an office. Their responsibilities are numerous and vital to the operation of their organization. Knowing the best ways to perform office functions will enable administrative support professional to complete their responsibilities efficiently and effectively. This course will present you with information that will help you 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...

ISO 9001 2000 The Auditing Process In ISO 9001:2000: The Auditing Process you learn about the fundamentals of the auditing process for ISO 9000: 2000. It explains the basic audit procedures and requirements as well as the importance of starting and closing the audit in the correct fashion. Members of Corporate Management, Management Representatives, Directors of Quality Assurance, and Production Managers interested in the more...

Creating a Marketing Campaign Your marketing plan has been approved Now you need to get the job done. How you execute your plan is as crucial as the plan itself. In this course, you'll learn about tactical marketing tools needed to put your plan into gear and create your marketing mix. These include branding, packaging, promotions, publicity, advertising and merchandising. Managers and team leaders with responsibility for more...

Customer Satisfaction Through Resource Management The ISO 9001:2000 standard structures its Quality Management System (QMS) model into four major areas: Management Responsibility; Resource Management; Product Realization; and Measurement, Analysis, and Improvement. Resource Management is one important component of the QMS. This course examines the management of human, material, and environmental resources that are necessary to maintain an more...

Win2000 Netwk Infra Design Prep for W2K Netwk Serv Infra ...lationships and the features in Windows 2000 that help in meeting these requirements. Further, the course deals with IT management structure, including desktop management, network management, and data center management. User and resource distribution, current hardware and application requirements, the network performance requirements of an organization, and disaster recovery are also covered in more...

IBM Lotus Collaboration using Sametime and QuickPlace To introduce the learner to the IBM Lotus Sametime and QuickPlace collaboration tools Anyone wishing to gain a basic understanding of IBM Lotus Sametime 3.0 and QuickPlace 3.0; end users wishing to work with IBM Lotus collaboration tools more...

Overview of the Implementation Process This WestNet e-Learning module will outline a formal four-phase approach to network design, which covers the majority of areas that must be considered in most networking implementation projects. more...

Introducing Outlook 2002 To provide an overview of the basic communication capabilities and organization features of Outlook 2002 Anyone wishing to gain a basic understanding of Microsoft Outlook 2002, candidates for MOUS certification, and end-users seeking competence in the use of Microsoft Outlook 2002 more...

Advanced Features of PowerPoint 2002 The Advanced Features of PowerPoint 2002 WBT is the second course of the Office XP: PowerPoint 2002 curriculum. It familiarizes users with the advanced features of PowerPoint that can be used to enhance their presentations. These features include inserting objects, such as charts and animations. Additionally, this course guides users to efficiently share their presentations with a workgroup and more...

Scheduling events Appointments and meetings in Outlook 2003 To demonstrate how events, appointments, and meetings are scheduled in Outlook 2003 Personnel at all levels of the enterprise; end-users seeking competency in the use of Microsoft Outlook 2003; end-users seeking to obtain Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification in the use of Microsoft Outlook 2003; end-users seeking basic IT certification, such as ECDL, ICDL, IC3, or an equivalent more...

Newsreaders Online Meetings Instant Messaging and Faxing Information in Outlook 2003 To demonstrate how to configure and use newsreaders, online meetings, instant messaging, and Internet faxing in Outlook 2003 Personnel at all levels of the enterprise; end users seeking competency in the advanced functionality of Microsoft Outlook 2003; end users seeking to obtain Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification in the use of Microsoft Outlook 2003 more...

Microsoft Office 2000 - Beginning Outlook To describe how to use Outlook 2000 in the integration of desktop applications and to show how Outlook 2000 can be used in most organizational and communications tasks Anyone wishing to gain an understanding of Microsoft Outlook 2000, candidates for Microsoft Office Specialist certification, and end-users seeking competence and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Outlook 2000 more...

Lotus Notes 6 End User Using the Calendar and To Do List Features and TeamRoom Collaboration To introduce the student to the Calendar, To Do List, and TeamRoom collaboration Anyone wishing to use Lotus Notes 6; end users wishing to work with the Notes client, Notes Mail, and iNotes more...

Working with Databases the Calendar and the To Do List in Lotus Notes 7 To create and manage databases and to use the calendar, personal journal, and to do list for information management and scheduling Individuals using, or planning to use, Lotus Notes Version 7 for messaging, communication, information services, and collaboration more...

Microsoft Outlook 98 Basic The Microsoft Outlook 98 Basic course introduces you to the basic features of Microsoft Outlook98, which is an integrated information management program that helps you communicate with others and organize your personal and business information. As you work through each unit in the course, you will learn how to create and send electronic mail (also called e-mail), respond to e-mail messages, more...

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Advanced This highly interactive CBT contains three units that cover advanced PowerPoint skills. Through step-by-step instruction within a realistic simulation of Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, students learn how to enhance charts, work with embedded and linked objects, and use slide show features. Performance-based Pre- and Post-Assessments create a custom course path for each learner covering only the topics more...

Microsoft Outlook 2000 Intermediate This course introduces the advanced features of Microsoft Outlook 2000 to familiarize the user with the Outlook environment. It contains information for users to schedule appointments and events, organize meetings, maintain a journal, and use Notes. Designed to introduce advanced features of Microsoft Outlook 2000. more...

e-Mail and Browsing During the last century, the telecommunications industry underwent many technological changes that improved the way in which we interact with each other. However, if we measure the impact of all these technologies, the Internet has certainly had the maximum effect on our communication methods. The Internet enables a number of people to access and use certain resources at the same time. It provides more...

Project Management - Project Communications Management In Project Management - Project Communications Management you will learn how to plan project communications taking into account the various communication flows found in project environments and the influence that personal perceptions have on communication. You will also learn about the importance of distributing information to project stakeholders as well as how to report project performance by more...

Financial Management - Financial Planning and Forecasting This course will provide a basic introduction to financial planning and forecasting and how this process is important in the firm meeting its financial goals. We will describe the planning process (also known as budgeting) and how the plan once established is implemented.  more...

Microsoft Outlook 2003 Proficient User This course addresses the fundamental and essential features of Outlook as defined by the Microsoft Office Specialist certification objectives for Outlook 2003 Specialist exam. Learners completing this series should be well prepared for the certification exam, and have a solid foundation in essential Outlook skills. more...

Microsoft Outlook 2002 Proficient User This course teaches common utilities within Outlook 2002 and will enable the learner to become proficient in using Outlook. The course covers the advanced skills of scheduling meetings, Tasks, and working with Outlook Journal and Notes. more...

Lotus Notes 4.6 Mail This course is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge of Lotus Notes and discusses the relationship between database, documents, forms and views. more...

Sales Skills: Effectively Closing a Sale In Sales Skills: Effectively Closing a Sale you will learn how to focus on clients' key issues when speaking to them why product demonstrations are beneficial and why it is important to speak with satisfied clients. You will also learn how to recognize buying signals how to respond to resistance and what to do if a sales meeting becomes uncomfortable. In addition you will learn when to close more...

Cross-Cultural Business Communication: Addressing Cross-Cultural Business Situations Cross-Cultural Business Communication: Addressing Cross-Cultural Business Situations offers students information about organizing and attending cross-cultural meetings as well as processes for negotiating and solving problems in a cross-cultural meeting. Guidelines for team building across cultures are also covered in this program as well as suggestions for translating written documents.  more...

Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Teams In ''Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Teams '' you will learn about the responsibilities of a problem-solving team leader and how to manage a problem-solving team meeting. Additionally the program provides you with processes and guidelines for motivating and communicating with team members. By learning the material in this unit you will know your responsibilities as a more...

Conducting Meetings: The Meeting Process Conducting Meetings: The Meeting Process provides participants with a framework for planning participating in and concluding meetings successfully. They learn techniques for establishing the purpose and agenda of a meeting and facilitating participants' progress toward the meeting goals.  more...

Conducting Meetings: Managing a Meeting Conducting Meetings: Managing a Meeting enables participants to improve their ability as a meeting leader. They acquire the knowledge and skills they need to facilitate situation analysis brainstorming and decision making in a meeting as well as techniques for fostering creative thinking and for managing conflict among meeting participants.  more...

Conducting Meetings: Effective Meeting Communication Conducting Meetings: Effective Meeting Communication enables participants to build a positive climate during a meeting and follow best practices of verbal and nonverbal communication to conduct a successful meeting.  more...

Facilitation: The Effective Facilitator In Facilitation: The Effective Facilitator participants will learn the characteristics and responsibilities of facilitators in team meeting situations. In addition they will learn the verbal and nonverbal strategies a facilitator can use to ensure full participation among team members and how to properly ask questions offer feedback and record information.  more...

Facilitation: The Facilitation Process In Facilitation: The Facilitation Process participants will learn the importance of and 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 more...

Managing Performance: Establishing a Performance Plan In Managing Performance: Establishing a Performance Plan you will learn the process for managing performance how to conduct a performance planning meeting and how to document the performance plan. In addition you will learn how to provide positive and constructive feedback as well as how to coach your employees throughout the appraisal period.  more...

Managing Performance: Overcoming Performance Appraisal Challenges In Managing Performance: Overcoming Performance Appraisal Challenges you will learn how to encourage regular communication how to conduct a status meeting and how to document ongoing communication. You will also learn how to respond to a defensive employee and how to resolve conflict in an appraisal discussion. In addition you will learn about the laws governing the appraisal process so you can more...

Correcting Performance Problems: Disciplining Employees ...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 the proper way to document and use information about an employee's more...

Team Leadership: Conducting Productive Team Meetings Team Leadership: Conducting Productive Team Meetings gives the student an overview of conducting meetings in a team setting and explains the development of meeting agendas. The program covers in detail the steps for developing agendas and conducting team meetings the different types of meetings and the guidelines for preventing ineffective team meetings.  more...