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Brilliant Business Writing and Communication ...day, producing letters, proposals, and e-mail messages that communicate a great deal about themselves and their employers. Many don`t feel comfortable writing, and worry that the impression they`re making on clients and coworkers is anything but positive. It`s time to change all that. Designed explicitly for people in the business world, this course guides students through the principles and  more...

The Entrepreneurship Certificate in Marketing Mastery Program A Trump U Course- Starting a new business means more than having a good idea. The hottest concept will cool off in a minute if it isn t fueled by the knowledge and skills that are needed to transform it into a real and sustainable business. Students will be given an opportunity to work on their own business concepts. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact  more...

The Art of Active Listening Why do we like talking to some people more than others? Because they are good listeners. If someone is a good listener we not only like them more, we think they understand us and our business. We all understand the basics of good listening. Good listening, in part, is just being courteous. However, it is requires more than just being quiet and paying attention, although those are aspects of being  more...

Taking the Grr Out of Grammar Grammar and punctuation rules are tools to help you communicate more clearly. You will enjoy learning and working with practical rules that relate to typical business writing. Taking the ?Grr? Out of Grammar Grammar and punctuation rules are tools to help you communicate more clearly. You will enjoy learning and working with practical rules that relate to typical business writing. Some topics  more...

Spanish for Health Professionals (Intermediate) Self-Directed A su salud! (To Your Health!) is an exciting and groundbreaking intermediate-level Spanish program for students and practicing health-care professionals. A su salud! promotes Spanish competency in language as well as cultural awareness of the Latino immigrant community through the use of broadcast-quality dramatic video and numerous imaginative interactive exercises. ?A su salud! (To Your  more...

Phlebotomy Technician Career Training The primary function of a phlebotomy technician is to obtain patient blood specimens by venipuncture or microtechniques. The phlebotomy technician aids in the collection and transportation of other laboratory specimens, and may be involved with patient data entry. A phlebotomy technician also draws blood for transfusions, donations and research. This course provides instruction in the skills  more...

Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate Program This program prepares students to practice as Legal Nurse Consultants. It is a 16 week course of study. Upon completion, students are eligible to receive Certification from the American College of Legal Nurse Consulting. This course is 90 contact hours of study. INTRODUCTION: Welcome to the Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate Program. College You have made a wise decision to pursue study and  more...

Learn Spanish On-line From Live Instructors! - "Beginning Spanish 1" Beginning Spanish 1 features 20 sessions taught in English by a live instructor and delivered in the Virtual Classroom. Discover an exciting way to learn the basic skills you need to communicate in Spanish. This 3 month introductory course combines the effectiveness of being taught by an instructor in a classroom with the flexibility and independence of online learning. The Course As a registered  more...

Learn How To Write Effective Persuasive Written Communication Perfect short course for those seeking to persuasively communicate with their audience through written communication. The main objective of this course is to equip you with a proven method and persuasive writing technique. This course is designed specifically for anyone who wants to get the "target audience" to take action or shift their opinion or point of view. Since no one can be expected to  more...

How To Master Business Writing This series teaches the writing skills learners will need to effectively communicate in a business setting. They`ll learn how to prepare for a writing task, and about strategies and skills for effective word choice, sentence building, and paragraph design. How To Master Business Writing This course provides students with a review of the skills needed to write effective letters, memos, minutes,  more...

Health Care Reporting and Presentations This is a complete and comprehensive course on creating and communicating health care information in a clear, concise presentation form. This 6-week course will prepare you very well to communicate with your supervisors, board members, and peers. You will review the basics of who, why, and HOW of effective reporting and presenting. In brief, it covers: Reviewing the Basics: ? What?s My Message?  more...

ESL for Business - Letters and Memos ...eel that because English is your second language, you don't communicate as well as others? Do you find your weak writing skills leave you at a disadvantage when it comes to advancement? Do you feel you need to improve your understanding of written English? Welcome to ESL for Business- Letters and Memos. This is one of three ESL For Business courses which target different kinds of written  more...

ESL for Business - Special Documents ...eel that because English is your second language, you don't communicate as well as others? Do you find your weak writing skills leave you at a disadvantage when it comes to advancement? Do you feel you need to improve your understanding of written English? Welcome to ESL for Business- Special Documents. This is one of three ESL For Business courses which target different kinds of written  more...

Effective Business Communication Series This series teaches the writing skills learners will need to effectively communicate in a business setting. They`ll learn how to prepare for a writing task, and about strategies and skills for effective word choice, sentence building, and paragraph design. Effective Business Communication Series This series teaches the writing skills learners will need to effectively communicate in a business  more...

ESL for Business - E-mail Communication ...eel that because English is your second language, you don't communicate as well as others? Do you find your weak writing skills leave you at a disadvantage when it comes to advancement? Do you feel you need to improve your understanding of written English? Welcome to ESL for Business - E-mail Communications. This is one of three ESL For Business courses which target different kinds of written  more...

Client/Server Development and Remote Data Access in Visual Basic This intermediate 7-week course teaches how to implement database access through client/server architecture over the Internet in Visual Basic. Many applications today require access to a database located remotely, sometime over the Internet. This course will teach the student how to create both a server and a client application that can communicate with each other over the Internet and provide  more...

Business Ethics Conduct Policy Statements It is widely agreed that every company needs to have a policy statement on legal and ethical conduct. The Organizational Sentencing Guidelines require that a company "must have taken steps to communicate effectively its standards and procedures to all employees and other agents, e.g., by requiring participation in training Courses or by disseminating publications that explain in a practical manner  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- Without great marketing, your businesses can fail. With the right marketing strategy, you gain a big edge over your competition. In this course, learn to increase your sales through marketing. Professor Don Sexton of Columbia University Business School will show you how -- with real-world examples and video tutorials. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Self-Directed A Trump U Course- Without great marketing, your businesses can fail. With the right marketing strategy, you gain a big edge over your competition. In this course, learn to increase your sales through marketing. Professor Don Sexton of Columbia University Business School will show you how -- with real-world examples and video tutorials.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Employee Handbook This course will help you develop an employee handbook that helps you communicate the mission, vision, and objectives of your company. 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  more...

Applying Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace Course description -- Having logical intelligence will give you a good start in succeeding in your job. But to be more effective you must also develop your emotional intelligence. Using the two together, you will get along much better with your colleagues and know how to get ahead at work. You will learn how to handle your emotions and gear them towards a positive outcome. This course will teach  more...

Business Writing Basics Course description -- You know what you want to say, but how do you say it? Do you even know the proper format to use for a memo, business letter, etc.? Writing is a part of everyday life, particularly in the work setting. This course will help you avoid common grammar and spelling blunders and outline ways you can make your writing more persuasive and professional. Once you`ve learned the simple  more...

Communicating in Sales Teams You already recognize that information is power, but do you understand the role that communication plays in disbursing information? The success of organizations in today's business climate depends on the fast, efficient dissemination of information, and that can only come about through effective communication. This fact is true at the corporate level, at the sales level, and indeed at every level  more...

Sales Communications Foundations William Safire, a columnist for the New York Times, said, "To communicate, put your thoughts in order; give them a purpose; use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce." This is true especially for the sales professional. As a sales professional, you are a professional persuader. You must possess the communications skills to effectively instruct your prospective customers and help  more...

Sales Communications Essentials For your value proposition to be perceived as credible and persuasive, you need to master how to craft and communicate your message. "Sales Communications Essentials" will help you cultivate the skills to successfully send your sales message. Think about it: sales professionals act as counselors by helping customers bring clarity to their wants and needs; act as persuaders, impressing customers  more...

Communication Skills to Fast-track Your Career When it comes to communication, are you a high-speed modem or two tin cans and a string? If you want to put your career on the fast track, you'll have to communicate with the best of them. In this course, you'll sharpen your listening skills and improve your written and oral communication skills as well. Finally, you'll put it all together to produce audience-pleasing presentations. Communicate  more...

Communication during Organizational Change Change can be shocking to you and your co-workers. By definition, it is a time of uncertainty and, therefore, turbulence, and it puts relationships under strain. How successfully you communicate is a vital measure of how well you deal with change. "Communication during Organizational Change" starts by recognizing that the first factor in successful communication is how you feel inside. The  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...

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

Recovering from Business Crises The crisis is contained and being effectively managed. Now it's time to move on. The first steps deal with communicating--to your employees and to the outside world. How and what you communicate can have significant repercussions. Miscommunication, or misleading communication, can actually lead to another kind of crisis. With the right intentions and actions, your communications can help to  more...

Facilitative Tools and Formats Offering Options Looking for some alternatives to the standard work group format? Need to take a different approach to getting a problem resolved? Want to hold a meeting and no one's in the office? If any of these situations sound familiar, this course will provide you with some choices to meet your needs. In this course, you will explore alternatives to the standard one-facilitator group meeting or work session.  more...

Proactive Approaches to Stop Negativity Quite often you may have found it difficult to communicate with a negative thinker. It is quite possible that the negative thinker remained closed to what you were saying. Instead of getting frustrated with the situation, using the right confrontational or coaching skills would help the negative thinker to see reason. This course offers you proven methods to help a negative thinker overcome  more...

Establishing Team and Customer Relationships This course will familiarize the learner with the underlying benefits and skills needed to establish team and customer relationships. Teamwork is a critical component of a Support Center. This course looks at the individual responsibilities of each team member, as well as the team as a whole. It also addresses the role of strong leadership in building and maintaining successful teams. In a  more...

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

Call Center Communication Skills Communication skills are very important for a successful career in customer service and sales. This is especially true in a call center environment. Call centers can be high pressure, fast-paced environments where you may have to deal with hundreds of people in one day. That is why it is so important to fine tune your communication skills. This course will examine handling different personalities,  more...

The Impact of Culture on Communication Everything you say is influenced by culture. You operate with a set of invisible beliefs, values, and assumptions that become apparent to other people in the way you behave. Culture is important to the way you communicate, even though it is often hidden.Understanding more about culture can be a real bonus when working as part of any global organization. Showing your customers and coworkers in  more...

The Art of Global Communication Considering that communication is something you do every day, how many people actually stop to consider what is happening before they speak? Can you just talk without thinking too much about the target audience, the message to be communicated, and a host of other information? Communication is too important to be left to chance. The subtleties of language, expressions, and gestures all enrich the  more...

Difficult People in the Workplace Environment Do you grind your teeth in frustration each time you have to work closely with someone who drives you batty? Do you have to put up with difficult people at work on a regular basis? Has your physician told you that your blood pressure is at an all-time high? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, it's probably time for you to learn to deal with difficult people at the office. This course  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...

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.  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...

Connecting and Communicating Believe it or not, you are a born negotiator. Every day you deal with people in some way. Basically, negotiation is a means of getting what you want from others. Unfortunately, other people don't always respond in the way that you want them to and your desires may go unfulfilled. Have you ever found yourself in this situation, wondering what went wrong, why your appeal fell by the wayside? Dale  more...

Negotiating Inclusively "Today's profits are yesterday's good will ripened." Eugene P. Berten obviously understood the benefits of investing in relationships when he spoke these words. Having the ability to effectively negotiate among diverse groups of people is a major feat. Imagine trying to communicate with someone who is very different from you. Perhaps he is from another country, or another generation. How would you  more...

Communication Business Etiquette How's it going? Is this an appropriate greeting in today's corporate workplace? How about telephone use? Is it always necessary to return phone calls? If so, how soon should you do it? Is e-mail the method of choice for communicating all your ideas, or is another way better? How important is your tone of voice when dealing with a customer? All these questions are a matter of etiquette. How you  more...

The Process of Interpersonal Communication It is almost impossible to be productive in today's business environment without being an effective communicator. This is particularly true if achievement of your goals depends on your ability to influence others. You need to be able to communicate your ideas, instructions, thoughts, and feelings accurately. This is not as easy as it may seem, and ineffective communication is often at the core of  more...

The Mechanics of Communicating Effectively Your voice, your ability to listen, and your body language are your three vital communication tools. However, because they are given at birth they are often taken totally for granted. People mistakenly believe that because these tools are in constant daily use that they are already the best they can be. However it is possible to improve the quality of these communication essentials, and this  more...

Communicating for Results For many people, success in the workplace depends on their abilities to influence others to take a particular course of action. This course gives a practical demonstration of how to communicate for best results in three common, but sometimes difficult, situations. Firstly, you will learn the communication skills required to ensure the collaboration and cooperation of your colleagues and peers when  more...

Leadership Communication Skills In this course, you will learn what the requirements of leadership are, how to communicate your suitability for the role, and how to communicate with those you lead. Leadership is not the same as management. Unlike management, leadership does not require formal recognition of authority. However, it does place other requirements on the person assuming the leadership role. Before people will follow,  more...

Organizational Communication - The Fundamentals Organizational Communication: The Fundamentals gives the student a background in communication terms and organization basics. The program also gives the student guidelines for communicating effectively and motivating employees, as well as methods for overcoming barriers to organizational communication. By applying the provided guidelines, the student will be able to communicate effectively,  more...

Organizational Communication - Communicating in the Workplace Organizational Communication: Communicating in the Workplace is designed to help students understand how communication flows within an organization, how networks develop, and what roles individuals fulfill in an organization. The program also gives students guidelines for applying technology to organizational communication. By applying the guidelines, students will be able to communicate  more...

Organizational Communication - Managing Communication Organizational Communication: Managing Communication is designed to help students understand innovation and change, how environmental context affects communication, and how power and politics affect an organization. The program gives students guidelines for managing change, stress, conflict, and for empowering individuals. By applying the guidelines, students will be able to communicate  more...

Performance Reporting and Stakeholder Management Any project requires good communication to manage day-to-day activities and ensure success of the project--project managers need to understand what a communications model is, and how it helps promote success and resolve differences. They need to plan out a strategy to ensure that needed information is gathered and produced efficiently. Finally, the project manager is responsible for distributing  more...

Conquering Conflict through Communication How many times have you said nothing because it was "good for the team" or got angry before thinking over the situation? These examples illustrate how important communication is in the workplace. Communication is more than what you say. It's what you don't say, how you listen to others, and how you listen to what you say. At the end of this course, you'll have the skills you need to listen  more...

Effectively Communicating in Teams Teams rely on the participation, input, and opinions of all team participants. Learning to speak up and encouraging others to open up are important to a team's communication. Giving and receiving feedback gracefully is another critical part of communicating with team members. Without effective feedback, little will be accomplished. Effective team communication skills don't just happen. In this  more...

Virtual Team Management - Developing Virtual Teams In Virtual Team Management: Developing Virtual Teams, you will learn about the nature of virtual teams, including the characteristics and types of virtual teams. You will also learn what needs virtual team members have, as well as the types of technology virtual teams use to communicate. In addition, you will learn how virtual teams can overcome trust and communication barriers, as well as how to  more...

Tools for Planning and Managing Six Sigma Project Opportunities In many situations your results are only as good as the tools you use. Knowing which tools to use, and how to apply them effectively, is the key to any endeavor's success. This assertion holds true for process and quality improvement strategies, and Six Sigma and quality improvement teams throughout the world use a set of management and planning tools to analyze and understand a variety of issues.  more...

A Primer for Ensuring Accountability "You are either part of the solution or part of the problem." That assertion from Eldridge Cleaver is a perspective that you must impart to each and every employee you supervise. There are many effective ways to get them to see this valuable viewpoint. And that's what you'll learn in this course. As a manager you are on the line when things go wrong. This course is designed to enhance your ability  more...

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

The Communication of a Shared Vision "If you can dream it, you can do it." Walt Disney's words ring as true today as they did many years ago when they were first displayed above the Epcot Center. The importance of a vision cannot be denied. Neither can the importance of communicating that vision to the people responsible for supporting it. Communicating your vision gives purpose and meaning to the work that people do, and pursuing  more...

Communicating with Power and Confidence Do you want to be an effective and powerful communicator? Do you want to take charge, welcome responsibility and view challenge as an opportunity? In today's workplace, when administrative support professionals talk, supervisors listen. They have been empowered and given many managerial responsibilities. They can now work alongside rather than as subordinates to their managers. They no longer only  more...

Oracle9i SQL Basic SELECT Statements This course covers relational database principles and Oracle concepts; writing basic SQL statements; restricting and sorting data; and using single-row functions. Additionally, this course provides an introduction to relational database concepts and the use of SQL for storing, retrieving, and manipulating data in a relational database. Learn To: o Identify the components of the relational  more...

Exchange 2000 Server--Part 1 Installing Course Overview This course presents the students with both theoretical and practical instruction in the subject of installing Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. This instruction will cover initial installs and upgrades from Exchange 5.5. The bulk of the instruction will relate to the issues of planning and executing a server install. Considerably less emphasis will be placed on deploying different  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 1 Course Overview This course is the first part of a two part series that will provide participants the knowledge to install, configure, integrate, optimize and troubleshoot clustering technologies for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. L earn To: Understand the definitions of clustering terms and the benefits of clustering. Identify the functions of the Cluster Service Manager and the  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 1 Course Overview This course is the first part of a two part series that will provide participants the knowledge to install, configure, integrate, optimize and troubleshoot clustering technologies for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. L earn To: Understand the definitions of clustering terms and the benefits of clustering. Identify the functions of the Cluster Service Manager and the  more...

Evaluating E-Commerce Options This course is intended for students who wish to consider some of the costs as well as the potential benefits of e-commerce. A survey of e-commerce strategies and an overview containing implementation descriptions will help the student better understand the basis of costs associated with e-commerce. Learn To: The Market Environment. External Factors. Core Developer Technologies.  more...

Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web Course Overview This course provides Internet and Web users with the knowledge and skills required to select an Internet connection type and Internet Service Provider (ISP), locate and retrieve information on the Web, and communicate with others via the Internet. An overview of the Internet and its services, business uses of the Internet, and Internet security concerns will be covered. In  more...

NDS Design and Implementation Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a two-part series on Novell NDS Design and Implementation. This series will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to create a Novell Directory Services (NDS) design and implementation strategy. This course will cover NDS design theory, designing an NDS tree, the skills needed to determine an NDS partition and replication strategy, and the skills  more...

NetWare 5 0 User Fundamentals Course Overview This course is intended to enable business professionals and end users to understand and use the fundamental capabilities of Novell NetWare and perform basic procedures on the network. L earn To: Identify the definitions of different components of a network, the topologies in which the components are arranged and how NetWare 5.0 services provide the basic networking  more...

Exchange Server 5 5 Design Implementation - Part 1 ...functionality provided by the Administrator Program when it communicates with other components. Identify the functionality provided by the communication between the clients and the core components. Identify the functionality provided by the additional components of Exchange Server when they communicate with other components. Sequence the steps for a single-server message flow between  more...

Outlook 2000 Fundamentals Course Overview This course prepares IT Professionals to identify the basic features of Outlook 2000, send messages and use the Calendar feature effectively. L earn To: Identify Outlook 2000 Basics. Communicate with Outlook 2000 Messages. Schedule with Outlook 2000 Calendar. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is intended for end users using  more...

Brand Management Integrated Marketing Brand Management: Integrated Marketing gives you information about integrated brands. The program provides you a process for integrating a brand throughout your company. Additionally, the program defines brand diver components and how these components can be used to communicate an integrated brand through the appropriate media. The program also provides you with guidelines and processes for  more...

Consulting Skills Building Consulting Relationships Consulting Skills: Building Consulting Relationships explains how to determine whether your organization could benefit from a consultant's services. It also teaches how to manage internal resistance to consultants, how to communicate effectively with consultants, and what to include in a legally binding consulting contract. Learn To Identify the steps to determine  more...

NetWare 5 Administration - Part 1 C ourse Overview This course is the first in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers the features and functionalities of NetWare 5, Novell Directory Services (NDS), setting up a NetWare 5 workstation, user object access, licenses, and security. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is equivalent  more...

Object Analysis Design Design Implementation Course Overview This is the second title in a series of two, and covers the same material as the second half of the Instructor Led course Object Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML. This course teaches students the principles and terminology of object oriented development. It follows on from the first title in the series Object Analysis and Design: Requirements and Analysis and teaches the  more...

TCP IP Internetworking on Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a four part series for IT professionals who intend to set up, configure, use and support TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. The series aims to enable the professionals to pass Microsoft exam 70-59, Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. L earn To: Implement Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. Identify  more...

NetWare 5 Administration - Part 1 Course Overview This course is the first in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers the features and functionalities of NetWare 5, Novell Directory Services (NDS), setting up a NetWare 5 workstation, user object access, licenses, and security. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is equivalent to  more...

Diversity Diversity in the Workplace Employees will 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. Learn To: Define the many facets of diversity and explore how they can benefit individuals and  more...

International Business Essentials Conducting Business in Europe International Business Essentials: Conducting Business in Europe offers students an understanding of how to conduct business successfully in Germany, France, and Great Britain. The program covers historical, political, and religious characteristics of these countries, how to negotiate successfully in Europe, how to successfully communicate, and how to conduct effective meetings and presentations  more...

Project 2000 Fundamentals Course Overview As the first in a two-part series, this course will provide learners with a foundation for using Project 2000. Learners will be given a thorough overview of the features of Project. Learners also will be taught how to create, communicate and track a Project plan. L earn To: Identify the uses of the new features in MS Project 2000. Create a project file. Create and  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a five part series that presents an introduction to the treatment of validation technologies within XML. DTDs are covered, presenting detail on DTD elements and attributes and entities. XML Schemas are then introduced, emphasizing the advantages of schemas over DTDs and then covering data types and namespaces within XML Schemas. The course then  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a five part series that presents an introduction to the treatment of validation technologies within XML. DTDs are covered, presenting detail on DTD elements and attributes and entities. XML Schemas are then introduced, emphasizing the advantages of schemas over DTDs and then covering data types and namespaces within XML Schemas. The course then  more...

Self Development Increasing Your Assertiveness In Self-Development: Increasing Your Assertiveness, participants learn how to identify the sources of their self-esteem and then use techniques, such as good verbal communication skills, to enhance their self-esteem. Participants also learn how to manage conflict and their emotional responses to various situations in order to become more assertive. Learn To  more...

Self Development Developing Rapport Through Communication Self-Development: Developing Rapport Through Communication offers the student an overview of the information required to develop communication fundamentals, enhance connections, and create impact with his or her language. The program details how to communicate effectively in writing, in one-to-one and one-to-many conversations, and through nonverbal cues. The program also details how to make a  more...

E-mail Etiquette Series The E-mail Etiquette Series includes the following courses: E-mail Etiquette: E-mail in the Workplace E-mail Etiquette: Using E-mail to Communicate Successfully E-mail Etiquette: Writing Effective E-mail Messages To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Creativity Innovation Fostering a Ceative Environment Creativity and Innovation: Fostering a Creative Environment offers the student information required to recruit and retain creative individuals, perform a creativity audit, and to communicate with creative people. In addition, the program explains creative rhythm and gives suggestions for implementing a creative culture. Learn To Recognize the factors that attract  more...

Interpersonal Communication Effective Communication Interpersonal Communication: Effective Communication will help you develop the skills needed to communicate a message effectively by identifying the receiver, choosing a proper channel, and responding to feedback. In this program, you will also learn how to overcome a variety of common forms of interference. Learn To Identify the seven elements of communication.  more...

Grammar Skills An Introduction to Basic Grammar Professionals are required to communicate effectively. In doing so, they must have a good understanding of proper grammar skills. This course covers the parts of speech and focuses on how to use nouns and verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs, as well as prepositions and conjunctions. Learn To To identify reasons why a knowledge of good grammar is important.  more...

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

Grammar Skills Punctuation Mechanics Spelling Professionals are required to communicate effectively. In doing so, they must have a good understanding of proper grammar skills. This course covers punctuation and mechanics, synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms, as well as commonly misused and misspelled words. Learn To To identify guidelines for using appropriate words when writing. To  more...

Advanced Interpersonal Communication Building Relationships Advanced Interpersonal Communication: Building Relationships offers the student guidelines for asking and answering questions, using nonverbal communication and power, and giving feedback when building relationships. The program also describes the various communication styles and offers techniques to use when communicating with them. Learn To Interact with an  more...

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

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

Communicating w Difficult People Communicating with Your Manager Communicating with Difficult People: Communicating with Your Manager offers the student an overview of the information required to identify a difficult manager, approach a difficult manager, and confront difficult manager behavior. The program describes the proper methods to interpret difficult personalities, the various options to cope with a difficult manager, and the appropriate steps to  more...

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

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

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

Organizational Communication The Fundamentals Organizational Communication: The Fundamentals gives the student a background in communication terms and organization basics. The program also gives the student guidelines for communicating effectively and motivating employees, as well as methods for overcoming barriers to organizational communication. By applying the provided guidelines, the student will be able to communicate effectively,  more...

Organizational Communication Communicating in the Workplace Organizational Communication: Communicating in the Workplace is designed to help students understand how communication flows within an organization, how networks develop, and what roles individuals fulfill in an organization. The program also gives students guidelines for applying technology to organizational communication. By applying the guidelines, students will be able to communicate  more...

Organizational Communication Managing Communication Organizational Communication: Managing Communication is designed to help students understand innovation and change, how environmental context affects communication, and how power and politics affect an organization. The program gives students guidelines for managing change, stress, conflict, and for empowering individuals. By applying the guidelines, students will be able to communicate  more...

Listening Skills Listening Challenges This course's aim is to help the learner overcome listening problems and enable him or her to communicate more effectively. It identifies barriers to listening and provides useful guidelines for improving the learner's listening skills. This course concentrates on how to interpret, use, and improve body language as a form of communication. Finally, it identifies common listening styles so the  more...

Excellence in Service Solving Customer Problems In Excellence in Service: Solving Customer Problems you will learn how to quickly identify the style of the customer so you can speak their language. You will learn customer-friendly language that keeps the customer from becoming upset. You will also learn how to effectively solve customers? problems and benefit from their complaints. Learn To: Identify ways to effectively communicate  more...

Call Center Mgt Measuring Quality Performance Call Center Management: Measuring Quality and Performance teaches the student information about customer expectations and how to reduce the percentage of a call center's lost calls. The program also teaches students about various staffing tactics, provides a process for calculating staff levels, and identifies the types of reports that call center managers use to evaluate a call center's  more...

Sexual Harassment Preventing Sexual Harassment Claims Sexual Harassment: Preventing Sexual Harassment Claims offers the student an overview of how sexual harassment affects companies and how they can be legally responsible for incidents of sexual harassment. The program details how to create a sexual harassment policy, what criteria should be included in an effective policy, and how to implement the policy. In addition, the program teaches the  more...

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

Workplace Aggression Taking a Proactive Approach In Workplace Aggression: Taking a Proactive Approach, participants will learn how their organization can proactively approach workplace aggression. They will learn how to identify improvements their organization can make to address workplace aggression, and how to establish a workplace aggression policy. In addition, they will learn how to use preventive hiring techniques to eliminate workplace  more...

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

Human Resource Law Management s Role Human Resource Law: Management's Role provides a general overview of law affecting the workplace. These legal issues include wrongful discharge, wage and hour laws, and anti-discrimination statutes. In addition, this program provides ways employers can minimize employee complaints, and methods employers can use to handle, document, and seek legal counsel for claims. Learn To  more...

Human Resource Law Family Medical Leave Act In Human Resource Law: Family and Medical Leave Act, you will learn the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and how to administer FMLA leave. You will learn which events qualify an employee for FMLA leave and the actions employers should avoid taking when protecting an employee's rights to FMLA leave. In addition, you will learn job restoration rules, how the FMLA is enforced,  more...

Human Resource Law Understanding Privacy Rights In "Human Resource Law: Understanding Privacy Rights," you will learn the laws that apply to employee and privacy rights in the workplace and how those laws might impact your company policies regarding searches, seizures, monitoring, and e-communications. You will also learn how, as an employer, you can protect employees' rights, how to conduct lawful e-communications, and how to minimize your  more...

Leadership Development Delegation In Leadership Development: Delegation, you will develop the skills needed to fulfill the role of a delegator and then use the delegation process to achieve organizational success. This program will help you use delegation to achieve greater results that will benefit everyone in your organization. Learn To Identify a delegator's responsibilities.  more...

Leadership Development Goal Setting In Leadership Development: Goal Setting, you will develop an understanding of how to set specific and measurable goals. Using your goal setting skills, you will have the opportunity to help employees manage goal achievement, set goals to meet deadlines, and identify strategic goals for the future. Learn To Successfully define a target to be reached.  more...

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

Succession Planning Setting Up a Succession Planning Program Succession Planning: Setting Up a Succession Planning Program focuses on putting your Succession Plan on paper and into action. It begins with guidelines on writing a mission statement, policy and procedures, identifying target groups and other issues such as legal considerations. It then provides comprehensive guidelines on all aspects of rolling out your plan, how to communicate and provide  more...

Business Problem Solving The Problem Solving Process In Business Problem Solving: The Problem-Solving Process, you will learn the three phases of the problem-solving process and how to complete each phase. The program also gives you several processes for generating solution options and a method for prioritizing problems. By applying the information in this program, you will be able to identify a problem's root causes, develop and implement an  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 team leader, be  more...

Employee Performance Managing Difficult People Employee Performance: Managing Difficult People will help you develop the skills needed to address a difficult person according to their specific behavior. In this course, you will have the opportunity to meet with several Marketing Department team members to address their difficult personalities. You will follow the guidelines for managing difficult people in order to decrease the department's  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. Learn To Use proven processes for giving  more...

Essentials of Management Negotiating Skills In "Essentials of Management: Negotiation Skills" you will learn about the basic types of negotiations and the skills required to use them. You will also learn how to prepare effectively for negotiation by setting your goals and limits and applying logic. Because negotiation is essentially about communication, you learn about the value of mutual benefit and positional negotiation and other  more...

Essentials of Management Succeeding as a New Manager Essentials of Management: Succeeding as a New Manager equips individuals with the skills needed to transition effectively into their role as a new manager. They learn how to make a positive first impression and what actions will enable them to gain respect as a new manager. In addition, students learn how to maintain control and enhance employee productivity. Learn To  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. Learn To Define and communicate the purpose, objective, setting, and agenda  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. Learn To Distinguish between different meeting climates and employ techniques for fostering a positive meeting climate.  more...

Managing Performance The Performance Appraisal Process In Managing Performance: The Performance Appraisal Process, you will learn how to appraise an employee's performance, how to conduct an appraisal discussion, and how to document your appraisal. You will also learn how to communicate to your employees about performance problems and how to make performance improvements. Learn To Incorporate self-evaluations into the  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  more...

Coaching Building Relationships In Coaching: Building Relationships, you will learn how to establish a coaching relationship with your employees, evaluate employees' personality types, and detect morale-building motivators. In addition, you will learn how to identify factors that can hinder an employee's willingness to trust. You will also learn the steps of the CARE process for establishing trusting relationships with your  more...

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

Managing Change Implementing the Change Process In a Managing Change: The Change Process a you will learn why change is important and what benefits it offers. You will learn why developing a change vision is important, as well as the steps you can take to develop one. In addition, you will learn what guidelines you can follow to communicate a change vision to your employees. By learning the four steps of the change process, you will  more...

Managing Change Overcoming Change Obstacles In Managing Change: Overcoming Change Obstacles you will learn about the obstacles you may encounter while implementing change. Specifically, you will learn about resistance, complacency, and crises, three main obstacles to change. Why a commitment to change is important, and how best to communicate during a change, are also covered in this course, as is the importance of change teams and the  more...

Organizational Crisis Mgmt Managing a Crisis This course focuses on management during and after a crisis. It starts by covering challenges presented by crises, the importance of crisis recognition, and immediate management strategies on sudden crisis outbreak. It then moves on to management of information, decision-making, and managing with regard to legal issues. The final section covers guidelines for managing specific crisis types, for  more...

Organizational Crisis Mgmt Resolving Crises in Organizations This course underlines the vital importance of effective and controlled communications. Guidelines are presented on handling calls, controlling the communication flow, messages and audiences, and communicating in the crisis aftermath. The course looks at communication with non-media stakeholders, giving particular attention to employees. The final section covers communication with the media,  more...

Team Conflict Overcoming Conflict with Communication Team Conflict: Overcoming Conflict with Communication offers the student information for understanding and using communication to resolve conflict in a diverse team. The program covers the communication process, explains strategies for managing conflict, and lists guidelines for effective communication during team conflict. Learn To • List in order the  more...

Team Participation Teamwork Fundamentals In Team Participation: Teamwork Fundamentals, you will learn to be an effective team member. This course will teach you how to communicate effectively with team members and adapt to their various personality styles. You will also learn the various stages of team building and understand how to overcome common problems that teams encounter. Learn To Differentiate  more...

Team Participation Team Communication In Team Participation: Team Communication, participants learn to develop their ability to communicate effectively as members of a team. They acquire an understanding of different aspects of verbal and nonverbal communication and learn techniques for using both types of communication to create a supportive team environment. Learn To Understand the factors  more...

Virtual Teams The Fundamentals In Virtual Teams: The Fundamentals, participants will learn the opportunities and challenges associated with participating in a virtual team. In addition, participants will learn the advantages and disadvantages of working in an alternative office, the technologies used to communicate and make decisions in a virtual setting, and the obstacles virtual teams must overcome for success. Learn To  more...

Virtual Teams Communicating Effectively In Virtual Teams: Communicating Effectively in Virtual Teams, participants will learn the importance of communication among virtual team members and how to communicate effectively in a virtual team setting. Participants will also learn how to overcome barriers to virtual team communication, as well as what technological innovations facilitate communication among virtual team members. Learn To  more...

Virtual Team Mgmt Developing Virtual Teams In Virtual Team Management: Developing Virtual Teams, you will learn about the nature of virtual teams, including the characteristics and types of virtual teams. You will also learn what needs virtual team members have, as well as the types of technology virtual teams use to communicate. In addition, you will learn how virtual teams can overcome trust and communication barriers, as well as how to  more...

Virtual Team Mgmt Managing Virtual Team Relationships In Virtual Team Management: Managing Virtual Team Relationships, you will learn how to be an effective virtual team manager. You will learn the seven functions that virtual team managers must perform and the four factors that can hamper a virtual team manager's success. In addition, you will learn about the importance of boundary management and how virtual team managers can be effective boundary  more...

Project Teams Applying 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. Learn To Identify guidelines for expressing yourself clearly.  more...

Cisco Networking Technologies Introduction Part 2 This course covers cabling LANS and WANs, switching, and TCP/IP. Virtual LANs and shared LAN technologies are also covered. It maps to Cisco Exam 640-821. Learn To: Identify features of twisted-pair cable. Identify features of coaxial cables. Identify features of fiber-optic cables. Identify features of Local Area Network (LAN) switching. Identify categories of switches.  more...

E-Business Part 6 Working with Employees This course covers establishing acceptable use policies, email etiquette, company-employee communication and employee-employee communication. Finally, it needs to cover guidelines for building the Intranet and establishing document sharing. Learn To: a Identify the key issues involved in establishing effective communication within an organization. a Identify the guidelines for  more...

Managerial Leadership Leading Through Change Managerial Leadership: Leading Through Change discusses the three phases of planned change and the importance of planning changes before implementing them. This program highlights the types of information employees need in order to understand the need for and accept organizational changes, as well as guidelines for motivating employees through a change process and a process for solving problems  more...

Frontline Leadership Preparing to Lead Frontline Leadership: Preparing to Lead offers the student an overview of the information required to identify, address, and discipline employees who display difficult behavior. The program details characteristics and sources of difficult behavior, effective techniques to prevent difficult behavior in the workplace, and proper communication methods to build better relationships with difficult  more...

Executive Level Leadership Change The Executive Leader Executive Level Leadership: Change and the Executive Leader addresses the change process, ways to identify resistance to change, and how to overcome that resistance. In addition, this program covers trust-building methods, power-sharing techniques, and how to keep employees informed during the change process. This program also covers pitfalls to avoid during the change process. Learn To  more...

Executive Level Leadership Leadership Communication ...s are Drew Canfield, Paul White, and Mary Winford. You must communicate with each group to gather information and implement the solution that best meets Icon's needs. Your goals are to use the appropriate communication networks effectively and gather quality information. Unit 2: Quality Leadership (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify seven aspects of performance.  more...

Organizational Behavior Organizational Dynamics for Individuals Organizational Behavior: Organizational Dynamics for Individuals defines organizational behavior and identifies the variables and characteristics that influence an individual's behavior in the workplace. Learn To Identify OB dependent variables demonstrated by an employee. Identify types of power. Avoid  more...

Organizational Behavior Organizational Group Dynamics Organizational Behavior: Organizational Group Dynamics defines groups and teams and explains processes for decision making and managing conflict within the organization. It also covers the communication styles and channels used by members of an organization. Learn To Sequence the stages of group development. Sequence the steps for  more...

Project Leadership Overcoming Obstacles 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...