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Screening Applicants for Interviewing ...r candidates, you need to create a description of the job you want to fill. How would you interview someone if you didn't know the responsibilities required for the job? A good job description, based on a thorough job analysis, will help you evaluate applicants' resumes effectively. You'll be able to compare the resumes against the requirements in the description and make effective decisions  more...

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

Being an Effective Team Member ...eyond themselves and their personal desires and goals. If you want to be an effective team member, your challenge is to put the team first, which means maximizing your contributions to help the team accomplish its purpose. This course covers strategies and techniques to help you become an effective and valued member of your team. Specifically, you'll explore ways for adopting a positive  more...

Workplace Conflict Recognizing and Responding to Conflict Workplace Conflict: Recognizing and Responding to Conflict Conflict can have many causes disagreements about who does what, or about how things are done, as well as disagreements related to personality and style. And inevitably, conflicts will arise in the workplace, so it's critical to be able to deal with them successfully. If you avoid conflict that requires quick, decisive action, or if  more...

Interpersonal Communication Communicating Assertively ...o passive, you may have trouble getting others to do what you want. If you're too aggressive, you may turn people off. Getting what you want in the workplace requires a balance of assertiveness without aggressiveness. This course will guide you as you move into a more straightforward and more effective communication style. You'll learn about the benefits of assertive behavior and how to  more...

Business Grammar Common Usage Errors Business Grammar: Common Usage Errors When do you use who's or whose? And when should you choose less rather than fewer? Understanding the subtle variations in meanings of such words ones that are often misused or confused is important if you want to write clearly and professionally. This course describes how to use commonly confused words correctly, including word pairs that sound alike and  more...

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

Getting Results without Authority Building Relationships and Credibility Getting Results without Authority: Building Relationships and Credibility How can you get results if you don't have authority? Cultivating relationships and establishing credibility are necessary, because they allow you to influence others. If you have effective influencing skills, you'll be able to get what you need or want from others whether it's your boss, a peer, or someone in a  more...

Getting Results without Authority Persuasive Communication ...ommunication Communicating persuasively is key when you want to get results in situations where you don't have direct authority. To communicate persuasively, it's important to think from the other person's perspective. How and what you ask, and the sincerity of your concern for addressing the other person's interests, will help smooth the way to getting the results you need. This course  more...

Getting Results without Direct Authority Influencing Your Boss ... of the boss-employee relationship. But you know best how you want to be managed to reach your goals, and if you focus on building a partnership with your boss, you will find that you have more influence than you think. In this course, you'll learn how to build influence with your boss by understanding his or her situation, and knowing what you can offer that benefits both your boss and you.  more...

Effective Relationships with Business Partners ... with Business Partners You have three options when you want to extend your base of business resources: Expand your company, acquire another company, or partner with a complimentary company. In many instances, partnering is the most advantageous choice. Creating an alliance confers the same kind of benefits as an acquisition--but with fewer risks and better definition. The key to creating  more...

Business Analysis Verify and Validate Requirements ...lysis Professional® (BABOK® 2.0 Aligned) If you want to build a boat, you need to know what is required. You need to check and make sure you have what you require in order to do the job properly. Instructions on how to build an airplane won't help you build your boat, but knowing that you need a welding torch will. When working on any project, you also need as much information as  more...

Writing a Business Case ...any of us would tend to choose the latter. Whether you want to invest in product development or reinvent your business processes with new marketing channels, it is now more important than ever to have a business case that is carefully planned, written, and presented, especially when you consider that corporate investments are being subjected to increased scrutiny. Writing a good business  more...

Discover Windows 7 Level 1 Discover Windows 7: Level 1 Microsoft Discover Windows 7 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Windows 7. With Windows 7, everyday tasks are simpler. Learn how to scan all your open windows with Live Taskbar Previews. Find a file, connect to a network or use Snap to arrange a couple of windows side by side. All in just a few clicks. You will also  more...

Discover Windows 7 Level 3 Discover Windows 7: Level 3 Microsoft Discover Windows 7 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Windows 7. With Windows 7, everyday tasks are simpler. Learn how to scan all your open windows with Live Taskbar Previews. Find a file, connect to a network or use Snap to arrange a couple of windows side by side. All in just a few clicks. You will also  more...

Discover Windows 7 Level 2 Discover Windows 7: Level 2 Microsoft Discover Windows 7 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Windows 7. With Windows 7, everyday tasks are simpler. Learn how to scan all your open windows with Live Taskbar Previews. Find a file, connect to a network or use Snap to arrange a couple of windows side by side. All in just a few clicks. You will also  more...

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

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

Facilitative Tools and Formats Offering Options 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  more...

Facilitative Leadership Facilitative Leadership Have you worked in this organization? You don't explain what you're doing because people will steal your ideas. It's best just to go along with whatever the majority wants, even if you can see some real problems down the road. No one will take responsibility for the results unless they're good, then everyone takes a share. If you've experienced any of these situations  more...

Mentoring Effectively ...ior colleague has approached you for guidance. Or perhaps you want to "fast track" a rising star into a particular leadership position. Whatever the case, before you sign on as a mentor you'll want to learn all you can about the process, from how mentoring benefits you and your career to how you can best assist your protege. "Mentoring Effectively" will help you get started on the right  more...

Achieving Success the Help of a Mentor ...you want to ask an expert in your field or organization to mentor you. Maybe a manager has offered to guide you up the organization ladder. Or perhaps you're participating in an organizationwide mentoring program. Whatever the case, you'll want to make the most of having a mentor in your corner. In "Achieving Success: the Help of a Mentor," you'll learn how a mentor can help you guide  more...

Creating a Plan ...reer management. It starts with knowing yourself and what you want to do so that you can align your career moves with your goals. This course guides you through the process of taking stock of your present situation and determining the best way ahead. It starts with taking inventory of your values, interests, skills, and needs. Then based on these findings, you can determine your strengths. This  more...

Getting on the Right Track ... if the direction in which you are heading is really what you want? It's important to take time out to reflect on your current situation to ensure that you're still on the right path and that the current path is the best one for you. This course identifies tips for successfully advancing your career, making lateral moves within an organization, and ways of successfully moving on to a different  more...

You and Your Boss You and Your Boss Your boss can be the lifeline to your future. Typically, no one has more influence over your immediate and long-term success than the person to whom you report. Not only will you find enjoyment and reward in your current position, but you want your boss to be a source of support when the day comes that you are ready to move ahead with your career. This course teaches  more...

Negotiation Essentials Planning for Negotiation ...g at the negotiation table. Thinking carefully about what you want to achieve, as well as what the other party wants, will pave the way for a smooth and successful negotiation. You will know which terms are acceptable to you and which are not, and you will be ready for objections from the other party. This course describes key considerations when preparing for a negotiation. It also covers how  more...

Negotiation Essentials What is Negotiation ... Negotiation has been described in many ways getting what you want, reaching an agreement, influencing others, and bargaining. However you think of it, though, negotiation is a process in which two or more parties with different needs and goals work together to find a solution that is acceptable to all. This course defines negotiation and describes actions that can help you negotiate  more...

Analyzing Your Life Balance ...with tremendous payback, but where does this balance lie? You want to feel fulfilled and in harmony with yourself and your world. You know finding a balance is good for you, and also impacts positively on your family, friends, and coworkers. This course highlights techniques you can use to analyze your current level of balance between work and life responsibilities. It covers ways to assess  more...

Maintaining Your Life Balance ...es to achieving balance. You know where you are and where you want to be, but now what? How do you achieve and maintain that balance? How will it be affected by external factors and behaviors? This course will focus on techniques for maintaining work/life balance. It includes recognizing the behaviors of passiveness, aggressiveness, and assertiveness and how those affect a person's ability to  more...

Negotiation Essentials Communicating ...you want to achieve a successful outcome in a negotiation, you need to communicate well. And this means not only being clear in how you deliver your message but also ensuring the other party feels understood. You need to actively and skillfully create a connection with the person you're negotiating with. Otherwise, you won't ever reach an agreement. This course describes ways you can  more...

Telesales Communications Telesales Communications Since Alexander Graham Bell said, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you," to his assistant on March 10, 1876, the telephone has become the major person-to-person communications tool. It has taken a place of dominance in the sales industry. As a professional salesperson, it is vital that you have effective telesales techniques.As a communications medium, the telephone  more...

Delivering High-impact Sales Presentations ..., 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 how to plan and develop a high-impact presentation. You'll then explore ways to successfully deliver the presentation to your client audience. And finally,  more...

Delivering High-impact Territorial Account Sales TAS Presentations Delivering High-impact Territorial Account Sales (TAS) Presentations In this course, you'll learn about the third major component of the territorial account sales approach--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  more...

Actionscript Multimedia in Flash CS4 Actionscript & Multimedia in Flash CS4 Adobe ActionScript, a scripting language used to manipulate Flash movies, is at the heart of creating interactivity in your movies. Gaining a grasp of ActionScript is essential if you want to produce highly interactive user experiences. This, coupled with an ability to integrate sound and video into Flash, will give your movies an interactive edge This  more...

MS Word for MAC 2011 Structuring and Organizing Documents MS Word for MAC 2011: Structuring and Organizing Documents Microsoft Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 provides many intuitive options for structuring your documents quickly and easily. This course demonstrates how to set margins and indents so your document uses proper page and paragraph spacing. If you're creating large documents with many pages, you might want to add page numbers to make your  more...

MS Word for MAC 2011 Getting Started MS Word for MAC 2011: Getting Started Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 is the newest version of Microsoft's word processing tool for the Mac platform. It offers a streamlined interface and features that allow you to create attractive and engaging documents. The ribbon, which is unique to Microsoft Office, organizes Word's many features into related tabs and makes it easier to quickly access those  more...

Developing Your Reputation of Professionalism with Business Etiquette ...o important, you must proactively build a positive one if you want to succeed in your career. Developing a professional reputation takes more than simply having the right skills and talents for the job. It's about being self-aware, polite, and essentially treating those you interact with in a respectful way. This course introduces you to the basics of how to act professionally and practice  more...

Critical Thinking Essentials What is Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Essentials: What is Critical Thinking? Critical thinking is something everyone does to some degree or another in their professional and personal lives. Almost all of your everyday activities require you to seek information, analyze alternatives, assess the alternatives, and reach some conclusion. And all of these processes are part of critical thinking. Thinking plays a  more...

Marketing Essentials Introduction to Marketing Marketing Essentials: Introduction to Marketing How do you know what consumers really want? How do you know which consumers to go after and how to get them interested in your products and services? You need to develop an effective marketing strategy. Marketing is a core business process that helps companies develop strong relationships with consumers - it is used to identify the right  more...

Conducting an Effective Interview Conducting an Effective Interview Proper preparation is crucial to ensure a good interview. But all your preparation will be useless if you don't follow some important guidelines when conducting the employment interview. Opening the interview properly and establishing a sound format are key. You must also be mindful of the functions of different question types and styles so you can use them  more...

Maintaining an Engaging Organization Maintaining an Engaging Organization An engaging organization depends on an engaged workforce but different employees are motivated in different ways. However, with the proper tools, understanding, and strategies, managers can foster a motivational environment that helps employees become more engaged with the organization, so that they perform more effectively and positively. This course  more...

Delegation Essentials The Delegation Process Delegation Essentials: The Delegation Process Delegating work to employees isn't simply a matter of off-loading whatever tasks you don't want to do yourself. Effectively delegating tasks as a manager requires careful planning, selection, and follow-up. This course explores the process of delegation and describes techniques that managers can employ to delegate tasks effectively. Specifically,  more...

Professional Selling in the Knowledge Economy Simulation Professional Selling in the Knowledge Economy: Simulation The "Professional Selling in the Knowledge Economy Simulation" is designed to test your understanding and application of the principles, strategies, and skills that - when integrated into your sales career - will help you reach your personal and professional goals. You are a salesperson for the Paper Docs Company, a leading supplier  more...

Management Maintenance of Windows 7 Client Systems Management & Maintenance of Windows 7 Client Systems Microsoft Microsoft Certified IT Professional Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician Desktop operating systems sometimes develop problems over time or after configuration changes have occurred. These problems generally involve system performance issues or hardware/software-related problems. This course provides a look at key tools  more...

Writing for Technical Professionals Effective Writing Techniques ...lation. A different approach again will be appropriate if you want to explain the unique nuances of your invention to a group of peers. When you've clarified your audience, you begin writing in earnest, carefully avoiding common pitfalls such as using jargon inappropriately. This course explores basic writing techniques, page layout and design, and common writing mistakes to avoid. It also  more...

Actionscript Sound Video in FlashCS3 Actionscript, Sound & Video in FlashCS3 Adobe ActionScript, a scripting language used to manipulate objects and movies in Flash CS3, is at the heart of creating interactivity in your movies. Gaining a grasp of ActionScript is essential if you want to produce highly-interactive user experiences. This, coupled with an ability to integrate sound and video into Flash, will give your movies the  more...

Cisco IUWNE 1 0 Wireless Antennae Spread Spectrum Technologies ...ses how to chose the right antenna based on where and how you want the signal to be received. This course also explains spread spectrum technologies, including Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), as well as the various modulation types used with each. In addition, the issues linked to channel overlaps and channel reuse are explored. This  more...

IT Project Management Essentials Initiating Planning IT Projects ...nt Essentials: Initiating & Planning IT Projects If you want your IT project to complete successfully, you need to get it off to a good start. During the early stages of a project - the initiating and planning phases - a project manager should clarify objectives and requirements and create a project plan that delineates, among other things, what needs to be done, when it needs to be done,  more...

Basic Presentation Skills Delivering a Presentation ...ntent. You may have carefully planned and structured what you want to say, but if you deliver your message in a monotone while standing stiffly, you're probably not going to captivate the audience. Having diligently prepared for your presentation, you need to make sure that your delivery is engaging. You need to communicate your enthusiasm to the audience if you want them to be enthusiastic  more...

ActionScript Multimedia in Flash CS5 ActionScript & Multimedia in Flash CS5 Adobe ActionScript, a scripting language used to manipulate Flash movies, is at the heart of creating interactivity in your movies. Gaining a grasp of ActionScript is essential if you want to produce highly interactive user experiences. This, coupled with an ability to integrate sound and video into Flash, will give your movies an interactive edge. This  more...

Meeting the Needs of Your Experts Meeting the Needs of Your Experts As a manager, you'll often find yourself managing people with knowledge, skills, and expertise you don't have, in areas you're unfamiliar with. The amount of information that managers process on a daily basis requires them to know a little about a lot. However, they have to rely heavily on their experts for the in-depth knowledge needed to meet goals and get  more...

Overcoming Challenges When Managing Experts ...ly plan how you interact with such challenging experts if you want them to help you in a productive way. This course explores ways you can promote harmonious working relationships with your experts by using assertiveness, respect, and facilitation. It also shows how, by setting clear expectations and dealing with situations and employees fairly, you can overcome common challenges that managers  more...

Preparing for an Internal Interview Preparing for an Internal Interview Preparing for an internal interview requires a unique strategy to leverage one thing you have over external candidates: an internal understanding of how your organization operates. Making the most of this knowledge can be a major asset to you. Whether it's being able to participate in conversations about your company and industry or demonstrating that you  more...

Get the Job You Want With A Resume That Sells Create a job-winning resume that sells your talents and skills!  more...

A Foolproof Method for Conduting a Job Search Learn a foolproof method of how to conduct a job search and seize the job you really want. It?s a jungle out there! Surviving in today?s tough job market is an upstream adventure-- whether you are just starting out, the victim of a layoff, or merely want to change careers. Traditional methods just don`t work any more. This is one of three possible modules that you can take as self-directed study.  more...

How to Interview Like a Professional Learn the secrets to having a successful interview to get the job you really want. It?s a jungle out there! Surviving in today?s tough job market is an upstream adventure-- whether you are just starting out, the victim of a layoff, or want to change careers. Traditional methods just don`t work any more. The complete course can either be taken as a whole or as three modules. Each module is  more...

Getting the Job Offer You Want Learn the how to`s of getting the job offer you really want. It?s a jungle out there! Surviving in today?s tough job market is an upstream adventure-- whether you are just starting out, the victim of a layoff, or merely want to change careers. Traditional methods just don`t work any more. The complete course can either be taken as a whole or as three modules. Each module is designed to be  more...

Learn How to Write the Kind of Cover Letter That Gets Results A highly effective writing approach that increases the chances of getting your resume reviewed. The main objective of this course is to equip you with a proven method and persuasive writing technique that gets results. The course, ?Learn How to Write a Cover Letter That Gets Results? is designed for individuals who want to get a potential employer to take action and give your resume thoughtful  more...

Manifesting 101: How to Get What You Want w/o Goofing it Up First ! Achieving Life & Livelihood Potential w/Momentum Manifesting 101 (Self Study Course) introduces or reminds us how to have our desires and intentions flow to us in ease, versus chasing them in struggle and frustration. There is a Mechanics of Energy, Spirit, Consciousness, that is at work within and around us, that we have access to for the purposeful design of our dreams come true. The essence of  more...

Manifesting 102: How to Get What You Want w/o Goofing it Up First ! Achieving Life & Livelihood Potential w/Momentum As this 2nd offering in the Manifesting Series continues, the student now sees how energy is formed on purpose and how to use this new knowledge so that it shows in one`s experience. It is as this point, that the students commitment level and trust in themselves will become evident, but a necessary point as one sees the ego`s role in this  more...

Manifesting 103: How to Get What You Want w/o Goofing it Up First ! Achieving Life & Livelihood Potential w/Momentum Manifesting 103 the third and final installment of the Manifesting Series by Susan James, introduces to the student the Mechanics of Desire and from where it begins. Also addressed is the question, if we desire it, how can we manifest it ? The ego plays an important role in this evolving stage of manifesting. It is here that the defining line  more...

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

Creating Popular Web Content (Master Class)-Self Directed Write Web content that persuades your visitors to act, join the discussion, resolve their problems, and buy your products. Learn to write and edit some of the most popular genres that populate the web. Become a versatile Web writer or editor, able to handle whatever your boss throws at you. Develop a deep portfolio to show future employers and clients You?ll see how each genre has evolved as a  more...

Introduction to Technical Writing for Industry ...f a technical communicator in the high-tech industry. If you want to become a technical writer, or if you have just become a technical writer and wonder what the job and the profession may involve, this course will introduce you to an exciting and rewarding career in technical communication. You?ll learn what tasks you will do, how your work fits into the organization?s process, and where the  more...

Getting More From Books: Intro to Literary Analysis This course makes reading more fun and more meaningful by teaching basic literary analysis. It`s easy to skim through a novel -- but getting involved in the book can teach you more about yourself, your world, and the human experience! Whether you like dense novels or "just for fun" fiction, this course will help you get more out of the books you read. All it takes is a curious mind. You`ll learn  more...

HTML Lessons in Web Page Design - 10 Week Facilitator Led Design your own website with our 10 week interactive course. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language and is the language of web page design. If you have little or no experience with HTML, then this 10 week standard course with facilitator interaction is the one to take. With these lessons you will have your own web site up and running in no time! Learn to design internet web pages for your  more...

So You Want to be a Technical Writer! A 6-week course will introduce you to technical writing as a career. This 6-week course will introduce you to technical writing as a career. You`ll gain an understanding of what technical writers do, where they work, the skills they need and the tools they use. You`ll learn about job trends and salaries. And you`ll have the opportunity to interact with technical communicators who will be happy to  more...

Expert Certificate Course in Medical Coding Our course is a complete and comprehensive online training process to learn coding. It will take about 4 months to complete. It requires medical terminology. A Medical Terminology Course should be taken first. All necessary materials needed to take this course are included (with the exception of a medical dictionary). This includes the AMA`s CPT (procedure codes), and EasyCoder (ICD codes).  more...

The Power of Animation: Learn Flash in Five Days This course is designed for first time Flash users who are interested in exploring the possibilities of animation. This course is designed for first time Flash users who are interested in exploring the possibilities of animation. Even if you do not consider yourself an artist, mastering Flash can help you create business presentations, product demonstrations, cartoons, and even video games!  more...

Comprehensive Medical Transcription Training Our MT Program is a complete and comprehensive online medical transcription course that takes 6 months to complete. All necessary materials needed to take this course are included with the exception of a medical dictionary (required for the course), including foot pedal and its software to operate it (to do the dictation). Please Print Out And Read This Information Carefully Our Medical  more...

So You Want To Be A Medical Writer Skills and knowledge you will need to effectively write medically related materials. Medical writing is an exciting and ever-changing field that covers a wide range of areas in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and the biotech industry. Opportunities for medical writing exist at the professional research level, the consumer education level, newspapers, magazines, and everything in between. Most medical  more...

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

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

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

Authorware for Educators This course is for educators who want to learn the basics of a multimedia authoring program in a short amount of time. Authorware can be used to create all kinds of interactive multimedia programs such as performance-support applications and educational games. The textbook for this course guides you step by step through the development of several Authorware projects. Each lesson in the textbook  more...

Learn How to Repair Computers: Get Certified in 7 weeks Discontinued. This course has been replaced by Course Number 3509.If you do not see this course listed contact customer service at EST. Have you ever wished you knew enough about computers to repair them? Are you tired of hearing about other people making $50 to $200 an hour as a computer technician, perhaps with their own business? Would you like to have a piece of the pie to? Well now, you  more...

Business Writing Basics ...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 guidelines for writing more  more...

Interviewing Job Candidates ... tools and methods to help you prepare to get the results you want. You will learn how to define exactly what youa ™re looking for in a job candidate, and be given checklists and discussion guides for asking the right questions to get relevant answers. The course addresses the most common legal pitfalls and how to avoid them, as well as issues you should consider when evaluating a  more...

Building Self Confidence For Women Learn to free yourself from doubt and enjoy all life has to offer. Whether you feel shy, have fears giving presentations or lack the success you want in life it could be your self-confidence that needs a boost. With a belief in yourself and your abilities overcoming obstacles is enhanced. ?If you think you can you can, and if you think you can?t you can?t.? Highly recommend 1 to 2 online chats  more...

Influence Your Customer to Take Action and Buy Achieve the right personal chemistry throughout the selling process. Selling is a balance of give and take. You give your customer what they want to know about your product or service can do for them, and then they `take` it from you in exchange for a price. Most often referred to as closing, you ask them to make a decision by suggesting they take action. According to the old school of  more...

The Art of Professional Telephone Communication ...will indicate buying style and presentation preferences. You want to know how to ?read? your customer with those key words. Your use of both incoming and outgoing voice mail affects the success you have with people returning calls. The telephone is a tool that casts a wide affect on the sales process from getting appointments, to further needs assessment, and even asking your customer to buy.  more...

Certificate in Technical Writing Career Advancement--Earn Technical Writing Certification from the premier provider of online training in Technical Communication. Certificate in Technical Writing (Basic Level) This Certificate Program has been designed for those who lack sufficient experience in the field or those who want to enhance existing careers in technical writing or move in a new direction within the corporate workplace.  more...

Certificate in Technical Writing for Current Technical Writers A Certificate Program for current tech writers, editors, and designers. Certificate in Technical Writing For Current Technical Writers This Certificate Program has been designed for those who lack sufficient experience in the field or those who want to enhance existing careers in technical writing or move in a new direction within the corporate workplace. The Certificate in Technical Writing  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...

How to Critically Evaluate Your Business Plan A Trump U Course- Thinking like an entrepreneur means making the most of your opportunities. To achieve your dreams, you must know how to examine your plans critically. And you must learn to set milestone goals that you can count on. With this course, you will develop the vision and analytic skills you need. Learn how to create the business plan that will change everything for you. Students may  more...

Leadership Assessment Profile ...ne assessment tells you if you are likely to achieve what you want, and points to the areas you need to work on to increase the likelihood of success.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have unlimited access to course materials for  more...

Negotiate to Win ...l in business is negotiation. It`s all about getting what you want, every time. The responsibility to learn how to negotiate is all yours. It`s not up to your boss or colleagues or spouse or customers. So get started!Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value,  more...

Significantly Increase the Value of Any Property--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- Improving your property can do more than just pay for itself -- it can increase your resale value higher than you might imagine. But the wrong change is like throwing money away. This course shows how to get the biggest possible financial benefit from every dollar spent on property improvements. You`ll even learn to grow value by improving the neighborhood!Students may complete  more...

What Inexperienced Homebuyers MUST Know Before They Buy a Home ... right way, you have to start with a clear vision of what you want and how much you want to spend. Your ability to make a sound financial decision depends on whether you carefully consider each characteristic of a property in order to determine whether it is important to you or not? and at what cost. This course employs the Learning by Doing approach to education. That means that rather than  more...

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Learn How to Write Persuasive Web-Based Text The main objective of this course is to equip you with a proven method and persuasive writing technique. This course is specific to web-writing and is unique. It is designed specifically for content developers and practitioners who want to get the "target audience" to take action or shift their opinion or point of view. Since no one can be expected to change their mind or take action if they are  more...

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Negotiate Profitable Real Estate Deals--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- More times than not, success in real estate begins -- or ends -- at the negotiating table. The secret to successful negotiation is careful preparation and communication. This course will teach you proven tactics and methods for all types of real estate negotiations and prepare you to leave the table with success assured. Students may complete this course within a reasonable  more...

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Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification The hospitality industry continues to grow each year, creating a demand for skilled managers. One challenge facing bar and restaurant owners and managers is that most hospitality programs are long-term and expensive. This is due to the wide range of subject material, much of which is never applied in the real world. Thus, too many managers go without any formal training and often find themselves  more...

QuickBooks Pro 2005 ...s an easy to follow self-paced format. You determine when you want to learn and the instructor is always there to provide you the expert instruction you want. Learn, practice and assess your skills as you become an expert user of the World's most popular accounting software. Welcome to the QuickBooks Pro 2005 Training Series The QuickBooks Pro 2005 course will teach you how to efficiently set  more...

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Senior Professional In Supply Management (SPSM ®) Certification Program ...arning your SPSMSM Certification is the action to take if you want to bring the most modern purchasing practices into your organization and achieve your career potential. From reverse auctions and eProcurement to strategic sourcing to improving supplier performance and more, you?ll learn exactly how to deliver results for your employer. And when you make your employer more successful, your own  more...

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

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

Learn Grammar the Easy Way (Part 1) Designed for people who want to improve their writing by brushing up on the basics of grammar This course is designed for people who want to get a better feel for grammar so that they can strengthen their writing skills. Many times before a person has met you face-to-face, they?ve met you through your words. You may have sent in a cover letter and resume for a job. You may have written a memo  more...

Creating Popular Web Content (Master Class) Write Web content that persuades your visitors to act, join the discussion, resolve their problems, and buy your products. Learn to write and edit some of the most popular genres that populate the web. Become a versatile Web writer or editor, able to handle whatever your boss throws at you. Develop a deep portfolio to show future employers and clients You?ll see how each genre has evolved as a  more...

Dealing with Customer Complaints ...You want customers to complain so you can fix the problem. The challenge is to know the best way to resolve the situation. During this program, you'll learn why an organization should seek customer complaints, and learn appropriate customer service responses. You'll also learn a technique to help work through challenging customer service situations.The student will have access to this course  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS4: Advanced With Total Training for Adobe Illustrator CS4: Advanced, you`ll learn all the secrets that illustrators use everyday to create vector artwork faster and more accurately. You`ll discover all the new and exciting features inside of Illustrator CS4 as well as techniques to help you master things such as patterns, clipping paths, and 3D objects. You`ll even learn how to build a Flash ® animation  more...

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How to Adopt Green Practices in Business and Gain a Competitive Advantage ...comprehensive e-learning course will give you the results you want. How To Adopt Green Practices In Business And Gain A Competitive Advantage Whether you are a business owner, office manager, HR manager, business professional or ?green-team? project leader who wants to know how to get started with a sustainability program, this comprehensive e-learning course will give you the results you  more...

International Finance Perhaps you have wondered how one can successfully navigate the maze of options and opportunities offered by the international financial markets. Are there ways to maximize profits while effectively minimizing risk when it comes to dealing on the global level? This course will demonstrate why you would want to transform your purely domestic firm into a multinational corporation; how you decide  more...

Interviewing Effectively The employment interview is at the heart of the recruitment process for most organizations, and successful interviews don't just happen. They are the result of careful planning and preparation. Interviews are time consuming, and although you will not want to skimp on them, you have to use the available time as efficiently as possible. This course shows you how to screen and manage the interview  more...

Managing Delegation ...you want to increase your effectiveness as a delegator? Are you unsure of how much control and feedback you need to implement when delegating tasks? Then this course will help you achieve those goals. As you proceed through this "Managing Delegation" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will gain valuable insight into several areas including change management, decision making, and  more...

Problem Performance Prevention ...fectiveness of the worker. For established workers, if you want to avoid problem performance, it is essential for employees to see clearly what is expected of them. No employee can be criticized for problem performance when no one has explained to him or her the required standard of work. But telling workers what is expected of them is not the end of the story. Performance management is  more...

Evaluating Brand Effectiveness ... enticing packaging, to the perfect combination of media, you want everything to be right. Now the question is: Is it working? This course explores why you need measurement systems to examine your brand's effectiveness with consumers and to evaluate your brand equity.Where can you start? By learning everything you can about your target market's knowledge structures. Measuring knowledge  more...

Elements of Marketing Strategy ...You want to develop a powerful, and well-documented marketing strategy in order to get your new product or service approved. This course is designed to give you a strong start in developing your marketing vision, direction, and ultimately a plan. You'll get an overview of the key factors encompassing the broad scope of strategic marketing. You'll be able to discuss cost structures and their  more...

Competitive Factors in Strategic Marketing You've got a great idea for a new product or service for your organization, or a major enhancement for an existing one. Now you've got to present the case to the decision-makers to go forward. What kinds of topics should you include in your strategic marketing plan? In this course you'll learn exactly what to consider as you develop and present your plan, including market data and competitor  more...

Improving Your Image Lee Iacocca. Madeleine Albright. Colin Powell. Are these people who suffer from an image problem? Hardly. Do you think they were born projecting the strong, self-assured images they do? Probably not. Like other powerful leaders in business, government, and the military, they likely received training in how to project, how to impress, how to lead. A confident, positive self image is no less crucial  more...

Introduction to IT Project Management ...you want to increase your effectiveness as a leader in project management? Are you unsure of the key skills needed for managing an information technology (IT) project? As you proceed through this "Introduction to IT Project Management" course in the "Project Management for IT Professionals" series, you will gain valuable insight into project management with a special focus on managing IT  more...

Lean Value Finding methods to capture customer-driven value is not a new activity. You've probably analyzed processes, conducting customer surveys, and used audits to determine what customers want. Yet, according to lean thinkers these techniques don't go far enough. They still departmentalize the value concept. Lean experts propose a more holistic view of value that stretches beyond organizational  more...

Why Customer Driven Today in America, the emphasis is on service. Health care organizations, insurance agencies, investment brokers, and accountants sell services rather than products. As the popularity of the Internet increases, all companies are forced to focus on service through company web sites that put them into direct contact with customers. Customer satisfaction--and quality--is quickly becoming the  more...

Translating Requirements into Process Goals Customers want quality. And quality includes customer requirements such as ease of use, reliability, or response time that are sometimes difficult to measure. To produce improvements that will generate the results customers want, these quality requirements must be redefined as measurable goals. The purpose of this course is to show you how to redefine customer quality requirements as measurable  more...

Illustrator 10 Techniques Virtual Training Company's Illustrator 10 Techniques is a tutorial aimed at those who want to expand their working knowledge of the application, and for those who have viewed VTC's Illustrator 10 tutorial (ISBN#1930519583). Rick Martin takes you through 10 individual projects, with each one concentrating on a different design technique available in Illustrator. He will take you step by step  more...

Managing Your Anger ...you want to let everyone know it. But, is this really a good idea? What will your co-workers or your supervisor think of your outburst? Is there something that you could do to control your anger? This course will help you manage your anger so that you will be less angry and will be able to channel your energy into more constructive activities. You will learn the three stages of managing your  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...

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

Communicating for Results ...ing as a member or as a leader of a project team. Whether you want help with a particular task, or need someone else to undertake the task on your behalf, this course will show you how to approach those capable of giving you what you need. Secondly, this course will outline the communication required to maintain customer relationships during sensitive situations, such as when customers make  more...

Enhancing Listening Skills Have you ever been taken by 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  more...

Crafting Deals ...t? Were you confident about winning? Was the outcome what you wanted? So often, situations don't turn out in the desired way. In this course, you will explore ways to gain clarity and conviction about what you want and why you want it, as well as how to create opportunities to get it. You'll have a chance to assess your values and beliefs about negotiating and examine how negotiating  more...

Connecting and Communicating ...me 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 Carnegie understood the complexity of human interaction when he said, "When  more...

The Process of Negotiation "Let us never fear to negotiate. But let us never negotiate out of fear." What do you think John F. Kennedy was thinking about when he spoke these words? Have you ever felt fearful while negotiating? Negotiating is unavoidable. It is a natural part of life, like the emotion of fear. Understanding that fear is a form of stress can help explain why it can crop up during the negotiation process if  more...

The Dynamics of Interacting ...to success? Think of a time when you got the results that you wanted. Can you also recall the quality of your interaction in that particular situation? How might your results be connected to success? This course is about developing your ability to dynamically interact with others. You will examine types of negotiating styles and strategies and ways to best apply that knowledge in  more...

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

How to Work with Arrogant and Duplicitous People In certain settings, jesters and gossips can be quite entertaining. However, at the office or on a regular basis, they are not amusing. In fact, their habits can be quite destructive. If you've had it "up to here" with someone who has a head the size of a compact car, or if you're tired of being told the latest malicious gossip by someone else, you'll want to take this course. After you've learned  more...

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

A Workable Solution for Internal Clients One of the many challenges of working as an internal consultant is that of "making things happen." But making decisions isn't always easy. There are so many options and you may encounter resistance to changes you propose during internal consulting assignments. How should you deal with this? And how can you be so sure that working practices won't simply revert back once you're "off the scene?" You  more...

The Inbound Call Center Inbound call center managers of this century will face many of the same challenges that their counterparts faced in the 20th century. The emphasis will still be on the development and acquisition of cost-effective methods to provide customers with the service they demand. By ensuring that you have a good knowledge base of the inbound call center industry, you are establishing a sturdy framework  more...

Inbound Call Centers People Management ...en a company and its customers. As a call center manager, you want to hire agents with special customer service "genes." Good call center agents do a better job on the telephone, are happier with their work, and genuinely enjoy helping customers. This course will help you staff your call center with the right people for the job. You'll learn how to select the best candidates, accommodate agent  more...

Discovering What Your Customers Want The data are in, and there's no doubt about it: The return on customer loyalty goes directly to your company's bottom line. Too often, however, organizations seeking to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty begin with a survey. To build a successful customer satisfaction system, you have to begin with the basics.When customer satisfaction programs begin with a survey, and not a plan, the  more...

Sales Skills The Fundamentals In Sales Skills: The Fundamentals, participants will learn the six basic steps of the sales process, how to understand their client's decision-making practices, and the meanings of commonly used sales terms. In addition, participants will learn how to establish credibility and how to take a proactive approach to sales. Learn To Ask specific questions to understand  more...

Sales Skills Prospecting Addressing Needs In Sales Skills: Prospecting and Addressing Needs, participants will learn how to understand their client's decision-making practices. They will also learn how to research prospective clients, how to apply guidelines for making a sales call, and how to build a sales network. In addition, they will learn how to create win-win situations when finding solutions for clients. Learn To  more...

Sales Skills Overcoming Obstacles In Sales Skills: Overcoming Obstacles, participants will learn how to identify a client's key issues, how to differentiate between benefits and features, and how to anticipate objections. Participants will also learn how to create and deliver an effective sales presentation that is geared toward their client's key issues, as well as how to overcome a customer's objections. Learn To  more...

Sales Skills Gaining Customer Commitment In Sales Skills: Gaining Customer Commitment, you will learn how to establish credibility and develop relationships with your clients, as well as what questions you should ask clients when determining their needs. You will also learn the three stages of need, how to determine which stage of need a client is in, and how to help clients envision themselves benefiting from your product or service. In  more...

Sales Skills Developing a Winning Strategy In Sales Skills: Developing a Winning Strategy, you will learn how to research market conditions and analyze your competitors using a SWOT matrix. You will also learn the steps of the consulting strategy and what questions you should ask when planning solutions for clients. In addition, you will learn the steps to take to help clients find solutions to their needs. Learn To  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...

Sales Management Building a Championship Sales Team Sales Management: Building a Championship Sales Team teaches students how to ensure the effectiveness of a sales team. The program covers how to be a successful sales manager, how to select sales professionals, and how to build unity in a sales team. The program also focuses on how to interview successfully, how to build relationships and trust within a sales team, how to train sales professionals  more...

Essentials of Business Law Employment Law Essentials of Business Law: Employment Law offers the student an overview of employment law essentials. This program identifies the elements of agent and principal relationships, the duties of agents and principals, and ways in which agreements between these two parties are ratified. The program also identifies fair labor laws and labor and management issues, including actions that constitute  more...

Sales Management Leading a Sales Team In Sales Management: Leading a Sales Team, you will learn steps for choosing a territory strategy and what factors you need to consider when conducting territory reviews. You will also learn what forecasts sales managers usually develop, the four factors to define when referring to a forecast, and how forecasts are used. In addition, you will learn steps for conducting sales meetings and the best  more...

Sales Management Motivating Sales Teams to Win In Sales Management: Motivating Sales Teams to Win, you will learn what you can do to motivate members of your sales team and factors to consider when evaluating motivation levels. You will also learn about various compensation practices to help you keep top performers, as well as how to identify opportunities to improve and how to address substandard performance. Learn To  more...

Essentials of Business Law The Legal Environment Essentials of Business Law: The Legal Environment offers the student an overview of the information needed to identify the functions, classifications, and sources of law. The program identifies the structure of the state and federal court system, as well as trial procedures, jurisdiction issues, and alternative resolution methods. The program also details crimes and torts relating to businesses,  more...

Strategic Management Establishing Strategic Focus Strategic Management: Establishing Strategic Focus offers the student an overview of the information required to identify appropriate terms and language associated with strategic management, recognize benefits gained from a successful strategic plan, and learn why some organizations avoid implementing strategic management. The program describes the proper steps for effective decision making, and  more...

Managing Business Risk Risk Assessment Control Managing Business Risk: Risk Assessment and Control teaches learners about risk identification and environmental scanning. Students will also learn about evaluation and control of risk within organizations and the methods for classifying various organizational risks. Learn To Identify typical information sources used in an environmental scan.  more...

Principles of Marketing Fundamentals of Marketing Principles of Marketing: Fundamentals of Marketing offers the student an overview of the information required to identify key marketing terms, language, and concepts. The program details the elements of the marketing mix, the stages of the product life cycle, and the proper steps to implement the market segmentation process. Learn To Apply appropriate terms or  more...

Windows 2000 Professional User Fundamentals Course Overview This course will introduce users to the fundamental features of Windows 2000 Professional. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the features of Windows 2000 and the functions of its desktop components; identify the functions of the various Windows 2000 programs; identify the functions of the various components available in the Windows Explorer  more...

Windows 2000 Professional Advanced User Course Overview This course will introduce users to the advanced features of Windows 2000 Professional. At the completion of this course, students will learn to add new hardware and applications; customize the desktop, the Start menu and toolbars in Windows 2000; identify the advanced features of Windows 2000; modify the properties of Internet Explorer; and search for people and Web pages on  more...

International Business Essentials The Global Business Environment International Business Essentials: The Global Business Environment gives students an overall view of how the global environment operates, how culture affects international business, and helps students become familiar with foreign exchange. The program covers various cultural orientations, teaches students how to apply foreign exchange rate equations, and offers cultural overviews of Africa, Asia,  more...

International Business Essentials Succeeding as a Global Manager International Business Essentials: Succeeding as a Global Manager offers students an overall view of how to organize the global enterprise, how to recognize global management success factors, and how to manage across cultures. The program covers how to reengineer businesses to be successful in the global market, how to accomplish successful internationalization, and how to solve problems 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...

Self Development Motivating Yourself to Perform In Self-Development: Motivating Yourself to Perform, managers and employees learn how to apply strategies that enable them to overcome procrastination. They also learn how to apply self-discipline and practice self-leadership concepts in order to foster motivation and perform at a high level. Learn To Use strategies to overcome procrastination.  more...

Outlook XP Expert User ...cryption options. • Specify the security zone that you want Outlook to apply to messages. • Obtain a digital certificate. • Add a digital signature to a message. • Swap digital certificates with another user. • Send an encrypted message to a recipient. • Create a personal address book with entries. • Create a personal distribution list with  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 Positively Influencing Others Self-Development: Positively Influencing Others offers the student an overview of the information required to influence others through nonverbal communication and language, and covers how to use influence to empower people. The program details how the student can enhance his or her level of influence by listening actively, understanding Satir modes and sensory systems, building rapport, and  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...

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

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

Business Travel Safety Forming a Corporate Travel Safety Program In "Business Travel Safety: Forming a Corporate Travel Safety Program," you will learn how to facilitate safe and efficient travel for employees. You will learn best practices for developing a corporate travel safety program, how to choose the best travel agency for your organization, and why it is important to prepare for emergencies before traveling. Learn To  more...

Organizational Skills Managing Information In Organizational Skills: Managing Information, managers and employees learn how to assimilate and make the best use of the stream of information that flows through their work environment on a daily basis. They explore ways to process, retain, prioritize, and preserve messages and data that are key to their productivity and effectiveness. Learn To Appropriately  more...

Organizational Skills Time Management Develop the skills you need to manage your time effectively in Organizational Skills: Time Management. You will use various time management techniques to meet your own deadlines as well as help your employees meet theirs. Learn To Understand the importance of time management. Recognize the myths of time management.  more...

Stress Management Fundamentals for Managers In Stress Management: Fundamentals for Managers, you will learn to recognize the importance of managing your own stress and addressing stress-inducing factors in the organization. You will also learn to recognize the causes and symptoms of employee stress as well as strategies to reduce workplace stressors and to support employees who are under stress. Armed with proven techniques for addressing  more...

Stress Management Fundamentals for Employees In Stress Management: Fundamentals for Employees, you will learn to recognize the warning signs of excessive stress and how to identify personal, social, and professional sources of stress. You will also learn proven techniques for combating stress, allowing you to take appropriate action to reduce its presence in your life. Learn To: Develop a basic understanding of stress and the  more...

Creativity Innovation Thinking Creatively ... simulation, you are meeting with your Marketing Manager. You want to discuss ideas to improve your department's ability in order to provide quality customer service. Unit 4: Fostering Creativity in the Workplace (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the influence of company communications on creative thinking. Analyze the effect of organizational culture on  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...

Creativity Innovation Promoting Team Creativity Creativity and Innovation: Promoting Team Creativity offers the student information required to organize creative teams, conduct effective team sessions, and avoid roadblocks to team creativity. The program covers activities that can be used to increase creativity in a team and describes the creative problem-solving process. Learn To Demonstrate characteristics of  more...

Business Finance Risk Analysis Business Finance: Risk Analysis offers the student an overview of the information required to identify, calculate, and assess both individual investments and investment portfolios. The program details types of risks associated with investments, gives equations used to calculate risk, and provides information about how to assess the results of the equations. Learn To •  more...

Business Finance Time Value of Money Business Finance: Time Value of Money offers the student an overview of the information required to calculate the future and present values of individual cash flows, ordinary annuities, annuities due, perpetuities, and investments with uneven cash flows. The program also covers how to calculate interest rates and maturity dates, establish an amortization table, and calculate payments on amortized  more...

Business Finance Valuation of Stocks Bonds Business Finance: Valuation of Stocks and Bonds offers the student an overview of the bond and stock markets, as well as the information needed to evaluate and invest in various types of stocks and bonds. The program also details characteristics of the various types of stocks and bonds and their risks. Learn To • Identify advantages and disadvantages of the  more...

Budgeting Creating Analyzing a Budget Budgeting: Creating and Analyzing a Budget gives the student an overview of the purpose of budgeting, the types of budgets, and the elements of a successful budget. The program includes a process for creating a budget, ways to analyze and compare budgets, and important guidelines to apply during the budgeting process. Learn To List the five purposes of budgeting. List the various types  more...

Budgeting Operating Manufacturing Budgets Budgeting: Operating and Manufacturing Budgets gives the student an overview of operating and manufacturing budgets, variance analysis, and forecasting. The program covers terms and practices unique to operating and manufacturing budgets, as well as methods for creating operating and manufacturing budgets. Additionally, the program covers several options for devising an action plan to solve a  more...

Budgeting Capital Budgeting Budgeting: Capital Budgeting gives the student an overview of capital budgeting basics, methods for discounting cash flows, and how discount rates are determined. This program includes a process for assembling a capital budget and one for justifying a capital budget. Additionally, the program outlines how capital budgets are evaluated and approved. Learn To  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...

Emotional Intelligence Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills Emotional Intelligence: Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills gives the student an overview of the use of Emotional Intelligence in corporations and provides a process for applying Emotional Intelligence in everyday activities. The program covers how the process can be applied in various situations, including being assertive, providing and accepting feedback, building positive work  more...

Emotional Intelligence Applying Emotional Intell in the Workplace Emotional Intelligence: Applying Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace gives the student an overview of the use of Emotional Intelligence from a leadership perspective and provides a process for applying Emotional Intelligence in everyday interactions with team members and employees. The program covers how the process can be applied in various situations, including motivating, resolving  more...

Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence for Executives Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Intelligence for Executives gives the student an overview of emotions, explains the use of Emotional Intelligence from a leadership perspective, and provides a process for applying Emotional Intelligence in everyday interactions with employees. The program covers how the process can be applied in various situations, including motivating, resolving conflict, and  more...

Effective Presentations Planning a Presentation In Effective Presentation: Planning a Presentation, you will learn how to determine realistic presentation objectives, how to analyze your audience, and how to use supporting materials effectively. In addition, you will learn how to organize your presentation clearly and successfully incorporate visual aids into your presentation. Learn To Identify the six common  more...

Effective Presentations Essentials of Persuasion In Effective Presentations: Essentials of Persuasion, you will learn guidelines for ethical persuasion, the goals of persuasion, and how to encourage your audience to act in support of your policy. In addition, you will learn how to organize a persuasive presentation, how to enhance your credibility, and how to use reasoning and emotional appeals to persuade your audience. Learn To  more...

Effective Presentations The Presentation Process In Effective Presentations: The Presentation Process, you will learn what steps to take to reduce your fear of speaking, remain calm, and appear relaxed. In addition, you will learn how to use your voice and nonverbal communication to improve the delivery of your presentation. Finally, you will learn how to assess the audience members and answer their questions. Learn 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...

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

Communicating w Difficult People Handling Difficult Co-Workers Communicating with Difficult People: Handling Difficult Co-Workers offers the student information on how to define difficult co-workers, cope with their difficult behavior, and resolve conflict caused by the negative behavior. The program describes the proper methods to address each difficult personality type, the appropriate techniques to use to cope with and manage difficult behavior, and the  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...

Excellence in Service Fundamentals for Employees In Excellence in Service: Fundamentals for Employees, you will learn how to develop the skills needed to effectively relate to customers, fulfill their needs, and develop a positive customer service attitude. You will understand the importance of going beyond just satisfying customers. You will also differentiate between internal and external customer needs and understand the relationship between  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...

Excellence in Service Working With Upset Customers In Excellence in Service: Working with Upset Customers, you will learn how to successfully handle customers when they are upset, calm upset customers, and deal with abusive customers. In addition, you will learn how your own emotions affect your interactions with customers and how to reduce your stress. Learn To: Identify how to manage customer service stress by learning how to control  more...

Excellence in Service Communicating With Customers Virtually In Excellence in Service: Communicating with Customers Virtually, you will learn how to adapt your telephone behavioral styles to your customers over the telephone. You will also learn how to project professionalism over the phone using various verbal techniques. In addition, you will be able to provide quality customer care by learning how to manage customer communication via the phone or e-mail.  more...

Excellence in Service Creating an Exceptional Service Environment In Excellence in Service: Creating an Exceptional Service Environment, you will learn how to create the necessary foundation to help employees deliver exceptional customer service. You will learn steps for writing your customer service vision statement, as well as suggestions for ensuring that the appropriate processes and systems are in place to support exceptional customer service. You will also  more...

Excellence in Service Establishing Service Standards In Excellence in Service: Establishing Service Standards, you will learn how to identify customer expectations by evaluating the criteria customers use to assess the quality of your company's service. You will learn how to set, develop, and implement service standards. You will also understand the importance of surveying customers and incorporating their feedback into service standards. Finally,  more...

Excellence in Service Building a Customer Service Team In Excellence in Service: Building a Customer Service Team, you will learn techniques to successfully select, train, and motivate employees to form a customer service team. You will identify important aspects of employment laws that affect your search for quality service employees. You will also learn how to develop a training program that is suitable for your customer service team and that will  more...

Excellence in Service Building Lasting Customer Relationships In Excellence in Service: Building Lasting Customer Relationships, you will learn how to build ongoing customer relationships by identifying and delivering a solid value proposition to your customers. You will then understand how to add value by increasing customer responsiveness, promoting customer knowledge, and developing customer loyalty. You will learn how to build on customer loyalty by  more...

Call Center Mgt Managing an Inbound Call Center Call Center Management: Managing an Inbound Call Center gives the student an overview of inbound call centers, managerial roles, and technologies that affect call centers. The program also gives the student guidelines for establishing a call center, as well as things to remember when establishing the call center. Learning the material in this program, the student will be able to establish a call  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...

Call Center Mgt Managing Motivating Your Staff Call Center Management: Managing and Motivating Your Staff gives the student information about turnover and training as well as processes for reducing turnover and training effectively. The program also gives the student a process for managing employee stress as well as guidelines for motivating and communicating with employees. Additionally, the program provides students with processes and  more...

Customer Relationship Mgt Fundamentals of CRM ...uld directly compete with Lillian Alley. At this meeting, you want to recommend that Lillian Alley Enterprises develops itself as a market intelligence enterprise and discuss with Lillian and Greg which marketing tier would best serve the company's needs. Unit 2: Principles of CRM (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the department that is most responsible for implementing CRM.  more...

Interviewing Skills Preparing for an Interview In Interviewing Skills - Preparing for an Interview, you will learn specific information and practices that will help you find and hire the right candidate for your team, including steps you can take to prepare for interviews and the types of questions you should ask when meeting with candidates. You will also learn about different types and uses of interviews, as well as special considerations  more...

Interviewing Skills Conducting an Interview In Interviewing Skills: Conducting an Interview, you will learn the various processes and techniques used to conduct interviews that result in successful hires. Specifically, it teaches students how to conduct an interview through the opening, information gathering, and closing stages, as well as how to address difficult interviews. In addition, students will learn how to evaluate candidates  more...

Interviewing Skills Laws Governing the Interview Process In Interviewing Skills: Laws Governing the Interview Process, you will focus on laws that govern the interviewing process. You will learn how to comply with laws regarding employee interviewing and selection, including those treating Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), pregnancy discrimination, disabilities, and immigration status. Finally, you will explore the provisions, guidelines, and terms  more...

Workplace Aggression Recognizing Aggressive Behavior In Workplace Aggression: Recognizing Aggressive Behavior, participants will learn why workplace aggression is an important issue that they must be able to identify in their workplace. They will learn what sources contribute to workplace aggression, as well as the three stages of aggressive behavior. Upon completing this program, participants will also be able to identify the nine profiles of  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...

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...

360-Degree Feedback Implementing a 360-Degree Program 360-Degree Feedback Programs: Implementing a 360-Degree Program covers the 360-degree feedback process and explains how to develop a feedback questionnaire, choose a collection method, and select raters for 360-degree feedback. It also covers how to create training programs for providing and receiving feedback, as well as how to analyze 360-degree feedback results, develop an improvement plan, and  more...

360-Degree Feedback Max the Benefits of 360-Degree Feedback 360-Degree Feedback: Maximizing the Benefits of 360-Degree Feedback covers how to enhance the use of 360-degree feedback, address employee performance, and support employee development. It also covers how to reinforce organizational goals in 360-degree feedback and when to provide coaching, mentoring, and leadership development to employees. Learn To Identify the  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Decision Making Fundamentals Decision Making & Problem Solving: Decision Making Fundamentals teaches you a variety of decision making techniques. You will develop the skills that are necessary to make important decisions with various people and ensure the results of your decisions. Learn To Devise objectives given the background information. Establish  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Problem Solving Fundamentals In Decision Making & Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals, you will learn to use a systematic approach to solve problems. In this program, you will face several problems in your organization and successfully use your problem solving skills in order to produce a positive outcome. Learn To Identify different ways problems can be handled.  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 Motivation In Leadership Development: Motivation, you will develop the skills needed to enhance employee and team motivation. Throughout the simulations, you will be provided with the opportunity to overcome motivation problems and encourage employees who are facing various obstacles Learn To Identify the factors that can lead to low motivation.  more...

Managerial Leadership Creating a Vision Managerial Leadership: Creating a Vision provides students an overview of organizational leadership and its role in guiding the organization toward vision fulfillment. The program highlights questions to ask when defining an organization's vision, basic steps to complete when drafting a vision statement, and guidelines for communicating the vision. In addition, this program provides steps for  more...

Women in Leadership Leadership Roles Styles In Women In Leadership: Leadership Roles and Styles, you will learn about characteristics of the old and new constructs of leadership and business, such as the role gender has played in shaping leadership. In addition, you will learn the steps you should follow when addressing barriers to women's leadership, as well as the process for encouraging leadership growth in others. Learn To  more...

Women in Leadership Becoming a Leader In Women In Leadership: Becoming A Leader, you will learn how to use the basic leadership skills, such as information management. In addition, you will learn the steps you should follow for persuading others to follow your lead, as well as the process for converting challengers to your leadership to supporters. Learn To Follow the steps for managing incoming  more...

Women in Leadership Developing a Leadership Path In Women In Leadership: Developing a Leadership Path, you will learn the steps for balancing your personal life and professional life, such as how to match your responsibilities to your priorities. In addition, you will learn the guidelines for relating to co-workers of the opposite gender, as well as the guidelines for recovering from career derailment. Learn To  more...

Strategic Decision Making Preparing to Make Decisions Strategic Decision Making: Preparing to Make Decisions offers the student an overview of how to plan, frame, and research decisions. The program details how to define your decisions and apply appropriate decisions frames. In addition, the program teaches the learner how to avoid the problems of overconfidence and how to deal with uncertainty in decision making. Learn To  more...

Goal Setting Reaching Individual Goals In ''Goal Setting: Reaching Individual Goals,'' you will learn about personal behaviors that relate to and affect goal setting. You will also learn the characteristics of effective goals, the individual goal-setting process, and guidelines for maximizing your achievement potential. Learn To Identify the benefits of setting goals.  more...

Delegation Understanding Delegation In "Delegation: Understanding Delegation," you will learn what delegation is and how to generate a delegation climate in your workplace. Outlining the benefits of delegation and the reasons why it is so important, the course then teaches the positive results of delegation as well as how to identify potential delegates and some strategies for managing them effectively. The course encourages  more...

Delegation The Delegation Process In "Delegation: The Delegation Process," you will learn to implement a delegation process developed around an easy to understand ABC model. By learning and using the model, learners can become much more effective delegators. Learn To To identify guidelines for prioritizing and grouping tasks To identify key issues to consider when  more...

Delegation Monitoring Evaluating Results In "Delegation: Monitoring and Evaluating Results," you will learn how examine such areas as how to review delegates, how to maintain task boundaries, how to support delegates, and how to deal with delegates who offer resistance. Delegates need to be assisted in their development through coaching, trust and motivation, and this course teaches strategies in all these fields. To help them to get the  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 ...resentative from a leading provider of computer software. You want to establish a relationship with their company and negotiate a short-term agreement for the installation and customization of software. Unit 3: Mutually Beneficial Negotiating (0.5 - 1 hour) Counteract strong emotions. Communicate clearly to the other party.  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...

Essentials of Management Creating a Positive Workplace In Essentials of Management: Creating a Positive Workplace, students learn techniques for encouraging positive behavior on the job, as well as the best methods for addressing negative attitudes. In addition, students learn how to apply guidelines for creating a fun atmosphere throughout their office, department, or division. Learn To Understand why positive  more...