Communication Strategies
Have you ever wondered why it seems so difficult to talk with some people, yet so easy to talk with others? This course explores how to improve your communication skills to make it easier for you to get along in the workplace, and in life.
Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.
Conflict Resolution: Getting Along in the Workplace
Many people see conflict as a negative experience. In fact, conflict is a necessary part of our personal growth and development. Think of when you were trying to choose your major in college, for example, or trying to decide between two jobs. However, conflict becomes an issue when the people involved cannot work through it. They become engaged in a battle that does not result in growth. When this type of conflict arises, negative energy can result, causing hurt feelings and damaged relationships. This course will give you the tools that will help you resolve conflict successfully and produce a win- win outcome.
Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.
Critical Elements of Customer Service
While many companies promise to deliver an incredible customer experience, some are better at supplying this than others. This course is designed around six critical elements of customer service that, when a company truly embraces them, bring customers back to experience service that outdoes the competition.
Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.
Data Analysis & Visualization with Microsoft Excel (D.A.V.E.)
Technology and the data that it both collects and makes accessible is now interwoven with businesses and lives. The era of “big data” has exploded due to the rise of cloud computing, which provides an abundance of computational power and storage, allowing organizations of all sorts to capture and store data. Leveraging that data effectively can provide timely insights and competitive advantage.
Analyzing data to find issues, insights, and opportunities is now a critical part of many job roles. Beyond the analysis, data analysts in all job roles must be able to effectively present and communicate their findings in visually compelling ways.
Microsoft® Excel® is designed for this purpose. Excel can connect to a wide range of data sources, perform robust data analysis, and create diverse and robust data-backed visualizations to show insights and trends, and create reports. These capabilities enable people who use Excel for data analysis to turn data into thoughtful action.
Completion of this course will earn 1.2 CEUs.
Delivering Dynamic Virtual Presentations
Managing the virtual workplace isn’t as scary as it sounds. A lot of the basics of management (including communicating with others, managing performance, building teams, and leading meetings) are the same. This course will cover the differences and give you the skills that you need to successfully lead the virtual workplace.
Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.
The ability to deliver presentations is vital to achieving advancement for yourself and for your ideas. Few skills in life will contribute to your success as much as presentation skills. Without a dynamic and coherent presentation, even stellar ideas can fail to convince your audience. In this course, you will learn to organize your ideas to create coherent and convincing oral presentations, while also utilizing available visual aids and using public-speaking techniques to strengthen your delivery.
Completion of this course will earn 0.575 CEUs.
Hiring for Success: Behavioral Interviewing Techniques
Interviewing sounds easy enough: you arrange for a conversation between you and potential candidates, and then select the best person for a particular position. But what if you could refine the process in such a way that you were confident that you are selecting the right person? How do you separate the good from the great, when they have similar work experience and strengths to offer? This workshop will give you the skills and tools to hire successful candidates.
Completion of this course will earn 1.2 CEUs.
Integrated Project Management 2019
Integrated Project Management combines the basics of project management theory with practical application in Microsoft Project 2019. By continually applying core methodologies in decision making and planning, students will be able to efficiently select and apply the tools in the software application to manage projects that meet all their success criteria.
Completion of this course will earn 1.8 CEUs.
Leadership Skills for Supervisors
Supervisors are the crucial interface between the employee on the shop floor or the service desk and the managers of the organization. Although they often have more technical experience than the employees they supervise, some may not have a lot of leadership experience. This one-day course will provide the skills in communication, coaching, and managing conflict that are necessary for success.
Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2016: Part 1
It’s hard to imagine a day going by without people passing along large amounts of information. Messages are everywhere, and the number of messages we receive seems to be increasing each day. Whether via phone, email, mass media, or personal interaction, we are subjected to a constant stream of information. With so much communication to contend with, it can be difficult to grab people’s attention. But, we are often called upon to do just that. So, how do you grab and maintain an audience’s focus when you’re asked to present important information? By being clear, organized, and engaging. And, that is exactly what Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2016 can help you do.
Gone are the days of flip charts or drawing on a white board to illustrate your point. Today’s audiences are tech savvy, accustomed to high-impact multimedia content, and stretched for time. By learning how to use the vast array of features and functionality contained within PowerPoint 2016, you will gain the ability to organize your content, enhance it with high-impact visuals, and deliver it with a punch. In this course, you will use PowerPoint 2016 to begin creating engaging, dynamic multimedia presentations.
You can also use the course to prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification exam for Microsoft PowerPoint 2016.
This course is the first part of a two-course series that covers the skills needed to gain a foundational understanding of PowerPoint.
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2016: Part 1 (this course)
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2016: Part 2
Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.