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Below are the Business Skill courses that we offer. If you do not see the class you are looking for or want to browse all of our offered courses you can click the catalog icon to see a PDF listing of the courses.

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The below courses are availible and scheduled on an as needed basis.

If you are intersted in any of the courses please call your Corporate Account Manager or use the Contact Us feature at the top of this page.

Business Skills Product Line	Course#	Course Name	Days	List Price	Course Summary
Communications	50105A	Surviving Public Speaking with PowerPoint	1	$150.00	This in-depth one-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge to use Microsoft PowerPoint to create slides for presentation while building two unique qualities: appropriate skills and personal confidence. This confidence comes from knowing what you want to say and being comfortable with your communication skills. In this course, you will master the skills that will make you a better speaker and presenter.
Communications	88686	Advanced Communication Skills	1	$150.00	In any profession, you will find yourself in a situation where you need to relay information to another colleague. When such situations arise, good communication skills are an essential part of getting your message across clearly. This course will show you how to apply advanced verbal and written communication techniques in your workplace.
Communications	88677	Managing Information Effectively	1	$75.00	As a business professional, you are surrounded by information and rely on it to do your job. Some information comes to you because you ask for it; other times it literally seems to come "at" you. Other people may rely on and ask you for information, and there are times when you send it to them without their asking. Being able to manage information effectively is one of the most basic skills you must have to do your job well. In this course, you will apply important principles and skills to manage the information you have to do your job.
Communications	88685	Using Data to Communicate	1	$150.00	This course will provide you with the methods necessary to prepare and present data to effectively inform or persuade your audience.
Management	88684	Managing Organizational Goals	1	$150.00	Managers are responsible for setting the goals for your team and for managing their work. Organizational goals can often get lost in layers of management and not get communicated properly. Without goals, employees can feel unmotivated or can even set their own goals for achievement, which will result in poor and conflicting team performance. In this course, you will develop skills needed to establish tactical goals for your team based on organizational directives and general goals from your manager and create and manage action plans to achieve these goals.

Management	88201	Appraising Performance:	1	$150.00	Appraising Performance provides an overview of the basics of conducting performance appraisals. It provides guidelines and best practices for evaluating and improving the work performance of employees, thereby increasing quality and productivity.
Management	88612	Change Management for Managers	0.5	$75.00	With constantly shifting global economies and technological developments, businesses are constantly changing to exploit opportunities. Companies no longer have the luxury of remaining the same. Therefore, managers must constantly prepare for and implement change, guiding their employees through periods of transition.
Management	88678	Coaching Essentials	0.5	$75.00	As a leader in your organization, you are expected to help people meet or exceed expectations and to help ensure productivity and profitability for the organization. Coaching is a leadership tool that is effective in improving performance and contributing to the goals of the organization. In this course, you will explore the benefits of coaching, coaching approaches, how to develop an action plan, and methods for ensuring the coaching process is successful.
Management	88484	Developing Yourself as a Leader	1	$150.00	This course will provide the methods to perform a personal assessment so that new managers can identify areas for improvement and apply strategies to develop and grow their leadership capabilities
Management	88457	Effective Management	1	$150.00	The world of business is centered on the interaction of different teams, both within and outside the organization. The success of a team within a company is often directly linked to the ability of a manager to lead and manage the team effectively. In order to perform the job well, the manager must understand the different roles of everyone involved in the team, and be trained in developing the capabilities of all team members and addressing issues as soon as they surface. This course will help you gain an understanding of the basic fundamentals of becoming an effective manager.
Management	88649	Emotional Intelligence for Managers	1	$150.00	Assess your current emotional intelligence capabilities, determine your strengths, and identify areas for improvement. You will examine how emotions affect behavior and how those behaviors impact your relationships with others. You will also develop strategies for managing the emotional energy in yourself and others.

Management	88466	Hiring Outstanding Teams	1	$150.00	You're a first-time manager who has to create a new team or complete an existing team. You want to locate and interview great candidates, hire the most qualified, and smoothly integrate them into the team.
Management	88676	Interviewing Skills for Management	0.5	$75.00	Every manager knows that to be successful, a company needs to build teams of employees who are the top in their field, work well together, and are happy in the company. However, it is often difficult for managers to find and hire the best people. In this course, you will practice techniques that will empower you to do just that-to hire the best candidate every time through strategies that will improve your success in interviewing. This can reduce or even eliminate significant turnover and allow your company to focus instead on achieving production goals.
Management	88619	Managing Project Teams	0.5	$75.00	You want to create and maintain a successful team. Learning how to effectively manage a team is the first step to realizing your goal. In this course, you will determine how to manage the team so that it remains effective.
Management	88646	Managing Innovation and Creativity	0.5	$75.00	Businesses are constantly looking for innovative ideas that will put them one step ahead of their competitors. In order to arrive at a truly new idea, a team leader or manager must understand how to manage the innovation process. This course offers effective managerial strategies that address the organizational aspects of managing a creative team, supporting that creativity, moving an idea to implementation, and troubleshooting ideas to help guide a team through the innovation process.
Management	88684	Managing Organizational Goals	1	$150.00	As a manager, you are responsible for setting the goals for your team and for managing their work. Organizational goals can often get lost in layers of management and not get communicated to the individual contributors. In the absence of goals, employees can feel unmotivated or can even set their own goals for achievement, which will result in poor and conflicting team performance. In this course, you will develop skills needed to establish tactical goals for your team based on organizational directives and general goals from your manager and create and manage action plans to achieve these goals.

Management	88511	Motivating Your Employees	0.5	$75.00	This course will assist you in understanding and implementing strategies that will help to motivate your work force.
Management	88482	Performance Management	1	$150.00	New managers want to be able to step forward and assume their new responsibilities with confidence. You want to be able to lead the individuals on your team effectively by conducting ongoing performance appraisals; delivering helpful and instructive feedback, training, and coaching; and designing and implementing performance standards. You also want to develop talent within your team by employing effective performance-management strategies on the job. This course will give new managers essential performance-management skills.
Management	88615	Practical Leadership	1	$150.00	Up to this point in your career, you have been a successful employee or individual contributor, or have recently been promoted to manager. You have developed skills to be successful in your field. In this course, you will learn the practical skills you need to be an effective leader in your organization.
Management	88679	Project Management Skills for Non-Project Managers	0.5	$75.00	Although you are not formally employed as a project manager, you may occasionally be called on to lead a small- to medium-sized project for your company. In this course, you will strategically plan a project so that you can achieve the desired results on time and on budget. You will identify its requirements and the resources you have to work with, monitor the project's progress, and mitigate the related obstacles so that you can lead a team in bringing the project to a successful completion. This course will give you the basics on the project management process and the tools needed to manage small- to medium-size projects.
Management	88505	Sexual Harassment Awareness for Supervisors	0.5	$75.00	You work for a local company in a supervisory position. You're familiar with the term sexual harassment, but as a supervisor, you want to ensure that you possess the latest information regarding sexual harassment awareness and prevention. In this course, you will obtain that knowledge.

Management	88644	Strategic Planning Skills	0.5	$75.00	This course will provide you with a process for developing a clear understanding of your business's culture, operations, and market position, while facilitating the development of a strategic blueprint for gaining the competitive advantage necessary for your business's success, now and in the future.
Management	88683	What Good Managers Do: The First 100 Days	0.5	$75.00	This course will give new managers the basics of effective management for their first 100 days on the job. Professionals who have achieved success as individual contributors often transition into management roles. New managers want to be able to step forward and assume their new responsibilities with confidence. You want to be able to conduct performance appraisals, monitor work processes, communicate effectively with team members, build an internal network of supportive colleagues, and avoid common management pitfalls. You also want to be able to resolve conflicts that arise, coach people to give great performances, and serve as an advocate for your team within the wider corporate structure.
Softskills	88613	Change Management for Employees	0.5	$75.00	Everyone who works in the business world today is faced with constant changes and is expected to adapt. In this course, students will identify methods for solving problems resulting from workplace changes. Students will define change management and identify strategies for effectively preparing for change, coping with reaction to change, and becoming an agent of change in their working lives.
Softskills	88606	Effective Time Management	1	$150.00	Time is a form of currency, and the ways that we talk about it illustrate its value: we say "Time is money," and "My time was well spent," or "It's a waste of time." Like most professionals, you've probably struggled with managing this resource effectively. In this course, you will practice techniques that will help you achieve more effective use of your time so that you can direct your energy towards the activities that will further your professional and personal goals.
Softskills	88203	Fundamentals of Communication	1	$150.00	Fundamentals of Communication provides an overview of the basic principles of business communication. It provides guidelines and best practices for effectively communicating in the workplace, thereby improving productivity and mutual understanding in culturally diverse business organizations.

Softskills	88641	Managing Conflict	0.5	$75.00	This course will assist you in understanding and implementing strategies that will help to manage conflict effectively.
Softskills	88622	Negotiating Skills	1	$150.00	You will perform the basic steps in a business negotiation.
Softskills	88445	Problem-Solving Skills	1	$150.00	Regardless of the specific organization or position, your skills and previous training have allowed you to gain employment in the corporate world. One thing that you may not be adequately prepared for, however, is dealing with problems. In a corporate environment, using specialized groups to solve problems is becoming more and more common. Being able to work in groups to solve problems will enhance your business knowledge and value to the organization. This course will show you the fundamentals of problem-solving skills-from defining your problem, to presenting it to the key decision makers in your organization.
Softskills	88506	Sexual Harassment Awareness for Employees	0.5	$75.00	You work for a local company in a non-management position. You're familiar with the term sexual harassment, but you want to ensure that you possess the latest information regarding sexual harassment awareness and prevention. In this course, you will obtain that knowledge.