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Research Skills
$139.99In this course, you will learn basic research skills, such as reading, memory recall, and note-taking. You will also learn how to create different kinds of outlines for different stages of your project, and how to move from the outline to writing, editing, and polishing. As well, you’ll learn how to find information using the library’s Dewey Decimal System, journals, and the Internet. -
Advanced Writing Skills
$139.99In this course, you will learn how to write specific kinds of documents, including letters, business cases, reports, and proposals. You will also review some fundamental writing rules, such as the four C’s of writing and paragraph construction. -
Developing Your Training Program
$139.99You will start this course by considering what training is, when it is necessary, and what other options are out there. Then, you will learn the ICE method for identifying needs, a seven-step model for instructional design, and tips for building an engaging program. Next, you will walk through the steps of program design, including setting learning objectives, identifying evaluation strategies, choosing learning methodologies, finding content, creating energizers, using assessment tools, developing supporting materials, and testing the program. You will also receive tips on creating a proposal for a training program and building rapport with company sponsors. -
Meeting Management: The Art of Making Meetings Work
$139.99In this course, you will learn how to prepare for meetings, develop agendas, lead a meeting, differentiate between process and content, use facilitation skills in a meeting, and manage difficult participants. -
Writing a Business Plan
$139.99In this course, you will learn the essential steps for creating a business plan, including creating a first draft; identifying the audience; gathering information; researching; describing product plans; and marketing, sales, and accounting terms. -
The Professional Supervisor
$139.99In this course, you will learn how to plan effectively, build a high-performing team, motivate employees, provide effective feedback, delegate, and manage conflict. You will also receive an introduction to several leadership theories, including John Adair’s action-centered leadership model, Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership II® model, and Velsoft’s signature leadership assessment. -
Conference and Event Management
$139.99In this course, you will learn all the essentials of event planning, including setting objectives, budgeting, using committees, advertising, choosing a venue, selecting a menu, developing takeaway items, gathering feedback for the plan, hosting the event, and evaluating how it all went. -
Employee Dispute Resolution: Mediation through Peer Review
$139.99In this course, you will learn about the peer review process, which includes a statement being filed, gathering evidence, creating the peer review panel, conducting the peer review hearing, and making a decision. -
Public Speaking: Presentation Survival School
$139.99This course will teach you how to manage your thoughts, body language, nervousness, and speech patterns to present yourself professionally. You’ll also learn how to present at meetings, use the five-S pattern to prepare a good presentation, and punch up your presentation with visual aids. As a bonus, you’ll complete Velsoft’s signature personality assessment to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses as a speaker. -
Creating a Workplace Wellness Program
$139.99To begin this course, you will consider the benefits of workplace wellness programs. Then, you will learn how to create a wellness committee, outline a wellness program, gather support for it, perform appropriate research (including a needs analysis), design an appropriate package, and get buy-in for it. You will also learn how to implement the wellness program, evaluate how it is doing, and present the results in a tangible manner. -
Managing Difficult Conversations
$139.99This course will give you an eight-step process for a difficult conversation, as well as some things to consider when deciding to have the conversation (such as your desired outcome, the time and place, and how to stay safe). You’ll also learn how to speak persuasively, ask good questions, and listen actively. -
Writing Reports and Proposals
$139.99To begin this course, you will learn about the four stages of report writing: investigating, planning, writing, and revising. You’ll also learn about the ten steps of proposal writing, as well as using headings, adding visual aids, writing persuasively, and sourcing material. -
Bullying in the Workplace
$139.99In this course, you will learn what bullying is and what it can cost an organization. You will also learn how to protect yourself from bullying, what to do if you are bullied, and what to do if you witness bullying. -
The Practical Trainer
$139.99In this course, you will learn what makes a successful trainer and a successful training program. You will also learn about adult learning principles, the learning process, Kolb’s experiential learning cycle, and learning styles. You’ll even complete an assessment to help you identify your training preferences. Then, you will learn how to apply the learning cycle to assess needs, develop a program outline, choose training methods, design learning sequences, add some fun and games, and launch the program. You will also learn tips for delivering your program and managing difficult participants. -
Call Center Training: Sales and Customer Service Training for Call Center Agents
$139.99In this course, you will learn how to present yourself appropriately on the telephone. You will also learn tips for saying “no,” giving bad news, selling on the phone, overcoming objections, dealing with difficult customers, taking messages, and managing voice mail. We will also share a basic telephone script that you can customize. -
Customer Service Training: Managing Customer Service
$139.99In this course, you will learn about the six critical elements of customer service. You will also learn about Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership II® model, servant leadership, and the five practices in James Kouzes and Barry Posner's “The Leadership Challenge.” -
Branding: Creating and Managing Your Corporate Brand
$139.99This course will get you started on the road to creating a perfect brand. You’ll learn how to develop a visual identity from start to finish, the basics of graphic design, and how to keep your brand energized and alive. -
Accounting Skills for New Supervisors
$139.99In course, you will learn the basics of accounting, including financial terms, generally accepted accounting principles, the accounting cycle, key financial reports, financial analysis tools, and budgeting. -
Active Listening
$139.99In this course, you will learn what active listening is and what qualities active listeners have. You’ll also learn how to manage your body language, create a positive listening attitude, encourage conversation, build relationships, and get over listening roadblocks. -
Mastering The Interview
$139.99In this course, you will learn how to prepare for and participate in a job interview. We’ll share the types of questions to expect, as well as the questions that you should think about asking. You will also learn how to prepare for second interviews, testing, and shadowing, as well as how to follow up after an interview. -
Basic Internet Marketing
$139.99In this course, you will learn how to market online, where your target market is, and what results you are getting. You will also learn about search engine optimization, e-mail campaigns, pay per click advertising, and more. -
Business Writing That Works
$139.99This course will teach you the four C’s of writing: clear, concise, complete, and correct. You will also learn some of the fundamentals of good writing, including word agreement, active and passive voice, sentence construction, punctuation, and spelling. Finally, you will have a chance to apply these skills to real-life situations, such as writing e-mails, memos, and letters. -
Project Management Training: Understanding Project Management
$139.99This in-depth course will take you through all aspects of project management. First, you will consider what a project is and what a project manager does. Then, you will work through the four stages of the project life cycle: conceptual, planning, execution, and termination. You will also learn some supporting skills, like teamwork, communication, and presentation. -
Anger Management: Understanding Anger
$139.99This course will help you identify how anger is affecting you. You will also learn about the anger process, trigger thoughts, behavior types, and coping strategies. -
Employee Accountability
$139.99You will begin this course by exploring what accountability is all about and some recent events that have caused people to look at accountability more closely. Then, you’ll learn ways to build accountability and ownership in your organization and make yourself more accountable. Supporting skills, like goal setting, feedback, and delegation, are also covered. -
Using Activities to Make Training Fun
$139.99In this course, you will explore different types of games, including icebreakers, energizers, simulations, and case studies. You will also learn how to get buy-in, deal with reluctant participants, troubleshoot games, and create your own games. To top things off, we will give you four activities that you can customize and re-use in your own training sessions. -
The Minute Taker’s Workshop
$139.99You’ll begin this course by learning what a minute-taker does and what skills they should have. Then, you’ll learn about different styles of minutes, what to record, how to prepare minutes, and how to keep a minute book. -
Marketing with Social Media
$139.99In this course, you will learn how to develop a social media marketing plan as a part of an overall marketing strategy, determine who should be on your team, and choose how you will measure what is taking place. In addition, you will learn about blogging, explore some of the major social media sites (such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook), and look at how specialty sites and social media management tools can take your social media marketing to the next level.