Effective communication is key in every situation we find ourselves in, whether it is work related or in our personal life. We all know or work with people, whom we respect as effective communicators, but what is it about their behaviour that we aspire to and how do they do it? How is it that...
Several phone lines are ringing; colleagues are asking questions, and now here comes a customer or client. How do you calmly handle several people simultaneously with professionalism and poise? This course is specifically designed to address just that scenario and other important challenges that receptionists face. In addition to learning effective verbal and visual communication...
Have you ever been in a situation, perhaps at a business meeting, where you wanted to say something but didn’t or couldn’t? Or perhaps you have lost your temper or got upset and regretted it afterwards? These are a couple of examples of where assertive communication would have helped. Assertion involves standing up for personal...
Objectives: To understand what meetings are and why we have them. To understand the importance of an agenda. To identify the key elements of an agenda. To introduce different styles of note taking. To understand what minutes are and why we need them. To learn how to produce appropriate minutes of a meeting.What you will...
Are you frequently interrupted by your colleagues with questions about the job or requests for advice or decisions? Do you sometimes find yourself doing the job of one of your colleagues when they really ought to be doing it themselves? Do you work longer hours than those you work with or those you manage? Do...
The aim of this course is to learn how to develop and apply the skills of influential communication. Objectives: To understand how we are influenced How to tailor your communications for different people and situations To communicate confidently and with purpose How to put across complex ideas in simple, understandable ways How to use non-verbal...
Most people, even if they are not involved in business, have probably written some form of business communication at one time. This may have been a letter of complaint to a company, or a letter to the bank manager asking for an overdraft. Whatever the reason, or type of communication, business writing is something that...
As you develop as a senior manager you need to start to think and handle yourself very differently. You are even less involved in the day to day delivery of the work. Your success depends on your ability to manage your managers as well as mentor and inspire others. Your people skills need more finesse...
For individuals who have never used the Excel spreadsheet package before or have only used Excel for limited tasks. At the end of the day you will be able to create professional looking spreadsheets. What you will learn: Excel Introduction Viewing Screen Layout – Ribbon Bar Enter, Move & Clear Data Selecting Excel Data Areas...
As you develop as a manager you are even less involved in the day to day delivery of the work. Your success depends on your ability to manage your team, manage others who supervise and manage technical specialists. Your role is less about your technical skills and will demand even higher levels of people skills....
This excellent course provides delegates with an overview and introduction to BakerWrite, a highly intuitive and easy to use speedwriting system. The course is designed for those who wish to be able to take effective, accurate notes at work or in everyday life. This one day course will show you how to write in a...
Executive PA/Secretary – Tutor Led The role of the Exec PA is constantly evolving. Many managers and their colleagues see PA’s and Executive Assistants as an essential functional part of their organisation, they don’t always realise or acknowledge what they do or realise the critical role they play towards the success and profitability of a...