The 'golden rule' of negotiation is simple - don't! But life's rarely that simple and very often we do have to negotiate, particularly if we want to win the business and especially if we want to win it on our terms. Such negotiations are crucial. We need to prepare for them. We need a strategy, and the skills to execute it. Does your team have a structured approach? Is it flawlessly executed, every time? Or is there room for improvement? This programme will help them master the six fundamentals of closing better business: Manage all these elements well and you will win more business, more profitably. This course will help participants: Negotiate from a position of partnership, not competition Deal more effectively and profitably with price objections Identify and practise successful sales negotiating skills Identify strengths and weaknesses as a sales negotiator Understand different types of buyer behaviour Learn to recognise negotiating tactics and stances Apply a new and proven structure to their business negotiations Identify and adapt for different behavioural styles Be alert to unconscious (non-verbal) communication Prepare and present a proposal at a final business negotiation stage Project confidence and exercise assertiveness in all sales negotiations 1 Planning for successful business negotiations This session introduces the concept of business negotiation and looks at its importance in the context of the participants' roles and activities. It briefly examines why we negotiate and the dynamics involved. Session highlights: What kind of a negotiator are you? Negotiation skills self-assessment and best practice How to establish roles and responsibilities for both parties How to identify and set objectives for both buyer and seller How to research and establish the other person's position (business negotiation stance) 2 How to structure your negotiations This module presents an eight-step framework or structure for use in negotiations and considers how best to prepare and plan your negotiations within the context of a supplier/customer relationship or business cycle. It also includes a brief review of legal responsibilities and what constitutes a 'deal'. Session highlights: Learn and apply a formal structure to use when negotiating How to establish short- and longer-term objectives and opportunities How best to plan, prepare and co-ordinate a major business negotiation meeting, or on-going negotiations Understanding of basic legal and organisational requirements 3 Verbal negotiation skills This session examines the human and communication dynamics inherent in any negotiation situation. It emphasises the importance of professional skills in preparing for a negotiation by identifying needs, wants and requirements accurately and by qualifying the competitive and organisational influences present. Session highlights: How to fully 'qualify' the other party's needs, requirements and constraints during the negotiation process by using advanced questioning and listening skills How to pre-empt negotiation objections by promoting and gaining commitment to options, benefits, value and solutions How best to propose and suggest ideas, using drawing-out skills 4 Non-verbal negotiation skills This module highlights how different personal styles, corporate cultures and organisation positions can influence events, and demonstrates practical methods for dealing with and controlling these factors. It also examines key principles of body language and non-verbal communication in a practical way. Session highlights: Gaining rapport and influencing unconsciously Understanding the importance of non-verbal communication; reading other people's meaning and communicating effectively as a result Ensure that non-verbal behaviour is fully utilised and observed to create maximum impact and monitor progress (eg, buying signals) Recognising that business negotiations are precisely structured and agreements gained incrementally 5 Proposing and 'packaging' This session highlights how best to present and package your proposal. It looks at how to pre-empt the need for negotiating by creating minor-options and 'bargaining' points, as well as how to manage the expectations and perceptions of the customer or buyer. Session highlights: How to identify the key variables that can be negotiated The power and use of 'authority' within your negotiations How to structure and present your proposal, ideas or quotation to best effect The importance of when and how to identify and influence buyer's objections 6 Dealing with price This module highlights how to best present and package price within your proposal or negotiation. In most cases, price has more to do with psychology than affordability and preparation and careful handling are essential. Session highlights: The three reasons that people will pay your asking price How to set price in a competitive market The key differences between selling and negotiating Ten ways to present price more effectively and persuasively 7 Getting to 'Yes': tactics and strategies There are many different tactics and strategies common to successful negotiators. This session looks at those that are most appropriate to the participants' own personal styles and situations. The importance of 'follow-through' is also explained and how to deal with protracted or 'stale-mate' business negotiations. Session highlights: How to negotiate price and reduce discounting early in the process How to recognise negotiating tactics and strategies in your customer or supplier Key strategies, techniques and tactics to use in negotiation The importance of follow-through and watching the details How to deal with stalled business negotiations or competitor 'lock-out' 8 Case studies and review This session examines a number of different situations and participants discuss ways to approach each. This will allow learning to be consolidated and applied in a very practical way. There will also be a chance to have individual points raised in a question and answer session. Session highlights: Case studies Question and answer Planning worksheet Negotiation 'toolkit' and check-list 9 Personal action plans Session highlights: Identify the most important personal learning points from the programme Highlight specific actions and goals Flag topics for future personal development and improvement
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Risk managersBusiness Process OwnersBusiness Finance ManagersBusiness Risk ManagersRegulatory Compliance ManagersProject ManagementPersons responsible for information security or conformity within an organization Overview To understand the concepts, approaches, methods and techniques allowing an effective risk managementaccording to ISO 31000To understand the relationship between the risk management and the compliance with the requirements ofdifferent stakeholders of an organizationTo acquire the competence to implement, maintain and manage an ongoing risk management program accordingto ISO 31000To acquire the competence to effectively advise organizations on the best practices in risk management In this three-day intensive course participants develop the competence to master a model for implementing risk management processes throughout their organization using the ISO 31000:2009 standard as a reference framework. Day 1 Introduction to the Risk Management framework according to ISO 31000 Concepts and definitions related to Risk Management Risk Management standards, frameworks and methodologies Implementation of a Risk Management framework Understanding an organization and its context Day 2 Risk identification and assessment, risk evaluation, treatment, acceptance, communication and surveillance according to ISO 31000 Risk identification Risk analysis and risk evaluation Risk treatment Risk acceptance and residual risk management Risk communication and consultation Risk monitoring and review Day 3 Risk assessment methodologies according to ISO 31000 and Certification Exam Presentation of risk assessment methodologies Certification Exam
In our pronunciation course we will focus on helping entrepreneurs to develop their speech clarity and listening comprehension. In this course, you will develop the knowledge and skills needed to be understood by native speakers and the ability to follow spoken language. Pronunciation is vital to proper communication because the incorrect use of pronunciation inevitably leads to the message being misunderstood by the recipient. The Pronunciation course includes, The theory and application of articulatory phonetics; phonetic transcription; phoneme theory; phonemic transcription; syllable structure; syllable weight; stress; weak forms; aspects of connected speech and intonation. Personalised study plan Progress report Tailored to your native language Interactive learning
ow would you like the folks you work with to describe you when you're not in the room? Like it or not, we all have a brand. We're all remembered and thought of based on the impressions we leave with those we share our working world with. That leaves each of us with a choice...do we want that brand to happen by chance, to hope for the best? OR. Do we want to explore our brand; define it and craft it? Do we want to get intentional about building ourselves a professional brand that is consistent and authentic.
The practice of Shamanic Healing invites us to reunite with our sacred path, and remember the journey of our Soul. Through the practice we have the chance to expand our connection with the Earth and the Cosmo, and experience oneness with all of life. The Level 1 is a nine months programme scheduled across one year. It is offered online via Zoom, over weekends, 10am - 4.30pm.
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for System administrators and security operations personnel, including analysts and managers Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the components and capabilities of VMware Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard Identify the architecture and data flows for Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard communication Perform searches across endpoint data to discover suspicious behavior Manage the Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard rules based on organizational requirements Configure rules to address common threats Evaluate the impact of rules on endpoints Process and respond to alerts Describe the different response capabilities available from VMware Carbon Black CloudTM This course teaches you how to use the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint? Standard product and leverage the capabilities to configure and maintain the system according to your organization?s security posture and policies. This course provides an in-depth, technical understanding of the product through comprehensive coursework and hands-on scenario-based labs. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Data Flows and Communication Hardware and software requirements Architecture Data flows Searching Data Creating searches Analyzing events Search operators Advanced queries Policy Components Rules Local scanner Sensor capabilities Prevention Capabilities Using Rules Rule types Rule creation Reputation priority Configuring rules Evaluating rule impact Processing Alerts Alert triage Alert actions Response Capabilities Using quarantine Using live response Hash banning
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for security administrators and Check Point resellers who need to manage and monitor issues that may occur within their Security Management environment. Overview Understand how to use Check Point resources for support. Understand how to perform packet captures using tcmdump and FW Monitor command tools. Understand the basic process of kernel debugging, and how debug commands are structured. Recognize how to use various Linux commands for troubleshooting system issues. Recognize communication issues that may occur between SmartConsole and the SMS and how to resolve them. Understand how to troubleshoot SmartConsole login and authentication issues. Understand how to prevent and resolve licensing and contract issues. Understand how to troubleshoot issues that may occur during policy installation. Understand communication issues that may occur when collecting logs and how to resolve them. Recall various tools to use when analyzing issues with logs. Understand how to restore interrupted communications during heavy logging. Understand how NAT works and how to troubleshoot issues. Understand Client Side and Server Side NAT. Understand how the Access Control Policy functions and how the access control applications work together. Understand how to troubleshoot issues that may occur with Application Control and URL Filtering. Understand how the HTTPS Inspection process works and how to resolve issues that may occur during the process. Understand how to troubleshoot Content Awareness issues. Recognize how to troubleshoot VPN-related issues. Understand how to monitor cluster status and work with critical devices. Recognize how to troubleshoot State Synchronization. Understand how to troubleshoot communication issues between Identity Sources and Security Gateways. Understand how to troubleshoot and debug issues with internal Identity Awareness processes. The goal of this course is to provide an understanding of the concepts and skills necessary to troubleshoot issues which may occur when managing the Check Point Security Management architecture and Security Gateways. Course Outline An Introduction to Troubleshooting SmartConsole and Policy Management Troubleshooting Monitoring Logging Activity Troubleshooting Issues with NAT Understanding the Unified Access Control Policy Basic VPN Troubleshooting Monitoring ClusterXL Connections Understanding Identity Awareness Additional course details: Nexus Humans CCTA Check Point Troubleshooting Administration training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the CCTA Check Point Troubleshooting Administration course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for administrators of IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile. Overview After completing this course, you should be able to: Describe the WebSphere Liberty Profile architecture Create a Liberty profile server Use the Admin Center to manage Liberty servers Deploy clusters of Liberty servers Use the collective controller Use Jython scripts to administer Liberty servers Configure Dynamic Routing Configure the auto scaling feature and define auto scaling policies Configure SSL communication in Liberty Use the IBM HTTP and web server plug-in with Liberty servers his course teaches you the skills that are needed to manage Liberty servers and collectives.The course is designed for application server administrators. You learn how to use the graphical Admin Center and the command line scripting to manage servers from a collective controller. The course also covers how to deploy a cluster of packaged servers for Liberty runtimes, view the deployment environment, and view basic performance metrics.You learn how to use the Dynamic Routing feature of Liberty to enable routing of HTTP requests to collective members. You also configure the auto-scaling and health management features for Liberty.Finally, you learn how to secure Liberty and enable SSL communication in Liberty. Course introduction Introduction to Liberty administration and runtime architecture Multi-server management Exercise: Managing Liberty collectives with the Admin Center Administration and application deployment with scripting Exercise: WebSphere Liberty administration by using Jython Scripts Dynamic Routing Exercise: Dynamic Routing Auto-scaling in Liberty Exercise: Auto-scaling Securing Liberty Exercise: Using the IBM HTTP Server with SSL to a Liberty server Course summary