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How to inspire others and build successful relationships. This course is designed to support professionals in business to develop communication skills through understanding and applying knowledge of personality and behaviour in the workplace. It is based upon the book "The Authority Guide to Behaviour in Business: How to Inspire Others and Build Successful Relationships" by Robin Hills (ISBN: 1912300087).

PowerPoint for Business in 60 Minutes   Course Description   Copyright Ross Maynard 2021   Course Description Welcome to PowerPoint for Business in 60 Minutes.   Microsoft PowerPoint has been around for nearly 35 years, and I am sure you are familiar with it, and have experienced many PowerPoint presentations – some good; many extremely tedious! Creating a business presentation in PowerPoint presents a number of challenges and there is a danger of “death by PowerPoint”. I recently attended a meeting which was supposed to be a planning discussion but which the person leading the meeting insisted on introducing with a PowerPoint presentation of 60 slides – mostly bullet points! We were hardly in the mood for action planning after that assault on our senses.  PowerPoint is good for presenting business results or for a training course, but you need to plan your slideshow carefully to avoid bullet-point boredom and to keep your audience engaged and interested. And that is the purpose of this course – to teach you PowerPoint techniques which you may not be familiar with, and which will help you improve the impact of your business presentations.   Less is more in a slide show so it is important to use techniques and effects which will help engage your audience and draw their attention to the points that matter.  In “PowerPoint for Business in 60 Minutes”, I cover six key topics that will help you produce more impactful business presentations: The best slide transitions and animations for business presentations The morph transition to make the narration of an agenda, or similar list, or a team photograph extremely slick and professional The Zoom effect to create a summary slide with hyperlinks to zoom into the section that you or your audience choose How to animate charts to highlight the key points you want to bring out How to embed Excel tables with slicers into PowerPoint, and why PowerPoint is not developed enough to make this useful for a business presentation How to turn your PowerPoint presentation into a video. This is the technique I am most often asked how to do.   This is not a full “PowerPoint from scratch” course: it assumes familiarity of Microsoft’s ubiquitous programme. Instead, the course takes only 1 hour of your time to focus on key techniques that can help you improve the impact of the presentations you create.   I hope you enjoy the course.     Key Learning Points  On completion of the course, delegates will be able to: Identify the most useful slide transitions and animations for business presentations Use the morph transition to draw the audience’s attention Create a “zoom” summary slide to jump to user-selected sections of slides Animate charts to highlight key points Embed a Microsoft Excel table in a PowerPoint slide Create a video with commentary of their PowerPoint presentation     Curriculum Lesson 1: Transitions and Animations Lesson 2: The Morph Transition Lesson 3: Zoom Lesson 4: Animating Charts Lesson 5: Excel Tables and Slicers in PowerPoint (or Not!) Lesson 6: Making a PowerPoint Video     Pre-Course Requirements There are no pre-course requirements     Additional Resources None     Course Tutor Your tutor is Ross Maynard. Ross is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the UK and has 30 years’ experience as a process improvement consultant specialising in business processes and organisation development. Ross is also a professional author of online training courses. Ross lives in Scotland with his wife, daughter and Cocker Spaniel     Questions What slide effect allows you to give the illusion of moving around a larger “page”? The Wipe transition. The Dissolve transition. The Push transition. The Fly-In animation   What does “Zoom” in PowerPoint allow you to do? Zoom creates the illusion of “zooming in” on a particular part of a slide Zoom creates a summary slide with hyperlinks to the individual slides or sections contained in the summary Zoom creates a smooth object animation from one slide to another to animate, for example, an agenda or timeline Zoom is used to highlight areas of a chart or graphic to draw the audience’s attention   What is the main problem with embedding a Microsoft Excel table with slicers into PowerPoint? The slicers do not work, and the table cannot be manipulated, in presentation mode in PowerPoint The table cannot be opened or manipulated in PowerPoint slide view Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are incompatible with each other The file size created is too large for most business PCs to handle   When seeking to create an MP4 video file from a PowerPoint presentation, why is it advisable to record the commentary separately? PowerPoint’s built-in recording facility is unreliable and frequently crashes It’s much quicker to record the audio separately and then insert it into PowerPoint and save as a video file Separate video editing software needs to be used to improve the video’s look and sound where the audio is recorded directly in PowerPoint It removes the stress of commentating “live” on the presentation while recording it, and allows any mistakes and errors to be cut out  

In this course, our focus is to create an entire foliage pack completely made in Blender-one of the top open-source and free 3D modeling software out there. You will learn how to create 12 different foliage types with over 30 variations, including plants, grass, water lilies, and reeds; you will also learn how to integrate them into UE5 (Unreal Engine 5).

Elevate your career and ensure workplace safety with our Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace e-Learning course, proudly offered and accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH). As the gold standard in health and safety training, this certification from CIEH not only enhances your professional credibility but also assures that you receive the most current and comprehensive education in the field. Tailored for individuals in facilities, catering, care, logistics, warehousing, and light construction, this course covers crucial topics from health and safety legislation to risk assessment and prevention strategies. With the option to purchase a detailed course book and flexible payment methods including PayPal and guest checkout for international learners, embarking on this accredited journey ensures you are equipped with the knowledge and best practices to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. The Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace e-Learning course is ideal for anyone responsible for health and safety across sectors such as facilities, catering, care, logistics/warehousing and light construction. Key health and safety legislation, safety management processes, risk assessment and prevention is covered in this course.  Course module topics include:  • Health and safety matters • A safe workplace • Working safely • Vehicles, noise and heights • Manual handling • Fire and electrics • COSHH • When things go wrong   A Level 2 Health and Safety – A Good Practice Guide course book is available. If you wish to purchase a subject course book, you will need to contact our Contact Centre by email or by calling +44 (0)20 7827 5800 to process your order and ensure delivery of your course materials. Payment for each course is made via Paypal using a payment card, however please note that you do not need to have a Paypal account to do this. If this is the case please select the ‘PayPal Guest Checkout’ option. If you are purchasing the course from outside the UK, you will also need to contact the Contact Centre to process the correct Value Added Tax (VAT) amount for your region.

Advance your culinary and hospitality career with our diploma bundle. Includes training in professional cooking, HACCP Level 3 food safety, food hygiene for catering, advanced gastronomy, and restaurant management. Ideal for chefs, managers, and food safety experts.

This video course will help you learn all the basic and advanced concepts of Microsoft Excel 2019. You'll start with Excel basics and slowly move to the advanced concepts in Excel. Each section is accompanied by an exercise at the end to practice what you have learned.

Branding isn’t just about logos—it’s about strategy. Learn how to build, analyze, and manage a brand that drives business success. 📌 5 Modules | 28 Videos | 85 Minutes Total 📘 Includes Course Workbook for Hands-On Brand Analysis 🎓 Earn a Certificate of Completion Taught by branding expert Steven Silverman, Ph.D., this course breaks down the Brand Constellations Framework, helping you align your brand across product, pricing, marketing, customer experience, and company culture. 🔹 Who is this for? Founders, CMOs, marketing leaders, and anyone looking to build a powerful brand. 🔹 Why take this course? Gain a structured, research-backed approach to brand strategy with real-world case studies and actionable insights.

Do you want to create outstanding apps with SwiftUI? Moreover, are you eager to build up your professional portfolio and show up in your next job interview with confidence? This complete iOS application development course is designed to teach you how to become an advanced multiplatform app developer using Apple's native user interface framework: SwiftUI.

Welcome to a complete and in-depth JavaScript course. This is an all-in-one package that will take you from the very fundamentals of JavaScript, all the way to building a fully functional typing test app. You will learn modern JavaScript from the very beginning, step-by-step through practical and fun code examples, with the important theory about how JavaScript works behind the scenes.

The objective of this fast track Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership qualification (Accredited by Othm, UK) is to develop strategic management and leadership skills for managers who have the authority and personal attributes to translate organisational strategy into effective operational performance. This qualification reflects current practice in Strategic Management and Leadership and allows learners to develop and expand their high-level understanding of strategic management and leadership in the workplace. This qualification is suitable for mature learners with a background in academic study or industry. The qualification has a clear work-related emphasis on practical skills development alongside theoretical fundamentals. Successful completion of this fast track Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership qualification will equip learners with the key skills and capabilities to become an effective strategic manager. The qualification also allows learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their study towards an MBA with advanced standing. Level 4 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Key Highlights Program Duration: 6 Months (Regular mode also available) Program Credits: 120 Credits Designed for working Professionals Format: Online No Written Exam. The Assessment is done via Submission of Assignment Tutor Assist available Dedicated Student Success Manager Timely Doubt Resolution Regular Networking Events with Industry Professionals Become eligible to gain direct entry into relevant Master's degree programme. LSBR Alumni Status No Cost EMI Option Mandatory units (Total Credits: 90) The Level 7 Diploma focuses on developing understanding, skills and abilities to equip the learner with the awareness and aptitudes to be an effective strategic manager and leader. Learners must complete the six mandatory units and choose two from the four optional units. Manage Team Performance to Support Strategy (15 credits) - L7-QUA-DipSTRATEGYLEADER Preview Information Management and Strategic Decision Taking (15 credits) - L7-QUA-DipSTRATEGYLEADER Preview Leading a Strategic Management Project (15 credits) - L7-QUA-DipSTRATEGYLEADER Preview Strategic Direction (15 credits) - L7-QUA-DipSTRATEGYLEADER Preview Strategic Planning (15 credits) - L7-QUA-DipSTRATEGYLEADER Preview Development as a Strategic Manager (15 credits) - L7-QUA-DipSTRATEGYLEADER Preview Optional Units (Total Credits: 30) Learners must choose two from the four optional units. Finance for Managers (15 credits) Strategic Marketing (15 credits) Organisational Change Strategies (15 credits) Human Resource Planning (15 credits) Who is this course for? Working Professionals, Level 6 / Year 3 of a three-year UK Bachelor's degree holders or learners who are looking for Career Progression and a formal Postgraduate qualification leading to award of degrees in future. Requirements For entry onto the fast track Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership qualification, learners must possess: an honours degree in related subject or UK level 6 diploma or an equivalent overseas qualification. Learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course. No formal qualification is required from mature learners (over 21 years) who have relevant management experience. Please speak to the Admission Counsellors for waiver information. Career path Learners completing the fast track Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership - Level 7 can progress to: A University partner to complete a dissertation with them to receive a full master's degree, or Qualifi Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership, or Directly into employment in an associated profession