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
Has the Computer System Validation Engineer left and you’ve been handed their responsibilities? Do the thoughts of your next audit fill you with dread? CSV can be frustrating but this program will show you how to manage electronic data in a regulated manufacturing/laboratory/clinical environment using the GAMP framework and ensure compliance with FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11 or other regulatory guidelines.
Embark on a journey into the world of digital artistry with our course 'Digital Art - Sketching In Photoshop for Beginners.' This program unveils the fascinating realm of digital sketching, offering a comprehensive pathway for beginners to transform their creative ideas into digital masterpieces. The course begins with an engaging introduction to the fundamentals of Photoshop, setting the stage for a transformative learning experience. As you progress, you'll discover the art of customizing your workspace and creating new documents, foundational steps in mastering digital art. The course meticulously guides you through essential techniques like installing brushes and managing the layers panel, ensuring a robust understanding of Photoshop's capabilities. Delving deeper, the course places a strong emphasis on the practical application of skills. You'll learn to find and simplify references, a critical skill for any digital artist, before moving onto the exhilarating process of sketching. Starting with warm-up sketches to refine your technique, the course then leads you into the detailed process of sketching and refining your creations. Each module is carefully crafted to build your confidence and skills progressively. The culmination of this journey is a demonstration and a project module where you get to apply all the learned skills in a comprehensive project. This final stage is designed to consolidate your learning and showcase your newfound abilities in digital art. By the end of the course, you'll have a profound understanding of digital sketching in Photoshop, ready to create your unique artworks. Learning Outcomes Acquire the knowledge to navigate and utilise Photoshop for digital sketching. Develop the ability to set up a personalized digital workspace for efficient art creation. Gain skills in selecting and simplifying artistic references for sketching. Learn the techniques of creating, refining, and enhancing digital sketches. Master the process of completing a digital art project from conception to completion. Why buy this Digital Art - Sketching In Photoshop for Beginners? Unlimited access to the course for a lifetime. Opportunity to earn a certificate accredited by the CPD Quality Standards and CIQ after completing this course. Structured lesson planning in line with industry standards. Immerse yourself in innovative and captivating course materials and activities. Assessments designed to evaluate advanced cognitive abilities and skill proficiency. Flexibility to complete the Course at your own pace, on your own schedule. Receive full tutor support throughout the week, from Monday to Friday, to enhance your learning experience. Unlock career resources for CV improvement, interview readiness, and job success. Certification After studying the course materials of the Digital Art - Sketching In Photoshop for Beginners there will be a written assignment test which you can take either during or at the end of the course. After successfully passing the test you will be able to claim the pdf certificate for £5.99. Original Hard Copy certificates need to be ordered at an additional cost of £9.60. Who is this course for? Aspiring digital artists seeking to learn the basics of Photoshop. Individuals interested in transitioning from traditional to digital art forms. Creative hobbyists looking to explore new mediums of artistic expression. Beginners in digital art wanting to understand the fundamentals of sketching. Art students aiming to broaden their skill set in digital mediums. Prerequisites This Digital Art - Sketching In Photoshop for Beginners does not require you to have any prior qualifications or experience. You can just enrol and start learning.This Digital Art - Sketching In Photoshop for Beginners was made by professionals and it is compatible with all PC's, Mac's, tablets and smartphones. You will be able to access the course from anywhere at any time as long as you have a good enough internet connection. Career path Digital Illustrator: £25,000 - £40,000 Per Annum Graphic Designer: £22,000 - £35,000 Per Annum Concept Artist: £23,000 - £45,000 Per Annum UI/UX Designer: £30,000 - £50,000 Per Annum Art Director: £35,000 - £60,000 Per Annum Freelance Digital Artist: Variable, project-dependent income. Course Curriculum Digital Art - Sketching In Photoshop for Beginners Module 01: Introduction 00:02:00 Module 02: Introduction to Photoshop 00:05:00 Module 03: Customizing Your Workspace 00:09:00 Module 04: Creating a New Document 00:07:00 Module 05: Installing Brush 00:02:00 Module 06: The Layers Panel 00:09:00 Module 07: Finding Reference 00:03:00 Module 08: Simplifying Your Reference 00:07:00 Module 09: Warm Up Sketch 00:02:00 Module 10: Sketching 00:31:00 Module 11: Refining Your Sketch 00:14:00 Module 12: Demo 00:11:00 Module 13: Your Project 00:01:00 Module 14: Conclusion 00:03:00 Assignment Assignment - Digital Art - Sketching In Photoshop for Beginners 00:00:00
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Description Adobe Photoshop is the world's leading image creating and editing application. It can be used to create and enhance photos, logos, 3D artwork, etc. Adobe Photoshop CS3 Complete course will give you an overall outlook and skillset necessary to master this application. This course starts off with the introductory aspects of this program. You will get accustomed with the features, interface, presents, basic editing tools, etc. which will build your foundation. After that, you will move to an intermediate stage where you will learn about layers, retouching tools, filters, etc. Advanced and Expert level modules learning of Adobe Bridge tasks, working with metadata, device central, plugins, smart objects, frame animations, slices, advanced photography and colour tools, etc. Learning Outcomes: Introduction to Photoshop CS3, new features, starting the program, workspace overview and exiting the program On screen options like the Menu Bar, Toolbox, Palettes, and The Status Bar Opening, creating, saving files, also find out about different file formats and how to view file info Customize the Toolbox and Palettes, choose a screen mode and save your workspace Using help menu, help, how to and online help Learn the toolbox through selection, crop and slice, retouching, painting and other types of tools Save, access and delete presets, along with using the preset palette Explore different palette options like navigator and info palettes and more View rulers, set up guides, view the grid, and set snap options Print your pictures through page setup, print command, print dialogue box, and printing single copies Understand pixels, bitmap and vector images, find out pixel information with info palette and basic anatomy of images Understand Image Resolution, change image size through pixels, image resampling, using auto resolution, dimension constraints, and changing the image document size Understand, flip and rotate canvas; and further work with canvas size, colour, and anchor point RGB and CMYK colours, colour setting and modes Using colour palette, ramp, picker and swatches Select complete images; use marquee, lasso, quick selection and refine edge tool; magic wand; and selection through colour range Add or subtract from selection, modify selections through moving, rotating, resizing, scaling, inverting, skewing and feathering options Save selected regions, cut, copy, paste, delete selections along with deselect and history palette Crop and trim images, adjust exposure, and convert to black and white Use basic editing tools like undo, redo, clear, duplicate and place Understanding Layers, using layers palette, hiding and displaying layers, changing layer opacity, and arranging layers Create, delete and rename layers; also create layers using cut or copy options Make adjustments with layers, use fill layers, layer style and effects, add colour stroke, and group layers Utilize Auto-Align and Auto- Blend options, link, duplicate, merge and export layers Understand retouching and use the blur, sharpen and smudge tools Best ways to work with Hue, saturation, lightness, brightness and contrast, and shadows and highlights Retouch photos with healing brush, patch tool, clone stamp, and pattern stamp tool Best practices to use paint bucket, brushes, custom brushes, airbrush, and pencil tool Working with horizontal, vertical, modifying type tools; while performing spell checks and using the character palette Working with lines, shapes, custom shapes, utilizing pens and freeform pens, adding or deleting anchor points and curves, converting path to a selection, and working with paths Understanding, using, undoing rasterize, and flatting image Using quick, layer, vector, and clipping mask options Types of channels, using channels palette, and creating alpha channel Changing images through the Photoshop filter gallery, and smart filters like sharpen, sharpen edges, and blur filters Using artistic, distort, pixelate, noise and other types of effects filters Liquifying an image, using pattern maker, and embedding watermarks in images Understand, record, play and edit actions Undo actions using history, saving and using actions, and clearing and resetting actions pallete Batch processing multiple images, understanding and utilizing droplets Layer scripts, exporting layers to files, and using scripts event manager Examine Adobe bridge, learn to open and close it, use the interface, filter and sort images Preview and open photos, set camera raw preferences, download photos from cameras, and search for specific photos Discover how to rotate images, customize the content pane, rate pictures, and change views Get an overview of the bridge workspace, saving, deleting and accessing custom workspaces Explore stacks, how to create them, expanding and collapsing options, ungrouping, moving photos to top of stacks and playing stacks Understand Metadata, and furthermore create, edit and apply Metadata template Rename batch, colour management using Bridge, preview files in device central, and purging the cache Merge to HDR, create PDF presentations and web photo gallery, and use the image processor Understanding device central, opening it and choosing a device Understanding plug-ins, reviewing installed plug-ins, accessing more plug-ins and using them Opening and working with PDF documents in Photoshop, working with PDF documents, saving them, adding security controls and creating PDF presentation Setting up your preferences, using adobe presets, opening the preset manager, saving and loading presents Understanding smart objects, converting layers to smart objects, creating them via copying and from files Editing smart object contents, replacing the contents, resizing objects and exporting smart objects Saving for the Web, Optimizing JPEG and GIF Images, using zoomify options and creating rollovers Creating simple frame animations, playing the frames, managing them, enhancing animation with tweening and saving animations Utilizing slices in a variety of different ways Using photomerge, understanding HDR and creating HDR images Understanding Grayscale, converting images to grayscale, using spot colour, working with colour balance and variations Soft proofing images, printing colour separations, creating contact sheet and picture package Assessment: At the end of the course, you will be required to sit for an online MCQ test. Your test will be assessed automatically and immediately. You will instantly know whether you have been successful or not. Before sitting for your final exam you will have the opportunity to test your proficiency with a mock exam. Certification: After completing and passing the course successfully, you will be able to obtain an Accredited Certificate of Achievement. Certificates can be obtained either in hard copy at a cost of £39 or in PDF format at a cost of £24. Who is this Course for? Adobe Photoshop CS3 Complete Course is certified by CPD Qualifications Standards and CiQ. This makes it perfect for anyone trying to learn potential professional skills. As there is no experience and qualification required for this course, it is available for all students from any academic background. Requirements Our Adobe Photoshop CS3 Complete Course is fully compatible with any kind of device. Whether you are using Windows computer, Mac, smartphones or tablets, you will get the same experience while learning. Besides that, you will be able to access the course with any kind of internet connection from anywhere at any time without any kind of limitation. Career Path After completing this course you will be able to build up accurate knowledge and skills with proper confidence to enrich yourself and brighten up your career in the relevant job market. Module: 1 Introduction 00:15:00 The Photoshop CS3 Screen 00:15:00 File Management Basics 00:30:00 Modifying Your Photoshop Layout 00:30:00 Getting Help 00:30:00 Introduction to the Photoshop Toolbox 01:00:00 Using Tool Presets 00:15:00 Introduction to the Photoshop Palettes 00:30:00 Getting Started 00:15:00 Printing your Image 00:15:00 Understanding Digital Images 00:30:00 Image Size and Resolution 01:00:00 Working with Your Canvas 00:30:00 Working with Color 01:00:00 Working with Color Tools 00:30:00 Making Selections 01:00:00 Manipulating Selections 01:00:00 Editing with Selections 00:15:00 Adjusting Your Image 00:30:00 Basic Editing Tools 00:15:00 Module: 2 Using Layers 00:30:00 Working with Layers 00:30:00 More on Layers 00:30:00 Advanced Layers 00:30:00 Working with Retouch Tools 00:30:00 More Retouching Tools 01:00:00 Working with Color, Brightness, and Contrast 00:30:00 Retouching With Stamps and Brushes 01:00:00 Working with Brushes 00:30:00 Using Type Tools 00:30:00 More Photoshop Drawing Tools 00:30:00 Rasterization 00:30:00 Using Masks 00:30:00 Working with Channels 00:30:00 Modifying Images with Filters 00:30:00 Using Effects Filters 00:30:00 Advanced Filter Tasks 00:30:00 Module: 3 Understanding Actions 01:00:00 Working with Actions 00:30:00 Using Actions with Multiple Images 00:30:00 Using Scripts compress 00:30:00 Basics of Adobe Bridge 01:00:00 Locating Photos in Bridge 00:30:00 Basic Bridge Tasks 01:00:00 Using Workspaces 00:30:00 Working with Stacks 00:30:00 Working with Metadata 01:00:00 Performing File Tasks Using Bridge 01:00:00 Performing Photoshop Tasks Using Bridge 01:00:00 Module: 4 Using Device Central 00:15:00 Working with Plug-ins 00:15:00 Photoshop and PDF Documents 00:30:00 Photoshop Options 00:15:00 Basics of Smart Objects 00:15:00 Editing Smart Objects 00:15:00 Creating Web Images 00:10:00 Creating Frame Animations 00:30:00 Using Slices 01:00:00 Advanced Photography Tools 00:15:00 Advanced Color Tools 00:30:00 Advanced Printing Features 00:30:00 Mock Exam Mock Exam- Adobe Photoshop CS3 Complete Course 00:30:00 Final Exam Final Exam- Adobe Photoshop CS3 Complete Course 00:30:00 Order Your Certificate and Transcript Order Your Certificates and Transcripts 00:00:00