Facilitating Effective Meetings: In-House Training Billions of dollars and exorbitant amounts of time are wasted annually across the globe because of organizations' meeting practices. This contributes to serious performance problems for both organizations and employees, and it has a serious impact on culture and morale. But despite the costs and consequences, every-day people in any role have the ability to change that. They can reduce cost, improve productivity, and enhance their workplace cultures by improving their meeting facilitation skills. And that is because facilitation skills start in the planning stage, not in the live meeting stage. In this course, participants will learn that their responsibility as a facilitator is to be a steward of time, money, relationships, and performance. To do that, they will learn to estimate costs of meetings and practice a variety of strategic thinking and analysis tasks to effectively plan results-aligned meetings. They will also apply several techniques and strategies to proactively prevent and deal with conflict in meetings, as well as give objective, constructive feedback to others in order to create behavior change during meetings. Participants must bring laptops with them and have internet access during the course (both virtual classroom and traditional classroom). The laptops are needed for specific activities. Also note that this course pairs well with IIL's Conflict Resolution Skills and Decision Making and Problem Solving courses, which go much deeper into related skills and tools that support effective meeting facilitation. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Estimate the financial and time costs of attendance for real-world meetings Use a performance formula to define the purpose of meetings Describe the responsibilities and qualities of an effective facilitator Analyze situations to determine when a meeting is necessary Articulate performance-driven meeting goals and results Align meeting goals and results Strategize to invite, involve, and exclude appropriate attendees Explain research-based best practices for meeting decisions and agenda development Create an effective agenda for a results-driven meeting Apply proactive tools and strategies for relationship-building dealing with meeting conflict Give constructive behavioral feedback using the Situation-Behavior-Impact® technique The Business Case for Effective Facilitation Embracing the research on meetings Estimating the real costs of meetings Determining a meeting's performance value Clarifying the meeting facilitator's role Facilitating the Meeting Plan Determining if a meeting is necessary Aligning meeting goals with meeting types Identifying the right attendees Creating a strategically effective agenda Facilitating the Live Meeting Building relationships from the start Dealing with conflict proactively Giving feedback on unproductive behavior
A whole day of workshops for groups of pupils throughout your school, delivered by a dedicated ally of disabled people. Engaging and thought-provoking, these workshops are a must for schools that want to challenge prejudice and promote disability equality. Workshops will help pupils to: learn more about disability and human rights hear disabled people’s perspectives identify common stereotypes and some of the prejudices disabled people face consider what disability is and how it arises understand the difference between impairment and disability review terminology and its effect on disabled people’s identities learn about disabled people who have made a difference ask sensitive questions anonymously become advocates for disability equality 95-100% of participants say that they found our workshop helpful Some of the reasons pupils have given for finding the workshop helpful are: “Until today I had always been scared of disabled people but today I have learnt that disabled people have a heart and emotions too.” “I now understand more about disabilities. My sister and brother has disabilities.” “It shows that although disabled people have limits they can do many things.” “Because presenter told in very simply way about complicated things and used interesting examples.” “Now I know that disabled people do things differently.” FAQs: How long is each workshop? 40-45 minutes; this can be adjusted to fit in with your school day. How many workshops will you deliver? We can deliver up to six workshops in a day. How many pupils should there be in each group? The workshops are interactive, so they are more effective with groups of around 20 pupils. We are often asked to work with larger groups and this still generates excellent feedback from pupils and staff. What year groups are these workshops for? The workshops are suitable for all year groups in primary and secondary schools; we adapt the content and presentation according to the age of pupils. Does a member of staff need to stay with the group? Yes, we ask that a member of staff is present at each workshop. Will you need any equipment? We ask for a computer, projector and access to the internet. Pupils will need a pen to write with. How are the workshops evaluated? At the end of each workshop we ask all (except the youngest) pupils to write down if they have found it helpful or not and why; we may also offer them an opportunity to ask a question anonymously.If schools have opted for this (please see optional extras below) we will send the school written responses to questions and a transcript of pupils’ feedback as evidence of impact. Cost: CSIE price: £800+vat plus expenses Optional extras: a) written responses to pupils’ anonymous questions (£50+vat) b) transcript of pupils’ feedback, as evidence of impact (£50+vat)
Five half-day Leadership modules with mini work placed projects to bring the learning into action in the workplace.
Four half-day Leadership modules with mini work placed projects to bring the learning into action in the workplace.
Five half-day Leadership modules with mini work placed projects to bring the learning into action in the workplace.
Course Objectives At the end of this course you will be able to: Work with advanced lookup and reference functions Create macros to automate common tasks Use advanced techniques to analyse data Create PivotTables and PivotCharts Work with data validation tools Import and export data ' Customer Feedback Best Training Ever! Just finished a bespoke 1-1 training course in Excel Advanced, Macros & VBA. Pedro is an excellent trainer, imparting his skills and knowledge in the best way - appropriately to audience skills, knowledge and ability. Pedro is always approachable, encouraging and supportive, giving delegates the optimum learning environment. I would not hesitate to recommend Pedro as a trainer, whatever your level of ability. Amanda Morris - Treasury & Systems Accountant at Reall - Real Equity for All The course was very interesting and engaging and will definitely be put to use. The trainer was very helpful and charismatic. Marving Lopez - AM Best Europe Pedro was excellent. Very knowledgeable, clear and great rapport with class. Darren Barkey - Direct Wines Great content and learnt a lot. Really enjoyable :) Kristie-Lee Ryan - Stirling Ackroyd 1 year email support service Take a closer look at the consistent excellent feedback from our growing corporate clients visiting our site ms-officetraining co uk With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level. Our trainers are Microsoft certified professionals with a proven track record with several years experience in delivering public, one to one, tailored and bespoke courses. Our competitive rates start from £550.00 per day of training Tailored training courses: You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs. Please visit our site (ms-officetraining co uk) to get a feel of the excellent feedback our courses have had and look at other courses you might be interested in. Advanced Functions COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTIF, COUNTBLANK, SUMIF, SUBTOTAL IF, OR, AND, IFERROR VLOOKUP to lookup Exact Values and Approximate values MATCH, INDIRECT, ROW/COLUMN, INDEX, OFFSET Analysing Data PMT function to calculate a monthly payment of a loan What If Analysis using Goal Seek Use scenarios to consider many different variables Using Solver Add-in to optimize variables PivotTables Create a PivotTable to analyse worksheet data Add or remove fields in a PivotTable Change the data source for a PivotTable Working with external data sources Using different Statistical Functions Calculate a Running Total, % of Grant Total, Difference From… Using the Slicer and Timeline to filter the PivotTable Using Filters in a PivotTable Group by Date, Auto Group by ranges of values, Custom Group Create a PivotChart The GETPIVOTDATA function Formula auditing Precedents and dependents Error checking Watch a formula and its result by using the Watch Window Evaluate a nested formula one step at a time Data Validation Number Validation Data List Validation Message Prompts and Alerts Conditional Data Validation Data Validation Errors Consolidation Consolidate data by position Consolidate data by category Use a formula to consolidate data Outline (group) data in a worksheet Create an outline of rows Create an outline of columns Copy outlined data Hide or remove an outline Connect external data to your workbook Using the Power Query Editor to import data From Text and CSV, From Access, From Web, From another Workbook Using the Power Query Editor to; Transform your data by Selecting which fields to import, by Splitting Columns, Changing Data Type and more. Deleting Applied Steps Refreshing your data Working with Form Controls; Buttons, Option Buttons and Scroll Bars Introduction to Macros Change Macro Security settings How to Record a macro Some Macro Examples Delete a macro Edit the macro to view the VBA code Copy part of a macro to create another macro Assign a macro to a button Who is this course for? Who is this course for? This course is intended to end users who want to develop their skills so they can use advanced techniques to analyse extensive and complex datasets in Excel and to automate simple tasks with the use of Macros. Requirements Requirements Preferably, delegates should have attended the Excel Intermediate course. Career path Career path Excel know-how can instantly increase your job prospects as well as your salary. 80 percent of job openings require spreadsheet and word-processing software skills Certificates Certificates Certificate of completion Digital certificate - Included
Course Objectives This course aims to provide delegates with a foundation for Excel knowledge and skills. ' Customer Feedback Very professional and well mannered, fun and pleasant at the same time. I learnt a lot Carolina Foster - CNN Very helpful course. Would definitely take another one. Pedro was very patient and made it fun and engaged with us all. Laura Smith - James Grant Great course and excellent trainer. Thanks Tracy Preston - Western Power Distribution 1 year email support service Take a look at the consistent excellent feedback from our corporate clients visiting our site ms-officetraining co uk With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level. Our trainers are Microsoft certified professionals with a proven track record with several years experience in delivering public, one to one, tailored and bespoke courses. Our competitive rates start from £550.00 per day of training Tailored training courses: You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs. What is Excel? The Excel Interface Ribbon, Tabs and Groups Microsoft Office Backstage view Working with Workbooks Create a blank Workbook Create a Workbook using a Template Opening and saving Files Working with worksheets Worksheet navigation Select one or multiple Worksheets Insert, Move, Copy or Delete a Worksheet Working with Cells, Rows & Columns Cell References How to select cells or ranges Different types of data Move, Copy and Delete cells Pasting Options Find and Replace Working with Rows and Columns Overview of formulas in Excel Autocalculation The parts of an Excel formula Using calculation operators in Excel formulas The difference between Absolute, Relative and Mixed references Using Excel functions; Sum, Average, Max and Min Cell Formatting Font Format options Number Format options Change the Fill and Borders Cell Alignment An Introduction to Charts Create a simple Chart Format your chart Page Layout and Print Page Layout and Page Break View Change the Page Orientation Set Page Margins Headers and Footers in a worksheet Print a worksheet or workbook Who is this course for? Who is this course for? All users who want to master the main features of Microsoft Excel Requirements Requirements General knowledge of the Windows OS Certificates Certificates Certificate of completion Digital certificate - Included
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Course Objectives At the end of this course you will be able to: Customise tables and charts Customise formatting with styles and themes Modify pictures in a document Create customised graphic elements Insert content using Quick Parts Control text flow Use templates to automate document creation Perform mail merges Use macros to automate common tasks '1 year email support service Take a look at the consistent excellent feedback from our corporate clients visiting our site ms-officetraining co uk Customer Feedback Excelent enviroment for training. Tahnk you. Jenny Price - ACER ' With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level. Our trainers are Microsoft certified professionals with a proven track record with several years experience in delivering public, one to one, tailored and bespoke courses. Our competitive rates start from £550.00 per day of training Tailored training courses: You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs. Working with Tables and Charts Sort Table Data Control Cell Layout Perform Calculations in a Table Create a Chart Customising Formats Using Styles and Themes Create and Modify Text Styles Create Custom List or Table Styles Apply Document Themes Using Images in a Document Resize an Image Adjust Image Appearance Integrate Pictures and Text Insert and Format Screenshots Use the Snipping tool Creating Custom Graphic Elements Create Text Boxes and Pull Quotes Draw Shapes Add WordArt and Other Text Effects Create Complex Illustrations with SmartArt Inserting Content Using Quick Parts Insert Building Blocks Create and Modify Building Blocks Insert Fields Using Quick Parts Controlling Text Flow Control Paragraph Flow Insert Section Breaks Insert Columns Link Text Boxes to Control Text Flow Using Templates Create a Document Using a Template Create a Template Using Mail Merge The Mail Merge Features Merge Envelopes and Labels Create a Data Source Using Word Using Macros Automate Tasks Using Macros Create a Macro Who is this course for? Who is this course for? This course is designed for users who to create or modify complex business documents as well as customised Word efficiency tools Requirements Requirements Preferably, delegates should have attended the Word Introduction course. Career path Career path Microsoft Office know-how can instantly increase your job prospects as well as your salary. 80 percent of job openings require spreadsheet and word-processing software skills Certificates Certificates Certificate of completion Digital certificate - Included
Better Business Cases™ Foundation and Practitioner: In-House Training Using this best-practice approach will allow organizations to reduce unnecessary spending and improve the decision-making process which gives you a greater chance of securing necessary funding and support for initiatives. The goal of the combined foundation and practitioner course is to develop a candidate's ability to deliver a comprehensive business case through encouraging expanded knowledge to guide the practical application of theoretical foundations. Upon the completion of this course, a candidate will be able to start applying the model to a real business case development project. The outline presented in the course overview will be addressed in the first 2 days, with the Foundation exam conducted on the morning of Day 3. Then the topics will be revisited at a deeper level, for 2 more days, with the Practitioner exam conducted on the afternoon of Day 5. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Develop the lifecycle of a business case and establish the relationships between the five cases Apply the steps in the business case development framework, in order to support the production of a business case, using the Five Case Model, for a given scenario. Overview of Better Business Cases Alignment with the strategic planning process Importance of the Business Case using the Five Case Model Overview of the Five Case Model Purpose of the key stages in the development of a spending proposal Purpose of a Business Justification Case Business Case Development Process Purpose of project / programme assurance and assurance reviews Responsibility for producing the Business Case Determining the Strategic Context and Undertaking the Strategic Assessment Scoping the Scheme and Preparing the Strategic Outline Case Planning the Scheme and Preparing the Outline Business Case Procuring the Solution and Preparing the Full Business Case Implementation and monitoring Evaluation and feedback Making the Case for Change Agree on the strategic context Determine spending objectives, existing arrangements, and business needs Determine potential business scope and key service requirements Determine benefits, risks, constraints, and dependencies Exploring the Preferred Way Forward Agree on critical success factors Determine long list options and SWOT analysis Recommend a preferred way forward Determining Potential Value for Money Revisit the short list Prepare the economic appraisal for short-listed options Undertake benefits appraisal Undertake risk appraisal Select preferred option and undertake sensitivity analysis Preparing for the Potential Deal Determine the procurement strategy Determine service streams and required outputs Outline potential risk apportionment Outline potential payment mechanisms Ascertain contractual issues and accountancy treatment Ascertaining Affordability and Funding Requirement Prepare the financial model Prepare the financial appraisals Planning for Successful Delivery Plan programme / project management Plan change and contract management Plan benefits realization Plan risk management Plan programme / project assurance and post-project evaluation Procuring the Value for Money Solution Revisit the case for change Revisit the OBC options Detail procurement process and evaluation of best and final offers (BAFOs) Contracting for the Deal Set out the negotiated deal and contractual arrangements Set out the financial implications of the deal Ensuring Successful Delivery Finalize project management arrangements and plans Finalize change management arrangements and plans Finalize benefits realization arrangements and plans Finalize risk management arrangements and plans Finalize contract management arrangements and plans Finalize post-project evaluation arrangements and plans