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
About Course Creating a Social Media Strategy: Generate Sales and LeadsLearn how to create an effective social media strategy that will generate sales and leads for your business. Social media is a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes. It can help you reach new customers, build relationships with your existing audience, and drive sales. But with so many different social media platforms and strategies to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to start. In this course, you will learn how to create a social media strategy that is tailored to your specific business goals. You will learn: The importance of social media marketing The basic terminology of social media How to identify your target audience How to create posts that your audience will love How to build online relationships with your followers How to use social media to build your email list How to increase your sales with social media How to evaluate your social media advertising campaigns By the end of this course, you will have a comprehensive social media strategy that you can implement to grow your business. Who should take this course? Business owners and entrepreneurs who want to use social media to generate sales and leads Marketing professionals who want to learn how to create and implement effective social media campaigns Anyone who wants to learn more about social media marketing What Will You Learn? The importance of social media marketing The basic terminology of social media How to identify your target audience How to create posts that your audience will love How to build online relationships with your followers How to use social media to build your email list How to increase your sales with social media How to evaluate your social media advertising campaigns Course Content Introduction Introduction Why social media marketing is important Social Media Terminology Social Media Terminology Social Media Marketing Strategy How to Create an Internet Marketing System That Will Generate Sales How to Find Sources For Great Posts How to Create a Social Media Calendar Elements for the Perfect Posts How to Create Standard Social Media Messages How to Stay in Touch With Your Followers How to Evaluate Your Social Media Campaigns A course by Adonis Anastasiou Digital Marketing Expert/Trainer Audience Business owners and entrepreneurs who want to use social media to generate sales and leads Marketing professionals who want to learn how to create and implement effective social media campaigns Anyone who wants to learn more about social media marketing
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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The target audience for the SRE Foundation course are professionals including. Anyone starting or leading a move towards increased reliability. Anyone interested in modern IT leadership and organizational change approaches. Business Managers, Business Stakeholders, Change Agents, Consultants, DevOps Practitioners, IT Directors, IT Managers, IT, Team Leaders, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Software Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, System Integrators, Tool Providers will benefit from this course. Overview The learning objectives for the SRE Foundation course include a practical understanding of. The history of SRE and its emergence at Google. The inter-relationship of SRE with DevOps and other popular frameworks. The underlying principles behind SRE Service Level Objectives (SLO's) and their user focus Service Level Indicators (SLI's) and the modern monitoring landscape. Error budgets and the associated error budget policies. Toil and its effect on an organization's productivity. Some practical steps that can help to eliminate toil. Observability as something to indicate the health of a service SRE tools. Automation techniques and the importance of security. Anti-fragility, our approach to failure and failure testing. The organizational impact that introducing SRE brings. The SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) Foundation course is an introduction to the principles & practices that enable an organization to reliably and economically scale critical services. Introducing a site-reliability dimension requires organizational re-alignment, a new focus on engineering & automation, and the adoption of a range of new working paradigms. This course prepares you for the SRE Foundation (SREF) certification. Course Introduction Course Goals Course Agenda SRE Principles & Practices What is Site Reliability Engineering? SRE & DevOps: What is the Difference? SRE Principles & Practices Service Level Objectives & Error Budgets Service Level Objectives (SLO?s) Error Budgets Error Budget Policies Reducing Toil What is Toil? Why is Toil Bad? Doing Something About Toil Monitoring & Service Level Indicators Service Level Indicators (SLI?s) Monitoring Observability SRE Tools & Automation Automation Defined Automation Focus Hierarchy of Automation Types Secure Automation Automation Tools Anti-Fragility & Learning from Failure Why Learn from Failure Benefits of Anti-Fragility Shifting the Organizational Balance Organizational Impact of SRE Why Organizations Embrace SRE Patterns for SRE Adoption On-Call Necessities Blameless Post-Mortems SRE & Scale SRE, Other Frameworks, The Future SRE & Other Frameworks The Future Exam Preparations Exam Requirements, Question Weighting, and Terminology List Sample Exam Review Additional course details: Nexus Humans Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Foundation (DevOps Institute) 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 Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Foundation (DevOps Institute) 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.
Our basic security training covers laws and regulations governing security officer practices and procedures within the State of Georgia. Students learn basic case management, report writing, maintaining a good relationship with law enforcement, and surveillance methods. We also cover laws, regulations, ethics, and investigative tools and techniques. Trained officers will then be certified and licensed with the state to work for a business or agency.
The Increasing Value of Certification: The Basics of Achieving Professional Certification - Enhancing your Credentials As professionals strive to stay competitive in today's marketplace, they are asking themselves, 'What is the best short and long-term investment to ensure that I am remaining current in developing my knowledge and skills?' The answer to this question frequently resides in professional certification, and this video presents some key considerations. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.
The Increasing Value of Certification: The Basics of Achieving Professional Certification - Enhancing your Credentials As professionals strive to stay competitive in today's marketplace, they are asking themselves, 'What is the best short and long-term investment to ensure that I am remaining current in developing my knowledge and skills?' The answer to this question frequently resides in professional certification, and this video presents some key considerations. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.
The aim of this course is to provide an overview of Agile approaches to product development. It explains what Agile is and when and why to use it. The scope of the programme includes: The course emphasises the collaborative nature of Agile and the flexibility it offers to customers. The principal training objectives for this programme are to help participants understand: Why and when to use Agile How to use Agile The roles involved in Agile development The cultural factors to take into account How to manage Agile developments 1 Introduction (Course sponsor and trainer) Why this programme has been developed Review of participants' needs and objectives 2 Background to Agile Issues with traditional approaches to product development How Agile helps Roots of Agile Agile lifecycles Product v project 3 How Agile works The Agile Manifesto Agile principles Process control: defined v empirical Different Agile methods The Scrum framework DSDM Atern 4 Managing Agile When to use Agile Managing Agile projects Team organisation 5 Agile techniques Daily stand-ups User stories Estimating MoSCoW prioritisation 6 Course review and action planning (Course sponsor present) Are there opportunities to use Agile? What actions should be implemented to adopt Agile? Conclusion
Agility has become a prized business attribute. Although Agile methods were once most associated with software development, they are now applied in a host of different areas. Agile continues to find new applications because it is primarily an attitude. This programme delivers a solid grounding in both the Agile mindset and Agile methods. It covers three methods, illustrates the benefits of each and shows how they can be integrated. It includes practical techniques as well as background knowledge. By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Apply Agile concepts to self-manage their work Understand the roles people take on in Agile teams Use a variety of techniques to help deliver customer satisfaction Focus on delivering against priorities Employ a range of estimating techniques 1 Introduction Overview of the programme Review of participants' needs and objectives 2 The basics of Agile What makes Agile different Agile Manifesto and Principles Using feedback to deliver what is needed 3 Agile teams Multi-disciplinary teams Team size and empowerment Agile values 4 Agile at the team level - Scrum Scrum roles Scrum 'events' Scrum 'artifacts' 5 Agile for teams juggling multiple demands - Kanban Taking control of the work Improving throughput Dealing with bottlenecks 6 Agile in projects - AgilePM The phases of an Agile project Managing change requests Delivering on time 7 Estimating T-shirt / Pebble sizing Yesterday's weather Planning poker 8 Pick 'n' mix - some useful techniques The daily stand-up User stories Retrospectives Work-in-process limits Burndown charts Minimum viable product A / B testing 9 Review and action planning Identify actions to be implemented individually Conclusion