The often-used phrase, 'just the receptionist', completely misrepresents the role. An excellent receptionist is a most valuable resource for any organisation. This programme has been designed specifically to deal with the essential skills necessary to represent the organisation to the best possible effect. It will also help you get the most out of your working day. There are six key reasons to take part in this workshop. It will help you: See your role in a new light Develop your communication skills Deal with different types of customer and situation Boost your confidence Cope in a pressurised environment Get more satisfaction from your working day 1 Introduction Workshop objectives and personal objectives The challenges of 21st century communication What makes an excellent point of Reception? And why is it so important? Who and where are our customers? As a customer, how do you like to be treated? What makes people feel valued? Objective and subjective aspects of customer service 'Micro moments' that shape the relationship 2 Communication on reception Definition of communication Barriers to good communication The 'recipe' of verbal, vocal and visual aspects of communication Differences between communicating face-to-face and on the telephone Communication 'leaks' The primitive human response The impact of visual communication - body language, gesture and facial expression Voice - tone, speed, volume, pitch, clarity, inflection, pacing Words - positive words and phrases compared with negative terminology Professional greetings face-to-face Steering the conversation with effective questioning 3 Telephone excellence How we use the telephone Qualities of the telephone Non-verbal communication on the telephone - what aspects can be 'seen' by the other person? Professional telephone etiquette Taking and leaving messages - key points that can help customers, colleagues and the organisation Clarifying information 4 Listening skills for accuracy and relationship building How accurate are your listening skills? What are the challenges for accurate listening? Active / empathetic listening 5 Creating a rapport by 'style flexing' Understanding how different people communicate Shaping our message to the other person so that they feel understood How changing situations can alter communication needs 6 Confidence and assertiveness Recognising different styles of behaviour - aggressive, passive and assertive Qualities of assertive communication - verbal, vocal and visual Assertive techniques - basic, persistence, negotiation / empathetic Demonstrating confidence 7 Coping in a pressurised environment Words - the most useful ones to use with stressed people and identifying the 'red rag' words Challenging situations - what do you find difficult and how do you respond? Dealing with outbursts of anger Bringing non-stop talkers back from their tangent Constructive ways to say 'no' 8 Pulling it all together Action plans Summary of key learning points
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for customer service professionals with any level of experience who want to expand their knowledge, improve their skill set, and increase the understanding of customer benefits. Overview In this course, you will develop the skills to coach for results. You will: Describe the benefits of customer service, identify internal customers, identify the benefits to you of giving good customer service, and identify how you can help your company to excel. Identify the major trends in customer service today and the combination of criteria required for customer satisfaction. Identify the benefits of bringing respect, emotional support, and a personal touch to customer interactions, and apply the personal touch to customer interactions. Identify the six categories of face-to-face communication, the critical success factors in face-to-face communication, and the benefits of actively listening to your customers. Identify remote customer service communication channels and apply remote customer service best practices. Identify guidelines for handling unreasonable customers, explore ways to handle angry customers, and identify guidelines for handling unhelpful colleagues. Take action to increase the loyalty of the customers you serve. You will also identify guidelines for dealing with moments of truth, identify the benefits of customer complaints, identify the steps in the service recovery process, and analyze the moments of truth in a real-life situation. As a customer service representative, you are expected to handle customer interactions in the best way possible. The expectations of both your company and your customers hinge on your ability to provide the right service in the right way. In this course, you will explore the background and techniques of customer interactions.Providing quality customer care ensures that every single contact with your company is a positive experience. Customers can range from external consumers to internal employees in other departments. Knowing how to provide the same level of service to all customers will enrich your time spent at work by establishing positive business relationships. Recognizing crucial points throughout customer interactions increases your ability to solve problems and offer affirmative solutions. Applying this knowledge to trends in service and consumer desires allows you to contribute to the company?s bottom line and make a customer?s life a little easier. Understanding Customer Service Describe Customer Service Benefits Recognize the Importance of Internal Customer Service Identify How Customer Service Benefits You Excel with Customer Service Identifying How Customers Define the Success of Your Company Recognize Trends in Customer Service Identify Criteria for Customer Satisfaction Increasing Customer Satisfaction Identify Characteristics of the Personal Touch Create Lasting Positive Impressions on Your Customers Providing Face-to-Face Customer Service Identify Categories of Face-to-Face Contact Understand the Critical Success Factors in Face-to-Face Customer Service Identify the Characteristics of Active Listening Providing Remote Customer Service Identify Remote Customer Service Communication Channels Apply Remote Customer Service Best Practices Engaging Difficult Customers Serve Difficult Customers Manage Angry Customers Deal with Difficult or Unhelpful Colleagues Increasing Customer Loyalty Optimize Moments of Truth Recognize the Value of Customer Complaints Identify the Stages of the Service Recovery Process
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Ideal candidates include network professionals who are looking to build their foundational knowledge of the ClearPass product portfolio. Overview After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to: Implement a ClearPass network access solution Design and apply effective services and enforcement in ClearPass Troubleshoot a ClearPass solution This course provides participants the foundational skills in Network Access Con-trol using the Aruba ClearPass product portfolio. This 5-day course includes both instructional modules and labs to teach participants about the major fea-tures in the ClearPass portfolio. Participants will learn how to setup ClearPass as an AAA server, and configure the Policy Manager, Guest, OnGuard and Onboard feature sets. In addition, this course covers integration with external Active Directory servers, Monitoring and Reporting, as well as deployment best practices. The student will gain insight into configuring authentication with ClearPass on both wired and wireless networks. Introduction to ClearPass BYOD High Level Overview Posture and Profiling Guest and Onboard AAA Policy Service Rules Authentication Authorization and Roles Enforcement Policy and Profiles External Devices Network Access Devices Messaging Services External Context Servers Endpoint Profiling Introduction to profiling Profiling collectors External collectors and profilers Roles and Enforcement Services Enforcement ClearPass roles Configuring Services Service selection rules Creating services Configuring Web Services Content Manager Skins Web page editor Guest Authentication Captive portal process Web logins Guest accounts Guest access with MAC authentication Guest Access Self-Registration Self-registration experience Configuring self-registration Self-registration process Wired Authentication Wired access Wired enforcement Profiling on wired ports Downloadable User Roles Requirements for DUR DUR enforcement profiles Dynamic Segmentation What is Dynamic Segmentation? How it works Configuring Dynamic Segmentation OnGuard Configuration Postures Posture policies OnGuard Agent Monitoring OnGuard OnGuard in Enforcement OnGuard workflow OnGuard enforcement Onboard Provisioning Configuring certificate authorities Portal setup Configuring services Onboard Administration Managing certificates Managing users and devices Certificate revocation and OCSP Administrative Operations Licenses Certificates Updates and upgrades Gathering logs ClearPass Cluster Cluster structure Policy Manager zones High availability Administrative Access Admin access to NADs Admin access to Policy Manager Guest operator logins Insight Reports Alerts Reports Administration Additional course details: Nexus Humans Aruba ClearPass Configuration 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 Aruba ClearPass Configuration 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.
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Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This intermediate course is designed for experienced Integration Specialists and Senior-Level Developers with experience in application development, messaging middleware applications, and transport protocols such as HTTP and FTP. Overview Describe the features and uses of the IBM Integration BusDevelop, deploy, and test message flow applicationsGenerate message flow applications from predefined patternsUse IBM Integration Bus problem determination aids to diagnose and solve development and runtime errorsDescribe the function and appropriate use of IBM Integration Bus processing nodesWrite basic Extended Structured Query Language and Java programs to transform dataUse the IBM Graphical Data Mapping editor to transform dataDefine, use, and test simple XML and Data Format Description Language (DFDL) data modelsDescribe supported transport protocols and how to call them in message flows This course teaches you how to use IBM Integration Bus to develop, deploy, and support message flow applications. Students will learn how to construct applications to transport and transform data. Course Outline Course introduction Introduction to IBM Integration Bus Application development fundamentals Exercise: Importing and testing a message flow Creating message flow applications Exercise: Creating a message flow application Connecting to IBM MQ Exercise: Connecting to IBM MQ Controlling the flow of messages Exercise: Adding flow control to a message flow application Modeling the data Exercise: Creating a DFDL model Processing file data Exercise: Processing file data Using problem determination tools and help resources Exercise: Using problem determination tools Exercise: Implementing explicit error handling Mapping messages with the Graphical Data Mapping editor Referencing a database in a message flow application Exercise: Referencing a database in a map Using Compute nodes to transform messages Exercise: Transforming data by using the Compute and JavaCompute nodes Processing JMS, HTTP, and web service messages Preparing for production Exercise: Creating a runtime-aware message flow Course summary Additional course details: Nexus Humans WM666 IBM Integration Bus V10 Application Development I 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 WM666 IBM Integration Bus V10 Application Development I 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 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Application Developer Data Modeler BI / BW Consultant Data Scientist Database Administrator SAP HANA Support Personnel Overview This course will prepare you to: Push down data intensive tasks to the SAP HANA database using SQL and SQLScript Understand how to code using advanced SQLScript techniques Follow recommended practices for writing optimal SQL and SQLScript Debug and analyze SQL and SQLScript code This course provides students with basic SQL knowledge or refreshes their SQL knowledge, and enables them to use basic and some advanced SQL techniques for querying and manipulating data in an SAP HANA database. Getting Started What is SQL and SQLScript? Understanding how ABAP developers work with SQLScript Understanding XS Advanced and HDI Working with Web IDE for SAP HANA Understanding the course data SQL Logic Container Creating user-defined functions Creating database procedures Trapping errors in SQLScript User defined libraries Declarative Logic Using declarative logic Imperative Logic Using imperative Logic Transactional Savepoints How to implement transactional savepoints Analytic Operations Using OLAP Analytic features Implementing Temporal Tables Working with Hierarchies Working with Hierarchies Troubleshooting and Best Practices Tools for troubleshooting Best Practices Appendix Starting from the beginning with SQL fundamentals Additional course details: Nexus Humans HA150 SAP HANA 2.0 SPS05 SQLScript for SAP HANA 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 HA150 SAP HANA 2.0 SPS05 SQLScript for SAP HANA 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 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Business application consultant Data Consultant / Manager Database Administrator Application developer BI specialist Overview This course will prepare you to: Understand and put into practice the main advanced modeling capabilities of SAP HANA 2.0 SPS04 in the areas of text search and analysis, graph modeling, spatial analysis and predictive modeling. Promote these advanced modeling capabilities to extend the core SAP HANA Modeling features. Broaden your experience with the modern SAP HANA tooling in XS Advanced (SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA) This course provides advanced knowledge and practical experience on several topics that are included in, or connected to, the scope of the modeler role. Its purpose is to take a step further, beyond the core modeling knowledge from HA300, and to demonstrate how applications powered by SAP HANA can benefit from innovations such as Spatial Data Storage and Processing, Text Search and Analysis, Predictive Analysis and Graph Modeling.The course is supported by many demos and exercise, which demonstrate the advanced modeling capabilities in several scenarios. For example, working with classical schemas or HDI containers in XS Advanced, using the SQL console, developing graphical models. Some of the proposed case studies blend together several modeling capabilities, such as text with spatial, or text with graph.An introduction to SAP HANA Series Data is also provided. Introduction to Advanced ModelingSAP HANA Predictive Analysis Library (PAL) Describing SAP HANA PAL Using PAL in Flowgraphs Calling PAL Functions in Calculation Views Calling PAL Procedures in SQL Scripts Exploring the PAL Library SAP HANA Spatial Introducing SAP HANA Spatial Working with Spatial Data Types Importing and Exporting Spatial Data Accessing and Manipulating Spatial Data Using Spatial Clustering SAP HANA Graph Defining SAP HANA Graph Workspace Describing the Different Graph Algorithms Using the Graph Node in Calculation Views Using GraphScript Procedures SAP HANA Text Understanding Full Text Search Understanding Text Analysis Understanding Text Mining SAP HANA Series Data Getting Started with SAP HANA Series Data
Course Duration: 1–2 days (or modular format across 3–4 sessions) Target Audience: Managers, team leaders, HR professionals, and anyone responsible for leading or being part of a high-performance team. Course Objectives By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Understand the key characteristics of high-performing teams. Apply strategies to build trust, collaboration, and accountability. Leverage diversity and strengths within the team. Align team goals with organisational objectives. Overcome challenges and navigate through conflict. Measure and sustain high performance over time. Course Outline Module 1: The Foundations of High-Performing Teams What defines a high-performing team? The stages of team development (Tuckman Model: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning) Key traits of successful teams (trust, collaboration, accountability) The importance of team culture and values Module 2: Team Roles and Dynamics Understanding team roles (e.g., Belbin’s Team Roles, Gallup’s StrengthsFinder) Building diverse teams with complementary skills Encouraging collaboration over competition Strategies for integrating different personalities and work styles Module 3: Leadership for High Performance The role of a leader in high-performing teams Transformational leadership vs transactional leadership Delegation and empowering team members Creating a vision and setting clear expectations Module 4: Building Trust and Effective Communication The role of trust in team performance Building rapport and psychological safety Developing active listening and feedback skills Encouraging open, honest, and transparent communication Module 5: Goal Setting and Alignment The SMART goal framework for teams Aligning team goals with organisational strategy Prioritising and tracking team performance Creating individual and team accountability Module 6: Conflict Management and Problem Solving Understanding and addressing team conflict Strategies for resolving disagreements and promoting collaboration Facilitating difficult conversations Problem-solving techniques and decision-making processes Module 7: Motivation, Recognition, and Sustaining Performance Motivating team members and recognising achievements Building a culture of continuous improvement Measuring team performance (KPIs, feedback loops, 360-degree reviews) Keeping momentum in long-term projects Module 8: Measuring Success and Continuously Improving Tools for measuring team effectiveness (e.g., surveys, team assessments) Adjusting processes and practices to ensure continuous high performance Developing a personal and team action plan for ongoing growth Creating a feedback loop for long-term success Delivery Style Interactive discussions and team exercises Group activities, role-playing, and case studies Practical tools and frameworks for immediate application Peer feedback and group coaching Course Materials Provided Participant workbook with key concepts, templates, and worksheets Team development toolkits (e.g., team assessment forms, feedback templates) Leadership and team-building resources for further learning Personal action plan template for team growth Optional Add-ons Personalised team assessment and tailored development plan Ongoing coaching sessions for team leaders Facilitated team-building activities for real-world application Post-course team performance follow-up and support
Course Duration: Full-day program (or two half-day modules), with options for virtual delivery or leadership retreats Target Audience: Mid to senior-level leaders, team managers, project leads, or high-potential employees who are responsible for leading through disruption, complexity, or organisational transformation. Course Objectives By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Understand the principles of adaptive leadership and why it's essential in unpredictable environments. Recognise the difference between technical and adaptive challenges. Build the mindset and behaviours needed to lead with resilience and flexibility. Engage and empower teams in the face of uncertainty and resistance. Apply practical tools to lead through change, conflict, and complexity. Course Outline Module 1: Understanding Adaptive Leadership What is adaptive leadership? Origins (Harvard Kennedy School, Ronald Heifetz model) How adaptive leadership differs from traditional leadership The link between complexity, uncertainty, and the need for adaptability Module 2: The Nature of Change and Challenge Technical vs adaptive challenges Why some problems can’t be solved with expertise alone Common leadership traps during crisis or disruption Adaptive work: reframing problems and shifting mindsets Module 3: The Core Principles of Adaptive Leadership Get on the balcony – seeing the bigger picture Regulate distress – maintaining productive tension Maintain disciplined attention – keeping teams focused Give the work back – empowering others to lead Protect voices of leadership from below – enabling diverse input Module 4: Leading Yourself Through Uncertainty Developing personal resilience and emotional agility Navigating ambiguity, setbacks, and pressure Identifying your leadership default style under stress Reflection: What kind of leader does your team need now? Module 5: Engaging Others in Times of Uncertainty Building trust and psychological safety during turbulence Managing resistance to change with curiosity and empathy Tools for courageous conversations and adaptive dialogue Creating shared purpose and distributed leadership in teams Module 6: Adaptive Tools and Techniques Scenario planning and sensemaking Stakeholder mapping in dynamic environments Using inquiry over advocacy Holding space for experimentation and learning Leading with both confidence and humility Module 7: Action Planning and Application Identify one adaptive challenge in your role/team Map your adaptive leadership response Peer coaching conversations Build a 30-day Adaptive Leadership Plan Delivery Style Workshop-style, highly interactive Case studies, breakout discussions, and guided self-reflection Scenario-based practice and small group exercises Option to include pre-work, post-session coaching or check-ins Course Materials Provided Adaptive Leadership workbook Reflection tools and leader self-assessment Conversation guide for adaptive challenges Change resistance diagnostic Personal Leadership Development Plan template Optional Add-ons Executive coaching package 360 feedback or team diagnostic on adaptive capacity Integration with change management or innovation programs Customisation for specific industries (e.g., public sector, healthcare, education, finance)