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Negotiation is an everyday challenge for some whether it be in the office, field or at home. Have you ever walked away from a situation thinking "if I'd only put my thoughts, side, opinion or words across better"? This 2-day course is perfect for managers, supervisors and sales people. It will focus on negotiation skills and the techniques that go with it. In this energy-charged provision you'll learn and practice negotiation, assertiveness and influencing techniques. Course Syllabus The syllabus of the Effective Communication and Influencing course is comprised of seven modules, covering the following: Module One An Introduction to Negotiation Assessment of your current sales and negotiation strengths and improvement areas What is negotiation? Identifying objectives and all factors affecting negotiation The negotiation model - the four stages Module Two The Preparation Stage The significance of preparation and why we need to prepare What do you need to prepare? Preparing a set of objectives: yours and theirs Understanding constants and variables Researching the other party Creating a "win-win" situation Preparing yourself for possible set-backs and objections Module Three The Discussion Stage The importance of rapport building Opening the negotiation The power of effective questioning techniques Improving your listening skills Controlling emotions Spotting the signs - non-verbal communication and voice clues Module Four The Proposing Stage Stating your opening position Responding to offers How to deal effectively with adjournments Module Five The Bargaining and Closing Stage Making concessions - the techniques Adopting key bargaining skills Dealing with objections and underhand tactics Closing techniques Confirming the agreement Creating long term, lasting commitment Scheduled Courses Unfortunately this course is not one that is currently scheduled as an open course, and is only available on an in-house basis. Please contact us for more information.

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Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours Overview VMware vSphere: What's New [V8] https://lms.nhcms.neYou will learn essential Terraform concepts including: Writing Terraform HCL code Deploying into common clouds such as AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and VMWare Where Terraform fits in the Enterprise CI/CD model Differences between Terraform and Ansible As enterprises seek to deploy and maintain increasingly complex cloud infrastructure, there is a necessity to use ?Infrastructure as Code? (IaC) tools, like Terraform. An open-source, state management tool developed by HashiCorp, Terraform allows developers to use a common coding interface to work through their various clouds safely and efficiently. Attendees will leave being able to write and understand Terraform code (HCL), have a clear understanding of Terraform?s various components and supporting tools, as well as when to reach for Terraform over another IaC tool, such as Ansible. This class prepares you for Terraform Certifcation. Up and Running with Terraform Terraform Overview Defining ?declarative? How to think about Terraform (versus Ansible) Reviewing the Terraform Configuration Running the Terraform Configuration Provisioners Syntax Low Level? HCL syntax Style Conventions Comments Blocks Arguments JSON Configuration Syntax Resources Meta-Arguments depends_on count for_each provider lifecycle Data Sources Variables and Output Input Variables Output Values Local Values Functions String Collection Numeric Encoding Filesystem Date and Time Hash and Crypto IP Network Type Conversion Modules Module Blocks Module Sources Meta Arguments Terraform Templates templatefile Function Template Demonstration Introducing Data Sources Creating an External Data Source Building tftpl template files Expressions Types and Values Strings and Templates Reference to Values Operators Function Calls Conditionals For Expressions Splat Expressions Dynamic Blocks Type Constraints Version Constraints State Understanding the importants of states state storage and locking importing existing resources Remote State What to do when local state is lost CICD Piplines with Terraform Terraform and GitLab pipelines Terraform and Jenkins pipelines Enterprise Case Studies Terraform and Docker Terraform and Kubernetes Terraform and Amazon AWS Terraform and Azure Terraform and VMWare Understanding how to apply Terraform to your unique infrastructure Beyond Basics Intro to Go Programming Terraform Cloud Additional HashiCorp Offerings Backends Secrets Additional course details: Nexus Humans Terraform 101 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 Terraform 101 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 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Sales engineers Account managers Networking engineers Technical and non-technical audiences Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Understand the role that programmable infrastructure is having on the transition to the digital enterprise Describe Cisco DNA, its components and benefits, and explain a few use cases Describe the different technologies and solutions within the Cisco programmable infrastructure portfolio Describe Cisco DNA Center REST APIs Understand the functionality provided by Cisco WebEx Teams Describe Cisco CMX, services, and related APIs Describe the importance of DevOps culture within network operations in the shift to becoming a digital enterprise The Programming Use Cases for Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNAPUC) v1.0 course highlights the shift toward the digital enterprise and examines the components, benefits, and use cases of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA?) in an enterprise environment. You will learning about key platforms including Cisco© DNA Center, Cisco WebEx Teams?, Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX), and their related APIs. This course also covers open standards, tools, and network APIs that you can use to complement the Cisco DNA software portfolio, including Python, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF), Representational State Transfer Configuration Protocol (RESTCONF), and Yet Another Next Generation (YANG). Understanding Programmable Infrastructure Digital Enterprise Four Pillars of Digitization Network Programmability and Automation What Should Be Automated? Quantifying Programmability and Automation for the Business Network Programmability and Automation Use Cases Introducing Cisco DNA Cisco DNA Overview Cisco DNA Components Benefits of Cisco DNA Cisco DNA Use Cases Describing Programmable Infrastructure Cisco Programmability Options Data Center Infrastructure Enterprise Network Programmability Streaming Telemetry Collaboration Management, Monitoring, and Analytics Describing Network APIs How APIs Enable Business Automation API Overview Data Encoding with JSON and XML RESTful APIs RESTCONF and NETCONF Overview Data Modeling with YANG Describing Cisco DNA Center APIs Cisco DNA Center Overview Cisco DNA Center Automation Enterprise Benefits Cisco DNA Center Applications and Use Cases Cisco DNA Center REST API Overview Case Study: Network Automation at Symantec Describing Cisco Collaboration APIs Cisco Webex Teams Overview Cisco Webex Teams Business Benefits Cisco Webex Teams API Overview Describing Cisco Mobility APIs Cisco CMX Overview Cisco CMX Programmability Business Benefits Cisco CMX Mobility Services API Overview Case Study: Victoria University and Cisco CMX Implementing DevOps Culture Within Network Operations Transition to DevOps CALMS Model (Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, Sharing) Role of Cisco Technology in the Transition to DevOps Additional course details: Nexus Humans Cisco Programming Use Cases for Cisco Digital Network Architecture v1.0 (DNAPUC) 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 Cisco Programming Use Cases for Cisco Digital Network Architecture v1.0 (DNAPUC) 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.

This very practical workshop has a simple objective: to help you prepare, design and deliver memorable and high-quality presentations. This programme will help you: Use a proven, structured tool-kit when designing and developing presentations Benefit from short cuts and best practice when designing and using Powerpoint presentations Select the right information, examples, exercises and activities - and use them well Prepare and structure a presentation or session appropriate to the audience, and to best achieve your objectives Maintain audience or group interest Develop and practise presentation skills to improve your voice tone, speech power and body language Use practical methods to control nerves and anxiety - develop higher levels of confidence and credibility Command a room, hold attention and create a high impact 1 Introduction Personal objectives Key messages and learning objectives of the workshop 2 Presentation skills What does good look like? Exercise: Characteristics of high/low impact presentations Presenting yourself as a 'winner' The energy / attitude model Exercise: Being a winner 3 Preparation skills - eight steps to preparing a great presentation, plus Powerpoint tips •The magic circle• How to 'assume the role' when presenting• The eight steps• Step 1 - develop your objectives- The five questions that you must answer before preparing your presentation- Defining your objectives and outcomes- Creating a first draft- Step 1 exercise• Step 2 - analyse your audience- Doing your homework: audience, event, venue- Developing a pre-event check-list- Methods and means for researching your audience- Step 2 exercise• Steps 3 and 4 - structure the main body of your presentation and state the main ideas- Ways to structure your presentation for maximum impact- Balancing and managing content and topics- Organising your information: 6 options and methods- Your 'one main point' and creating a 30-second summary- Steps 3 and 4 exercises• Step 5 - decide on supporting information, using the toolkit- Making your case convincing: ways to support your claims- Selecting and using relevant and interesting examples- Quotes, case studies and printed material- Presenting statistics, tables and graphs- Ways of maintaining visual interest- Transitions and links, creating a 'golden thread'- Step 5 exercise: Creating compelling stories and anecdotes4• Step 6 - create an effective 'opening'- Claiming the stage and creating a good first impression- The three most powerful ways of opening a presentation- The five elements of a strong opening- Step 6 exercise: Participants work individually to prepare an opening, focusing onpersonal introduction, and then deliver to the group, with structured feedback• Step 7 - develop transitions- Step 7 exercise / examples• Step 8 - create an effective close- Signalling and sign-posting; the importance of, and how to do it effectively- Five ways to close a presentation successfully- Step 8 exercise / examples• Presentation design and Powerpoint- An interactive review of participants' own real-life past presentations and advanced tipsand techniques on using Powerpoint effectively 4 Facilitation skills The three main types of group activity - triads, teams and main group How to select the right activity, define the objectives, set it up and run the debrief Using energisers - with examples Exercise: Dealing with 'difficult' behaviours Exercise: Working in triads, design and deliver 5 Tips and tricks: presentation and facilitation 10 reasons why facilitation fails Five golden rules for success Defining the session goals and the facilitation plan Open and closed questions - why and when to use Using a 'car park' to manage unresolved issues Using AV aids - tips and tricks Exercises: Including participants working in pairs to prepare a short section form of one of their own presentations 6 Putting it all together Summary of key learning points Action plan

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Leadership Foundations introduces the ideas and practical tools that help individuals, teams and organisations function more effectively. It is also known as 'Foundations of Success' and comprises the core principles and some initial resources that we share with all our clients: The Four Foundations of Leadership Personal responsibility and prioritisation The tyranny of the urgent & the secret of uninterrupted time Developing a planning and goal setting system Understanding Communication Styles Your personal goals and life balance 10 Magic Minutes daily planning

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for network and software engineers who hold the following job roles: Network engineer Systems engineer Wireless engineer Consulting systems engineer Technical solutions architect Network administrator Wireless design engineer Network manager Site reliability engineer Deployment engineer Sales engineer Account manager Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Leverage the tools and APIs to automate Cisco ACI powered data centers. Demonstrate workflows (configuration, verification, healthchecking, monitoring) using Python, Ansible, and Postman. Leverage the various models and APIs of the Cisco Nexus OS platform to perform day 0 operations, improve troubleshooting methodologies with custom tools, augment the CLI using scripts, and integrate various workflows using Ansible and Python. Describe the paradigm shift of Model Driven Telemetry and understand the building blocks of a working solution. Describe how the Cisco Data Center compute solutions can be managed and automated using API centric tooling, by using the Python SDK, PowerTool, and Ansible modules to implement various workflows on Cisco UCS, Cisco IMC, Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco Intersight. The Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUI) v1.1 course teaches you how to implement Cisco© Data Center automated solutions including programming concepts, orchestration, and automation tools. Through a combination of lessons and hands-on practice, you will manage the tools and learn the benefits of programmability and automation in the Cisco-powered Data Center. You will examine Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI©), Software-Defined Networking (SDN) for data center and cloud networks, Cisco Nexus© (Cisco NX-OS) platforms for device-centric automation, and Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS©) for Data Center compute. You will study their current ecosystem of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), software development toolkits, and relevant workflows along with open industry standards, tools, and APIs, such as Python, Ansible, Git, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Yaml Ain't Markup Language (YAML), Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF), Representational State Transfer Configuration Protocol (RESTCONF), and Yet Another Generation (YANG).This course prepares you for the 300-635 Automating Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUTO) certification exam. Introducing Automation for Cisco Solutions (CSAU) is required prior to enrolling in Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUI) because it provides crucial foundational knowledge essential to success. This course also earns you 24 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification. Course Outline Describing the Cisco ACI Policy Model Describing the Cisco APIC REST API Using Python to Interact with the ACI REST API Using Ansible to Automate Cisco ACI Introducing Cisco NX-OS Programmability Describing Day-Zero Provisioning with Cisco NX-OS Implementing On-Box Programmability and Automation with Cisco NX-OS Implementing Off-Box Programmability and Automation with Cisco NX-OS Automating Cisco UCS Using Developer Tools Implementing Workflows Using Cisco UCS Director Describing Cisco DCNM Describing Cisco Intersight Additional course details: Nexus Humans Cisco Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUI) v1.1 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 Cisco Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUI) v1.1 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 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is recommended for technical professionals who automate, orchestrate, and troubleshoot Check Point secured environments. Overview Explain how automation and orchestration work together Understand the key drivers for incorporating automation and orchestration into security management Execute a shell script that demonstrates how to build a comprehensive Security Policy. Recognize how the Check Point API framework integrates with R80 Security Management to support automation and orchestration of daily tasks Describe Check Point API tools and demonstrate how they are used to manage Check Point Security Management solutions Demonstrate how to define new objects and modify existing ones by using the Check Point API The goal of this course is to provide an understanding of the advanced concepts and skills necessary to automate and orchestrate tasks relating to managing Check Point Security Policies Course Ouline Explain how automation and orchestration work together Understand the key drivers for incorporating automation and orchestration into security management Execute a shell script that demonstrates how to build a comprehensive Security Policy. Recognize how the Check Point API framework integrates with R80 Security Management to support automation and orchestration of daily tasks Describe Check Point API tools and demonstrate how they are used to manage Check Point Security Management solutions Demonstrate how to define new objects and modify existing ones by using the Check Point API Demonstrate how to create API commands to efficiently maintain the Check Point Security Management Server database Demonstrate how to use different methods to update the database with API commands Become familiar with client-side and server-side scripting and scripting languages Understand how to use the Bash shell to develop APIs Recognize and describe many of the open source tools that are available to assist with API development Demonstrate how to use a custom REST application to update the database of a Security Management Server Demonstrate how to use Postman to manage the Security Policy database through the Check Point API Understand what steps to take to troubleshoot and debug API scripts Demonstrate basic troubleshooting techniques by reviewing debugging messages in various forms Understand how to use self-service portal capabilities to provide general IT services Recognize how automation tools work with Check Point APIs to automate security management tasks and orchestrate workflow behind service portals Demonstrate common tasks that are automated in a Web portal to manage the Security Policy LAB Exercises Demonstrate Check Point automation and orchestration Manage objects using the Check Point API Create a management API shell script Use a variety of methods to execute API commands Use a custom REST tool for API calls Use Postman for API calls Debug the Check Point management API Automate tasks using a Check Point API enabled Web portal Additional course details: Nexus Humans CCAS Check Point Certified Automation Specialist 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 CCAS Check Point Certified Automation Specialist 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 This course is geared for attendees with Intermediate IT skills who wish to learn Computer Vision with tensor flow 2 Overview This 'skills-centric' course is about 50% hands-on lab and 50% lecture, with extensive practical exercises designed to reinforce fundamental skills, concepts and best practices taught throughout the course. Working in a hands-on learning environment, led by our Computer Vision expert instructor, students will learn about and explore how to Build, train, and serve your own deep neural networks with TensorFlow 2 and Keras Apply modern solutions to a wide range of applications such as object detection and video analysis Run your models on mobile devices and web pages and improve their performance. Create your own neural networks from scratch Classify images with modern architectures including Inception and ResNet Detect and segment objects in images with YOLO, Mask R-CNN, and U-Net Tackle problems faced when developing self-driving cars and facial emotion recognition systems Boost your application's performance with transfer learning, GANs, and domain adaptation Use recurrent neural networks (RNNs) for video analysis Optimize and deploy your networks on mobile devices and in the browser Computer vision solutions are becoming increasingly common, making their way into fields such as health, automobile, social media, and robotics. Hands-On Computervision with TensorFlow 2 is a hands-on course that thoroughly explores TensorFlow 2, the brandnew version of Google's open source framework for machine learning. You will understand how to benefit from using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for visual tasks. This course begins with the fundamentals of computer vision and deep learning, teaching you how to build a neural network from scratch. You will discover the features that have made TensorFlow the most widely used AI library, along with its intuitive Keras interface. You'll then move on to building, training, and deploying CNNs efficiently. Complete with concrete code examples, the course demonstrates how to classify images with modern solutions, such as Inception and ResNet, and extract specific content using You Only Look Once (YOLO), Mask R-CNN, and U-Net. You will also build generative dversarial networks (GANs) and variational autoencoders (VAEs) to create and edit images, and long short-term memory networks (LSTMs) to analyze videos. In the process, you will acquire advanced insights into transfer learning, data augmentation, domain adaptation, and mobile and web deployment, among other key concepts Computer Vision and Neural Networks Computer Vision and Neural Networks Technical requirements Computer vision in the wild A brief history of computer vision Getting started with neural networks TensorFlow Basics and Training a Model TensorFlow Basics and Training a Model Technical requirements Getting started with TensorFlow 2 and Keras TensorFlow 2 and Keras in detail The TensorFlow ecosystem Modern Neural Networks Modern Neural Networks Technical requirements Discovering convolutional neural networks Refining the training process Influential Classification Tools Influential Classification Tools Technical requirements Understanding advanced CNN architectures Leveraging transfer learning Object Detection Models Object Detection Models Technical requirements Introducing object detection A fast object detection algorithm YOLO Faster R-CNN ? a powerful object detection model Enhancing and Segmenting Images Enhancing and Segmenting Images Technical requirements Transforming images with encoders-decoders Understanding semantic segmentation Training on Complex and Scarce Datasets Training on Complex and Scarce Datasets Technical requirements Efficient data serving How to deal with data scarcity Video and Recurrent Neural Networks Video and Recurrent Neural Networks Technical requirements Introducing RNNs Classifying videos Optimizing Models and Deploying on Mobile Devices Optimizing Models and Deploying on Mobile Devices Technical requirements Optimizing computational and disk footprints On-device machine learning Example app ? recognizing facial expressions