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In the business world, effective written communication is essential, yet many individuals encounter challenges in this area. Writing skills problems often manifest as difficulties in crafting clear and concise messages, resulting in misunderstandings, errors, and a lack of professionalism. Common issues include improper grammar and punctuation usage, vague or convoluted language, and an inability to structure documents logically. These problems can hinder productivity, damage a company's reputation, and strain professional relationships. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Explore how you can write with purpose Learn why professional communication should have a purpose, how to identify that purpose Benefits of keeping your writing structured, and how to lay out your introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion most effectively. Explore the rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation and understand the most common writing mistakes and explain how to Target Audience Young Professionals

Concentrating to hear messages is the first phase of authentic listening. Understand why verbal, vocal, and visual messages need to be congruent in order to be believable. Discover how to be fully present and use our tips for improved concentration. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Summarize concentration challenges Explain how to be a congruent communicator Apply tips for increasing concentration Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

The benefits of networking are increased referrals, reciprocity, more resources, problem solving, increased visibility, more friends, and more fun. Discover how to expand your circle of influence and be seen and hear at networking events. We will show you how to use effective networking etiquette to start conversations and enter group discussions. Learning Objectives Explain the benefits of networking, Apply networking strategies to expand your circle of influence, Identify the criteria for high-return networking events, Describe networking etiquette Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

Use the WRAP methodology to ask for referrals. This includes to wait until the right time, review the benefits, how to ask and pave the way. We will show you to deal with rejection by playing the odds. Learning Objectives Summarize the WRAP™ technique to ask for referrals, Explain the best time to ask for referrals, Manage rejected requests Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

How do you make introductory calls fun and not make cold calls? We will show you how to have powerful openers by using a strong opening benefit offer. Discover how you can get voice messages returned by leaving a warmly confusing voice mail message. Befriend the gatekeeper as they will be an invaluable resource of information. Learning Objectives Explain how to turn cold calls into warm calls that generate interest, Describe how to open sales conversations with an opening benefit offer, Demonstrate how to increase voice mail return, Apply strategies for getting past gate keepers Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

Knowledge of the competition to gain competence and confidence are interconnected to professional success. Understand how competitive company information, product information and representative's information can add insight and valuable data for you. Learning Objectives Explain how knowledge of industry competition increases your success, Identify competitive product information representatives need to know, Explain key ingredients of an effective Competitive Knowledge Management System Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

Discover how to open discussion with a positive attitude, keeping an atmosphere of trust and cooperation. Use collaborative win-win negotiation to satisfy underlying needs of both parties. Understand how you can be in control and build high-trust, positive client relationships. Learning Objectives Describe steps for opening a discussion, Explain four ways to build high-trust, positive client relationships, Apply five criteria for high-quality negotiations, Summarize win-win alternatives to positional bargaining Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

At its core, social engineering is not a cyber attack. Instead, social engineering is all about the psychology of persuasion: It targets the mind like your old-school grifter or con man. The aim is to gain the trust of targets, so they lower their guard, and then encourage them into taking unsafe actions such as divulging personal information or clicking on web links, or opening attachments that may be malicious. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Understand Social Engineering and how to spot common infiltration methods Learn about the different types of social engineering attacks and how to avoid becoming a victim Understand what phishing is and how to spot the red flags of fraudulent emails Explore the best cybersecurity practices to protect your systems and accounts Learn about the five types of business email compromise Detect the warning signs of this scam and how to prevent attacks Target Audience Young Professionals

Discover how to create, execute, and control a defined territory plan. How to set sales goals, create opportunities, and route your area. Understand how to distinguish the important from the urgent. We will show you how to divide your contacts into categories and how often you need to communicate with the various contacts. We will guide you how to route your territory around high-payoff accounts and geographic clusters. Explore the importance to use only one calendar, a scheduling system, and electronic contact tools. Learning Objectives Apply seven steps to creating a territory management plan, Implement ABCD opportunity contact strategies, Calculate your value per hour, Utilize routing guidelines to maximize travel time Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

The biggest reason for lack of team motivation are psychological (work satisfaction) and performance obstacles. Take steps to remove or reduce those obstacles within your control or influence. Understand how you can be responsible for creating the workplace in which you want to be-an individual's motivated attitude is contagious. Learning Objectives Apply six steps for removing work satisfaction obstacles, Implement nine ways to keep team members motivated Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams