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Read and discuss the Queen of Crime - Agatha Christie! Highlights Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English 7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English Study this classic detective story and work out the clues by understanding the text Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Learn English online using this great story from Agatha Christie - the most widely published author of all time and in any language. This is an 7 week online Zoom course with an expert English teacher from the UK. The Book Club book In Death on the Nile Poirot finds himself in the middle of a confusing murder while on holiday in Egypt. What reason would anyone have to murder the beautiful victim? And will they kill again? With an intricate plot, this is one of Agatha Christie's finest murder mysteries. Geoff says: "Agatha Christie is known as the Queen of Crime. She is the best-selling novelist of all time, writing 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. This one stars her much loved detective, Hercule Poirot."

Read and discuss this beautiful story of friendship, love and truth set in London, Tuscany and Florence Highlights Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English 7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English Discuss this novel of beauty, love and art over 4 decades Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week advanced English book club course reading and discussing Still Life by Sarah Winman. Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel. Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. The Book Club book In Italy in 1944 two strangers meet in a Tuscan villa. Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner a free-thinking independent-minded 64-year-old art historian, come to rescue paintings from the war and relive her memories. This chance meeting with Evelyn will transform Ulysses’ life – and everyone who knows him. ‘THE most beautiful book … it will stay with me a long time’ SARA COX, BBC TWO’S BETWEEN THE COVERS Geoff says: "This is a lovely novel, with references to the great writer EM Forster and his masterpiece "A Room With A View". Much loved by readers, the characters of this novel stay with you for a long time."

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What Will I Learn? Apply Mike Clayton's powerful OATS principle to gain control of your working day Balance the extremes of your personality to find productivity, success, and happiness in the middle Schedule activities into your day for maximum productivity and minimum work left over at the end of the day Set goals so that you really do achieve them Distinguish between what is important in your life, and what is merely urgent Tame your to do list and convert it into your formula for productive delivery Handle your backlog of work calmly and effortlessly Avoid the multi-tasking trap, to get more gone, more quickly and with fewer mistakes Handle interruptions by applying the five strategies to keep control of your day Distinguish between overwhelm and overload, and apply successful strategies to each Overcome the stress of feeling overwhelmed, by seizing control using Mike's awesome seven-step procedure Avoid those fatal four words: 'leave it with me' Create real extra time in your day by delegating effectively Become a master of time estimation Schedule your time to produce better work and get more done Say 'NO' with confidence, to keep in control of your time and, ultimately, to increase the respect people have for you ... and, finally, you will learn why your attitude to time affects everything Requirements You don't need anything to take this course; just step on in... Description Time management is an essential skill to be able to work more efficiently and finish more tasks on schedule. If you struggle to prioritize and complete tasks in a timely manner, this Practical Time Management Diploma will give you the tools and techniques to maximize your effectiveness, minimize wasted time and control your workload. You'll learn to analyze workloads, prioritize tasks, overcome procrastination and create time management systems that increase productivity and effectiveness for yourself and your staff. This course will help you to develop a positive and effective approach to manage your time and workload. You will learn how to eliminate, delegate, and streamline your tasks and examine the reasons why some people procrastinate and what can be done about it. Practical Time Management: if you want to DO MORE, GET MORE, LIVE MORE. It is based on Mike's best selling three-hour live seminar and contains nearly two and a half hours of video, and a wealth of templates for you to download and adapt to your work. Are you a bit like these people? 'Without a doubt, the most interesting and useful seminar I have ever been on. Thank you for giving me back time in my life.' Ian Walker, Carl Kammerling International 'Probably the best spent 4 hours in a long time!' Peter Corke, Chesterfield Borough Council 'Extremely useful and thought provoking.' Maggie Reardon, DWT Legal 'Excellent. Really concise and covered a wide range of topics and techniques.' Ben Shipley, Articad Ltd 'Concise, clear, energising, inspiring.' Anthony Denny, East Publishing 'I learned a handful of extremely valuable tools to assist me in managing myself.' Nicholas Pearce, Beaney Pearce 'Interesting insightful course. I gained lots of useful ideas to start implementing at work.' Aiofe Ferguson, Octavia Housing 'Brilliant food for thought. Useful, practical ideas.' Jackie Smith, phonics4 .co .uk 'Concentrated useable techniques to practically improve time management - Informative, enlightening and great value for money.' Ian Thomas, Village Hotels 'Inspiring and motivating. Whole life approaching tips to use. A good all-round event' Anita Wadhaven, Department of Health 'Excellent session. Worthwhile attending even if you have read Mike's book. Mike's approach to help people form their own system promises to be highly effective. I can't wait to plan and start the new me!' Caroline Wiggins, Business Accent PR 'Really interesting and insightful. Learnt some really good tips which will be useful in both work and personal life.' Wing Sze Wong, TCS Europe Ltd Practical Time Management - if you haven't got enough hours in a day! Based on a lifetime of getting things done and hitting deadlines, Dr Mike Clayton combines psychological principles with powerful practical solutions to show you how you can: • Spot what's important, and focus on it to really make a difference • Enjoy productive time and take the chore out of work • Programme your mind for productivity • Make multi-tasking work for you • Schedule your activities to get more done and leave time for yourself • Say NO to things that just get in the way You will learn how you can... • Balance the extremes of your personality to find productivity, success, and happiness in the middle • Apply Mike Clayton's powerful OATS principle to gain control of your working day • Schedule activities into your day for maximum productivity and minimum work left over at the end of the day • Set goals so that you really do achieve them • Distinguish between what is important in your life, and what is merely urgent • Tame your to do list and convert it into your formula for productive delivery • Handle your backlog of work calmly and effortlessly • Avoid the multi-tasking trap, to get more gone, more quickly and with fewer mistakes • Handle interruptions by applying the five strategies to keep control of your day • Distinguish between overwhelm and overload, and apply successful strategies to each • Overcome the stress of feeling overwhelmed, by seizing control using Mike's awesome seven-step procedure • Avoid those fatal four words: 'leave it with me' • Create real extra time in your day by delegating effectively • Become a master of time estimation • Schedule your time to produce better work and get more done • Say 'NO' with confidence, to keep in control of your time and, ultimately, to increase the respect people have for you ... and, finally, you will learn why your attitude to time affects everything Dr Mike Clayton Mike is on of the UK's leading personal effectiveness and project management trainers. He has over 20 years' experience of training professionals, managers, and team-members throughout the UK and in Europe and the US. He is the author of thirteen top-selling business, management, and personal effectiveness books, including four on time management topics: Brilliant Time Management (in its second edition as: How to Manage your Time). (Pearson, 2011 and 2015) Powerhouse: Turbo-boost your Effectiveness and Start Making a Serious Impact (Capstone/Wiley, 2015) The Yes/No Book: How to do less... and achieve more (Pearson, 2012) Brilliant Stress Management (in its second edition as: How to Manage Stress). (Pearson, 2011 and 2015) Your Unconditional, No-questions, 30-Day Guarantee The best way to assess how valid this material is in you culture is to try it out. I am so confident that this course will change your life that I offer you an unconditional, no questions asked, full 30 day money-back-in-full guarantee. If you don't think this will give you the tools to do more with your time, then just ask for your money back. What if you have questions? I will be on hand to answer your questions if you get stuck, puzzled, or just want to know more. As a professional trainer, this is what I do, and I promise to respond within 24 hours of your question arriving with me from Udemy. Enroll Now Enroll for this course now, so you can start to regain control of your life straight away. Who is the target audience? This course is designed for you if you want to get do more, get more, and live more. If you are busy and you want to get even more done... If you are overwhelmed, and you want to feel more in control... If you can't help yourself from saying 'yes' to things you ought to say 'no' to... If things always take longer than you expected... If you don't know how to plan your time in a way that works for you... If you just don't have enough time. If this sounds like you, then just step on in... Start Here and Learn the Basics 5 Lectures Trailer: Why You Need this Course FREE 00:03:00 Five Attitudes to Time... and the secret to fulfilment 00:08:00 How to Make Dull Activities Interesting 00:09:00 Why You Cannot Manage Time FREE 00:04:00 The OATS Principle FREE 00:10:00 Outcomes: Setting Great Goals and Knowing What is Important Why Goal-setting Works 00:05:00 Set the SMARTEST Goals 00:10:00 Is it Important... or is it just Urgent? 00:07:00 Activities: Being Able to Get Things Done Avoid the 'To Do Tyranny' 00:05:00 The OATS Principle and the Powerhouse Loop 00:03:00 What to Do about To Do items that Hang Around 00:05:00 How to Remember what's Outstanding 00:01:00 How to Clear a Backlog 00:06:00 Four Questions to Guide your Response to a Task 00:05:00 Time Management Solutions to Common Challenges What are Overload and Overwhelm? 00:03:00 How to Deal with a feeling of Overwhelm 00:06:00 Are you an Elephant or an Octopus? 00:03:00 Multi-tasking, and how to do it well... if you must! 00:07:00 How to Delegate Effectively 00:11:00 Timing and Scheduling: How to Structure Your Day for Productivity How to get Really Good at Estimating 00:06:00 How to Schedule your Day 00:05:00 When to Schedule Activities into your Day 00:06:00 Conclusions: What to Do when All Else Fails The Ultimate Time Management Tool: How to Say NO 00:05:00 How would you like $86,400? 00:03:00 A Final Thought 00:01:00

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Self, Health & Wealth - Women In Business Leadership Programme £149 per month (6 Month Programme) Designed for ambitious women who are ready to elevate their leadership potential, including: Aspiring Leaders: Women who are seeking to step into leadership roles but may feel held back by self-doubt, imposter syndrome, or lack of confidence. Mid-level Managers: Women already in management who want to refine their leadership skills, increase their visibility, and breakthrough to senior leadership positions. Entrepreneurs and Business Owners: Women who run their own businesses and are looking to build resilience, manage their health, and secure financial empowerment to lead with impact. Women Seeking Career Advancement: Professionals who want to strengthen their personal brand, develop effective communication strategies, and learn how to negotiate and advocate for their financial worth. Programme Structure Over 6 Months 3 x Online Masterclasses: Jan/March/May 2025 3 x Face-to-Face Seminars: Feb/April/June 2025 3 x 1:1 Online Coaching Sessions: Booked to accommodate your schedule and individual learning objectives. Core topics 1. Self-Development: Breaking Personal Barriers Understanding Leadership Identity: Gain clarity on your leadership style and strengths. Learn how to align your values with your professional goals to create a purpose-driven leadership approach. Overcoming Self-Doubt: Strategies to build confidence and combat imposter syndrome. Identify mental barriers and limiting beliefs that may hold you back and unlock your leadership potential. Personal Brand Development: Craft an authentic personal brand and establish visibility in your organisation or industry. Enhance your influence with effective communication strategies and master delivering impactful presentations that showcase your expertise and boost your leadership presence. 2. Health and Resilience: Leading with Energy Building Resilience: Learn how to maintain resilience under pressure, adapt to change, and manage stress effectively. Explore strategies for bouncing back from setbacks and sustaining peak performance. Work-Life Integration: Practical tools for achieving a balance between professional ambitions and personal well-being. Discover how to create boundaries, manage energy levels, and ensure self-care remains a priority. Mental and Emotional Wellness: Techniques for fostering mental clarity and emotional intelligence. Learn how to cultivate mindfulness, manage negative emotions, and stay motivated during challenging times. 3. Wealth and Financial Empowerment: Owning Your Future Financial Literacy for Leaders: Understand key financial concepts and how they impact decision-making at the leadership level. Learn how to manage budgets and understand financial reports. Negotiating for Success: Master the art of negotiation to advocate for fair compensation, promotions, and leadership opportunities. Learn how to confidently ask for what you’re worth and break through the gender pay gap. Building Sustainable Wealth: Develop long-term financial strategies to secure your financial independence. From building income streams to planning for the future, learn how to make empowered financial decisions. For more information email: engage@puritas.org.uk or visit www.puritas.org.uk

This course is perfect for the individuals who want to deliver high-quality products, deal with rapidly changing requirements, transition into an Agile product management role, coach a product owner/product manager on Agile Scrum techniques, improve the performance of your team as a product owner/product manager, and individuals who want a professional Scrum Product Owner certification.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Executives, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Business and IT stakeholders working with analysts, Quality and process engineers, technicians, managers; supervisors, team leaders, and process operators; anyone who wants to improve their Business Analysis skills. Overview After completing this course, students will know how to: Plan, manage and close requirements for software development project in reduced time using Agile Scrum practices Minimize project uncertainty and risk by applying Agile principles through the Scrum method Ensure your project delivers required functionality and adds value to the business Create an environment of self-management for your software development team that will be able to continuously align the delivered software with desired business needs, easily adapting to changing requirements throughout the process. Learn how to apply Agile Scrum by measuring and evaluating status based on the undeniable truth of working, testing software, creating a more accurate visibility into the actual progress of projects. Many of today?s Project Management and Business Analyst Professionals are finding themselves leading, managing and analyzing on Agile development teams - only to find that many of the tools and techniques applied when using a traditional project management approach no longer work as effectively or at all. In order to do more than survive in this iterative development environment, today?s Project Manager and Business Analyst must employ additional project management and business analysis tools and techniques to effectively lead their teams and deliver their projects. Introduction - Fundamentals of Agile Why Agile? Exercise 1a: Waterfall-Lean-Agile Simulation History & Mindset: Understand how the agile approach arose. The Agile Lifecycle Introducing Agile to the organization Roles and Responsibilities on an Agile project team. Understand the purpose, the concepts, the theory, and some applications around the importance of people as individuals providing value through working in teams. Establishing core hours - How will the team work during a day? How to build end-to-end systems in early iterations Exercise 1b: How to build end-to-end systems in early iterations Planning and Managing Business Analysis Communication and Performance Agile and CMMI Exercise 1c: Case Study Project Assembling the team ? Scrum Roles Value-Driven Development: Understand why agile development focuses so heavily on working products, its more general casting as 'value-driven' development, with incremental, iterative and risk-driven approaches. Themes, theory and applications. Exercise 2a: Identify the ?Product Owner? Identify Project Success Criteria Exercise 2b: Review the Scrum Cheat Sheet Establish your Agile team using RACI Exercise 2c: Build the Scrum Team Define the Product and Project Vision Envision the Product and Project outcomes Exercise 3a: Review Agile Checklist Project Chartering (Project Planning) Assemble the Agile project team ? what are their responsibilities? Compile the Product Backlog (Coarse-Grain Requirements) Discuss how to Plan Sprints and Releases Exercise 3b: Product Vision ? Goals and Strategies Establish the Project ?time-box? Exercise 3c: Create a Release Plan Embrace the High-Level (Coarse-Grain) Plan Managing different types of Personas on an Agile Project Identifying and managing ?Information Radiators? Planning in Agile Projects ? Common practices that work Determine how the team will tracking and monitoring activities Exercise 3c: Establish the Project Time-box Tools and Techniques ? Building the Scrum Task board Communications Exercise 4a: Discussion ? Tools and Techniques for Scrum Planning, Monitoring and Adapting Scrum Task Board Exercise 4c: Create a Scrum Task board ? Identify work streams Agile Estimating Agile Analysis and Design Burndown Chart Team Velocity Soft Skills Negotiation Estimating ad Prioritizing Effort Planning Releases. Understand the value, the concepts, the theory and some applications for learning and adapting at all levels and on all topics (the product, the process, the team, and the organization). Exercise 5a: Brainstorm Business Functionality Establishing decision and acceptance criteria for user stories Planning Poker Exercise 5b: Estimate Effort (Coarse-Grain) Prioritize themes and releases Prioritize user stories Exercise 5c: Confirm the Estimated Effort (Fine Grain) Estimating team velocity Preparing for change ? Is the organization ready? Exercise 5d: Hold a daily Scrum and update the Scrum Task Board Exercise 5e: Conduct a Scrum or Scrums Plan the Iteration (Sprint) Sprint Zero activities Elements of a successful Sprint Planning meeting Create a Sprint Backlog How to create a task board Exercise 6a: Using the case study ? Review Iteration Planning Checklist Create a Sprint plan ? Establishing Sprint success metrics Exercise 6b: Discussion Sprint ?Zero? Activities Define the vision and Iteration Requirements Estimating the level of effort (LOE) with the team Creating user Stories for the Product Backlog -Guidelines to consider The art of slicing user stories Exercise 6c: Review the Sprint Plan Managing the Solution Scope and Requirements using 2-4 week Sprints Exercise 6d: Adapting a change-driven Project plan that works Adapting a change-driven (Agile) Project plan that works ? what are the key differences from traditional (waterfall) project plans? Finalize the Iteration Plan and how the team will operate Running the Sprint - from Planning to Review and Retrospective Managing your Scrums and setting expectations with your team Exercise 7a: Using the case study ? Review the Review Planning checklist Using Burndown charts to track progress Exercise 7b: Using the case study ? Review the Review Retrospective checklist Manage changes during the Sprint ? What questions to ask Prepare for the Sprint Review Exercise 7c: Review of roles - Quiz Obtain Customer Acceptance of the Product Increment Hold a Sprint Retrospective - What is working and what needs to be improved upon during the Sprints Update the product backlog - Rework the High-Level (Coarse-Grain) Plan Plan and Execute the next Sprint Create an environment for continuous improvement ? Product, Process and People Additional Information Useful books and links on Agile

Most people think working in the legal sector requires you are a lawyer, a top-level solicitor or a paralegal. But in reality, it not true at all! To become a legal secretary, all you need relevant knowledge and information about legal phases to assist attorneys managing their caseload and achieve goals. Through this Legal Secretary Certified Training Course, you will be trained you to become a legal assistant or administrator within a solicitor or barrister office. This course also includes the basic concepts of the legal system along with courts, crime, controversy, law and crime, state courts, and legal terminology. By taking this course, you'll not only qualified as a legal secretary but also can work as a secretary or administrator in any other field. Course Highlights The price is for the whole course including final exam - no hidden fees FREE accredited certificate upon successful completion Efficient exam system with instant results Track progress within own personal learning portal 24/7 customer support via live chat Legal Secretary Certified Training Course has been given CPD accreditation and is one of the best-selling courses available to students worldwide. This valuable course is suitable for anyone interested in working in this sector or who simply wants to learn more about the topic. If you're an individual looking to excel within this field then Legal Secretary Certified Training Course is for you. We've taken this comprehensive course and broken it down into several manageable modules which we believe will assist you to easily grasp each concept - from the fundamental to the most advanced aspects of the course. It really is a sure pathway to success. All our courses offer 12 months access and are designed to be studied at your own pace so you can take as much or as little time as you need to complete and gain the full CPD accredited qualification. And, there are no hidden fees or exam charges. We pride ourselves on having friendly and experienced instructors who provide full weekday support and are ready to help with any of your queries. So, if you need help, just drop them an email and await a speedy response. Furthermore, you can check the validity of your qualification and verify your certification on our website at anytime. So, why not improve your chances of gaining professional skills and better earning potential. Assessment and Certification At the end of the course, you will be required to sit an online multiple-choice test. Your test will be assessed automatically and immediately so that you will instantly know whether you have been successful. After you have successfully passed the final exam, you will be able to order an Accredited Certificate of Achievement at an additional cost of £19 for a PDF copy and £29 for an original print copy sent to you by post or for both £39. Career Path Not only does our CPD and CiQ accredited course look good on your CV, setting you apart from the competition, it can be used as a stepping stone to greater things. Further advance your learning, launch a new career or reinvigorate an existing one. On successful completion of this course, you have the potential to achieve an estimated salary of £30,000. The sky really is the limit. Course Curriculum Legal Secretary Introduction Legal Secretary Introduction 00:06:00 Courts, Crime, and Controversy The Courts and the Criminal Justice System 00:16:00 Actors in the Courthouse 00:10:00 Criminal vs Civil Court Cases 00:16:00 Law on the Books and in Action 00:06:00 Law and Crime The Basis of American Law 00:16:00 Sources of American Law 00:14:00 Civil Disputes and Criminal Law 00:17:00 State Courts State Courts 00:12:00 Arrest to Arraignment Crime and Arrest 00:13:00 Bail 00:10:00 Preliminary Hearing, Grand Jury, and Arraignment 00:06:00 Trials and Juries History of Trials by Jury 00:12:00 Overview of Basic Evidence 00:06:00 Steps In The Trial Process 00:12:00 Appellate Courts Nature of the Appellate Process 00:10:00 Legal Terminology Legal Terminology 00:16:00 Mock Exam Final Exam