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Open Course Programme - Autumn 2008

September to December 2008

Date Course
4th Sep

Negotiation Skills for All

This course is not specifically about sales negotiations. It covers all negotiations leading to an agreement and will help anyone who feels they need to negotiate to achieve an agreement with another person.

11th Sep

Assertiveness

Make yourself heard at work by learning the three steps to assertiveness

18th Sep

Step Up 1 - NEW COURSE

A quick blast of essential key skills for those new to the world of work or those returning to the workplace after a break

23rd Sep

10 Steps to Innovation - NEW COURSE

Whether it's new products or services or new ways of doing things business survival depends on the ability to innovate. Discover top techniques to improve your innovation skills.

24th Sep

Cold Calling for People who Hate the Phone - NEW COURSE

Banish the fear of picking up the phone and get more business! Delivered by our fantastic new Sales Trainer Associate, Chris Milner

2nd Oct

Step Up 2 - NEW COURSE

Second module of essential work skills for those new to the world of work or those returning after a break

7th Oct

Train the Trainer

For those who need to deliver occasional training sessions on specific issues in the workplace. No training experience necessary

8th Oct

Minute-taking

Our best-selling workshop on the lost art of minute-taking.  Practical and lively.

9th Oct

Managing Poor Performance

For managers and team leaders who want an easy to follow process that helps them to improve an individual's work performance, before it becomes too late.

14th-15th Oct

First Time Team Leader

For those new to managing or supervising people, this course looks at the basic skills of managing people.

30th Oct

Recruitment and Selection

Making the right choice - make sure you're asking the right questions when recruiting your next team member

4th Nov

Time Management

Top tips and strategies for dealing with your workload and finding the right words to deal with time-wasters

5th Nov

Writing for Business - NEW COURSE

Whether it's an e-mail, letter or CV we are often judged by our ability to communicate in writing. Make sure your written communications are accurate and clear with our writing for business guidelines

12th Nov

Cold Calling Techniques that Work! - NEW COURSE

Discover the techniques that will really work and watch your sales grow. Another top-notch course from Chris Milner

20th Nov

Understanding and Managing Stress

Protect yourself and your team from the effects of work-place stress

2nd Dec

Inspire, Motivate, Transform!

Who is your greatest leader? Churchill, Nelson, Captain Scott? Unlike Scott, Shakleton may not been the first to the South Pole but he did bring all his team back alive. Which great explorer would you have rather gone with? For managers and team leaders who aspire to be good leaders, or just need some motivation to keep going! A mixture of key leadership techniques and activities developed from the Boy's Own exploits of Ernest Shakleton. Includes networking lunch with other aspirational leaders, an ideal pre-Christmas top team activity.

9th Dec

Presentation Skills

Public speaking/ presentations are not easy – no one can do them well without some preparatory work.  This workshop offers techniques and guidance to help you to address common problems in a practical and constructive way, in a supportive environment, and to develop a real presentation that you can use with confidence.

11th Dec

Inspire, Motivate, Transform!

A second day for this popular innovative Leadership workshop

All courses are open to all and can be booked individually or as part of a series.

Course venue:  The Lifeboat College,Poole.

A fantastic state-of-the-art training venue centrally located near the station and with ample car parking.

Duration:  All course are for one day unless stated otherwise.  All course run 9.30 to 4.30

Costs:  All courses cost £150 (plus VAT) per delegate except First Time Team Leader (2 Days) £300 (+ Vat) and are inclusive of all materials and course refreshments.

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Discounts: If three or more course places are booked at the same time then a discount of 10% applies to all bookings.