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What you will learn - Deliver Powerful Speeches and Outstanding Presentations
  • Types of negative thinking
  • Personal Application
  • What is facilitation?
  • What is a facilitator?
  • The Art of Persuasion
  • The Principles of Influence
  • Types of negotiations
  • The three phases
Get BIG Savings with our Ultimate Public Speaking Online Bundle, 10 Certificate Courses
  1.  Public Speaking
  2.  Assertiveness and Self-Confidence
  3.  Body Language Basics
  4.  Communication Strategies
  5.  Facilitation Skills
  6.  Improving Self-Awareness
  7.  Leadership and Influence
  8.  Presentation Skills
  9.  Interpersonal Skills
  10.  Negotiation Skills
1. Public Speaking: Deliver Powerful Speeches and Outstanding Presentations

According to a recent survey, 41% of people list public speaking as their biggest fear. Forget small spaces, darkness, and spiders, standing up in front of a crowd and talking is far more terrifying for most people. Through this communication skills training course you will become more confident and relaxed in front of an audience which will translate into a successful speaking event.

However, mastering this fear and getting comfortable speaking in public can be a great ego booster, not to mention a huge benefit to your career. The Public Speaking course will give you some basic public speaking skills, including in-depth information on developing an engaging program and delivering your presentation with power.

By the end of this Public Speaking Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the different types of public speaking opportunities
  • Identify your message
  • Write a speech
  • Use humor effectively
  • Deal with criticism
  • Overcome nervousness
  • Deliver a speech
  • Handle questions change the pace based on the audience’s reactions.
2. Assertiveness and Self-Confidence: How To Be A High Achiever and Succeed in Life!

Self-confident and assertiveness are two skills that are crucial for success in life. If you don't feel worthy, and/or you don't know how to express your self-worth when communicating with others, life can be very painful. These skills will provide opportunities and benefits in your professional and personal lives.

The Assertiveness and Self-Confidence course will give you an understanding of what assertiveness and self-confidence mean and how to develop those feelings in your day-to-day lives. These skills will encompass many aspects of your life and have a positive effect.

By the end of the Assertiveness and Self-Confidence Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Define assertiveness and self-confidence, and list the 4 styles of communication
  • Describe the types of negative thinking, and how one can overcome negative thoughts
  • Explain the difference between listening and hearing, and understand the importance of body language and questioning skills in communication
  • Define the importance of goal setting, and practice setting SMART goals for assertive behavior
  • Utilize methodologies for understanding your worth - and the use of positive talk
  • List reasons why a pleasing appearance and body language are critical for creating a strong first impression
  • Practice sending positive communications phrased as "I-Messages"
  • Use the STAR model to make your case during a presentation challenge
  • Display rapport-building skills through assertive methods of expressing disagreement and consensus - building techniques
  • Practice strategies for gaining positive outcomes in difficult interpersonal situations.
3. Body Language Basics: Understanding Body Language is a Great Advantage in Daily Communication
Can you tell if someone is telling the truth just by looking at them? It is a skill that a lot of people do not have. Through Body Language Basics you will be given a set of tools to use to your advantage. These tools can be utilized in the office and at home. Understanding Body Language will provide you a great advantage in your daily communications.

Body Language Basics will provide you with a great set of skills to understand that what is not said is just as important than what is said. It will also give you the ability to see and understand how your own Body Language is being seen. You will be able to adjust and improve the way you communicate through non-verbal communications.

By the end of this Body Language Basics Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Define body language
  • Understand the benefits and purpose of interpreting body language
  • Learn to interpret basic body language movements
  • Recognize common mistakes when interpreting body language
  • Understand your own body language and what you are communicating
  • Practice your body language skills
4. Communication Strategies: Build Better, Stronger, and More Fulfilling Relationships 

For the better part of every day, we are communicating to and with others. Whether it’s the speech you deliver in the boardroom, the level of attention you give your spouse when they are talking to you, or the look that you give to the cat, it all means something.

This course will help you understand the different methods of communication and how to make the most of each of them.

Course Topics:

  • Paraverbal Communication
  • Body Language
  • The four stages in the Appreciative Inquiry model are known as the 4-D cycle
  • Speaking Like a Star
  • Positive Signals

By the end of this Communication Strategies Online Course, you will be able to:

  • Understand what communication is
  • Understand the different ways communication takes place
  • Overcome communication blockages
  • Make the most of non-verbal and paraverbal communication
  • Understand and utilize the STAR method
  • Listen actively and effectively
  • Ask good questions
  • Use appreciative inquiry as a communication tool
  • Establish common ground with others
5. Facilitation Skills: How to Lead Meetings and Discussions More Effectively

Facilitation is often referred to as the new cornerstone of management philosophy with its focus on fairness and creating an easy decision making process. Creating a comfortable environment through better facilitation will help you understand what a good facilitator can do to improve any meeting or gathering and put the theory into practice yourself. 

This Facilitation Skills course can help any scale of organization make better decisions, you will gain a strong understanding of what facilitation is all about, as well as learn new tools that you can use to facilitate small meetings.  Additionally you will learn to command a room and dictate the pace of a meeting, skills that will set you up to become a great facilitator yourself.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define facilitation and identify its purpose and benefits
  • Clarify the role and focus of a facilitator
  • Differentiate between process and content in the context of a group discussion
  • Provide tips in choosing and preparing for facilitation
  • Identify a facilitator's role when managing groups in each of Tuckman and Jensen's stages of group development: forming, storming, norming and performing
  • Identify ways a facilitator can help a group reach consensus: from encouraging participation to choosing a solution
  • Provide guidelines in dealing with disruptions, dysfunctions and difficult people in groups
  • Define what interventions are, when they are appropriate and how to implement them
6. Improving Self-Awareness: Improve Self-awareness to Gain a Better Understanding of Oneself

Self awareness is an important part of everyday life. It transfers over to your personal, social, physical and work life. It can help one gain a better understanding of themselves, and how to live a better, more fulfilling life. When working to deepen one’s own self awareness, it is important to fully engage yourself. One should take the time and proper steps, to fully become self aware.

With the Increasing  Self Awareness  course, you will learn how beneficial becoming more self aware can be. A highly self aware person will become more equipped to deal with daily life and its challenges. Through this course, you will gain a new perspective on yourself and your emotions, and become a valuable member to society.

Making the commitment to consistently apply the concepts every day is the key to changing and adopting new behaviors in a short amount of time.

By the end of this Increasing Self-awareness Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Define the self and different aspects of the self
  • Learn from introspection
  • Understand the nature and value of emotions
  • Appreciate themselves
  • Appreciate others
  • Improve effectiveness
7. Leadership and Influence: Become a Great & Influential Leader

They say that leaders are born, not made. While it is true that some people are born leaders, some leaders are born in the midst of adversity. Often, simple people who have never had a leadership role will stand up and take the lead when a situation they care about requires it. A simple example is parenting. When a child arrives, many parents discover leadership abilities they never knew existed in order to guide and protect their offspring.

Once you learn the techniques of true Leadership and Influence, you will be able to build the confidence it takes to take the lead. The more experience you have acting as a genuine leader, the easier it will be for you. It is never easy to take the lead, as you will need to make decisions and face challenges, but it can become natural and rewarding.

By the end of this Leadership and Influence Online short Course, you will be able to:

  • Understand what leadership means.
  • Explain the Great Man Theory.
  • Explain the Trait Theory.
  • Understand Transformational Leadership.
  • Understand how to adapt your leadership styles for the people you lead.
  • Understand leading by Directing
  • Understand leading by Coaching
  • Understand leading by Participating
  • Understand leading by Delegating
  • Kouzes and Posner
  • Conduct a personal inventory
  • Create an action plan
  • Establish personal goals
8. Presentation Skills: Create and Deliver Compelling Presentations

This course can benefit anyone who presents; a trainer, a meeting facilitator, speaker, or seminar discussion leader. No matter which role you are assuming, this Course will help you become more efficient and proficient with the skills of providing information to others.

Covering everything from writing your first needs analysis to running the presentation itself, this course will equip you with the skills and confidence to organize and host successful and professional presentations that get your message across whether you're pitching an idea, making a sale or sharing knowledge with your team.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Perform a needs analysis and prepare an outline
  • Select presentation delivery methods
  • Practice verbal and non-verbal communication skills
  • Knock down nervousness
  • Develop and use flip charts with color
  • Create targeted PowerPoint presentations
  • Utilize white boarding for reinforcement
  • Describe how video and audio enhance a presentation and list criteria for determining what types to use
  • Enrich the learning experience with humor, questions and discussion
9. Interpersonal Skills: Learn Powerful Communication Skills!

We've all met that dynamic, charismatic person that just have a way with others, and has a way of being remembered. You will identify ways of creating a powerful introduction, remembering names, and managing situations when you’ve forgotten someone’s name.

The Interpersonal Skills course will help you work towards being that unforgettable person by providing communication skills, negotiation techniques, tips on making an impact, and advice on networking and starting conversations. You will also identify the skills needed in starting a conversation, moving a conversation along, and progressing to higher levels of conversation.

By the end of this Interpersonal Skills Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the difference between hearing and listening
  • Know some ways to improve the verbal skills of asking questions and communicating with power
  • Understand what non-verbal communication is and how it can enhance interpersonal relationships
  • Identify the skills needed in starting a conversation, moving a conversation along, and progressing to higher levels of conversation
  • Identifying ways of creating a powerful introduction, remembering names, and managing situations when you've forgotten someone's name
  • Understand how seeing the other side, building bridges and giving in without giving up can improve skills in influencing other people
  • Understand how the use of facts and emotions can help bring people to your side
  • Identify ways of sharing one's opinions constructively
  • Learn tips in preparing for a negotiation, opening a negotiation, bargaining, and closing a negotiation
  • Learn tips in making an impact through powerful first impressions, situation assessment and being zealous without being offensive
10. Negotiation Skills: Understand The Phases Of Negotiation

Although people often think of boardrooms, suits, and million dollar deals when they hear the word negotiation, the truth is that we negotiate all the time.

This course will give you an understanding of the phases of negotiation, tools to use during a negotiation, and ways to build win-win solutions for all those involved.

The Negotiation Skills course will give you a sense of understanding your opponent and have the confidence to not settle for less than what you feel is fair. You will learn that an atmosphere of respect is essential, as uneven negations could lead to problems in the future.

By the end of this Negotiation Skills Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the basic types of negotiations, the phases of negotiations, and the skills needed for successful negotiating
  • Understand and apply basic negotiating concepts
  • Lay the groundwork for negotiation
  • Identify what information to share and what to keep to yourself
  • Understand basic bargaining techniques
  • Apply strategies for identifying mutual gain
  • Understand how to reach consensus and set the terms of agreement
  • Deal with personal attacks and other difficult issues
  • Use the negotiating process to solve everyday problems
  • Negotiate on behalf of someone else

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The Ultimate Public Speaking 10 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course: 

Course 1 - Certificate In Public Speaking

Section One: Getting Started

  • Objectives

Section Two: Different Types of Speech

  • Different Public Speaking Opportunities
  • Time, the Defining Factor

Section Three: What’s the Message

  • Needs Analysis
  • Profile Your Audience
  • Identifying Key Questions and Concerns

Section Four: Speak Like a STAR

  • Using STAR
  • S = Situation
  • T = Task
  • A = Action
  • R = Result

Section Five: Verbal Communication Skills

  • Ten Ways to Listen Better Today
  • Asking Questions
  • Paraverbal communication

Section Six: Non-Verbal Communication

  • Your Body speaks its own Language
  • The Signals You Send
  • The Power of Tone

Section Seven: Nervousness

  • Preparing Mentally using Visualisation
  • Breathing
  • A Few Extra Tips

Section Eight: Make them Laugh

  • Humour is good, but it's not stand up
  • What Makes a Joke

Section Nine: Preparing to Speak

  • Organising what you’re going to Say
  • Why Write a Speech?
  • Face the Critic

Section Ten: Delivering Your Speech

  • Don’t Underestimate the Delivery
  • Seat of your pants

Section Eleven: Questions and Tips

  • Q&A Sessions
  • Some Killer Moves

Section Twelve: Wrapping Up

Course 2 - Certificate In Assertiveness and Self-Confidence

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - What does Self-Confidence mean to you?

  • What is Assertiveness?
  • What is Self-Confidence?
  • The Four styles

Module Three - Obstacle to our Goals

  • Types of negative thinking
  • Personal Application

Module Four - Communication Skills

  • Listening and hearing; they aren't the same thing
  • Asking questions
  • Body language

Module Five - The Importance of Goal Setting

  • Why goal setting is important
  • Setting SMART goals

Module Six - Feeling the Part

  • Identifying your worth
  • Creating positive self-talk
  • Identifying and addressing strengths and weaknesses

Module Seven - Looking the Part

  • The importance of appearance
  • The role of body language
  • First impressions count

Module Eight - Sounding the Part

  • It's how you say it
  • Sounding confident
  • Using "I" messages

Module Nine - Powerful Presentations

  • What to do when you're on the spot
  • Using STAR to make your case

Module Ten - Coping Techniques

  • Building rapport
  • Expressing disagreement
  • Coming to consensus

Module Eleven - Dealing with Difficult Behavior

  • Dealing with difficult situations
  • Key tactics

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 3 - Certificate In Body Language

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two -Communicating with Body Language

  • Learning a new language
  • The power of body language
  • More than words
  • Actions speak louder than words

Module Three - Reading Body Language

  • Head position
  • Translating gestures into words
  • Open vs Closed body language
  • The eyes have it

Module Four - Body Language Mistakes

  • Poor posture
  • Invading personal space
  • Quick movements
  • Fidgeting

Module Five - Gender Differences

  • Facial Expressions
  • Personal Distances
  • Female Body Language
  • Male Body Language

Module Six - Nonverbal Communication

  • Common gestures
  • The signals you send to others
  • It's not what you say, it's how you say it
  • What your posture says

Module Seven - Facial Expressions

  • Linked with emotion
  • Micro-expressions
  • Facial action coding systems (FACS)
  • Universal facial expressions

Module Eight - Body Language in Business

  • Communicate with power
  • Cultural differences
  • Building trust
  • Mirroring

Module Nine - Lying and Body Language

  • Watch their hands
  • Forced smiles
  • Eye contact
  • Changes in posture

Module Ten - Improve your Body Language

  • Be aware of your movements
  • The power of confidence
  • Position and posture
  • Practice in a mirror

Module Eleven - Matching your Words to your Movement

  • Involuntary movements
  • Say what you mean
  • Always be consistent
  • Actions will trump words

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 4 - Certificate In Communication Strategies

Section One: Getting Started

Section Two: The Big Picture

  • What is Communication?
  • How Do We Communicate?
  • Who’s Listening?

Section Three: Barriers to Communication

  • It All Starts with Me
  • Common Barriers to Communication
  • Language Barriers
  • Cultural Barriers
  • Location Barriers

Section Four: Paraverbal Communication Skills

  • The Power of Pitch
  • The Power of Tone
  • Vocal Speed Camera

Section Five: Non-Verbal Communication

  • Your Body Speaks its own Language

Section Six: Speak Like a STAR
Using STAR

  • Situation
  • Task
  • Action
  • Response

Section Seven: Listening Skills

  • Ten Ways to Listen Better Today
  • Understanding Active Listening
  • Sending Positive Signals to Others

Section Eight: Asking Good Questions

  • Asking Open Questions
  • Probing Questions

Section Nine: Appreciative Inquiry

  • The Four Stages
  • The Purpose of Appreciative Inquiry

Section Ten: The Art of Conversation Using SPEAC

  • Suppose
  • Prepare
  • Enquire
  • Ascertain
  • Change

Section Eleven: Advanced Communication Skills

  • Precipitating Factors
  • Common Ground

Section Twelve: Wrapping up

Course 5 - Certificate In Facilitation Skills

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - Understanding Facilitation

  • What is facilitation?
  • What is a facilitator?
  • When is facilitation appropriate?

Module Three - Process vs Content

  • About process
  • About content
  • A facilitator's focus

Module Four - Laying the Groundwork

  • Choosing a facilitated approach
  • Planning for a facilitated meeting
  • Collecting data

Module Five - Tuckman and Jensen's Model of Team Development

  • Stage One - Forming
  • Stage Two - Storming
  • Stage Three - Norming
  • Stage Four - Performing

Module Six - Building Consensus

  • Encouraging participation
  • Gathering information
  • Presenting information
  • Synthesizing and Summarising

Module Seven - Reaching a Decision Point

  • Indentifying the options
  • Creating a short list
  • Choosing a solution
  • Using the multi-option technique

Module Eight - Dealing with Difficult People

  • Addressing disruptions
  • Common types of difficult people and how to handle them
  • Helping the group resolve issues on their own

Module Nine - Addressing Group Dysfunction

  • Using ground rules to prevent dysfunction
  • Restarting and reframing issues
  • Some of the ways of restarting and reframing includes
  • Getting people back on track

Module Ten - About Intervention

  • Why intervention may be necessary
  • When to intervene
  • Levels of intervention

Module Eleven - Intervention Techniques

  • Using your processes
  • Boomerang it back
  • ICE it - Identify, Check for agreement, Evaluate how to resolve

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 6 - Certificate In Improving Self-Awareness

Module One: Getting Started

Module Two: What Is the Self?

  • The Physical Self
  • The Emotional Self
  • The Mental Self
  • The Spiritual Self

Module Three: Awareness of the Physical Self

  • Scanning
  • Progressive Relaxation
  • Physical Stressors
  • Exercise

Module Four: Time Management

  • Organization
  • Goal Management
  • Priorities
  • Procrastination

Module Five: The Emotional Self

  • Validity of Emotions
  • Utility of Emotions
  • Emotional Arousal
  • Emotional Valence

Module Six: Mood Management

  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Categories of Emotion
  • Increasing Arousal
  • Decreasing Arousal

Module Seven: The Mental Self

  • Thinking Style
  • Learning Style
  • Personality
  • Stinking Thinking

Module Eight: Interpersonal Awareness

  • Addressing Different Thinking Styles
  • Addressing Different Learning Styles
  • Active Listening and Body Language
  • Transactional Analysis

Module Nine: The Spiritual Self

  • Mindfulness
  • Meditation
  • Cultivating Positivity
  • Gratitude

Module Ten: Limitations of Self Awareness

  • Navel Gazing
  • Excessive Self Discipline
  • Developing Humility
  • Developing Empathy

Module Eleven: Independence versus Interdependence

  • What is Interdependence?
  • Systems Theory
  • More Than the Sum of All Parts
  • Team Building

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

Course 7 - Certificate In Leadership and Influence

Section One: Getting Started

Section Two: How Leadership Evolved

  • What is Leadership
  • Leadership Characteristics
  • Leadership Principles
  • Leadership through the ages
  • The Great Man
  • The Trait Theory
  • Transformational Leadership

Section Three: Situational Leadership

  • Situational Leadership: Telling
  • Situational Leadership: Selling
  • Situational Leadership: Participating
  • Situational Leadership: Delegating

Section Four: A Personal Evaluation

  • Kouzes and Posner
  • A Personal Inventory
  • Create an Action Plan

Section Five: Modeling the Way

  • Inspirational Role Model
  • Influencing Others’ Perspectives

Section Six: Inspiring a Shared Vision

  • Choose Your Vision
  • Communicate Your Vision
  • Identifying the Benefit for Others

Section Seven: Challenging the Process

  • Your Inner Innovator
  • Room for Improvement
  • Lobbying for Change

Section Eight: Enabling Others to Act

  • Encouraging Growth
  • Creating Mutual Respect
  • The Importance of Trust

Section Nine: Encouraging the Heart

  • Sharing Rewards
  • Celebrating Accomplishments
  • Making Celebration Part of Your Culture

Section Ten: Influencing Skills

  • The Art of Persuasion
  • The Principles of Influence

Section Eleven: Setting Goals

  • Create SMART Goals
  • Long-Term Plans
  • Creating a Support System

Section Twelve: Wrapping Up

Course 8 - Certificate In Presentation Skills

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - Creating the Program

  • Performing a needs analysis
  • Writing the basic outline
  • Researching, writing, and editing

Module Three - Choosing your Delivery Methods

  • Basic methods
  • Advanced methods
  • Basic criteria to consider

Module Four - Verbal Communication Skills

  • Listening and hearing: They aren't the same thing
  • Asking questions
  • Communicating with power

Module Five - Non-Verbal Communication Skills

  • Body language
  • Gestures
  • The signals you send to others
  • It's not what you say, it's how you say it

Module Six - Overcoming Nervousness

  • Preparing mentally
  • Physical relaxation techniques
  • Appearing confident in front of the crowd

Module Seven - Creating Fantastic Flip Charts

  • Required tools
  • The advantages of pre-writing
  • Using colors appropriately
  • Creating a Plan B

Module Eight - Creating Compelling PowerPoint Presentations

  • Required tools
  • Tips and tracks
  • Creating a Plan B

Module Nine - Wow 'Em with the Whiteboard

  • Traditional and electronic whiteboards
  • Using colors appropriately
  • Creating a Plan B

Module Ten - Vibrant Videos and Amazing Audio

  • Required Tools
  • Tips and tricks
  • Creating a Plan B

Module Eleven - Pumping it Up a Notch

  • Make them laugh a little
  • Ask them a question
  • Encouraging discussion
  • Dealing with questions

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 9 - Certificate In Interpersonal Skills

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - Verbal Communication Skills

  • Listening and hearing: they aren't the same thing
  • Asking questions
  • Communicating with power

Module Three - Non-Verbal Communication Skills

  • Body language
  • The signals you sent to others
  • It's not what you say, it's how you say it

Module Four - Making Small Talk and Moving Beyond

  • Starting a conversation
  • The four levels of conversation

Module Five - Moving the Conversation Along

  • Asking for examples
  • Using repetition
  • Using summary questions
  • Asking for clarity and completeness

Module Six - Remembering Names

  • Creating a powerful introduction
  • Using Mnemonics
  • Uh-oh... I've forgotten your name

Module Seven - Influencing Skills

  • Seeing the other side
  • Building a bridge
  • Giving in without giving up

Module Eight - Bringing People to Your Side

  • A dash of emotion
  • Plenty of facts
  • Bringing it all together

Module Nine - Sharing your Opinion

  • Using I-messages
  • Disagreeing constructively
  • Building consensus

Module Ten - Negotiation Basics

  • Preparation
  • Opening
  • Bargaining
  • Closing

Module Eleven - Making an Impact

  • Creating a powerful first impression
  • Assessing a situation
  • Being zealous without being offensive

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 10 - Certificate In Negotiation Skills

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - Understanding Negotiation

  • Types of negotiations
  • The three phases
  • Skills for successful negotiation

Module Three - Getting Prepared

  • Establishing your WATNA and BATNA
  • Identifying your WAP
  • Identifying your ZOPA
  • Personal preparation

Module Four - Laying the Groundwork

  • Setting the time and place
  • Establishing common ground
  • Creating a negotiation framework
  • The negotiation process

Module Five - Phase One - Exchanging Information

  • Getting off on the right foot
  • What to share
  • What to keep to yourself

Module Six - Phase Two - Bargaining

  • What to expect
  • Techniques to try
  • How to break an impasse

Module Seven - About Mutual Gain

  • Three ways to see your options
  • About mutual gain
  • Creating a mutual gain solution
  • What do I want?
  • What do they want?
  • What do we want?

Module Eight - Phase Three - Closing

  • Reaching consensus
  • Building an agreement
  • Setting the terms of the agreement

Module Nine - Dealing with Difficult Issues

  • Being prepared for environmental tactics
  • Dealing with personal attacks
  • Controlling your emotions
  • Deciding when it's time to walk away

Module Ten - Negotiating Outside the Boardroom

  • Adapting the process for smaller negotiations
  • Negotiating via telephone
  • Negotiating via email

Module Eleven - Negotiating on Behalf of Someone Else

  • Choosing the negotiating team
  • Covering all the bases
  • Dealing with tough questions

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Requirements

Entry requirements

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP, or laterModern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

MAC/iOS

OSX/iOS 6 or laterModern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

All systems

Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or fasterFlash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

Students will also need access the following applications:

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Requirements

Entry requirements:

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.


Minimum education:

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.


Device requirements:

Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.

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What you will learn - Deliver Powerful Speeches and Outstanding Presentations
  • Types of negative thinking
  • Personal Application
  • What is facilitation?
  • What is a facilitator?
  • The Art of Persuasion
  • The Principles of Influence
  • Types of negotiations
  • The three phases
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  1.  Public Speaking
  2.  Assertiveness and Self-Confidence
  3.  Body Language Basics
  4.  Communication Strategies
  5.  Facilitation Skills
  6.  Improving Self-Awareness
  7.  Leadership and Influence
  8.  Presentation Skills
  9.  Interpersonal Skills
  10.  Negotiation Skills
1. Public Speaking: Deliver Powerful Speeches and Outstanding Presentations

According to a recent survey, 41% of people list public speaking as their biggest fear. Forget small spaces, darkness, and spiders, standing up in front of a crowd and talking is far more terrifying for most people. Through this communication skills training course you will become more confident and relaxed in front of an audience which will translate into a successful speaking event.

However, mastering this fear and getting comfortable speaking in public can be a great ego booster, not to mention a huge benefit to your career. The Public Speaking course will give you some basic public speaking skills, including in-depth information on developing an engaging program and delivering your presentation with power.

By the end of this Public Speaking Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the different types of public speaking opportunities
  • Identify your message
  • Write a speech
  • Use humor effectively
  • Deal with criticism
  • Overcome nervousness
  • Deliver a speech
  • Handle questions change the pace based on the audience’s reactions.
2. Assertiveness and Self-Confidence: How To Be A High Achiever and Succeed in Life!

Self-confident and assertiveness are two skills that are crucial for success in life. If you don't feel worthy, and/or you don't know how to express your self-worth when communicating with others, life can be very painful. These skills will provide opportunities and benefits in your professional and personal lives.

The Assertiveness and Self-Confidence course will give you an understanding of what assertiveness and self-confidence mean and how to develop those feelings in your day-to-day lives. These skills will encompass many aspects of your life and have a positive effect.

By the end of the Assertiveness and Self-Confidence Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Define assertiveness and self-confidence, and list the 4 styles of communication
  • Describe the types of negative thinking, and how one can overcome negative thoughts
  • Explain the difference between listening and hearing, and understand the importance of body language and questioning skills in communication
  • Define the importance of goal setting, and practice setting SMART goals for assertive behavior
  • Utilize methodologies for understanding your worth - and the use of positive talk
  • List reasons why a pleasing appearance and body language are critical for creating a strong first impression
  • Practice sending positive communications phrased as "I-Messages"
  • Use the STAR model to make your case during a presentation challenge
  • Display rapport-building skills through assertive methods of expressing disagreement and consensus - building techniques
  • Practice strategies for gaining positive outcomes in difficult interpersonal situations.
3. Body Language Basics: Understanding Body Language is a Great Advantage in Daily Communication
Can you tell if someone is telling the truth just by looking at them? It is a skill that a lot of people do not have. Through Body Language Basics you will be given a set of tools to use to your advantage. These tools can be utilized in the office and at home. Understanding Body Language will provide you a great advantage in your daily communications.

Body Language Basics will provide you with a great set of skills to understand that what is not said is just as important than what is said. It will also give you the ability to see and understand how your own Body Language is being seen. You will be able to adjust and improve the way you communicate through non-verbal communications.

By the end of this Body Language Basics Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Define body language
  • Understand the benefits and purpose of interpreting body language
  • Learn to interpret basic body language movements
  • Recognize common mistakes when interpreting body language
  • Understand your own body language and what you are communicating
  • Practice your body language skills
4. Communication Strategies: Build Better, Stronger, and More Fulfilling Relationships 

For the better part of every day, we are communicating to and with others. Whether it’s the speech you deliver in the boardroom, the level of attention you give your spouse when they are talking to you, or the look that you give to the cat, it all means something.

This course will help you understand the different methods of communication and how to make the most of each of them.

Course Topics:

  • Paraverbal Communication
  • Body Language
  • The four stages in the Appreciative Inquiry model are known as the 4-D cycle
  • Speaking Like a Star
  • Positive Signals

By the end of this Communication Strategies Online Course, you will be able to:

  • Understand what communication is
  • Understand the different ways communication takes place
  • Overcome communication blockages
  • Make the most of non-verbal and paraverbal communication
  • Understand and utilize the STAR method
  • Listen actively and effectively
  • Ask good questions
  • Use appreciative inquiry as a communication tool
  • Establish common ground with others
5. Facilitation Skills: How to Lead Meetings and Discussions More Effectively

Facilitation is often referred to as the new cornerstone of management philosophy with its focus on fairness and creating an easy decision making process. Creating a comfortable environment through better facilitation will help you understand what a good facilitator can do to improve any meeting or gathering and put the theory into practice yourself. 

This Facilitation Skills course can help any scale of organization make better decisions, you will gain a strong understanding of what facilitation is all about, as well as learn new tools that you can use to facilitate small meetings.  Additionally you will learn to command a room and dictate the pace of a meeting, skills that will set you up to become a great facilitator yourself.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define facilitation and identify its purpose and benefits
  • Clarify the role and focus of a facilitator
  • Differentiate between process and content in the context of a group discussion
  • Provide tips in choosing and preparing for facilitation
  • Identify a facilitator's role when managing groups in each of Tuckman and Jensen's stages of group development: forming, storming, norming and performing
  • Identify ways a facilitator can help a group reach consensus: from encouraging participation to choosing a solution
  • Provide guidelines in dealing with disruptions, dysfunctions and difficult people in groups
  • Define what interventions are, when they are appropriate and how to implement them
6. Improving Self-Awareness: Improve Self-awareness to Gain a Better Understanding of Oneself

Self awareness is an important part of everyday life. It transfers over to your personal, social, physical and work life. It can help one gain a better understanding of themselves, and how to live a better, more fulfilling life. When working to deepen one’s own self awareness, it is important to fully engage yourself. One should take the time and proper steps, to fully become self aware.

With the Increasing  Self Awareness  course, you will learn how beneficial becoming more self aware can be. A highly self aware person will become more equipped to deal with daily life and its challenges. Through this course, you will gain a new perspective on yourself and your emotions, and become a valuable member to society.

Making the commitment to consistently apply the concepts every day is the key to changing and adopting new behaviors in a short amount of time.

By the end of this Increasing Self-awareness Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Define the self and different aspects of the self
  • Learn from introspection
  • Understand the nature and value of emotions
  • Appreciate themselves
  • Appreciate others
  • Improve effectiveness
7. Leadership and Influence: Become a Great & Influential Leader

They say that leaders are born, not made. While it is true that some people are born leaders, some leaders are born in the midst of adversity. Often, simple people who have never had a leadership role will stand up and take the lead when a situation they care about requires it. A simple example is parenting. When a child arrives, many parents discover leadership abilities they never knew existed in order to guide and protect their offspring.

Once you learn the techniques of true Leadership and Influence, you will be able to build the confidence it takes to take the lead. The more experience you have acting as a genuine leader, the easier it will be for you. It is never easy to take the lead, as you will need to make decisions and face challenges, but it can become natural and rewarding.

By the end of this Leadership and Influence Online short Course, you will be able to:

  • Understand what leadership means.
  • Explain the Great Man Theory.
  • Explain the Trait Theory.
  • Understand Transformational Leadership.
  • Understand how to adapt your leadership styles for the people you lead.
  • Understand leading by Directing
  • Understand leading by Coaching
  • Understand leading by Participating
  • Understand leading by Delegating
  • Kouzes and Posner
  • Conduct a personal inventory
  • Create an action plan
  • Establish personal goals
8. Presentation Skills: Create and Deliver Compelling Presentations

This course can benefit anyone who presents; a trainer, a meeting facilitator, speaker, or seminar discussion leader. No matter which role you are assuming, this Course will help you become more efficient and proficient with the skills of providing information to others.

Covering everything from writing your first needs analysis to running the presentation itself, this course will equip you with the skills and confidence to organize and host successful and professional presentations that get your message across whether you're pitching an idea, making a sale or sharing knowledge with your team.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Perform a needs analysis and prepare an outline
  • Select presentation delivery methods
  • Practice verbal and non-verbal communication skills
  • Knock down nervousness
  • Develop and use flip charts with color
  • Create targeted PowerPoint presentations
  • Utilize white boarding for reinforcement
  • Describe how video and audio enhance a presentation and list criteria for determining what types to use
  • Enrich the learning experience with humor, questions and discussion
9. Interpersonal Skills: Learn Powerful Communication Skills!

We've all met that dynamic, charismatic person that just have a way with others, and has a way of being remembered. You will identify ways of creating a powerful introduction, remembering names, and managing situations when you’ve forgotten someone’s name.

The Interpersonal Skills course will help you work towards being that unforgettable person by providing communication skills, negotiation techniques, tips on making an impact, and advice on networking and starting conversations. You will also identify the skills needed in starting a conversation, moving a conversation along, and progressing to higher levels of conversation.

By the end of this Interpersonal Skills Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the difference between hearing and listening
  • Know some ways to improve the verbal skills of asking questions and communicating with power
  • Understand what non-verbal communication is and how it can enhance interpersonal relationships
  • Identify the skills needed in starting a conversation, moving a conversation along, and progressing to higher levels of conversation
  • Identifying ways of creating a powerful introduction, remembering names, and managing situations when you've forgotten someone's name
  • Understand how seeing the other side, building bridges and giving in without giving up can improve skills in influencing other people
  • Understand how the use of facts and emotions can help bring people to your side
  • Identify ways of sharing one's opinions constructively
  • Learn tips in preparing for a negotiation, opening a negotiation, bargaining, and closing a negotiation
  • Learn tips in making an impact through powerful first impressions, situation assessment and being zealous without being offensive
10. Negotiation Skills: Understand The Phases Of Negotiation

Although people often think of boardrooms, suits, and million dollar deals when they hear the word negotiation, the truth is that we negotiate all the time.

This course will give you an understanding of the phases of negotiation, tools to use during a negotiation, and ways to build win-win solutions for all those involved.

The Negotiation Skills course will give you a sense of understanding your opponent and have the confidence to not settle for less than what you feel is fair. You will learn that an atmosphere of respect is essential, as uneven negations could lead to problems in the future.

By the end of this Negotiation Skills Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the basic types of negotiations, the phases of negotiations, and the skills needed for successful negotiating
  • Understand and apply basic negotiating concepts
  • Lay the groundwork for negotiation
  • Identify what information to share and what to keep to yourself
  • Understand basic bargaining techniques
  • Apply strategies for identifying mutual gain
  • Understand how to reach consensus and set the terms of agreement
  • Deal with personal attacks and other difficult issues
  • Use the negotiating process to solve everyday problems
  • Negotiate on behalf of someone else

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The Ultimate Public Speaking 10 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course: 

Course 1 - Certificate In Public Speaking

Section One: Getting Started

  • Objectives

Section Two: Different Types of Speech

  • Different Public Speaking Opportunities
  • Time, the Defining Factor

Section Three: What’s the Message

  • Needs Analysis
  • Profile Your Audience
  • Identifying Key Questions and Concerns

Section Four: Speak Like a STAR

  • Using STAR
  • S = Situation
  • T = Task
  • A = Action
  • R = Result

Section Five: Verbal Communication Skills

  • Ten Ways to Listen Better Today
  • Asking Questions
  • Paraverbal communication

Section Six: Non-Verbal Communication

  • Your Body speaks its own Language
  • The Signals You Send
  • The Power of Tone

Section Seven: Nervousness

  • Preparing Mentally using Visualisation
  • Breathing
  • A Few Extra Tips

Section Eight: Make them Laugh

  • Humour is good, but it's not stand up
  • What Makes a Joke

Section Nine: Preparing to Speak

  • Organising what you’re going to Say
  • Why Write a Speech?
  • Face the Critic

Section Ten: Delivering Your Speech

  • Don’t Underestimate the Delivery
  • Seat of your pants

Section Eleven: Questions and Tips

  • Q&A Sessions
  • Some Killer Moves

Section Twelve: Wrapping Up

Course 2 - Certificate In Assertiveness and Self-Confidence

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - What does Self-Confidence mean to you?

  • What is Assertiveness?
  • What is Self-Confidence?
  • The Four styles

Module Three - Obstacle to our Goals

  • Types of negative thinking
  • Personal Application

Module Four - Communication Skills

  • Listening and hearing; they aren't the same thing
  • Asking questions
  • Body language

Module Five - The Importance of Goal Setting

  • Why goal setting is important
  • Setting SMART goals

Module Six - Feeling the Part

  • Identifying your worth
  • Creating positive self-talk
  • Identifying and addressing strengths and weaknesses

Module Seven - Looking the Part

  • The importance of appearance
  • The role of body language
  • First impressions count

Module Eight - Sounding the Part

  • It's how you say it
  • Sounding confident
  • Using "I" messages

Module Nine - Powerful Presentations

  • What to do when you're on the spot
  • Using STAR to make your case

Module Ten - Coping Techniques

  • Building rapport
  • Expressing disagreement
  • Coming to consensus

Module Eleven - Dealing with Difficult Behavior

  • Dealing with difficult situations
  • Key tactics

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 3 - Certificate In Body Language

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two -Communicating with Body Language

  • Learning a new language
  • The power of body language
  • More than words
  • Actions speak louder than words

Module Three - Reading Body Language

  • Head position
  • Translating gestures into words
  • Open vs Closed body language
  • The eyes have it

Module Four - Body Language Mistakes

  • Poor posture
  • Invading personal space
  • Quick movements
  • Fidgeting

Module Five - Gender Differences

  • Facial Expressions
  • Personal Distances
  • Female Body Language
  • Male Body Language

Module Six - Nonverbal Communication

  • Common gestures
  • The signals you send to others
  • It's not what you say, it's how you say it
  • What your posture says

Module Seven - Facial Expressions

  • Linked with emotion
  • Micro-expressions
  • Facial action coding systems (FACS)
  • Universal facial expressions

Module Eight - Body Language in Business

  • Communicate with power
  • Cultural differences
  • Building trust
  • Mirroring

Module Nine - Lying and Body Language

  • Watch their hands
  • Forced smiles
  • Eye contact
  • Changes in posture

Module Ten - Improve your Body Language

  • Be aware of your movements
  • The power of confidence
  • Position and posture
  • Practice in a mirror

Module Eleven - Matching your Words to your Movement

  • Involuntary movements
  • Say what you mean
  • Always be consistent
  • Actions will trump words

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 4 - Certificate In Communication Strategies

Section One: Getting Started

Section Two: The Big Picture

  • What is Communication?
  • How Do We Communicate?
  • Who’s Listening?

Section Three: Barriers to Communication

  • It All Starts with Me
  • Common Barriers to Communication
  • Language Barriers
  • Cultural Barriers
  • Location Barriers

Section Four: Paraverbal Communication Skills

  • The Power of Pitch
  • The Power of Tone
  • Vocal Speed Camera

Section Five: Non-Verbal Communication

  • Your Body Speaks its own Language

Section Six: Speak Like a STAR
Using STAR

  • Situation
  • Task
  • Action
  • Response

Section Seven: Listening Skills

  • Ten Ways to Listen Better Today
  • Understanding Active Listening
  • Sending Positive Signals to Others

Section Eight: Asking Good Questions

  • Asking Open Questions
  • Probing Questions

Section Nine: Appreciative Inquiry

  • The Four Stages
  • The Purpose of Appreciative Inquiry

Section Ten: The Art of Conversation Using SPEAC

  • Suppose
  • Prepare
  • Enquire
  • Ascertain
  • Change

Section Eleven: Advanced Communication Skills

  • Precipitating Factors
  • Common Ground

Section Twelve: Wrapping up

Course 5 - Certificate In Facilitation Skills

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - Understanding Facilitation

  • What is facilitation?
  • What is a facilitator?
  • When is facilitation appropriate?

Module Three - Process vs Content

  • About process
  • About content
  • A facilitator's focus

Module Four - Laying the Groundwork

  • Choosing a facilitated approach
  • Planning for a facilitated meeting
  • Collecting data

Module Five - Tuckman and Jensen's Model of Team Development

  • Stage One - Forming
  • Stage Two - Storming
  • Stage Three - Norming
  • Stage Four - Performing

Module Six - Building Consensus

  • Encouraging participation
  • Gathering information
  • Presenting information
  • Synthesizing and Summarising

Module Seven - Reaching a Decision Point

  • Indentifying the options
  • Creating a short list
  • Choosing a solution
  • Using the multi-option technique

Module Eight - Dealing with Difficult People

  • Addressing disruptions
  • Common types of difficult people and how to handle them
  • Helping the group resolve issues on their own

Module Nine - Addressing Group Dysfunction

  • Using ground rules to prevent dysfunction
  • Restarting and reframing issues
  • Some of the ways of restarting and reframing includes
  • Getting people back on track

Module Ten - About Intervention

  • Why intervention may be necessary
  • When to intervene
  • Levels of intervention

Module Eleven - Intervention Techniques

  • Using your processes
  • Boomerang it back
  • ICE it - Identify, Check for agreement, Evaluate how to resolve

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 6 - Certificate In Improving Self-Awareness

Module One: Getting Started

Module Two: What Is the Self?

  • The Physical Self
  • The Emotional Self
  • The Mental Self
  • The Spiritual Self

Module Three: Awareness of the Physical Self

  • Scanning
  • Progressive Relaxation
  • Physical Stressors
  • Exercise

Module Four: Time Management

  • Organization
  • Goal Management
  • Priorities
  • Procrastination

Module Five: The Emotional Self

  • Validity of Emotions
  • Utility of Emotions
  • Emotional Arousal
  • Emotional Valence

Module Six: Mood Management

  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Categories of Emotion
  • Increasing Arousal
  • Decreasing Arousal

Module Seven: The Mental Self

  • Thinking Style
  • Learning Style
  • Personality
  • Stinking Thinking

Module Eight: Interpersonal Awareness

  • Addressing Different Thinking Styles
  • Addressing Different Learning Styles
  • Active Listening and Body Language
  • Transactional Analysis

Module Nine: The Spiritual Self

  • Mindfulness
  • Meditation
  • Cultivating Positivity
  • Gratitude

Module Ten: Limitations of Self Awareness

  • Navel Gazing
  • Excessive Self Discipline
  • Developing Humility
  • Developing Empathy

Module Eleven: Independence versus Interdependence

  • What is Interdependence?
  • Systems Theory
  • More Than the Sum of All Parts
  • Team Building

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

Course 7 - Certificate In Leadership and Influence

Section One: Getting Started

Section Two: How Leadership Evolved

  • What is Leadership
  • Leadership Characteristics
  • Leadership Principles
  • Leadership through the ages
  • The Great Man
  • The Trait Theory
  • Transformational Leadership

Section Three: Situational Leadership

  • Situational Leadership: Telling
  • Situational Leadership: Selling
  • Situational Leadership: Participating
  • Situational Leadership: Delegating

Section Four: A Personal Evaluation

  • Kouzes and Posner
  • A Personal Inventory
  • Create an Action Plan

Section Five: Modeling the Way

  • Inspirational Role Model
  • Influencing Others’ Perspectives

Section Six: Inspiring a Shared Vision

  • Choose Your Vision
  • Communicate Your Vision
  • Identifying the Benefit for Others

Section Seven: Challenging the Process

  • Your Inner Innovator
  • Room for Improvement
  • Lobbying for Change

Section Eight: Enabling Others to Act

  • Encouraging Growth
  • Creating Mutual Respect
  • The Importance of Trust

Section Nine: Encouraging the Heart

  • Sharing Rewards
  • Celebrating Accomplishments
  • Making Celebration Part of Your Culture

Section Ten: Influencing Skills

  • The Art of Persuasion
  • The Principles of Influence

Section Eleven: Setting Goals

  • Create SMART Goals
  • Long-Term Plans
  • Creating a Support System

Section Twelve: Wrapping Up

Course 8 - Certificate In Presentation Skills

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - Creating the Program

  • Performing a needs analysis
  • Writing the basic outline
  • Researching, writing, and editing

Module Three - Choosing your Delivery Methods

  • Basic methods
  • Advanced methods
  • Basic criteria to consider

Module Four - Verbal Communication Skills

  • Listening and hearing: They aren't the same thing
  • Asking questions
  • Communicating with power

Module Five - Non-Verbal Communication Skills

  • Body language
  • Gestures
  • The signals you send to others
  • It's not what you say, it's how you say it

Module Six - Overcoming Nervousness

  • Preparing mentally
  • Physical relaxation techniques
  • Appearing confident in front of the crowd

Module Seven - Creating Fantastic Flip Charts

  • Required tools
  • The advantages of pre-writing
  • Using colors appropriately
  • Creating a Plan B

Module Eight - Creating Compelling PowerPoint Presentations

  • Required tools
  • Tips and tracks
  • Creating a Plan B

Module Nine - Wow 'Em with the Whiteboard

  • Traditional and electronic whiteboards
  • Using colors appropriately
  • Creating a Plan B

Module Ten - Vibrant Videos and Amazing Audio

  • Required Tools
  • Tips and tricks
  • Creating a Plan B

Module Eleven - Pumping it Up a Notch

  • Make them laugh a little
  • Ask them a question
  • Encouraging discussion
  • Dealing with questions

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 9 - Certificate In Interpersonal Skills

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - Verbal Communication Skills

  • Listening and hearing: they aren't the same thing
  • Asking questions
  • Communicating with power

Module Three - Non-Verbal Communication Skills

  • Body language
  • The signals you sent to others
  • It's not what you say, it's how you say it

Module Four - Making Small Talk and Moving Beyond

  • Starting a conversation
  • The four levels of conversation

Module Five - Moving the Conversation Along

  • Asking for examples
  • Using repetition
  • Using summary questions
  • Asking for clarity and completeness

Module Six - Remembering Names

  • Creating a powerful introduction
  • Using Mnemonics
  • Uh-oh... I've forgotten your name

Module Seven - Influencing Skills

  • Seeing the other side
  • Building a bridge
  • Giving in without giving up

Module Eight - Bringing People to Your Side

  • A dash of emotion
  • Plenty of facts
  • Bringing it all together

Module Nine - Sharing your Opinion

  • Using I-messages
  • Disagreeing constructively
  • Building consensus

Module Ten - Negotiation Basics

  • Preparation
  • Opening
  • Bargaining
  • Closing

Module Eleven - Making an Impact

  • Creating a powerful first impression
  • Assessing a situation
  • Being zealous without being offensive

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 10 - Certificate In Negotiation Skills

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - Understanding Negotiation

  • Types of negotiations
  • The three phases
  • Skills for successful negotiation

Module Three - Getting Prepared

  • Establishing your WATNA and BATNA
  • Identifying your WAP
  • Identifying your ZOPA
  • Personal preparation

Module Four - Laying the Groundwork

  • Setting the time and place
  • Establishing common ground
  • Creating a negotiation framework
  • The negotiation process

Module Five - Phase One - Exchanging Information

  • Getting off on the right foot
  • What to share
  • What to keep to yourself

Module Six - Phase Two - Bargaining

  • What to expect
  • Techniques to try
  • How to break an impasse

Module Seven - About Mutual Gain

  • Three ways to see your options
  • About mutual gain
  • Creating a mutual gain solution
  • What do I want?
  • What do they want?
  • What do we want?

Module Eight - Phase Three - Closing

  • Reaching consensus
  • Building an agreement
  • Setting the terms of the agreement

Module Nine - Dealing with Difficult Issues

  • Being prepared for environmental tactics
  • Dealing with personal attacks
  • Controlling your emotions
  • Deciding when it's time to walk away

Module Ten - Negotiating Outside the Boardroom

  • Adapting the process for smaller negotiations
  • Negotiating via telephone
  • Negotiating via email

Module Eleven - Negotiating on Behalf of Someone Else

  • Choosing the negotiating team
  • Covering all the bases
  • Dealing with tough questions

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Requirements

Entry requirements

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP, or laterModern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

MAC/iOS

OSX/iOS 6 or laterModern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

All systems

Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or fasterFlash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

Students will also need access the following applications:

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Requirements

Entry requirements:

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.


Minimum education:

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.


Device requirements:

Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.

FAQS

1.  Who are Courses For Success?

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6.  What if English is not my first language?

This
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of tools such as google translate and Grammarly.

7.  Is this course online or conducted in person?

All our courses are accessible online on any device. You may complete them at your own pace and at your own time.

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After
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10.  What is online learning like?

Online learning is easy, if not easier than a traditional academic situation.
By studying an online course, the usual boundaries caused by location and time constraints are eliminated, meaning you are free to study where and when you want at your own pace.

Of course, you will need to be able to self-manage your time and be organized, but with our help, you’ll soon find yourself settling into a comfortable rhythm of study.

11.  What computer skills do I need for my course?

You
don't need to be a computer expert to succeed with our online training,
but you should be comfortable typing, using the internet and be capable
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12.  How long will you have access to the online course?

The majority of our courses have unlimited lifetime access, meaning you can access this course whenever you want.

Please also check the course summary, as a small selection of courses have limited access.

13.  How long will my course take?

Course duration, is listed under Course Summary

14.  Do I need to buy textbooks?

All the required material for your course is included in the online system, you do not need to buy anything else.

15.  Is the course interactive?

Yes, all our courses are interactive.

16.  Is there an assessment or exam?

Yes,
you will be required to complete a multiple-choice test online at the
end of your course, you can do this test as many times as you require.

17.  What type of certificate will I receive?

You
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18.  Will this course be credited by universities?

No, it is not equivalent to a college or university credit.

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This course will give you the skills you need to help you obtain employment, but it’s up to you if you get the job or not.

20.  How will this course assist me with my career?

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21.  How long is the certificate valid for?

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Courses
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