Modules

Entrepreneurship Online Short Course

• Deciding on the type of business
• What is the market/competition like
• Basics of starting a business
• Create a business plan
• Get financing
• Hire employees
• Training employees
• Market the business
• Run the business
• Grow the business

Public Speaking Online Short Course

• Identifying your audience
• Creating a basic outline
• Organising the program
• Fleshing it out
• Putting it all together
• Being prepared
• Overcoming nervousness
• Delivering your speech
• Questions and answers

Time Management Online Short Course

• Setting SMART goals
• Prioritizing your time
• Planning wisely
• Tackling procrastination
• Crisis management
• Organising your workspace
• Delegating made easy
• Setting a ritual
• Meeting management
• Alternatives to meetings

Personal Branding Online Short Course

• Defining yourself
• Controlling and developing your image
• Personal and professional influences
• Sharpening your brand
• Appearance matters
• Social media
• Brand management during a crisis
• Branding personality traits

Interpersonal Skills Online Short Course

• Verbal communication skills
• Non-verbal communication skills
• Making small talk and moving beyond
• Moving the conversation along
• Remembering names
• Influencing skills
• Bringing people to your side
• Sharing your opinion
• Negotiation basics
• Making an impact

Negotiation Skills Online Short Course

• Understanding negotiation
• Getting prepared
• Laying the groundwork
• Exchanging information
• Bargaining
• About mutual gain
• Closing
• Dealing with difficult issues
• Negotiating outside the boardroom
• Negotiating on behalf of someone else

Business Writing Online Short Course

• Working with words
• Constructing sentences
• Creating paragraphs
• Writing meeting agendas
• Writing Emails
• Writing business letters
• Writing proposals
• Writing reports

Assertiveness and Self-Confidence Online Short Course

• What does self-confidence mean to you?
• Obstacles to our goals
• Communication skills
• The importance of goal setting
• Feeling the part
• Looking the part
• Sounding the part
• Powerful presentations
• Coping techniques
• Dealing with difficult behaviour

Manager Management Online Short Course

• Grooming a new manager
• Coaching and mentoring
• Measuring performance
• Motivating managers
• Signs of poor management
• Trust your team of managers
• When an employee complains about their manager
• When do you step in
• Remember these basic qualities

Meeting Management Online Short Course

• Planning and preparing
• Setting up the meeting space
• Electronic options
• Meeting roles and responsibilities
• Chairing a meeting
• Dealing with disruptions
• Taking minutes
• Making the most of your meeting