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Strategies for Developing Effective Presentation Skills
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Develop your presentation skills to transform yourself from inexperienced speaker to skilled Today's quick-paced and fluid work environment can mean fast and frequently unexpected organizational changes, greater responsibilities, and new projects and initiatives. Being a confident, polished speaker is not only necessary, but well advised in order to communicate such matters effectively and persuasively. This 3-day seminar offers presentation...
Wednesday Jun 7th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(3 sessions)
Managing Projects with Microsoft 365
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
SharePoint makes project management easy for any user who needs to collaboratively manage a project or participate in a project team. It empowers both the novice and experienced user to handle everything from the lightest projects, using the new project site template and features, to the more sophisticated management of enterprise portfolio projects, integrating SharePoint with Project Server. It can provide any project manager with an easy, efficient...
Wednesday Jun 7th, 9am–5pm Central Time
(3 sessions)
AMA's Advanced Executive Leadership Program
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Executive leadership training is the first step on the road to achieving your potential as a leader. You’ll come away with an understanding of what makes executive leadership different from other kinds of leadership roles, how to shape organizational excellence, which global competencies are critical to success today and how to gain personal mastery of your own leadership. And you will profit from the shared insights and experiences of peers who,...
Wednesday Jun 7th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(3 sessions)
The SLII Experience™ – Powering Inspired Leaders
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Learn how to adopt the right leadership style that generates heightened performance and improved productivity. SLII® is the most widely taught leadership model in the world. It teaches leaders to use the appropriate leadership style in response to the needs of the person and the situation. Our learning design—The SLII Experience™—uses game-changing techniques that immerse learners in SLII quickly, deeply, and effectively. In this program,...
Wednesday Jun 7th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
2-Day Business Writing Workshop
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Would you like a quick and easy method for composing documents—letters, memos, reports, proposals and performance appraisals—in an organized format? This business writing workshop provides you with basic formats and formulas for tackling any kind of writing task—and communicating to your readers what they need to know. You’ll streamline your process for effective business writing and save time by focusing on what to write instead of how...
Thursday Jun 8th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
Moving from an Operational Manager to Strategic Leader
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Learn to become an innovator, a persuasive player and a champion of strategic change. This seminar gives you the right practice to close the gap between where you are now and where you want to be. You'll conduct SWOT analysis, leverage key prospects for strategic opportunities and inspire risk taking and innovation. Make your mark. This training course gives you the skills to add value to your organization and move your team forward decisively....
Thursday Jun 8th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
How to Communicate with Diplomacy, Tact and Credibility
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
How well you communicate can make or break your professional image. It directly influences how others view your work and performance—as well as your prospects for career advancement and mobility. Unfortunately, being diplomatic, tactful and credible doesn’t always come naturally to people. Even when it does, such communication can easily be derailed by emotions and conflicts. To be a communicator who is skilled in all three areas, it takes...
Monday Jun 12th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
How to Win at Collaboration: 5 Steps for Success
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Benchmark your collaborative skills and apply key behaviors for greater effectiveness Who Should Attend: A wide range of job functions and levels including individual contributors, managers, team members, group leaders, directors, project team leaders, and HR, L&D, and training managers. Individuals in the workplace face many challenges to working together effectively, such as the shift from in-person to virtual or hybrid teams, reorganized...
Monday Jun 12th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
Leadership Development for Women
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Enhance your leadership abilities with this hands-on training seminar. Designed for women looking to advance their careers in today’s workforce. Who Should Attend: Female business professionals who are looking to move forward in their organizations by developing the best possible leadership style to fit the positions they want. Despite years of advances in both legal and corporate policy, many qualified women don’t get the jobs they want....
Monday Jun 12th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
Leadership and Team Development for Managerial Success
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Get effective leadership skills for managers to inspire and influence your people to achieve team goals! Who Should Attend: New managers, team leaders and business professionals interested in acquiring effective leadership skills for managers. When should you be a motivator...and when should you be a coach? Can you empower team members to self-manage? Or do your teams fall apart when you're not there? Learn how to foster team cohesiveness and...
Monday Jun 12th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
Process Management: Applying Process Mapping
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
You can develop the best business strategy and hire the best talent but without the right process management you could still fail! Who Should Attend: Senior and mid-level managers responsible for process mapping and process quality improvement Industrial engineers, IT analysts and design specialists Operations and manufacturing managers This process management seminar provides you with proven tools to successfully implement business improvements...
Monday Jun 12th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(3 sessions)
Effective Technical Writing
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Convey technical content to any audience through specific, clear and concise technical writing. Who Should Attend: Engineers, scientists, IT/computer personnel and people in R&D and other technical areas who wish to enhance their technical writing skills in order to better communicate with their audiences. Technical writing is unique because of its specialized content. It must convey objectivity and reach both technical and nontechnical audiences...
Wednesday Jun 14th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Manufacturers have a multitude of costs that must be included in inventory and cost of goods sold: material, labor, direct variable costs, indirect variable costs and fixed costs. You will learn how to properly identify these costs. Using multiple case studies, this seminar will provide you with detailed information on the various techniques companies have devised to apply all these costs to inventory. Doing so ensures that inventory and cost of...
Wednesday Jun 14th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(3 sessions)
Making the Transition from Staff Member to Supervisor
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Feel empowered to hit the ground running with the skills learned in this course. Be ready to take on any task and bring your best self to the job, while adopting new habits that will quickly get you on the path to greater success. In this high-impact, 2-day seminar, our faculty will help new supervisors like you avoid common pitfalls. Get the secrets and essential skills of managing people, from delivering corrective feedback and coaching to conflict...
Thursday Jun 15th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
Fundamental Selling Techniques for Salesperson
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Fundamental Selling Techniques for the New or Prospective Salesperson Because of the mounting pressure facing salespersons in today’s landscape, this challenging profession is becoming even more competitive. But many prospective sales professionals don’t have the necessary sales training and understanding of the fundamentals of selling. This intensive, highly interactive 2-day introduction to the art of selling will equip you with the tools...
Thursday Jun 15th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
