The most successful companies have established brands that their customers have come to rely upon and trust. It is equally important for working professionals to establish their own brand. In this workshop, you will learn how to do just that.
Length: 4 hours/Fee: $1,299

To convey your message effectively, it’s vital to get it right the first time. If the thought of writing a letter or memo makes you break out in a sweat, this workshop is for you. You'll learn how to write effective business correspondence every time using an easy six-step formula.
Length: 4 hours/Fee: $1,299

Objectives:

• Learn the keys to effectively organizing your message.
• Learn how font types and sizes impact the professionalism of your message.
• Learn how to tailor your message to the intended audience.
• Learn the importance of incorporating active voice in conveying your message effectively.
• Learn how to strike the perfect balance of appropriateness in your business messages.
• Learn how less can be more in business communications.
• Learn the importance of attending to the basics in your business communications.

Module 1: Lack of Organization - Where'd I Put the Keys?
Module 2: Tone Deaf Writing - Who is My Audience Again?
Module 3: Wearing Camouflage to a Black Tie Affair - Am I Being Appropriate
Module 4: Staying Past Your Welcome - Is This Too Long?
Module 5: Neglecting the Basics - Am I Forgetting Something?

In this workshop, you’ll chart a P.A.T.H. to achieve your professional goals by creating a professional development roadmap. Regardless of whether you are re-entering the workforce, transitioning to a different career, or seeking to move up from your current position, this workshop has something to offer you.
Length: 4 hours/Fee: $1,299

Each business day brings with it unique challenges. In this workshop, you will learn the steps to thinking critically and creatively so that you can make difficult decisions with confidence.
Length: 4 hours/Fee: $1,299

No job application is complete without a well-worded cover letter. In this session, you’ll learn how to write the perfect cover using the C.O.V.E.R formula and the position announcement. Participants attending this workshop should bring a copy of their resume and at least one job announcement with them to the session.
Length: 4 hours/Fee: $1,299

Objectives:

• Learn the three truths about cover letters.
• Learn how the format of a job announcement can be used to craft a cover letter.
• Learn the COVER Formula to writing a seamless cover letter.
• Review a sample cover letter written using the COVER Formula.
• Begin to write a cover letter based upon a job announcement and receive practical suggestions and feedback.

Module 1: Three Truths About Cover Letters
Module 2: The Anatomy of a Job Announcement
Module 3: The C.O.V.E.R. Formula to Writing a Cover Letter
Module 4: Review of Sample Cover Letter
Module 5: Using the C.O.V.E.R. Formula to Write Your Cover Letter

Contrary to the popular maxim, great leaders are made, not born. In this workshop, you will discover what kind of leader you are and the traits associated with your leadership style.
Length: 4 hours/Fee: $1,299

Nowadays tact and diplomacy seem to be in short supply. That's no justification, however, for not observing proper decorum in the workplace. The art of being appropriate entails knowing what to say, when to say it, and how to say it. Through interactive role plays, you'll learn the keys to communicating tactfully with your colleagues, supervisors, employees, and clients in virtually any workplace scenario.
Length: 4 hours/Fee: $1,299

Objectives:

• Gain a greater understanding about what tactful communication is and is not.
• Learn the characteristics of temperate communication.
• Learn how to communicate difficult information tactfully using the NTACT Model.

Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Easy Ways to Tell the Hard Truth - The NTACT Model
Module 3: Group Activity

Take your PowerPoint presentation from average to extraordinary by following the simple tips presented during this workshop. You'll learn how to effectively use slide transitions, font effects, and artwork to optimize the impact of your presentation. You'll also learn how to sidestep the ten big mistakes most people make that detract from the quality of their presentations.
Length: 4 hours/Fee: $1,299

Co-worker pushing your buttons? Supervisor getting on your nerves? Dealing with different personalities can be challenging, but don't let your emotions get the best of you at work. In this workshop, you'll learn proven techniques to controlling and managing your emotions on the job.
Length: 6 hours/Fee: $1,699

It’s time to vanquish your public speaking butterflies once and for all. Preparation is the key to any successful presentation, and that begins long before you stand behind the podium. During this session, you’ll learn twenty valuable tips to prepare for an upcoming speech. You’ll discover ways to harness your nervous energy so that it works for you, not against you. This session also covers developing a relaxation contingency plan and having fun with your audience.
Length: 8 hours/Fee: $1,999

Objectives:

• Learn the five simple truths that will change the way you think about public speaking forever.
• Learn twenty tips to prepare for your speech.
• Learn the B.R.E.A.T.H.E. Model of speech preparation.
• Learn how to harness your nervous energy productively.
• Learn how to develop a relaxation contingency plan.
• Learn how to develop a rapport with your audience.
• Learn how to engage and have fun with your audience.

Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Preparing For Your Speech
Module 3: Harnessing the Butterflies
Module 4: Developing a Relaxation Contingency Plan
Module 5: Engaging and Having Fun With Your Audience

Does your resume look like everyone else's? What opportunities are you missing out on in your resume to distinguish yourself favorably from other candidates? In this session, you’ll learn ten keys to making your resume more attractive to potential employers.
Length: 4 hours/Fee: $1,299

Objectives:

• Learn the basic rules of resume writing, some of which you may have forgotten.
• Learn ten simple ways to make over your resume.
• Receive feedback on your resume and suggestions for improvement.

Module 1: Twenty-One Basic Tenets of Resume Writing
Module 2: Rethinking Your Resume's M.O.
Module 3: Resume Review and Feedback

Administrative profesionals are the lifeblood of every company. In this workshop, you will learn specific strategies to sharpen your interpersonal communication skills with your peers, supervisors, and managers.
Length: 6 hours/Fee: $1,699

Your interview is scheduled for next week. In this session, you’ll learn ten ways to make a lasting favorable impression on your interviewer. After this workshop, you’ll be prepared to answer difficult interview questions with grace and confidence and to ask the interviewer questions of your own that show you’ve done research on the employer.
Length: 4 hours/Fee: $1,299

Objectives:

• Learn how to effectively prepare for your interview.
• Learn how to use the CALM technique to combat interview nervousness.
• Learn how to answer 25 tough interview questions with confidence.
• Learn how to demonstrate your knowledge of the interviewing organization.
• Learn the kinds of questions to ask your interviewer.
• Learn what to do after your interview.

Module 1:  What to Do Before Your Interview
Module 2: What to Do During Your Interview
Module 3: What to Do After Your Interview

You have the requisite hard skills, but what about the equally important soft skills? This workshop is ideal for new employee orientation programs, recent college graduates looking for their first job, or employment seekers re-entering the workforce after a lengthy separation. Based upon the principles in Rudyard Kipling's poem If, the session will cover the ten keys to mastering successful soft skills. With a heavy emphasis on role plays and discussion scenarios, participants will learn and practice those fundamental soft skills that employers are looking for.
Length: 6 hours/Fee: $1,699

Where did all the time go? As a busy professional, you work on multiple projects, run from meeting to meeting, and barely find time for lunch. In this session, you’ll learn ways to manage your workday more efficiently so that you’ll have time to complete your tasks without sacrificing the quality of your life. Topics covered include changing the way you think about time, understanding the motivation behind procrastination, defining and assessing your priorities, setting realistic goals for your time, and sidestepping distractions and concentration killers.
Length: 6 hours/Fee: $1,699

Objectives:

• Learn how to think differently about time.
• Learn practical ways to defeat your procrastination habit.
• Learn how to manage your time effectively by defining and assessing your priorities.
• Learn how to use the GOAL formula to heighten your efficiency.
• Learn how to sidestep time and concentration killers.
• Learn your personal productivity schedule.
• Learn how to develop a time management system that works for you.

Module 1: Changing the Way You Think About Time
Module 2: Understanding the Motivation Behind Procrastination
Module 3: Defining and Assessing Your Priorities
Module 4: Setting Realistic Goals For Your Time
Module 5: Sidestepping Distractions and Concentration Killers

If you’ve recently been displaced from a position, you know how difficult it can be to find work. This session covers the following topics:(1) guerilla networking tactics: meet-and-greets that make the difference;  (2) creative financing: making your dollar go further during your job search; (3) parlaying your passion into a part-time money-making proposition; (4) setting up your own shop and exploring freelancing options; (5) taking advantage of contract opportunities while you search; (6) expanding your horizons by considering alternative careers; and (7) continuing your education.
Length: 8 hours/Fee: contact us

Objectives:

• Learn traditional and nontraditional places to network for employment opportunities.
• Learn how to save money and make your dollar go further while you look for work.
• Learn how to turn your passion into a lucrative source of income.
• Learn how to make money by using your expert status.
• Learn how to make money by hanging out your own company shingle.
• Learn how your skill set can transfer to other industries.
• Learn how continuing your education can be a viable option.

Module 1: Guerilla Networking Tactics: Meet-and-Greets That Make the Difference
Module 2: Creative Financing: Making Your Dollar Go Further
Module 3: Parlaying Your Passion Into A Part-Time Money-Making Proposition
Module 4: Setting Up Your Own Shop and Exploring Freelancing Options
Module 5: Taking Advantage of Contract Opportunities While You Search
Module 6: Expanding Your Horizons By Considering Alternative Careers
Module 7: Continuing Your Education

Congratulations. You landed a new job. Whether it's your first or your twenty-first position, making a positive impression on the first day is vital. In this workshop, we'll explore ways you can impress, shine, and succeed on your first day on the job. Craft a professional image from the minute you walk through the door. It's not as difficult as you may think.
Length: 6 hours/Fee: $1,699