B.E.A.S.T. Mode Workshop
Beating Everyday Annoying Stress Together
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This workshop will explore how stress can negatively affect our bodies and minds, and participants will learn the four keys to overcoming stress.
Through interactive exercises, participants will identify how they respond in stressful situations. There will be a staged disruption early on which will be used as a change management project case study.
The workshop will be interactive, giving participants an opportunity to identify what they consider to be critical during times of stress, which will be helpful when it’s time to execute and problem solve.
Persuasive Presentations Workshop
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Are you interested in bolstering your presentation skills and engaging your audience?
Through this one-day workshop led by Gail Cooperman, you’ll learn to strengthen your attention to your audience’s interests and needs, enhance your communications skills, increase your credibility to listeners, and more.
Specific take-aways include:
- Learning multiple presentation patterns and how to choose the best one for each situation
- Visual cues that can make or break your presentation
- Enhancing your presentation with stories, numbers, and examples
- How to handle questions, even the tough ones
This course is highly interactive with individual practice sessions, group exercises, and discussions. All participants will have the opportunity to practice their new skills and receive feedback.
Project Planning Using Microsoft Project
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Want to learn how to use Microsoft Project or sharpen your skills?
Join us for an introduction to the program’s project management tools and discover how to effectively implement and successfully execute a project from initiation through closeout.
Topics include:
Setting standards for projects
Creating effective timelines
Reporting and escalating issues
Identifying critical paths
Adding and deleting tasks
Capturing scope and requirements
Focusing on changing timescales
The workshop is led by Kyle Wills, MS, PMP, PgMP, PfMP, the Global Director of Portfolio Management at DSM Biomedical. Wills also teaches the project scheduling and integration course in the project management certificate program.
Attendees are welcome to bring a work-related project to explore during the workshop.