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10 Jun

Creativity Training Course

Category: Soft Skills Training Courses, Training

Creativity for Logical Thinkers

This 1 day course is running in London on 28th July and 18th October and is priced at £499 + VAT.

If you would like further information on this course or to make a booking please contact Blake or Paul on 0845 519 7408 or email training@optimussourcing.com

Key Benefits

  • Practical, easy to use tools and techniques – for idea generation AND evaluation.
  • Enhance problem solving skills.
  • Build on strengths in logical and analytical thinking.
  • Improved team working enhanced motivation and greater job satisfaction.

Overview of course content

Fresh thinking, new perspectives and great ideas are the life blood of all successful organisations. This course shows you how everyone can make a valuable contribution through:

  • The need for fresh thinking and the nature of creativity – learn why it is essential for individuals and organisations to be more creative. Understand what type of thinker you are so you can develop your own personal creativity and help others to access theirs.
  • Creativity vs innovation – understand the relationship between creativity and innovation.
  • The creative process and the creative process model – discover why creativity is important and understand how to develop your ideas by using a creative process model.
  • Tools and techniques – learn a range of practical and easy to use techniques for idea generation, problem solving and evaluation.
  • Running creative sessions and harvesting ideas – discover how to gain the confidence to facilitate your own creativity sessions, making sure that all the ideas in your organisation are generated, captured and effectively evaluated.

Who is the course for?

Anyone who faces challenges that cannot be addressed by conventional thinking alone; anyone who wants to unleash their own creativity and that of others; managers as part of a management or leadership development programme.

0 Blog posted by: admin   10th Jun 2011

24 Mar

Presentation Skills Courses

Category: Soft Skills Training Courses, Training, Training Offers

If you have made any of the Presenting mistakes mentioned in the article from Jane Malyon or want to improve your Presentation skills then the below courses might be suitable.

Speaking & Presenting with Confidence

During this two-day workshop we will help you to transform your presentation skills, adding greater control and confidence.

In a workshop environment you will plan, prepare, practise and deliver a number of presentations. Some will be recorded for you to view and you will be given feedback on how to enhance your approach and delivery. You will leave with some tricks of the trade and increased confidence to enhance your delivery and engage any audience.

2 Day Course £999.00 – 20% discount = Your Price £799.20 + VAT

Positive Presenting for Professionals

You can already put together your content and your visuals, and can deliver your presentation. What’s missing is making an impact with your messages while delivering a memorable event for any audience.

Working with your training coach you will explore in a small group how to craft and deliver more positive, creative and interesting presentations.

Individual feedback will be provided throughout this workshop along with a recording of your deliveries.

2 Day Course £999.00 – 20% discount = Your Price £799.20 + VAT

Speaking in Public with Authority and Confidence

You are comfortable with smaller audiences; your nerves are mostly under control and you have experience presenting at a senior level.

This fast-paced, motivational and highly stretching interactive workshop is for you.

Your highly experienced presenter will coach you through a variety of challenging exercises to enhance your natural style of presenting. Individual feedback and recordings will add to the experience and give a foundation for future success.

1 Day Course £629.00 – 20% discount = Your Price £503.20 + VAT

Mastering the Art of Public Speaking

This one day, highly motivational and interactive course is for chief executives, directors, senior managers and professionals who find themselves presenting and speaking to any kind of audience. If you need to make an impact, get an important message across or influence people to take action then this course is for you.

This course is about getting up there and delivering powerful talks using your own physiognomy to maximise the impact of your speaking. The course covers breathing techniques, striking the right pitch, eliminating stammering, mumbling or rambling all of which are the enemies of clear presentation.

1 Day Course £499.00 – 20% discount = Your Price £399.20 + VAT

Advanced Professional Presentation Skills

A valuable course for those who currently deliver presentations and want to enhance their impact and credibility. It is especially popular with those from senior management, and those looking to build rapport and polish their personal presentation style.

This advanced presentation skills course helps you stay in control when you’re in the spotlight. It will help you present with intelligence, dealing with complex questions or difficult audience members astutely and with confidence. You will practice skills to help you make your points understood most effectively and keep your audience’s attention.

2 Day Course £949.00 – 20% discount = Your Price £759.20 + VAT

Successful Presentations

Successful presentations is a practical presentation skills course designed to give delegates the confidence to make effective presentations that will be remembered. This course is for any person required to make business presentations at any level.

1 Day Course £425.00 – 10% discount = Your Price £382.50 + VAT

For more information about any of these courses and more then please contact Blake or Paul on 0845 519 7408.

We’ll be happy to discuss your training requirement in more detail and let you know training locations and dates that are available to you. If you are interested in running a tailored course in-house then we can arrange a trainer for you as well.

0 Blog posted by: admin   24th Mar 2011

16 Feb

Happiness Training

Category: Guest Bloggers, Soft Skills Training Courses, Training, Training Offers, Uncategorized

Everyone’s talking about happiness – the BBC have run a series on it and even David Cameron is in on the act. But what is happiness and how can it be found in the workplace?  This upbeat and activity based 59 minute session takes you through -

  • What is happiness?
  • What makes us happy?
  • Finding your ‘X’ factor at work 
  • What do I enjoy at work?
  • 7 tips for having more fun at work

So if you are an employer and looking to motivate your team or just have some time out together to be re-energised then try this free 59 minute session and be happy at work now.

Daryon Eldridge specialises in human resources, personal effectiveness, performance management and outplacement programmes and she is a qualified coach. Her workshops focus on what her audience need and how she can help them make changes back at work.  Her delivery is practical in its approach and she injects her own creative ideas and sense of humour to make the training both original and enjoyable.  Clients appreciate her learner focused sessions and keep coming back for more”!

* Please note that this offer is only available to companies in London or 45 minute drive from Old Harlow, Essex and only travel expenses will be charged.

0 Blog posted by: admin   16th Feb 2011

18 Jan

25% off all these Training Courses

Category: Soft Skills Training Courses, Training Offers

This month we have secured some extra discount on a range of training courses so can offer you even bigger discounts than normal!

We are pleased to be able to offer you 25% discount on any of these courses listed below if booked before the 15th February 2011.

1 Day courses are usually priced at £425 + VAT but with your 25% discount you pay just £318.75 + VAT

2 Day courses are priced at £850 + VAT but with your 25% discount you pay just £637.50 + VAT

Winning More Business on the Telephone Leicester 25-Jan-11
Key Selling Skills Bristol 25-Jan-11
Managing Appraisals London 26-Jan-11
Managing Major Accounts  (2 day course) Birmingham 27-Jan-11
Managing Budgets London 27-Jan-11
Negotiation Skills Bristol 27-Jan-11
Practical Project Management (2 day course) Bristol 31-Jan-11
Professional Writing Skills Leicester 01-Feb-11
Personal Effectiveness London 01-Feb-11
Managing People on Projects London 01-Feb-11
Networking For Success London 01-Feb-11
Building Excellent Working Relationships Leicester 02-Feb-11
Coaching Skills Manchester 03-Feb-11
Planning & Prioritisation for the Busy Sales Person Manchester 03-Feb-11
Successful Interviewing Edinburgh 03-Feb-11
Advanced Closing Skills London 07-Feb-11
How to Write Winning Tenders London 07-Feb-11
Essential Management Skills (2 Days) Bristol 07-Feb-11
Personal Effectiveness Portsmouth 08-Feb-11
Negotiation Skills Manchester 09-Feb-11
Practical Project Management (2 day course) London 09-Feb-11
Leadership & Management Skills Leeds 10-Feb-11
Time Management Edinburgh 10-Feb-11
Communication Skills Bristol 10-Feb-11
Managing Difficult Staffing Situations Edinburgh 11-Feb-11
Assertiveness & Building Personal Confidence Leicester 15-Feb-11
Managing Conflict Nottingham 16-Feb-11
Finance For Non-Finance Managers London 16-Feb-11
Personal Effectiveness Bristol 28-Feb-11
People Management Nottingham 01-Mar-11
Train the Trainer (one day course) Manchester 02-Mar-11
Advanced Presentation Skills London 07-Mar-11
Maximising Performance by Influencing and Persuading London 10-Mar-11
Creative Problem Solving Birmingham 14-Mar-11
Motivation Skills Manchester 16-Mar-11
Sales Negotiation Skills London 18-Mar-11
The Roles and Responsibilities of a Director Leeds 24-Mar-11
Essential Advertising Manchester 29-Mar-11
Managing Major Accounts  (2 day course) London 29-Mar-11
Personal Organisation Skills for Secretaries & PAs Bristol 29-Mar-11
Dealing with Difficult People Leeds 31-Mar-11
Coaching Skills Cardiff 21-Apr-11
Managing Effective Meetings Manchester 27-Apr-11
Closing The Sale & Dealing With Objections London 04-May-11
Managing Conflict Manchester 05-May-11
Building Personal & Professional Confidence Bristol 11-May-11
Stress Management Manchester 24-May-11

For further information on these or any other courses you might be looking for please call Blake or Paul on 0845 519 7408 and we’ll be happy to help you or discuss your training needs in more detail.

0 Blog posted by: admin   18th Jan 2011

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