Microsoft Productivity Series  - 1/2 day courses!

These highly-focused and practical workplace technology training events address specific knowledge and skills that have the great versatility and usefulness in high productivity settings, and which once mastered, allow organisational staff to manage a wide range of workplace scenarios using the most effective tools, techniques and strategies available.
 
All courses within the Productivity Plus programme have been custom developed by Vincent Brown, one of Australia’s most highly qualified and experienced technology training professionals, who will also deliver them at our state of the art training facilities in the Perth CBD. 

Courses in this series 

Formatting Large Corporate Documents
This course is tailored to meet the needs of organisational staff required to format large and complex professional documents, typically hundreds of pages in length using Microsoft Word. It addresses the precise knowledge and skills required to successfully manage this task by applying an overarching formatting strategy that leverages specialised Word tools and features.  

Cost
$295 GST free per person

Dates 
Thursday 15th March & Thursday 3 May 2012

Time 
9am-12pm - Click here to register!

Gathering Data Efficiently Using Electronic Forms
The collection of business data using traditional paper-based forms is highly problematic due to the amount of time and effort required to manage this process and the high rate of error that tends to occur. However, by replacing these with the use of electronic forms developed and deployed through Microsoft Word, these issues can be largely avoided, significantly enhancing productivity, minimising workload and streamlining core data collection processes. This course has been designed to teach organisational staff both the methodology and technical skills required to develop and deploy electronic forms for data collection purposes.
Cost
$295 GST free per person

Dates 
Thursday 15th March & Thursday 3 May 2012

Time 
1pm-4pm - Click here to register!

Develop Business Documents Using Templates
Professional and consistent business documentation plays an essential role in an organisation’s day to day operations, saving huge amounts of time and effort, and facilitating the consistent projection of a highly professional image. This course has been designed to teach organisational staff both the methodology and technical skills required to develop document templates in Microsoft Word for deployment organisation-wide.
Cost
$295 GST free per person

Dates 
Tuesday 20 March 2012

Time 
9am-12pm - Click here to register!

Manage Complex Document Review Processes
The process of managing a complex review process in regards to a mission critical business document can be a significant challenge, especially when a large number of stakeholders is involved. It is therefore vital that this key function be facilitated using a highly systematic approach supported by the use of appropriate workplace technologies. This course will teach organisational staff the methodology and technical skills required to successfully manage a complex document review process using specialised features in Microsoft Word.
Cost
$295 GST free per person

Dates 
Tuesday 20 March 2012

Time 
1pm-4pm - Click here to register!

Developing Custom Excel Formulas for Business Application
Although Microsoft Excel comes with a huge selection of pre made functions that can be used to perform a range of basic mathematical calculations, it is often necessary to build your own custom formulas to perform calculations required for a unique business purpose or application. This course has been designed to provide organisational staff with the skills and knowledge required to design, develop, test and then implement their own custom formulas as required to perform important, frequently required calculations pertaining to a specific and unique business task or process.
Cost
$295 GST free per person

Dates 
Tuesday 3 April & Thursday 10 May 2012

Time 
9am-12pm - Click here to register!

Analysing List Data with Excel Pivot Tables
In any large organisation, an extensive amount of important company data is held in list and tabular formats as held in Excel spreadsheets, databases and their outputs such as .csv files. However, data held in this format is of little value unless it can be summarized and analysed in such a ways as to create a solid foundation upon which to recognize trends and make informed business decisions. This course has been designed to provide organisational staff with the skills and knowledge required to use Excel's Pivot Table feature effectively to analyse and summarize list data for use in business decision making.
Cost
$295 GST free per person

Dates 
Tuesday 3 April & Thursday 10 May 2012

Time 
1pm-4pm - Click here to register!

Working Efficiently in Microsoft Excel
Constructing and maintaining complex spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel can be a very time-consuming and error-prone process at the best of times. However, it is not commonly known that Microsoft Excel has a range of little publicised features, tools and commands that allow staff to perform common spreadsheet related tasks with far greater speed, much less effort, and without avoidable error. This course has been designed to introduce staff to fifteen (15) of the most useful of these features, and show them how to implement these in simple and practical ways to facilitate their spreadsheet management duties far more quickly.
Cost
$295 GST free per person

Dates 
Tuesday 24 April

Time 
9am-12pm - Click here to register!

Working Efficiently in Microsoft Word
Word processing is one of the most common tasks that organisational staff needs to perform on a daily basis, one that can be monotonous, repetitive and time-consuming at best. However, it is not commonly known that Microsoft Word has a range of little publicised features, tools and commands that allow staff to perform common word-processing tasks with far greater speed, much less effort, and without avoidable error. This course has been designed to introduce staff to twelve (12) of the most useful of these features, and show them how to implement these in simple and practical ways to facilitate their word-processing duties far more quickly.
Cost
$295 GST free per person

Dates 
Tuesday 24 April

Time 
1pm-4pm - Click here to register!

Manage Email, Time and Task Effectively
In the contemporary workplace, the management of email, time and tasks are inextricably linked. Therefore, the only way to effectively manage all three effectively is by employing a highly-integrated approach that addresses them as a whole, rather than a set of unrelated parts. This course has been designed to provide staff with the skills and knowledge required to design and implement such an approach that perfectly fits their unique requirements and responsibilities, and in doing so, improve productivity dramatically and immediately whilst minimising time wastage, avoidable errors and ultimately, stress.
Cost
$295 GST free per person

Dates 
Wednesday 2 May

Time 
9am-12pm - Click here to register!

Designing and Delivering Professional Presentations
As part of their role, many organisational staff are required to regularly present important business information to colleagues, customers and other stakeholders in a presentation format. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these tend to be dry, boring and ineffective due to poor design and delivery. However, presentations need not be this way. This course has been created to provide staff with the skills and knowledge required to design, develop and deliver highly professional business presentations that both engage the audience fully and powerfully articulate the message they are intended to convey.
Cost
$295 GST free per person

Dates 
Wednesday 2 May

Time 
1pm-4pm - Click here to register!