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BALTIMORE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM WINTER 2010Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 8:30 AM - Friday, February 19, 2010 at 4:00 PM (ET)Baltimore, United States |
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Event Details
This symposium includes three tracks each divided into 4 sessions. You may pick and choose which sessions within each track you would like to attend. $189 includes all three days!
When registering please be sure to indicate sessions each particiapnt wishes to participate in. Participants will be required to bring paper ticket that will be emailed upon registration and a photo ID. Changes to sessions registered for are permitted, we just ask for a courtesy call/email to ensure sufficient material is available. Please be sure to note sessions registered for.
The TRACKs and SESSIONS are as follows:
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TRACK I OFFICE TECHNOLOGY MADE SIMPLE SESSION ONE CRYSTAL REPORTS The first step in creating any Crystal Report is connecting to your data source. Discover how to connect to practically any database; Excel, Access, text, SQL Server and others. Learn Crystal Report’s Wizards, including the Standard and the Crosstab Report Wizards to easily create great looking reports. The Mail Label Wizard allows you to create professional looking labels in a few short steps! Finally, formatting options, the appearance of any report is a reflection of you and your data. Learn exactly how to make any report look just the way you want. SESSION TWO WORD 97 Yes! You can make your text look EXACTLY like you want it. Create your own custom Quick Access toolbar. Learn faster ways to perform commands and by-pass cumbersome Tabs and Ribbon. Take control of tables, breaks, margins, headers and footers! Save time; take any data source and seamlessly blend it into letters, reports, labels, even emails! Master tricky formatting issues such as indents, line spacing, and tabs. We’ll look at advanced techniques such as pull-quotes, drop caps and more! Finally, bring Word to life with stunning 3-D, shadowed and textured graphics.
SESSION THREE EXCEL 2007 In this jam-packed session, learn the 2 best-kept secrets to execute any command quicker than you ever knew you could. Make changes to cells, ranges, and sheets instantly! Create multi-sheet reports in 5 easy steps! Turn any report into a custom template that you can use over and over! The most powerful part of Excel is its formulas – discover tools to help build ANY formula successfully the first time. Learn to use the Pivot Table tool to instantly create multiple reports from any set of data. Get your reports noticed. Create graphs and charts with one-simple click. And learn 7 secrets to ensure your reports look as professional as you! SESSION FOUR POWERPOINT 2007 In a hurry? Learn to create a presentation quickly. We’ll explain the various views in PowerPoint, when/why to use them and some printing basics to create customized handouts that work! We’ll cover an easy step-by-step method for building your presentation from scratch, as well as powerful slide management features to save time. Quickly create presentations from existing material. Learn to use graphics, animation and sound like multi-media professionals do! Learn methods for sharing your presentation beyond a slide show, including interactive websites and more. Finally, wrap up your slides for flawless use in any other location!
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TRACK II SUPERVISION AND LEADERSHIP SESSION ONE MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM EMPLOYEE TO SUPERVISOR Welcome to the Secret Society of Supervision. In this session you will learn the secret password and the highly guarded Supervisor/Manager Handshake (OK, just kidding-sort of). More importantly you will learn your success as a supervisor will depend on how you set the stage. Discover 3 important elements for delegating effectively. Discover your leadership style and how to use it to accomplish the mission and goals of your team. In this session you will learn steps to take to build a cohesive team. Supervision is more than just being the boss.
SESSION TWO PRINCIPALS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY LEADER Extraordinary leaders come from all walks of life and various backgrounds. Are you good at what you do? Or are you extraordinary? Learn the difference and inspire to be the later. This session is for EVERYONE. We are all leaders . . . of at least one – ourselves. Discover the principals, natural laws . . . the fundamental truths of leadership. They’re in play whether you believe in them or not. Like the garden, you can’t put off planting corn until August and expect to harvest it in September. Principals and natural laws are in effect. Embrace the five principles of the extraordinary leader and the POWER of Character. Be Extraordinary!SESSION THREE HARNESS EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION Do you wish your employees were more motivated? Would you like for them to take greater initiative? Employee motivation is dependant on how you answer two very important questions. Learn what these two questions are and the right answers to them. Learn the ONE thing that motivates everyone . . . Including you. It’s NOT money! And it’s not what you think it is. Discover the key to using discipline as a motivator where everyone wins. Do you buy into the old philosophy of “Taking care of your people”? During this session discover why you should STOP taking care of your people and instead start . . .
SESSION FOUR
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING Are you faced with draw-downs, “doing more with less”, or tasked with doing things faster and being more effective? Perhaps you just think, “There’s got to be a better way.” Learn specific tools for doing things better and solving problems that seem unsolvable. Learn how to apply the LDI patented “Google Process” to solve problems. Discover how to tap into your creative self and the creativity of others. During this session you’ll learn about ways for you to identify processes that are ripe for improvement? In a time and economy of diminishing resources NOW is the time.
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TRACK III PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFECTIVENESS SESSION ONE TIME SAVING TIPS AND STATEGIES FOR GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR WORKDAY If you ever feel that no matter how late you work, you still don’t get enough finished, this is the workshop for you. What’s worse is that we are expected to get more out of the same 9 hour workday as before – and with fewer people! Between monthly reports, staff meetings, e-mails the day extends even longer. With so many requests and responsibilities, how can you more effectively handle your workday and still feel as if you’re actually controlling your workday. SESSION TWO BALANCING YOUR CAREER, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR LIFE
You keep saying that you wish you had more time to exercise, read a book, spend more time with my family or even take a vacation. But now add in the responsibilities of managing an entire department and you can barely make time for lunch, let alone take a family vacation. It was a lot easier when you only supported one director and now that they’ve hired two more, you can barely get out of the office on time. Weekends come and you’re exhausted. If this sounds familiar, then this is the workshop for you. Find out the six concrete strategies for managing every area of your life. SESSION THREE COMMUNICATING WITH CONFIDENCE & CLARITY
How could she mess this up? I thought my instructions were pretty clear and so did she! Just because we’re speaking doesn’t mean we’re communicating. Sometimes our communication style gets in the way of our point. What most of us don’t realize is that it’s usually something small that gets in the way. From the person who plays with their pen, to the person who doesn’t look at your when you’re speaking. This course focuses on the things that get in the way of communicating effectively. SESSION FOUR DEALING WITH DIFFICULT EMPLOYEES Here she comes--- the employee that’s ALWAYS LATE with a painful and detailed reason behind it. How about the manager that can’t seem to make a decision? And, let’s not forget the person who is always on the phone with their kids, family or friends. These scenarios may not apply to you, but I’m sure they apply to someone. This workshop can help you determine how to work with them without causing animosity. |
When & Where
Baltimore, G - Level Conference Center
31 Hopkins Plaza
Baltimore,
21201
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 8:30 AM - Friday, February 19, 2010 at 4:00 PM (ET)
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