August Skillsoft Topic of the Month Business Writing Basics

This set of 1-hour modules is for anyone who wishes to master the art and mechanics of business writing.  In the first module you will learn how to identify and develop the appropriate message for your readers, discern the best written message for different situations, and recognize the importance of tone and how to convey this in a business message for a certain audience.  Module two will teach you how to recognize sentences that reflect the techniques of clear writing and how to apply these techniques to a given sample of business writing, as well as how to identify ways to organize content to increase reader understanding.  Finally, in the third module, you will learn how to distinguish between editing and proofreading, identify general techniques that help you edit and proofread effectively, and recognize and identify the types of errors made in a given business document.

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To schedule a department presentation about using SkillSoft for professional development, call ext. 5-6262 or hrtraining@umbc.edu.

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•    The Benefits and Challenges of Engaging Employees - lead_06_a01_bs_enus
•    Maintaining an Engaging Organization - lead_06_a02_bs_enus

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For more information about SkillSoft and the Business Exploration Series courseware, click here.

To schedule a department presentation about using SkillSoft for professional development, call ext. 5-6262 or e-mail hrtraining@umbc.edu. 

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•    Directing Others: mgmt_15_a01_bs_enus
•    Delegating: mgmt_15_a02_bs_enus   
•    Confronting Difficult Employee Behavior: mgmt_15_a04_bs_enus   
•    Managing a Diverse Team: mgmt_15_a05_bs_enus   

Visit the UMBC SkillSoft website for a Quick Start Guide, FAQ’s, and the link to log in to SkillPort. 

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•    Confrontation: What’s the Best Approach: pc_bi_mgbi009
•    Personal Conflict Styles: pc_bi_pabi002
•    Coping with Accusations in the Workplace: pc_ch_lsch003
•    Managing Conflict: pc_ch_lach009
•    Manager to Manager Conflict: pc_ch_mgch003
•    Conflict: Avoid, Confront, or Delay?: pc_ch_pach004

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Most achievements, great or small, begin with an important first step: setting a goal. However, the process of setting appropriate goals is often oversimplified or overlooked entirely. A well-constructed goal is challenging, yet achievable. It takes into account the abilities and resources available and requires the goal seeker to make the best use of both. Perfect for enacting New Year’s Resolutions, this course will help you examine the types of goals you can use to advance your career and personal life, learn to construct goals that are both challenging and achievable, discover how to embed the seeds of success within your goals, and explore ways to align your goals with your own priorities and the priorities of others who influence the way you use your time. This is course number pd_05_a03_bs_enus.

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This set of 1-hour modules is for those who feel that they are unable to effectively balance their work and their life.

Module 1 highlights techniques you can use to analyze your current level of balance between work and life responsibilities. Only through properly understanding where you are, in relation to where you want to be, can you begin to construct a map that will take you to your objective of a balanced, fulfilled life. Module 2 will focus on techniques for maintaining work/life balance. It includes recognizing the behaviors of passiveness, aggressiveness, and assertiveness and how those affect a person's ability to find balance in life. Module 3 will explain how the signs and symptoms of stress could be of physiological, behavioral, and psychological nature, where these stresses can come from and how to keep them from causing burnout. It also covers how you can positively change your responses to stress once you are able to recognize how you respond to stressful situations and relaxation techniques such as breathing and mediation.

•    Analyzing Your Life Balance: pd_06_a01_bs_enus
•    Maintaining Your Life Balance: pd_06_a02_bs_enus
•    Taking Control of Your Stress: pd_06_a03_bs_enus

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