Best executive courses in Chicago (United States)

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Building Better Work Relationships: New Techniques for Results-Oriented Communication

Learn why successful work relationships help build successful careers! In a complex environment, work is accomplished through the collaborative efforts of many. Differences are a positive force if you know how to harness them. Your ability to develop good interpersonal skills and create rapport...

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Getting Results Without Authority

Unleash your personal power to negotiate, influence and persuade Whether you’re dealing with bosses, colleagues, staff members or senior management, the ability to win respect, influence people and cultivate cooperation is absolutely essential to career success. In this persuasive skills...

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How to Communicate With Diplomacy, Tact and Credibility

Be a consistently professional communicator—even in difficult circumstances. How well you communicate can make or break your professional image. It directly influences how others view your work and performance—as well as your prospects for career advancement and mobility. Unfortunately, being...

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Effective Executive Speaking

Take your public speaking to the next level! Speak, present and communicate with poise, power and persuasion. From presentations to public speeches, your effectiveness as an executive and future career hinge on your ability to step up to the podium, command attention and transform every...

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Executive Presence for Women

Develop a strong female executive presence with this 2-day training seminar. Get the personalized feedback you need to develop a more powerful presence. Have you ever been told (or felt) you’re too stiff, timid, aggressive, nervous, bossy, emotional, have a boring voice, or lack confidence? If...

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Strategies for Developing Effective Presentation Skills

Develop your presentation skills to transform yourself from inexperienced speaker to skilled presenter. Today's quick-paced and fluid work environment can mean fast and frequently unexpected organizational changes, greater responsibilities, and new projects and initiatives. Being a confident,...

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Presentation Skills Workshop

Transform yourself from inexperienced speaker to skilled presenter. In this 1-day seminar, you’ll learn to communicate effectively and persuasively and become comfortable with your own style. Develop key presentation skills and learn how to present your ideas with conviction, control, and...

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Sales Management Certificate Program

You’re a new sales manager, taking over a sales team with both rookies and pros. You also have an open territory that needs to be filled as quickly as possible. Where do you start? How do you gain the respect of your team? How can you maximize the skills of each team member? And how do you...

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Communicating up, Down and Across the Organization

Get heard—regardless of where you sit in the organization. It can happen at a moment’s notice: you need to communicate a new idea to senior managers, influence your colleagues to support your proposal or inspire direct reports to make a change. Are you prepared to communicate with anyone in your...

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Principles of Professional Selling

Thousands of salespeople have prospered by attending AMA’s most popular professional sales training seminar. No matter how great your product or service is, or how talented a salesperson you are, you will not be able to close the deal if you cannot tell your clients how what you’re selling will...