BUSINESS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
GLAD I COULD HELP
Real Customer Service Situations for Discussion
Glad I Could Help teaches you how to turn an angry customer into a satisfied customer while dealing with misunderstandings, misinformation, and frustration. By practicing easy-to-learn techniques, you’ll become adept at resolving problems and creating long-term loyalty among your customers.
This course covers how to approach these common customer service scenarios:
- When the phone rings while dealing with a customer in person
- How to soothe an irate customer who is having problems navigating an automated phone system or has been transferred numerous times
- How to help a customer whose expectations have not been met
- When and how to make an exception to a company policy to assuage an angry customer
- How to appease a customer who has received an unexpectedly high bill or damaged goods
After completing the workshop, you will:
- Understand the number one thing that matters to customers is how they’re treated
- Keep the focus on solving a customer's problem
- Leave the customer with a positive, memorable impression
 MANAGEMENT
PEER TODAY, BOSS TOMORROW
Navigating Your Changing Role
This hands-on workshop uses real-world examples and four proven strategies to teach new supervisors how balance co-worker relationships with management responsibilities as they make the transition from “peer” to “boss.” From this course, you will learn:
- How to accept the responsibilities of your new leadership role
- How to set clear boundaries with former co-workers and your new employees
- The value of strong communication skills
- The importance of decisive and strategic action
The course covers specific situations that new bosses typically encounter, including:
- Overcoming the fear of losing friendships and rapport
- Disciplining a former peer
- Managing co-workers who are older
- Enforcing a policy you may have broken prior to becoming the manager
- Avoiding the appearance of favoritism
- Keeping confidential information confidential
- Admitting mistakes in a way that builds trust and credibility with former peers
LEADERSHIP
THE EXTRAORDINARY LEADER
Going from Good to Great
Learn what distinguishes an extraordinary leader from an average one from internationally acclaimed leadership authority Jack Zenger. Drawing from extensive research, industry case studies, and his best-selling book, Zenger explores the five characteristics of extraordinary leaders.
Zenger believes great leaders are not born – they’re made – and only great leaders make a significant impact. This course examines the five key strengths an extraordinary leader must possess and reveals how to use them to produce clear results.
The Extraordinary Leader can teach you:
- How to define the the 16 competencies of great leaders
- How to combine “strengths” to become an effective leader
- How to recognize the difference between weaknesses and fatal flaws
Entrepreneur Summit teaches proven techniques for retooling and repositioning small businesses for a post-recession economy.
Topics:
- Sales and marketing management
- Organizational and workforce administration
- Developing a business plan
- Financial management
- Leadership for managing a successful business
BUSINESS WRITING
POWER TOOLS FOR BUSINESS WRITING
Learn to embrace the writer in you and produce clear, engaging written communications through Power Tools for Business Writing. This three-day workshop will teach you:
- How to beat writer’s block and jump start your writing engine
- How to organize and focus your ideas
- How to choose the right words, and spell them right every time
- How to keep your reader interested
- How to make your message clear and persuasive
This course will provide you with a quick reference “cheat sheet” for correct writing. You’ll never hate writing again!
SALES
CLOSING THE DEAL
The Secrets of Selling
Whether you’re selling an idea, an experience, or an event, the craft of selling takes on a new dimension when you complete The Secrets of Selling. Through this course, you will learn:
- Why people choose your product – and why they don’t
- How to put potential customers at ease
- How to master the art of closing
You will learn more about yourself, your talents, and areas you need to improve by:
- Knowing yourself through a personality profile
- Building relationships from ground up
- Helping people make good decisions
- Learning to respect yourself and others
BOOKKEEPING
Quickbooks - Simplify Your Business Tasks
Introduction to Quickbooks will cover:
- Getting familiar with Quickbooks
- Creating a new company file
- Working with lists
- Setting up a chart of accounts
- Setting up your items
- Tracking customers and sales
- Tracking vendors and expenses
- Tracking sales tax
Intermediate Quickbooks will cover:
- Time tracking
- Setting up and using payroll
- Paying liabilities and taxes
- Job costing
- Purchasing and managing inventory
- Building inventory assemblies
- Tracking sales of orders and back orders
- Your financial statements
- Working with reports
- Integrating Quickbooks with Microsoft and Excel
- Importing and exporting
- List information
- Customizing Quickbooks
OTHER BUSINESS COURSES
South Florida State College’s Corporate and Community Education (CCE) Department offers workshops to improve your business throughout the year. Call SFSC for more information on these and other CCE classes:
WORKPLACE SPANISH
Learn functional phrases that are relevant to your occupation and community through this non-academic course.
DIVERSITY TRAINING
Increases participants’ cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills in promoting better teamwork among different identity groups.
FOOD HANDLER’S CERTIFICATION COURSE
Teaches food handlers about safe food-handling practices to prevent food-borne illness.
PURCHASING PROGRAM
Demonstrates ways to build better bottom-line profits by making smarter purchasing decisions and better managing your company’s purchasing activities.
RISK MANAGEMENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
Addresses employment law compliance, including policies and procedures, employee relations, recruitment and retention, employee development, and compensation and benefits.
STRESS MANAGEMENT FOR DAILY LIFE
Learn how to manage your stress level so that you can lead a healthier and more rewarding lifestyle.
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