Infero Training – Business and Technical Courses

Despite the bank holiday weekend and many people being away on holiday, our first seminar – Microsoft Project 2007 – What Can it Do for You, which we held last Tuesday went very well.

After a networking session over the buffet lunch we had a presentation followed by a questions and answers session.

We received some very positive feedback:

‘Good quality of information and Good overview of software.’

Janet Lang

‘The Microsoft Project course was very useful. For a professional who needs the manage one or multiple projects, this software improves organisation and communication.’

Fernanda Rizzo

‘Really helped me to get my head into project management and line management. 10 out of 10 for presentation.’

Lesley Brown

We also had requests to continue seminars and offer other topics. The first in the list to continue is Microsoft Access.

All kinds of good things can follow Microsoft Office training. From increased productivity to better sales pitches, you’ll find the training will help prepare your business for the future.  But with so many options, how do you choose the right course for you or your employees?

We all like having choice, but where do you start? The best kind of learning (i.e. the kind that sticks!) takes place in an environment that supports you and suits your own particular needs. So you need to think carefully about your choice of program and version, your level of experience and the style of course.

The first step is choosing the right training course for a specific application in the Office suite, from Windows to Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Project and Frontpage.

Your next step is deciding what level you’re coming in at. Know a little bit already or looking to move on to an advanced level? Most levels for Microsoft Training can be easily divided into Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced. You can work out what level you’re at by checking the course details or speaking to your trainer.

Your training – your way

It’s not just what you’re learning that matters, but how you learn it. What’s your style? Need a one-to-one to get to grips quickly with Microsoft Office or wanting to update your employees on a particular program? It’s your choice.

Public schedule

Book the course, walk in and learn a new skill. Public schedule training courses provide a straightforward way to learn about popular and business-critical programs like Microsoft Excel and MS Project training. These instructor-led classes usually have an average size of six to eight.

On-site

On-site training brings learning direct to you – at home or at the office. You have the flexibility of covering a structured public schedule syllabus or adapting the course to suit your own particular needs. You can also combine syllabuses from different courses, which may include intermediate and advanced levels or two totally separate programmes.

Closed company

A fresh environment can really boost your learning. With closed company training you can complete a training course away from your work place and outside a public schedule course. Your trainer can suggest suitable venues. And again, you can adapt the courses to bring together all the topics you want to cover.

One-to-one

It’s time to get personal. One-to-one training provides a highly individual, tailored and personalised form of learning. Like on-site and closed company training, it can be done at your workplace or at a venue organised by your trainer. You can choose the topics to cover and you get to learn at your own pace.

Consultancy

Think your business could benefit from tailored training? Then why not consider the mentoring support you’d gain from consultancy? With consultancy your business can quickly get to grips with a new application or adapt an already existing one. One-to-one consultancy around Excel for example could help your business with spreadsheet design or re-design and development to improve efficiency.

E-Learning

We’ve all got too much to do these days. So how about a flexible package of training that fits around your work and personal commitments? The E-Learning option is designed just for you to help you sharpen your Microsoft Desktop and general IT skills.

Now you know what’s on offer, you’ll find it easier to pick the best Microsoft Office training course. There are plenty of options for boosting your business performance with Microsoft Office training. Whether you want a refresher course, a tailored training day for employees or you need that vital new skill to complete an important project, the choice is yours.

People are much more likely to buy into something when they can see and hear it. That’s the difference between telling your potential customers about your product or service – and showing them, with Microsoft PowerPoint. We all know that making a sale is about winning people over. A powerful presentation can play a big part in influencing and inspiring your potential customers. As humans we’re much more likely to take in and remember information when we can see and hear it. After just a short Microsoft PowerPoint training course you’ll be well on your way to making the most of this resource to bring your business to life and increase your sales.

Power up Your Sales

The more you learn about PowerPoint the more you’ll realise its potential for improving your sales. A PowerPoint training course will give you the skills to create a multi-dimensional sales pitch that you can duplicate and deliver many times to lots of different audiences. These presentations aren’t just great for a “live” audience! You can send PowerPoint presentations direct to clients – or even build them into your business website.  Static text is no match for a powerful combination of images, sounds, and movement.

Advanced Features

Lots of us have seen and used PowerPoint at some stage, but most people aren’t aware of how much they can get out of it. PowerPoint training will show you how to create professional-looking visuals – without the expensive graphics or fancy production software. A training course will also equip you to time presentations so that they run automatically, use special effects, embed sounds, add interactive controls, and even integrate Microsoft Word and Excel features.

Bring Your Business to Life with Embedded Video Files

Imagination is the most powerful sales resource of them all. So why not encourage your customers to see themselves having a great time using your particular product or service? You could include a video of real people enjoying your products and services in your presentation. Integrating video files to add depth and professionalism to your presentation is easy with the right training.

Share Your Message with a Narration Soundtrack 

A PowerPoint training course will give you the skills to embed a sound file and time your slide presentation to automatically follow along. PowerPoint puts you firmly in control of the order of your pitch. It allows you to maintain the flow and order of your presentation to suit you. You can build up the ideas in an way that will inspire your audience.

Get Interactive  

Get trained and you’ll find out how to add extra features to make your presentation stand out even more. You could add in some interactive features at the end of your timed presentation to build on the main information. Sending your presentation by email? Here’s an idea. If your presentation highlights three different products, why not add clickable images and link them to slides with further information, pictures, and video demonstrations about the products?

We’ve all seen dull presentations given by people who haven’t been trained how to use PowerPoint’s many great features. Make sure your presentations keep your potential customers interested – instead of sending them to sleep!  With a short PowerPoint training course you can inform and engage your contacts and stand out from your competition.

Like many things in life, a project can seem straightforward from the start – and very quickly become a lot more complicated. Even a relatively small project demands careful planning. You’re working to coordinate resources, people and tasks – all to meet specific timescales. No wonder so many projects end up being completed late – and with an excess of stress!

But believe it or not, with the right software and training, pain-free projects are possible. MS Project is the secret to successful project management – from allowing you to see at a glance exactly how a project is going, to helping you to manage every single part of the process. Having the right MS Project training can prepare you to manage all kinds of projects effectively.

Know What Comes Next

Projects are often made up of lots of little tasks. Some flow from one to another and others end up being rather more difficult to plan ahead for! An MS Project training course will show you how to establish project dependencies. Put simply, this means you will be able to see what order tasks should happen in. By applying your MS Office training to your project you’ll be able to spot potential problems and issues as you go along. And you’ll be able to share this information easily with others.

Your Project at a Glance

Need to know at a glance exactly how your project is progressing? MS Project allows you to do just that. Its Gantt charts feature shows you visually how your whole project is going. With just one visual overview you’ll be able to see which activities are moving along nicely – and which are behind schedule. Gantt charts give you an all-in-one perspective, making it easy to recognise potential problems or delays before they start to slow your project down.

MS Project also allows you to respond to the unexpected. And let’s face it, what project ever went exactly to plan? It’s simple to adapt MS Office in response to budget changes, additional tasks or to a specific issue you’ve spotted in your Gannt chart. Seen a possible problem? Just reshape your project plan with simple steps learned on an MS Project training course.

MS Project is so versatile you can apply it to all kinds of projects. Whatever your goal, you’ll find it much easier to achieve with the right tools and training

We all know a successful company is only as good as its information. The secret of every thriving business is definitely in the detail. So how can you manage your business information to get more out of it?

It’s one of the best-known features of Microsoft Office, but many people still aren’t making the most of Excel. O.K, so you might already know you can create spreadsheets on Excel. But did you know the level to which Excel can help you use, share and show your business information? It works for all kinds of business activities too – from creating timesheets to generating invoices to tracking your business income.

It’s great for everyday business activities, but Excel can also help you plan for the future.  And that’s a must in today’s tough financial climate. After an advanced training course you could use Excel to see exactly what’s ahead for your business by creating detailed financial forecasts. You can even change the financial model with updated information to view the results of different business scenarios!

Here’s another smart Excel secret. Ever wished you could get more out of your business information? Of course you have. This powerful tool is called a pivot table and it allows you to drop in your data and rearrange it to answer all kinds of questions.  Want to know your sales levels for a specific product range?  Looking to check which parts of your business are performing best? The pivot table helps get much more out of your business information. And it’s simple – once you know how to use it.

Excel can’t run your business for you. But, with the right training, it can help you boost your business planning – long into the future.