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As budgets shrink in the face of the hard economic times most companies are facing training dollars, now more than ever, have to be spent with the best return on investment.

First look for a training program closer to home:

While some seminars may only be presented in specific cities there are thousands of seminars that are offered in smaller cities than New York or Chicago. Seminar sponsors like Skillpath, Fred Pryor and National Seminars, to name just three, offer their programs all over the United States and Canada. The odds are that you can find one of these seminars within driving distance - saving travel expenses.

Save travel expenses by booking more than one seminar:

Should you have no choice but to send an individual to a seminar only presented in a distant locale check what other seminars are being presented around the same time frame that offers needed skills and schedule one of those. It will combine travel costs and double your training dollar.

Bring the seminar to a location of your choosing:

Check around your company and see if other departments have the same training needs.
Why not get a group of attendees together and arrange for the seminar sponsor to bring the course to you - saving on travel expenses for the larger group. Presentations for groups of 15 or more are very cost effective and can even save you money on individual participation costs for the same program had the participants attended a public session. You can even check with companies in your area to see if they need the same training and offer them the opportunity to attend your “in-house” session. You can even defer some of the cost to you while they share the expense of instructor travel.

Is there a webinar that you could “attend”?
Many of the seminar companies are now offering webinars of the same seminars they present as live training events. While you may not get the same interaction as a live presentation it is a cost-effective way to get the training you need.

SeminarInformation.com offers a database of over 360,000 seminars and conferences. Users of the website www.SeminarInformation.com (http://www.seminarinformation.com) can find a seminar, date and location, read the complete brochure and enroll online or toll-free at (877-736-4636)

. Seminar experts are available to answer questions, assist with registrations or make recommendations.

The SeminarInformation.com website lists seminars from over 600 sponsoring organizations including Skillpath, National Seminars, Fred Pryor, Cross Country Education, Linkage, Learning Tree International, the American Management Association, Lorman, Federal Publications, Cornell, UCLA and ESI to name just a few.

Coldfire offers customizable training modules that cover everything from design and productivity software to writing skills.

“Our new programs are specifically designed to meet the needs of companies that are struggling to do business effectively, despite smaller budgets and shrinking workforces,”

says Catherine Stone, principal of Coldfire, a training, design, communications and corporate optimization consulting firm.  “These new skills will also increase the value of employees who are concerned about keeping their jobs in difficult times.”

“Our talented and personable trainers make themselves available when our clients are ready—at their location and their convenience,” adds Don Heymann, a writer, consultant and teacher who is Coldfire’s director of communications. “We also offer a unique follow-up mentoring program to help participants get through frustrating or particularly challenging projects.”

Increasing Productivity
In addition to acquiring practical new skills, many employees may be unaware that they are wasting time and energy by doing their jobs inefficiently or even incorrectly, notes Stone.  In today’s economy, companies and employees should be looking for ways to improve productivity and efficiency in every task they do.

Principal Coldfire training modules include:

•   Complete Software Training – with a focus on the most widely used design and productivity software titles: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Outlook Express, Adobe Photoshop and Quark Xpress, among many others. Whether companies need to produce captivating presentations, coerce a computer to print out 500 separate addresses on 500 separate envelopes, or draft a persuasive proposal or sales pitch, there are skills and techniques to help employees get the job done fast and effectively.

•   Effective Communications –  basic and advanced training to help employees at all levels write more quickly and effectively – from emails and letters to reports and RFPs to presentations and speeches to marketing communications. Communicating properly is one of the biggest hurdles employees must overcome to do their jobs well, but it doesn’t have to be difficult or time consuming, says Heymann.

•   Efficient webinars – a way to connect with key stakeholders without the high costs and wasted time of travel. Coldfire will help companies develop the in-house tools needed to produce and conduct webinars for both internal and external audiences.  From production and transmission to content development, Coldfire can help develop webinar capabilities used for training or communicating sales, marketing and other timely information.

Coldfire’s Approach
All Coldfire courses are completely customizable, with a focus on the specific skills each client needs.  After a thorough consultation, Coldfire will bundle needed courses to create the most efficient learning experience possible.

“We don’t do generic courses that sound good but are irrelevant to your needs,” says Stone.  “We bundle our courses so you can learn exactly the skills you need in the most efficient way possible.

“We also understand the value of a live teacher who, unlike videos or online courses, will actually answer your questions and help you solve problems in real time,” she adds. There is much greater satisfaction when employees really understand what they’re doing and learn the skills they need to know.”

Confronting The Tough Stuff: Turning Managerial Challenges into Positive Results (http://www.seminarinformation.com/

qqbnfy/confronting-the-tough-stuff-turning-managerial-challenges) by the American Management Association offers some help.

Learn how to successfully manage timely real-life challenges and increase your value and effectiveness as a leader. You’ll role play real life situations that challenge your solid management skills as you handle the issues of today: team dysfunction, mediation between difficult employees and coping and working through survivor shock from layoffs, mergers and acquisitions.

Mastering Challenging Management Conversations (http://www.seminarinformation.com/qqbtdh/mastering-chall …) by the American Management Association.

Put an end to sweaty palms, sleepless nights, racing heartbeats. Stop putting it off or looking for a way out. Now you can conduct those challenging conversations with tact and confidence! Address sensitive personal issues, confront performance liabilities, persuade key players to support your ideas, disagree without sounding judgmental…and more.

Hiring and Firing: How to Do It Right (http://www.seminarinformation.com/qqbuzm/hiring-and-firi …) by Sterling Education Services.

Topics include: How to Define Legal Job Criteria and Legally Find and Qualify Applicants; Background Checks & Hiring Decisions; Contingent Employees - Joint Employer Issues with Temporary; Overview of Confidentiality Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements; The Termination Process; Information Disclosure Issues.

Users of the SeminarInformation.com (http://www.seminarinformation.com) can find complete descriptions and outlines for these seminars and thousands of others but hundreds of seminar sponsors including Skillpath, Fred Pryor, National Seminars, Cornell, Linkage, Learning Tree International and Cross Country Education to name a few.

Find a date and location and sign up for the program right online. Seminar consultants are available toll free at 877-SEM-INFO (736-4636) to assist with registrations, answer questions and make suggestions.

Learning Tree International is a world leader in Hands-on training for Management and Technology Professionals. Since 1974, over 1,700,000 course participants from over 13,000 organizations around the world have enhanced their skills through intensive hands-on exercises under the guidance of expert instructors with real-world experience.

Visitors to www.SeminarInformation.com (http://www.seminarinformation.com) can find seminars presented by Learning Tree International that deal with all aspects of project management:

Recovering Troubled Projects (http://www.seminarinformation.com/qqbuuz/recovering-trou …)provides the tools, techniques, best practices and checklists to develop an assessment and recovery strategy for troubled projects.

Project Management: Skills for Success (http://www.seminarinformation.com/qqaanv/project-managem …) Learn how to: Produce a project plan for successful delivery; Plan and run projects using best practices in a 6-step project management process; and Implement risk management techniques and mitigation strategies;

Project Leadership: Building High-Performance Teams
Learn how to develop the leadership skills to build and sustain high-performing project teams; and develop effective team performance through the Leadership Services Model.

Preparing for the Project Management Professional PMP Exam (http://www.seminarinformation.com/

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Learn how to: Prepare to pass the PMP(r) exam; Navigate the process groups and knowledge areas of the PMBOK(r) Guide 3rd Edition; Identify and map the inputs and outputs of the PMBOK(r) Guide processes;  and Align your project management knowledge with PMBOK(r) Guide terminology and definitions.

Project Management for Software Development - Planning and Managing Successful Projects
Learn how to: Deliver successful software projects that support your organization’s strategic goals; Match organizational needs to the most effective software development model;  and Plan and manage projects at each stage of the software development life cycle (SDLC).

These are just some of the hundreds of seminars presented by Learning Tree International that can be found on the SeminarInformation.com website.

Visitors to the website can find a seminar, date, location and then sign up on the site for the seminar. Complete outlines of each of the courses are offered providing ample information to make a registration decision. Call toll-free at 877-SEM-INFO to speak to a customer service rep who can assist with registrations, answer any questions you may have or make recommendations.

Besides Learning Tree International SeminarInformation.com lists the complete course listings for hundreds of other seminar sponsors including Skillpath, Fred Pryor, National Seminars, the American Management Association, Lorman, Linkage, Cornell, UCLA, Federal Publications, Society of Automotive Engineers, Global Knowledge, MIS, ESI, Boston  University and Cross Country Education.

Human Resources for Anyone with Newly Assigned HR Responsibilities (http://www.seminarinformation.com/

qqbuvf/human-resources-for-anyone-with-newly-assigned-hr) is a crash course covering the basics of HR for those new to the field. Key laws, basic issues and best practices will be covered in this new seminar presented by Fred Pryor Seminars.

Fred Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack, divisions of PARK University Enterprises, Inc., create one of the most respected international providers of professional seminars. Since pioneering the one-day seminar in 1970 as Fred Pryor Seminars, their organization has built a reputation for high-quality, convenient, and practical business-skills training around the world, in every industry and sector.

SeminarInformation.com (http://www.seminarinformation.com), the website of Seminar Information Service, Inc., who since 1981 has been the recognized expert in the field, lists this new seminar by Fred Pryor Seminars along with a complete catalog of all their other seminars and conferences.

Visitors to the SeminarInformation.com website can find a Fred Pryor seminar by searching date, location, title or keyword; then read a complete outline and then enroll for the seminar online or by phone, toll free, at 877-SEM-INFO (736-4636).

National Seminars, Skillpath, the American Management Association, Cross Country Education, Cornell, UCLA, Boston University, Lorman Education, Learning Tree International, Federal Publications, Linkage and Office Dynamics are just some of the over 600 seminar sponsors who list their seminars on the SeminarInformation.com website - the largest database of seminars and conferences on the Internet.

Pharmacy OneSource, creator of web applications to enable swift and safe healthcare, is pleased to announce an upcoming complimentary webinar: “Pharmacist Recruitment Strategies That Work.”

Damita Freeman Jones, Regional Pharmacy Recruitment Manager for The Cleveland Clinic, will speak on how she was able to hire 30 pharmacists in one year while retaining the health-system’s existing personnel. She reviews more than 10 traditional and non-traditional methods she used for recruiting pharmacists and managers.

Pharmacist Recruitment Strategies That Work
DATE: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
TIME: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
WHERE: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/

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Advanced Excel (http://www.seminarinformation.com/qqbsft/advanced-excel)

Best Practices for Personnel/HR Assistants

Business Writing for Results

Collections Law

Creative Leadership Workshop for Managers, Supervisors, and Team Leaders

Criticism and Discipline Skills for Managers

Dealing with Difficult People  (http://www.seminarinformation.com/qqbsfu/dealing-with-di …)

E-mail Etiquette: The Do’s and Don’ts of Professional Workplace Communication

Employment Law

Event Planning Made Easy

Excelling as a First-Time Supervisor

Facilities Management

High-Impact Communication Skills for Women

How to Communicate with Tact and Professionalism

How to Create Professional PowerPoint Presentations

How to Deliver Exceptional Customer Service

How to Design Eye-Catching Brochures, Newsletters, Ads, and Reports

How to Read and Understand Financial Statements

How to Successfully Manage Multiple Locations

How to Supervise People

Fred Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack, divisions of PARK University Enterprises, Inc., create one of the most respected international providers of professional seminars. Since pioneering the one-day seminar in 1970 as Fred Pryor Seminars, their organization has built a reputation for high-quality, convenient, and practical business-skills training around the world, in every industry and sector.

SeminarInformation.com lists over 360,000 seminars from sponsoring organizations including, National Seminars, Skillpath, CompuMaster, Cornell University, Federal Publications, NCCE, Learning Tree International, Linkage, Boston University and the American Management Association. Complete training schedules of dates and locations are available on the website along with complete outlines and easy access to registration for these seminars either online, by phone at 877-SEM-INFO or by fax at (714) 734-8027.

Seminar experts are available to answer any questions, make recommendations or assist with registration.

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