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Skip to search resultsA Journey Through Innovation
This job aid presents a series of videos that feature Professor Larry Smith, Founder and Senior Researcher of the Problem Lab at the University of Waterloo, who explores the complexities of innovation in a public sector context, including how to navigate risk and uncertainty throughout the innovation process.
Audience and Purpose in Business Writing
This online self-paced course looks at how to properly identify your target audience and adapt the tone of your message to suit the reader and the business purpose. Participants will explore a number of topics, including how to write effectively for the three most common purposes in business writing: to inform, to respond and to persuade.
Being Brief: Planning and Delivering a Successful Briefing
This course presents best practices and strategies for the planning and delivery of well-constructed briefings that are tailored to the intended audience.
Next session: June 05, 2024 | 2 more dates
Building the Foundation for an Effective Team
This online self-paced course outlines the foundational elements of an effective team, including assigning roles to individual members, setting shared goals, and defining how members should interact to optimize team performance. Participants will become familiar with the five stages of team development and learn strategies for selecting high performers who are the best fit for their project and their team.
Building Your Presentation
This online self-paced course explains the main components of an effective presentation, including its purpose, audience, message and structure. Participants will learn how to use presentation tools and visual aids, and how to rehearse a presentation to build confidence for the actual delivery.
By Design Online: Using Visuals and Narratives to Build Better Presentations
This course provides instruction on how to use storytelling and design principles to build better presentations with PowerPoint, including creating presentation decks and delivering them effectively in a virtual environment. Participants will learn to identify and respond to audience needs, translate content into appealing visuals, and use simple techniques to maximize the visual impact of their presentation.
Next session: May 01, 2024 | 2 more dates