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 tor
DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227.
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday 15 May 2013\, 10:00 - 14:00\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\n\nCourse Overview:Whether you’re looking to enhance your career as
  a mentor within your workplace\, or you’re a first time mentor\, this c
 ourse will help you develop your mentoring style. It gives you practical g
 uidance on setting up and/or improving existing mentoring schemes and teac
 hes you the pitfalls to avoid\nWhat do we cover?\nThis one day course is p
 ractical and skills based\, so through interactive role play sessions and 
 action planning\, you’ll gain a better understand what mentoring is\, ho
 w it differs from coaching and other forms of development\, how to establi
 sh and manage the mentoring relationship\, adopt a more ‘hands off’ em
 powering style when developing others and make informed decisions about es
 tablishing and developing mentoring in your organisation\n\n\n\n
DTEND:20130515T140000Z
DTSTART:20130515T100000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T101500Z
SUMMARY:Mentoring in the Workplace
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227.
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 16 May 2013\, 09:30 - 12:30\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\nSocial media is a great marketing tool enabling businesses to intera
 ct directly with their target market and existing customers. It provides a
  platform in which to build relationships\, connect with people\, gather f
 eedback\, keep up to date with industry news and broadcast information\nCo
 me along to this seminar to hear our top tips to help you write great cont
 ent and get the maximum benefit from your social media efforts\n- What to 
 tweet and what not to tweet\n- Establish a general understanding of the im
 portance of social media in engaging with people in a business environment
 \n- Identify how to use various social media platforms to improve your bus
 iness\n- Develop a clear and strategic social media plan for your business
 \n- Understand the tools and techniques for making the most of social netw
 orks\n- Recognise and avoid the most common mistakes in social media marke
 ting\n\n\n\n
DTEND:20130516T123000Z
DTSTART:20130516T093000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T101800Z
SUMMARY:To Tweet or Not to Tweet
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227.
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 17 May 2013\, 09:30 - 12:30\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\nSocial Media Means Business!\nHalf Day Workshop\nCourse Aims:\nThis wo
 rkshop will give you an introduction to the three main social networking t
 ools so that you can start using them straight away within your business a
 nd start reaping the rewards. We will provide you with the foundation from
  which you can build your social networking presence\, extend your sphere 
 of influence and look to gain a competitive advantage. The group will be k
 ept small so you get help relevant to you and your business.\nThis is not 
 a seminar it is a hands on workshop so you can actually work through setti
 ng up your accounts and using them in a practical way.\nCourse Content:\nI
 ntroduction to Facebook\, Twitter and Linked In Set up accounts/ profiles 
 on each social networking platform (if required) General overview of each 
 sites features and tools and how to use them\nPlus how to:\n• Effectivel
 y sell yourself and promote your business through social media\n• Gain r
 eferrals and recommendations • Build/expand your network\, connect with 
 people and target new prospects\n• Join groups and discussions relevant 
 to you and your industry\n• Stay up-to-date with information and news\n�
 �� Conversation and content strategy – the do’s and don’ts of Social
  Media\n\n\n\n
DTEND:20130517T123000Z
DTSTART:20130517T093000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T102000Z
SUMMARY:Social Media Means Business
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 20 May 2013\, 09:30 - 15:30\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\nLeadership and management is designed to help all managers and leaders
  develop the essential skills to influence and motivate staff to achieve e
 xceptional performance. This course increases awareness of current leaders
 hip style and abilities. You will also appreciate the impact your leadersh
 ip style has on those who work with you. The course then provides you with
  ideas to increase your leadership skills back in the workplace. \n\n\n\n
DTEND:20130520T153000Z
DTSTART:20130520T093000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T102400Z
SUMMARY:Leadership & Management
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227.
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 21 May 2013\, 10:00 - 16:00\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\nCourse Overview:\nMaster the essential skills to heighten the effect
 iveness of your recruitment and disciplinary interviews. Along with apprai
 sal\, exit counselling\, return to work and grievance interviews.\nIs this
  course correct for me?\nThis course is for your if you’re an HR or line
  manage responsible for conducting interviews. Especially if you have litt
 le or no previous formal training in this area.\nWhat will I learn?\nKey S
 killsListening\, summarizing\, hit wordsQuestioning and probingNon-Verbal 
 communication\nRecruitment interviewingJob descriptions and person specifi
 cationsPreparing interview structure and questionsAssessing evidence and d
 ecision taking\nDisciplinary InterviewingThe investigation interviewThe di
 sciplinary hearingReturn to work interviews\nExit interviewing\nCounseling
  interviewing\nAppraisal interviewingGiving and receiving feedback\n\n\n\n
DTEND:20130521T160000Z
DTSTART:20130521T100000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T102200Z
SUMMARY:Essential Interviewing Skills
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227.
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 03 June 2013\, 13:00 - 15:00\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\nDesignated Associates are delivering this seminar to give local busi
 nesses the resources they need to make things happen online\nThis seminar 
 will bring you up  speed with the latest tools available to improve your 
 online performance.\nCome along to this seminar and learn how set up your 
 own AdWords campaign with a Google Advisor.\nCovering: Basic Concepts of 
 AdWords\, Research – Keyword Tool\, Campaign Setup\, Ad Writing\, Common
  Mistakes to Avoid\, Create a Landing Page and Tips &amp\; Sharing\, Resou
 rces\n\n\n\n
DTEND:20130603T150000Z
DTSTART:20130603T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T103300Z
SUMMARY:GOOGLE ADWORDS SEMINAR (1pm – 3pm)
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227
DESCRIPTION:Only 30 places available per session!\nIncludes:\nBreakfast and
  Networking before the event.
DTEND:20130611T235900Z
DTSTART:20130611T000000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T130600Z
SUMMARY:Free Business Growth & Social Media Workshop
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:Register your interest by calling Donna: 01512450227
DESCRIPTION:Free Business Growth and Social Media Workshop available to any
  women in business.\n\n\nOnly 30 places available per session!\n\n\nLunch 
 and Networking included.
DTEND:20130611T133000Z
DTSTART:20130611T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T131700Z
SUMMARY:Women In Business Free Business Growth Workshop
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 11 June 2013\, 13:00 - 15:00\n\n\n
 \n\n\n\n\nOur google advisors will run a number of workshop and seminars f
 or beginner and intermediate-level Google marketers. These workshops are 
 also designed for businesses that have not worked with Google's products a
 nd services previously.Be sure you're part of these workshops – they cou
 ld really push your online presence onto the next level.Social networking 
 skills for business workshop\n\n\n\n
DTEND:20130611T150000Z
DTSTART:20130611T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T103900Z
SUMMARY:Hanging out with Google Workshop
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 14 June 2013\, 09:00 - 15:00\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\nCourse Overview:\nMicrosoft Excel training from Designated will show
  you how to create &amp\; format spreadsheets of information. The data ent
 ered into the spreadsheet can then be manipulated to produce minimum &amp\
 ; maximum ranges\, averages &amp\; sums\, not to mention easy to analyse d
 ata with graphs &amp\; charts. There are an abundance of analytical featur
 es in Excel making presentation of complex data a breeze.\nThe course we o
 ffer is led by an instructor and includes many examples and exercises in a
 n in-house workshop environment. Our highly experienced Microsoft certifie
 d trainers will make it a pleasure to learn and will ensure you leave Vale
  House with some fantastic new skills.\nCourse Outline\n• Excel 2003 ori
 entation\n• A simple workbook\n• Selecting Ranges\n• Editing Data\n�
 �� Filling Series\n• Formulas\n• Absolute Referencing\n• Formatting 
 Cells\n• Adjusting a worksheet\n• Printing\n• Printing Techniques\n
 \n\n\n
DTEND:20130614T150000Z
DTSTART:20130614T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T104100Z
SUMMARY:Excel Essentials
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 26 June 2013\, 10:00 - 14:00\nThe use of social media
  sites\, such as Facebook\, LinkedIn and Twitter has grown substantially o
 ver recent years and sites such as these are now an unavoidable part of an
  online marketing campaign.\n\nIn this workshop you can learn how social m
 edia can help your social enterprise succeed.
DTEND:20130626T140000Z
DTSTART:20130626T100000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T104200Z
SUMMARY:Social Media for Social Enterprise
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 17 July 2013\, 10:00 - 14:00\nThe use of social media
  sites\, such as Facebook\, LinkedIn and Twitter has grown substantially o
 ver recent years and sites such as these are now an unavoidable part of an
  online marketing campaign.\n\nIn this workshop you can learn how social m
 edia can help your social enterprise succeed.
DTEND:20130717T140000Z
DTSTART:20130717T100000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T105000Z
SUMMARY:Social Media for Social Enterprise
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 17 July 2013\, 10:00 - 16:00\nSocial media marketing 
 is an essential part of growing your business today.\nFrom Facebook\, Twit
 ter\, Google+ and LinkedIn to Flickr\, You Tube and blogs\,\n\nBusinesses 
 across the world are utilising social networks to raise brand awareness\, 
 manage their reputation and most importantly of all – gain new customers
 .\n\nThis workshop has been developed to help you not only understand how 
 your business can really benefit from embracing social media but will prov
 ide you \nwith the knowledge required to make informed decisions on how to
  identify the most appropriate solutions for your business\, how to implem
 ent and manage them.
DTEND:20130717T160000Z
DTSTART:20130717T100000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T104900Z
SUMMARY:Social Media Strategy for Business & Action Planning Workshop
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450277.
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 18 July 2013\, 08:00 - 12:00\nThis workshop is for com
 panies that need to recognise and embrace \nleadership behaviours that wil
 l deliver your high growth strategy. The aim is to \nhelp you understand h
 ow to get high growth performance from employees.\nSubjects introduced inc
 lude: \n• Situational leadership\n• Focus on the Vital Few and integra
 te them into a compelling \nscoreboard\n• Creating a performance culture
  \n• Holding the difficult conversations
DTEND:20130718T120000Z
DTSTART:20130718T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T104400Z
SUMMARY:Leadership: Inspiring your team to deliver high growth success
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227
DESCRIPTION:Friday 26 July 2013\, 10:00 - 12:00\nDo you think your business
  missing out on a massive social media opportunity?\nTwitter is a powerful
  and lucrative marketing tool.\nDon’t miss this chance to come along to 
 find out the real benefits of Twitter for your Business.
DTEND:20130726T120000Z
DTSTART:20130726T100000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T104800Z
SUMMARY:To Tweet or NOT to Tweet
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 19 September 2013\, 08:00 - 12:00\nThis workshop is fo
 r companies that need to evolve the business to deliver \nthe growth strat
 egy. The aim is to help you to drive change and create fresh \nuncontested
  market spaces. \nSubjects introduced include: \n• Why “change” shou
 ld be the high growth business’s best friend \n• Creating fresh uncont
 ested market spaces \n• Engaging all staff \n• Using pain and pleasure
  \n• Empowering staff
DTEND:20130919T120000Z
DTSTART:20130919T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T105600Z
SUMMARY:Change Management: Navigating your High Growth journey
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450277.
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 09 October 2013\, 08:00 - 12:00\nThis workshop builds
  on the orbit and single page plan\, exploring the \nscalability of your b
 usiness to ensure you understand how you might \novercome barriers to the 
 growth of your company.\nSubjects introduced include: \n• Scalability an
 d high growth businesses\n• Generating new high growth business models
DTEND:20131009T120000Z
DTSTART:20131009T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T114700Z
SUMMARY:Strategy: Plan to Win
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227.
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 16 October 2013\, 08:00 - 12:00\nThis workshop is for
  companies that need to establish an efficient and \neffective sales and m
 arketing process to drive high growth strategies. The aim \nis to develop 
 an understanding of how to develop better relationships with \ncurrent and
  potential customers to drive new business. \nSubjects introduced include:
  \n• Finding customers\n• Winning customers\n• Growing customers
DTEND:20131016T120000Z
DTSTART:20131016T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T105900Z
SUMMARY:Effective sales and marketing: How to find\, win and grow profitabl
 e customers
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227.
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 13 November 2013\, 08:00 - 12:00\nThis workshop is fo
 r companies that need to establish an efficient and \neffective sales and 
 marketing process to drive high growth strategies. The aim \nis to develop
  an understanding of how to develop better relationships with \ncurrent an
 d potential customers to drive new business. \nSubjects introduced include
 : \n• Finding customers\n• Winning customers\n• Growing customers
DTEND:20131113T120000Z
DTSTART:20131113T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T115500Z
SUMMARY:Effective sales and marketing: How to find\, win and grow profitabl
 e customers
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227.
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 20 November 2013\, 08:00 - 12:00\nThis workshop is fo
 r companies that need to recognise and embrace \nleadership behaviours tha
 t will deliver your high growth strategy. The aim is to \nhelp you underst
 and how to get high growth performance from employees.\nSubjects introduce
 d include: \n• Situational leadership\n• Focus on the Vital Few and in
 tegrate them into a compelling \nscoreboard\n• Creating a performance cu
 lture \n• Holding the difficult conversations
DTEND:20131120T120000Z
DTSTART:20131120T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T115400Z
SUMMARY:Leadership: Inspiring your team to deliver high growth success
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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DTSTAMP:20130513T211858Z
CONTACT:To register call Donna: 01512450227.
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 21 November 2013\, 08:00 - 12:00\nThis workshop is for
  companies that need to create winning businesses by \nhiring\, coaching a
 nd keeping the best people. The aim is to introduce ideas on \nhow to recr
 uit and develop A-grade employees.\nSubjects introduced include: \n• Ass
 essing internal talent\n• Coaching people to improve and develop\n• Hi
 ring fresh A-Grade (&amp\; A-Grade Potential) people\n• Are the right pe
 ople working in the right areas?
DTEND:20131121T120000Z
DTSTART:20131121T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T114900Z
SUMMARY:High Growth Teams: Top-Grading your people to deliver your high gro
 wth plan
URL:http://www.stridingout.co.uk/
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