Learning Area

Business & Professional Skills

Build the Skills That Make Teams Work

  • 97 Courses
  • 3 Assessments
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

The durable, human skills that round out a technical workforce.

Round out technical expertise with the professional skills every workplace needs—leadership, communication, productivity, and compliance. Flexible online training helps individuals grow and teams perform, on any schedule.

Technical teams don't work in a vacuum — they lead, communicate, sell, and stay compliant. ACI's Business & Professional Skills training covers the durable, human skills that round out any workforce: leadership and management, Microsoft Office and productivity, communication and soft skills, and sales and service. For business buyers it's. Delivered in myACI with hands-on labs and admin reporting.

Topics…

  • Officeprotv
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft Office Excel
  • Microsoft Office Outlook
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Office Teams
  • Microsoft Office Word

Objectives…

  • Building a customer-focused sales value proposition~ Structuring an effective elevator pitch using key buying questions~ Targeting the right customers to improve sales efficiency~ Managing time to focus on activities that drive revenue~ Identifying and avoiding common sales mistakes
  • Defining internal customers and internal customer service~ The connection between workplace respect and organizational performance~ How conflict and workplace drama impact efficiency and service quality~ Professional communication and mutual respect among coworkers~ Creating a positive, service-oriented workplace culture
  • Learn techniques for building rapport and connecting with customers~ Explore forces of change that impact customer service delivery~ Develop strategies for handling upset or dissatisfied customers~ Apply best practices for delivering consistent, high-quality service~ Strengthen customer relationships to encourage long-term loyalty
  • Learn the five most common objections you’re likely to hear and strategies for overcoming all of them quickly and seamlessly~ How to interpret the objection your customer gives and ultimately understand what they really mean when they say it~ Leveraging silence as a negotiating tactic~ How to remove price as an obstacle to purchasing~ When to transition from ‘making a sale’ to ‘securing an appointment’
  • Managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment~ Identifying and handling common workplace interruptions~ Task organization and time awareness~ Balancing productivity with customer service expectations~ Maintaining focus and professionalism under pressure
  • Preparing effectively for a sales presentation~ Structuring presentations to support clear messaging~ Delivering presentations with confidence and credibility~ Engaging prospects through strong communication techniques~ Using presentations to advance sales goals and decisions
  • Sales as a structured, repeatable process~ Challenging common sales stereotypes and misconceptions~ Lead generation and opportunity qualification~ Active listening and customer-centered conversations~ Adapting sales approaches to different prospects~ Building long-term customer relationships~ Avoiding “hard sell” tactics and common sales pitfalls

Inside This Learning Area…

Skills…

  • Communication & collaboration
  • Customer service excellence
  • Leadership & management
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Professional development
  • Time & productivity management
  • Officeprotv
  • Big data platforms
  • Business intelligence
  • Data analysis
  • Data analytics for auditors

Where to Start…

Beginner

Hands-on with MS Teams
Excel Functions
PowerPoint 2016 Essentials
PowerPoint 2016 Essentials for Mac

Intermediate

Professional Growth

Advanced

Excel 2016 Advanced for Mac
Word 2016 Advanced for Mac
Excel 2016 Advanced
PowerPoint 2016 Advanced

Explore the Full Business & Professional Skills Library

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  • COURSEAccess 2016 EssentialsBeginner12h 54m
  • COURSEAccredited Agile Project Management Foundation (Scrum)Beginner11h 2m
  • COURSEAccredited Agile Roles - Product OwnerBeginner4h 41m
  • COURSEAccredited Agile Scrum MasterAdvanced13h 3m
  • COURSEAccredited AgileSHIFTBeginner8h 37m
  • COURSEAccredited DevOps FoundationBeginner7h 37m
  • COURSEAccredited ISO/IEC 20,000:2018Beginner8h 30m
  • COURSEAccredited DevOps ProfessionalIntermediate13h 10m
  • COURSEAccredited Management of Risk® PractitionerAll Levels—
  • COURSEAccredited SIAM FoundationBeginner18h 34m
  • COURSEAccredited VeriSM FoundationBeginner14h 39m
  • COURSEAccredited VeriSM ProfessionalIntermediate19h 48m
  • COURSEBeyond TechBeginner1h 15m
  • COURSEBuilding A Performance Driven Agile TeamBeginner2h 29m
  • COURSECertified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)Intermediate15h 5m
  • COURSECOBIT 2019 FoundationBeginner6h 12m
  • COURSECommunication and Network SecurityBeginner5h 46m
  • COURSECompTIA Project+ (PK0-005)Beginner15h 28m

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