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Confident Leadership Training – Start Your Journey on the Right Foot! (1.5 Credits) This in-depth, eight-part program focuses on the skills needed to promote self awareness, become a better decision maker, and define the path to your success. This course is geared toward self improvement for better understanding of self and those you interact with. Whether you’re currently in leadership, aspiring to leadership, or just looking to make yourself a better employee or person this course is for you.
The Voices For All Voice Coach/Producer/Instructors are known (1 Credit) This course, offered in partnership with the Illinois Bankers for their fun and informative presenting methods. Our Coaches have Association, provides entry to mid-level bankers/tellers with information many years experience in the Voice-over Industry, and are masters at needed to provide effective service to customers, conduct basic financial teaching all of the information pertinent to making it in Voice Acting. transactions, thus improving bank profitability. Also discussed are the effects banks have on the U.S. economy, the purpose and business of banking, products and services provided by banks and how they are delivered. Lastly, students will gain an understanding of basic financial transactions and the application of banking laws and regulations. Upon “Are people always telling you that you have a great voice? Do you often completion, two AIB credits will be awarded. All materials included in find yourself listening to your favorite audiobook, commercial or cartoon the fee. character and thinking, ‘I could do that?’ If so, then you could have Dennis Cheatwood $249 BNK 010 RV what it takes to begin working as a professional Voiceover Artist. The 9/13-11/15 Th 6:30 -8:30 pm 10 Sessions current Voiceover trends have made it easy and affordable for just about STENSTROM CTR 4151 Samuelson Rd. Room 337 anyone to get involved. In this fun and empowering 90 minute introductory session, you will learn about the different types of voiceovers and what tools are needed in order to find success in the voiceover industry. Your instructor will coach you in this one-on-one, online setting as you read from real scripts, taking notes on your performance so you can John Spiers has worked in Seattle and San Francisco with receive a professional voice evaluation later. Come ready to laugh, learn international trading companies since 1974, in virtually every and be inspired. position. Self-employed trading internationally since 1984, John shares what he has done in the past, what he has advised others COM 004 RV Voices for All $40 to do successfully, and what he is doing now all in a seminar 9/28 F 6:00 -8:00 pm 1 Session highly rated by participants for content, experience, pace and RVC WOODWARD TECHNOLOGY CTR Room 141 humor.
strengths and weaknesses, who you are and what you’re seen as. Understand how to separate your emotions from your behaviors and get a 360 Assessment so you’ll know where you stand as you decide where you’re going.
• Goal Setting and Action Plans –This class is not just about setting goals and writing action plans. It’s about understanding and overcoming the obstacles that too often derail their successful implementation.
• Communication – Why are we the way we are? Why do we resist
change? We have three brains? Find the answers to the one issue you must deal with on a constant basis-change. Listening is an attitude. More importantly, it’s a skill that can be improved through proper practice. Think you listen effectively? Come find out what you are missing.
• Conflict Resolution and Accountability – You must first under-
stand conflict to effectively deal with it. Is it good or bad? Can you end it? Should you? Come explore these and many other questions as we take you through scenarios of real life conflict.
• Team Building – This lively and interactive session teaches you how
to assemble teams that push for excellence. Develop your current and future stars, deal with the squeaky wheels and learn what stops teams from becoming great. This session includes a workshop on turning vision into reality. This one is a must!
• Motivation – When the need for motivation arises, you must understand accountability. How do the two work together? Can you teach self-motivation? Does accountability mean punishment? $299 8 Sessions Room 1222
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Import/Export Now! ONLINE (1 Credit) Now you can learn what it takes to be self-employed in import or export (or both) of goods or services with this step-by-step hands-on nine week seminar delivered over the internet. This course is appropriate for people with zero business background, as well as established businesses looking for new trade. Learn how to develop your product or service, find the best suppliers, best customers, work with banks, currency issues, and more. You will be taken through licensing and permits, setting yourself up for properly conducting trade worldwide at the small business level. The entire course may be taken at your pace, with plenty of one-on-one e-mail contact with the instructor. Optional weekly live sessions online are run during the course. After the formal nine weeks course, you may join a listserv of ex-students, so access to the instructor and peers never ends. The required textbook How Small Business Trades Worldwide, ISBN: 978-0-9795515-0-5 is available on Amazon.com. SPECIFIC REGISTRATION PROCEDURE: Fill out a registration form (located at the last page of this schedule) include e-mail and mail in with payment, refer to Course # MKT 052. MKT 052 10/10-12/5
John Spiers $95 W 8:00 -10:00 pm 9 Sessions
GIFT OF CLASS
Basic Floral Design (2 Credits) Pick a new career as a Floral Designer and join a blooming industry! Learn by doing hands-on arrangements while preparing for entry-level work in the floral industry. Learn to create floral designs, boutonnieres, corsages, various table arrangements, bud vase designs and more. Become familiar with the tools of the trade by using tape, wire, glue, picks, moss, ribbon, bows, vases, containers and flower identification. Please bring floral cutters for flowers or floral knife and a pair of scissors to class. Tuition includes cost of floral materials. Successful completion of this class does not guarantee employment. Purchase text at RVC Bookstore. SPC 060 RV 9/11-10/11 KING’S FLOWERS
Julie Fedie TTh 5:45 -8:45 pm
$159 10 Sessions 3640 E. State St.
Give the gift of “life-long learning”!
Our classes make a great gift for all occasions. For more information call (815) 921-3900.
Private Investigator
Wedding & Event Planner Certification
(2.5 Credits) This 40-hour course includes information on planning, (1.5 Credits) Techniques, tips, and legal guidelines for conducting coordinating, and directing weddings and addresses the industry’s investigations are presented in this course, ideal for pursuing a career business structure. Documentation informain private investigations, or simply to learn investigative and research tion, contracts, how to work with vendors, techniques. From tracing missing persons, to undercover operations, and marketing, working with prospective to background research, the most commonly encountered types of brides and grooms, an important curricuinvestigations are covered. This course satisfies Illinois Department of lum component, will be discussed. The Professional Regulation requirements of 20 hours of private investigation fee includes workbooks, CD’s, testing and training for eligibility to apply for a permanent employee registration card. National Certification from the Wedding Required textbook, “Private Investigation – a Guide for the Beginner” is Planning Institute. This course is recogavailable at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com. nized by the Council for Higher Education, The Association for Wedding Professionals Ed Herdrich $199 CRM 015 ECC International and the American Society for Wedding Planners. 9/19-11/7 W 6:30-9:00 pm 8 Sessions Upon completion of the course, you have three options: an internship ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1700 Spartan Dr., Elgin Room A-206 opportunity, job placement assistance, or bridal client referrals. BUS 043 RV Desiree Dent $699 10/2-12/4 T 6:30-9:00 pm 10 Sessions ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1700 Spartan Dr., Elgin Room A-165
CONTINUING EDUCATION
• Know Yourself -YOU – the most important component! Learn your
These courses are held at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Dr., Elgin, IL. NOTE: Register through Rock Valley College.
Principles of Banking Operation
Voice Over Opportunities
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