Effective Interpersonal Relationships by Robert W. Lucas

100 pages - Item#: GPSCS-995-001	ISBN 0-7963-0255-0
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To remain competitive and to position yourself as an asset to your organization and customers, you must develop and strengthen your interpersonal skills. Every day you come in contact with a variety of people in the workplace: employees, peers, your supervisor, customers and vendors. And in each of these contacts, both you and the other person walk away with an opinion about the encounter. Whether your encounter will be a success or failure depends on the strength of your interpersonal skills. Effective Interpersonal Relationships provides tools for developing, refining, and building your interpersonal skills, and guides you through the key points to effective communication. Filled with valuable tips, examples, and scenarios, this handy book offers practical advice on how to build rapport, trust, and respect on the job through better communication, improved listening skills and conflict management.

How to be a Great Call Center Representative by Robert W. Lucas

175 pages - Item#: GPSCS-1002-007	ISBN 0-7612-1346-5
Retail: $159.00	Our Price: $139.95 ea.
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Finally! There is now an effective resource for organizations, trainers and individuals involved in call center service. The program can be used by individuals to learn how to be an effective service representative, or by organizations needing a training sourcebook, or to supplement organizational learning materials and programs.

In this course, users will learn what technology-based customer service is all about --- a brief history, terminology, CSR competencies required, and interpersonal skills necessary to be successful in dealing with a variety of customer service situations. The Successful Call Center Representative gives the tools needed to feel confident in handling customers, and the foundation for future growth and advancement.

Because of the diverse ways in which technology is being used to serve customer in various industry call centers, the material covered in this course is fairly generic so that it can be adapted to most call center and customer care environments. Additionally, there are numerous local, state, and federal guidelines to which call center employees must adhere. By following information provided by supervisors or team leaders and using what is learned in How to be a Great Call Center Representative to supplement and enhance knowledge and skills, users can begin immediately providing quality customer service.

Included in the price is an examination that can be taken and forwarded to The American Management Association for grading and issuance of a certificate. Also, users have a specially created AMA web-site for support and questions arising as they take the course. No other product on the market gives all this!!

Coaching Skills: A Guide for Supervisors by Robert W. Lucas

92 pages - Item#: GPSCS-995-500	ISBN 0-7863-0220-8
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Coaching can play a significant role in maximizing employee performance. It can also be instrumental in improving management performance. Now, with this practical guide, you'll discover the essentials of coaching, including how to do it, when to do it, and why it is necessary in today's business environment. This book also addresses ways to coach employees with special needs, including underachievers, overachievers, and those with disabilities. With Coaching Skills, you'll understand how to develop an effective action plan for improving communication, trust, and cooperation between you and those you manage or supervise.

Communicating One-to-One:
Making the Most of Interpersonal Contacts by Robert W. Lucas

78 pages - Item#: GPSCS-797-020
Retail: $7.95	Our Price: $5.95 ea.
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You come into contact daily with dozens of people in a variety of settings. In each of those interactions there is the possibility of ineffective message interpretation and relationship breakdown if strong interpersonal communication strategies are not used. These losses of effectiveness can lead to customer dissatisfaction, loss of business, personal feelings of inadequacy and frustration and ultimately could negatively impact your life.

Communicating One-To-One is an excellent reference resource to assist in improving listening skills, appropriate questions, giving and receiving feedback, interpreting and sending non-verbal cues effectively, and interacting in social, home and business settings while remembering the names of others.

Designed in an easily read, quick-tip booklet format, you will find dozens of priceless ideas, techniques and strategies for making the most of your interpersonal contacts. You'll want to regularly re-read the content and share it with others you know in order to improve communication effectiveness.

Communicating One-to-One is a tremendous value and resource for use by employers, individuals, trainers, educators, group and team leaders or parents. Pass copies out to participants, students or employees for future reference.

Creative Learning: Activities and Games That REALLY Engage People by Robert W. Lucas

Item#: GPSCS-407-020	ISBN: 0-7879-8740-9
Retail: $45.00	Our Price: $39.99 ea.

Written by master trainer Bob Lucas, this book provides a wealth of new activities and games that can be used by trainers, presenters and educators in virtually any type of indoor learning environment. Lucas presents the theory and concepts behind using games and activities and discusses the research that supports the case for focusing on brain-based (active) learning, and the benefits of adding fun and novelty to the learning environment in order to enhance transfer of learning from the classroom to the workplace. He also offers guidance on the possible scenarios when these brain-based games might be appropriate. The remainder of the book offers a creative collection of activities for use throughout any training event.

The book includes "getting started" activities to build and continue momentum and useful ways to create a bridge from learning to application.

• Filled with icebreakers and introductions motivators, brainteaser and energizers transition and reinforcement activities, stories that teach and powerful session closers.
• Written by a leader in creative training and a former chapter president of ASTD.
• The brain-friendly approach taken in this book is guaranteed to elevate ordinary training to extraordinary levels

Engage Your Brain for Learning (Infoline)

16 Pages - Item #: GPSCS808-030	ISBN: 0-7879-8740-9
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Brain-based or brain-compatible learning theory focuses on creating a learning program in which attainment, retention, recollection, and use of information is maximized through actively stimulating and engaging the brains of learners. A brain-based approach to learning incorporates extensive research on the brain and encourages application of findings to training and educational environments.

This handy reference tool, published by ASTD National as part of their Infoline series, provides tips, tools and intelligence for anyone wanting to enhance their learning events through the application and use of props, color, lighting, sound, motion, novelty, magic and a variety of other creative techniques. Loaded with quick tips, definitions, and a learning style self-assessment, this handy guide provides quick, concise points to help any trainer, educator, facilitator or trainer make the most of their learning initiatives.

After reading Engage the Brain for Learning readers will be able to:

• Define brain-based learning and its importance to the learning process;
• Use brain-based and accelerated learning strategies in training program design and delivery; and
• Employ a variety of tips and techniques to learning environments to ensure that maximum learning and reinforcement occurs.