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No person is an island, and this is especially so in todays workplaces of teams and workgroups. Anyone progressing to a supervisory or leadership role is, by definition accountable for more than the work they do themselves. Learning how to influence and persuade others is therefore critical to success.

This programme aims:

To enable you to understand what influence is in the context of the workplace.
To help you understand which influencing skills you are good at, and which you might practice.
To enable you to learn the skills and ‘arts’ of influence.

How to use this course
Below are a series of downloads for you. Taken together, they will lead you, in a modular basis, through the whole of our Promoting Excellence 'The Art of Influence' course, and will conclude with a certificate that you can download to show you have successfully completed the training - and have been officially certificated by Promoting Excellence Limited.

Each module has video narration, so you are best to complete the course where sound will not disturb others around you. The course is linear, so you should start by downloading and completing the Introduction, followed by Module ONE, Module TWO and so forth. Your password and login ID gives you access to this page, in most cases, for a full year from purchase, so you will not need to rush, but can work methodically. Some downloads are quite large - up to 50MB or so - so you should only download the module upon which you are currently working, before progressing to the next one.

Where a module has worksheets, bonus materials and handouts, these are listed below, in the order you will need to download them. Not all courses, and not all modules have worksheets or handouts, but where they do, they are listed below for you to download and use.

All modules are in Microsoft PowerPoint Show format.

Certification
When you reach the conclusion of the course, you will be able to click a link to your Promoting Excellence certificate.

Is the course for an individual or a group? Will they use this differently?
The course has been written for use by individuals or small groups. An individual will need to reflect on some of the ideas raised, and to jot down their thoughts. They may like to then discuss their ideas with peers, or a competent leader. A small group will find benefit in discussing the ideas and issues raised as a group, and perhaps agreeing on joint actions.

Aims
AIMS
To enable you to understand what influence is in the context of the workplace.
To help you understand which influencing skills you are good at, and which you might practice.
To enable you to learn the skills and ‘arts’ of influence.

Outcomes
To be more knowledgeable regarding the importance and nature of influence, and how to apply this at work.
To raise awareness and give areas to work on to improve or develop following a self-assessment questionnaire

Some Housekeeping Points
In each module,you can go forwards to the next slide by clicking on the button in the top right corner of each module's slides. To signify that a slide is fully completed and ready to advance, the button-label will flash. You can also go backwards to look again at any slide you have completed. To do that click the button in the top left corner. When going back through slides, their videos (if any) will not automatically play - but you can still play them again by clicking on them)
Courses work on a PC - they may work on a MAC or a tablet, but this is not guaranteed.
Technical support on device configuration options can only be provided by your ICT department. The course has been tested on PCs running W10 and W11.

YOUR COURSE
A Promoting Excellence Certificate in EIGHT Modules
You can complete the course as quickly or as slowly as you like. So long as you have a valid licence that is still 'in date', you can download your course material at any time..
REMEMBER - TO RUN THE COURSE YOU WILL NEED A RECENT VERSION OF MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING - CLICK THE GREEN HEADINGS BELOW

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THE ART OF INFLUENCE COURSE WORKBOOK - Start by downloading this - it will be your guide as you progress through the course. You can complete this on-screen, or you can print it. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR WORKBOOK to your local computer. If you do not save it, you can download a new one at any time, but it will be a fresh workbook without any of your notes. Only your own saved workbook contains your notes and your notes are only saved if you click 'save' after writing them, or finishing your course for the day. This is true for all Workbooks and Worksheets also.

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE - Start by Downloading this and working through it. (ppsx file)
This is just an introduction, to clarify aims and outcomes and the course content.

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MODULE ONE - Introduction to Influence (ppsx file).This module gets our course underway by asking what influence is, and inviting you to consider what skills of persuasion and influence you might already have. It explains the hallmarks of a good influencer, as an introduction to later modules where you will clarify them in the context of your own role, develop and practice them.

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MODULE TWO - Why is Influence important? (ppsx file)
This module explores the importance of Influence in the modern workplace, and specifically looks at the importance of exercising the skills you will learn ethically and without overt manipulation. It examines the importance of Emotional Intelligence and of remaining Constructive in the eventual success of your attempts to have influence

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MODULE THREE - Influencing Strategies (ppsx file)
This module presents the Promoting Excellence Nine Strategies for Successful Influence - what they are, what that means, and when you might use each of the nine. The module then specifically considers those times when you have to have influence upwards, in a hierarchical sense- 'managing your manager'.

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MODULE FOUR - How Influential Are You? (ppsx file)
This module invites you to complete a diagnostic, revealing your current styles and skills in influencing persuasion of others. To know which skills you need to practice, obtain, or even to use less, you need to understand your current 'state of play'. This module will help with that. Once you know your preferred and 'weaker' skills, the module begins to present strategies to develop, practice and improve them.

MODULE FOUR- Assessing your Influencing Skills Diagnostic (pdf file)
A diagnostic questionnaire to help you think about your Influencing Skills, your current strengths and where you might find it useful to practice and develop them.
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MODULE FIVE - Developing Your Influencing Skills (ppsx file)
Building on the start you have made within Module Four, this module gives ideas and strategies to develop your Influencing Skills further. The goal is to present strategies and techniques for you to work on over the weeks to first become Effective at Influencing Others and then to progress to becoming Excellent at Influencing Others.

MODULE FIVE - To Become Effective at Influencing Others; To Become Excellent at Influencing Others. A Worksheet. (pdf file)
A worksheet that will act as a journal and diary of your progress as you practice and refine your influencing skills.

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MODULE SIX - The Arts of Influence (ppsx file)
This module puts together the influencing strategies from Modules Four and Five with the concepts of Emotional Intelligence to show how influence can be subtle yet very powerful indeed. Your understanding of Module Two will help this to remain always Constructive and yet never Manipulative.

MODULE SIX- The Arts of Influence Worksheet (pdf file)
A worksheet to document the links in your personal journey with Influencing Skills and your own Emotional Intelligence - to record and reflect upon the skills you are developing and practicing.

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MODULE SEVEN- Influential People and their Traits (ppsx file)
Now you are becoming Excellent at Influencing Skills, we examine the skills demonstrate by others who have shown these abilities on a globally-significant scale. Which skills have they used, how have they used them (and when), and which can translate to your own situation? Learning from the very best is an excellent way to develop, once we have achieved some good skill levels of our own.

MODULE SEVEN- Influential People and Their Traits Worksheet (pdf file)
A worksheet to codify and record our development in line with the slides listed above for Module Seven - taking your ability to Influence to a whole new level.

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MODULE EIGHT - Tips, Final Thoughts, and Quiz (ppsx file)
This module uses a downloadable quiz to finally examine how solid your new knowledge has become. Can you now join the ranks of the Finest Influencers. Or are there some areas you could re-work?

MODULE EIGHT- Influencing Skills Quiz (pdf file)
A diagnostic questionnaire to help you consider your strengths and skills as you complete the course. You can now download your certificate and the link is given in this module.

Thank You
Thank you for your purchase of this course.
We hope it truly helps you become more Influential and Persuasive. Both at work, and elsewhere.

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