Professional training for personal best in business
400 Court Street
Lynchburg, Virginia 24504
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Call us: 434-385-7471
BUSINESS
COMMUNICATION
Our unique business
approach combines
cutting-edge business
best practices tools with
proven approaches in
communication  to
match your style with
the best content for
every situation at work.  


All of our seminars are  
based on identifying
individual communication
styles. We work with
your natural tendencies
to enhance your overall
effectiveness. It is not
about changing you; it
is about boosting the
communication
strengths you already
posses.
                                  
Know what to say and
how to say it in every
situation with
heightened persuasive
skills and the confidence
to deliver your
messages effectively.

Let us give you the
advantage in every
important
communication situation
you have at
work.

Our workshops and
seminars empower you
to speak, write and use
technology confidently
to convey your
messages.

Our courses are
guaranteed to be
insightful or your money
back.

WORKSHOPS &
SEMINARS
Speaking
Say it Right Every Time:
A Systems Approach to
Public Presentations

People Reading for
Successful
Communication at Work

Professional Growth
Strategies

Leverage the Strengths
of Your
Management
Style

Connect with Your
Customer:
Relational Sales


Writing
General Correspondence

Report Writing

Writing for the Media

Technology
Microsoft Office: Tips
and Tricks

Microsoft Office: Word.
Excel & PowerPoint©

Microsoft Office: Outlook

Mission Statement
Our goal is to help
individuals communicate
publicly with impact and
confidence while
maximizing their
professional
effectiveness.

Seminar Facilitators
We offer world class
instruction in both soft
and hard skill
acquisition.

Our facilitators are
specialists in their areas
of instruction with
Business
Communication
graduate degrees and
Microsoft Office training
certification.

Curriculum
The curriculum for all of
our seminars and
workshops is
developed individually
by master educators to
ensure academic quality
and direct application to
business environments.
Plus we can tailor our
curriculum to suite your
company needs.

Training with
Technology
We train with the most
current technology.
This includes
individualized
workbooks; PowerPoint
lectures; resource CDs
and falsh drives; digital
video taping;
personalized DVDs for
coaching; individual
action plans and
certificate of completion.

Flexible Training
Environment
Come train with us at
the James River
Conference Center.
Enjoy beverage and
food services that come
with each workshop in a
professional
atmosphere. We can
also come to your
company if you prefer.
We train morning,
afternoon, evening and
night to accommodate
all schedules.
Professional Growth Strategies©
Special Session offered by Advantage Communiqué and People Works










Suggested Audience:
Any employee, new manager, manager and supervisor in any department who wishes to
explore ways to create their own preferred work environment or to help create a preferred environment for their
employees.
Seating: 20 person maximum
Fee: $195.00 per participant or $175 per participant for three or more registered from same organization. Fee
includes all materials: work environment diagnostic profile & specialized workbook
.
                  
                                                              
DATE:  Tuesday, April 28, 2009
WHEN: 8am – 12 pm
LOCATION: James River Conference Center in the Blackwater Conf. Room
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  Wednesday April 22, 2009
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Credit Card, Check, Cash
To register simply call 434-385-7471 or click the link to use a credit card
Professional Training to Achieve Personal Best in Business Communication
This dynamic four hour workshop offers strategic tools to help you
communicate upward your value to your organization and job expectations
in performance reviews. This credible consistent approach offers both
managers and employees tools to learn how to initiate steps to meet or
adjust expectations toward enhanced work performance and greater job
satisfaction. Personalized communication reports, on-line profiles, case
studies, individual coaching on conflict management situations, dyadic and
team work all contribute to this practical and invigorating workshop
experience.
Professional Growth Strategies Workshop
$195.00
Microsoft Office: Tips and Tricks II©
Work smarter, not harder! Shave valuable time off your work day and enhance your
documents and communication with others. This four hour workshop will teach you how to
navigate the ins and outs of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Learn time saving tips and tricks
that will increase your efficiency and productivity in the workplace.
Word
Take your Word skills to the next level and have your clients and customers saying “Wow,
how did you do that?”  Apply desktop publishing techniques to create eye-catching
publications. Learn how to manage long documents, using bookmarks and styles. Additional
topics include setting headers and footers, creating fill-in forms, and producing a table of
contents with a click of the mouse.
Excel
Let Excel do the work for you! Learn to incorporate a variety of the most useful functions and
time-saving formulas into your worksheets. Create pivot tables and discover the
effectiveness of linking worksheets.  We will also explore Excel’s database features to run
queries and produce reports.
PowerPoint
Find out how to link the internet to your presentations, how to insert video and audio media
files, optimize images and utilize presenter tools that are sure to make an impact with your
audience. Learn ways to develop your skill level and how to interface the three  programs.
DATE:  Tuesday, June 16, 2009
WHEN: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
LOCATION: James River Conference Center in the Blackwater Conf. Room
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  Wednesday June 10, 2009
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Credit Card, Check, Cash
To register simply call 434-385-7471 or click the link to use a credit card
Microsoft Office: Tips & Tricks
$185.00 per person
Power Presentations©
Create presentations for particular clients that incorporate PowerPoint, Video,
Excel charts and more. You will learn how to enhance slide shows and make
impressive handouts in this four hour session. Learn how to combine an “on
point” message with visual impact through the use of chart integration, table
Quick Styles and SmartArt diagrams. Customize slide themes to create
personalized and branded slide shows. Use the new “presenter” split screen
function to deliver your presentation with presenter notes. Also, learn when it is
best to use PP as a slide show or has handouts. Create schematics and
customized handouts for smaller audiences when PP seems like over kill.
Learn how to effectively present your message using handouts with elements
that incorporate images in a creative manner.  

This workshop is offered as a “hands on” experience in both Microsoft 2003 &
2007.
DATE:  Tuesday, May 5, 2009
WHEN: 8am – 12 pm
LOCATION: James River Conference Center in the Blackwater Conf. Room
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  Wednesday April 28, 2009
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Credit Card, Check, Cash
To register simply call 434-385-7471 or click the link to use a credit card
Suggested Audience: Any employee, administrative associate, manager and supervisor in any department who
has had Tip & Tricks I or anyone who wishes to shave time off daily tasks using of Microsoft Office.
Seating: 20 person maximum
Fee: $185 per participant or $175 per participant for three or more registered from same organization. Fee includes
all materials: work environment diagnostic profile & specialized workbook
.
Suggested Audience: any employee, administrator, manager and supervisor who want to have unique
and high impact slides and handouts for any meeting.
Seating: 20 person maximum
Fee: $185 per participant or $175 per participant for three or more registered from same organization. Fee
includes all materials: work environment diagnostic profile & specialized workbook
.
Power Presentations
$185.00