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Pick IT Up Online

Pick IT up Online is a training resource for learning new skills online. Whether your wanting to learn unfamiliar software, or simply needing to brush up on your existing skills, you can Pick IT Up Online!

To login to Pick IT Up Online:

  1. Obtain a login account by submitting your request via the form on this homepage http://studentit.unimelb.edu.au
  2. Your login details will be emailed to you shortly.
  3. Go to http://pickitup.skillport.com with your login details.

If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to contact: student-it@unimelb.edu.au

 

Topics Available

Word 2010

  • Formatting and working with text
  • Structuring documents
  • Adding Table of Contents, footnotes, hyperlinks, and bookmarks
  • Forms, fields, and mail merge
  • Advanced: Using Themes, Backgrounds, Watermarks, and Quick Parts

Advanced Word 2010

  • Adding Tables of Contents, Footnotes, Hyperlinks, and Bookmarks
  • Forms, Fields, and Mail Merge
  • Managing, Inspecting, and Recovering
  • Creating and Formatting Tables
  • Manipulating Tables
  • Embedding Charts and Tables

PowerPoint 2010

  • Getting Started
  • Visually Enhancing Presentations
  • Adding Images to Presentations
  • Using Multimedia and Animations

Advanced PowerPoint 2010

  • Using Advanced Slide Show Tools
  • Collaborating and Sharing Presentations

Excel 2010

  • Getting Started
  • Applying Basic Data Formatting
  • Moving and Getting Around
  • Moving Data and Modifying Worksheets
  • Saving, Sending, and Printing Workbooks
  • Using Conditional Formatting, Tables, and Sparklines
  • Reviewing and Protecting Content
  • Using Basic Formulas
  • Using Basic Functions
  • Inserting Basic Charts
  • Adding Visuals, Themes, and Styles to Workbooks

Advanced Excel 2010

  • Customizing visual elements
  • Workbook settings, conditional formatting, and number formats
  • Organizing data and objects
  • Verifying data and formulas
  • Automating tasks using macros
  • Analyzing data with What-If Analysis
  • Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts
  • Pivot Table filters, calculations, and PowerPivot

Photoshop CS5

  • Getting Started
  • Beyond the Basics

Interpersonal Communications

  • Communicating with Confidence
  • Targeting Your Message
  • Listening Essentials
  • Communicating Assertively
  • Being Approachable

Leading Teams

  • Launching a Successful Team
  • Establishing Goals, Roles, and Guidelines
  • Developing the Team and its Culture
  • Building Trust and Commitment
  • Fostering Effective Communication and Collaboration
  • Motivating and Optimizing Performance
  • Dealing with Conflict
  • Managing Virtual Teams
  • Building Trust Incrementally
  • Inspiring your Team
  • Support Your Leader
  • Developing Self-Sufficient Teams
  • Choosing the Right Team Culture
  • Managing Communications in a Virtual Team
  • Building and Leading Teams

Optimizing Your Performance On a Team

  • Being an Effective Team Member
  • Establishing Team Goals and Responsibilities
  • Elements of a Cohesive Team
  • Effective Team Communication
  • Using Feedback to Improve Team Performance
  • Power and Politics in Matrixed Teams

Generating Creative and Innovative Ideas

  • Maximizing Team Creativity
  • Verifying and Building on Ideas

Fundamentals of Working with Difficult People

  • Identifying Difficult People
  • How to Work with Aggressive People
  • How to Work with Negative People
  • How to Work with Procrastinators
  • How to Work with Manipulative People
  • How to Work with Self-serving People

Listening Essentials

  • The Basics of Listening
  • Improving Your Listening Skills
  • Effective Listening
  • Listening with Skill Identifying Difficult People

Basic Presentation Skills

  • Planning a Presentation
  • Creating a Presentation
  • Delivering a Presentation

Public Speaking Strategies

  • Preparing Effective Speeches
  • Confident Public Speaking

Customer Service Fundamentals

  • Building Rapport in Customer Relationships
  • Customer Service in the Field
  • Customer Service over the Phone
  • Internal Customer Service
  • Customer Service Confrontation and Conflict
  • Identifying and Managing Customer Expectations
  • Customer-focused Interaction
  • Listening to your Customers
  • The Angry Caller: What’s Your Plan
  • Dealing with Irrational Customers and Escalating Complaints

 

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