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SUMMARY:Career Development Tools
DESCRIPTION:UCOP offers various on-demand career development tools available to you at any time. LinkedIn Learning and My UC Career are two tools that you can utilize at any point in your career development journey. We will review their capabilities and how to make the most of their resources. Additionally\, come learn best practices for building your story-driven LinkedIn profile and brand.
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/career-development-tools-5/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260709T100000
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SUMMARY:PowerPoint Techniques
DESCRIPTION:In this highly interactive session\, you’ll explore practical\, real-world PowerPoint strategies that go beyond basic slide creation. Through scenario-based examples—including building a marketing plan\, developing content-rich slides\, and crafting a customizable sales presentation—you’ll learn how to design\, format\, and deliver presentations that save time\, engage your audience\, and leave a lasting impression. \nWhat You’ll Learn \n\nStarting Strong: Apply themes\, templates\, and slide masters to create consistent\, professional-looking presentations quickly.\nContent is King: Add and format text effectively\, create tables and charts directly in PowerPoint\, and seamlessly import and link data from Excel.\nVisual Impact & Storytelling: Use SmartArt\, graphics\, animation\, and visuals to make your points memorable\, and tell compelling stories that connect with your audience.\nEngagement Rules: Incorporate best practices such as “Less is More\,” “Visuals are In\,” and “Ask Questions” to increase audience participation and retention.\nDynamic Delivery: Enhance your presentation skills through tone\, pacing\, vocal variety\, and the ability to improvise.
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/powerpoint-techniques-6/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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SUMMARY:Reflective Listening
DESCRIPTION:Reflective Listening is one of the keys to better communication and ultimately\, better performance in the workplace. People have a fundamental need to feel heard and understood. When they do feel heard and understood\, problems are more easily solved or averted and both trust and psychological safety grow. Reflective Listening is a necessary skill for today’s workplace\, both as a leader and a team member. It is a skill that you can learn. This course will teach you some of the fundamentals of Reflective Listening so that you can start practicing today.
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/reflective-listening-6/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260717T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260717T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T042837
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SUMMARY:UCOP Influencing Without Authority: Leadership as an Individual Contributor
DESCRIPTION:Author and CEO coach Kim Scott says that there are two types of star employees: “superstars” and “rockstars.” While superstars are gunning for promotions\, rockstars are grounding themselves as experts in their roles. According to recent research\, most individual contributors (62%) plan to stay in IC roles over becoming a manager. How can ICs take ownership of their career growth\, leverage their knowledge and skills\, and make an impact without climbing the ladder? \nIn this workshop we’ll dive into the leadership skills all “rockstars” need to become influential contributors: building trusting workplace relationships\, managing up\, carving out a niche area of expertise\, and connecting the dots from your role to the organizational mission. Attendees will: Gain insight into their unique position of influence within the organization. \nExplore the leadership skills of relationship building\, managing up\, honing expertise\, and aligning work to the organizational mission. Identify one skill they want to strategically focus on for the next month
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/ucop-influencing-without-authority-leadership-as-an-individual-contributor-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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SUMMARY:Creating Accessible Documents Part 2: PDF
DESCRIPTION:Building off the Creating Accessible Documents 1: MS Office training\, Accessible PDF Documents offers a deep dive into using Adobe Acrobat Pro to manipulate\, tag\, and test PDF documents for accessibility. We will cover tagging documents from scratch\, what common accessibility errors are\, tables\, and building accessible PDF forms. In order to fully participate in this class\, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not just Acrobat Reader). \nAttendance is required for both sessions\, June 16th and July 22nd\, 1 – 2:30pm
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/creating-accessible-documents-part-2-pdf/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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SUMMARY:Manager and Employee Conversations Part 1: Feedback & Coaching
DESCRIPTION:Manager and Employee Conversations Part 1: Feedback and Coaching Employees  (Formerly “GROWing Your Check-in Conversations for Managers”) \nEffective managers create space for meaningful conversations that support employee growth and performance. This is part 1 of a 2 part required series on manager and employee conversations. \nIn this interactive session\, managers learn how to structure employee conversations using the GROW framework—a practical model that helps guide collaborative\, coaching-focused discussions during 1-1s and check-ins.The framework breaks down the conversation into 4 parts: Goal\, Reality\, Options\, & Will: \n\nDetermine Goal\nDiscuss Current Reality\nDiscuss Options\nDetermine the Will\n\nThis course was previously offered as “GROWing Your Check-in Conversations.” If you have already completed that course\, you do not need to retake it under the new name. However\, you are welcome to attend again to refresh your skills and gain additional practice with the framework. \nAttendance is required for both sessions\, July 24th and August 25th\, 10am – 12pm and 9:30am – 12pm
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/manager-and-employee-conversations-part-1-feedback-coaching/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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SUMMARY:Box Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:This course will give you an overview of Box\, the cloud-based service that provides secure file storage and file sharing. \n\nHow to use Box\nHow to collaborate with UCOP and non-UCOP people\nCommenting directly on files\, folder permissions\, shared links\, and many other tips that will help you when using Box.\n\nAdministrators from IT will be on hand to answer your questions and review the best features of Box. More info on Box can always be accessed on our webpage.
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/box-fundamentals-34/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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SUMMARY:Crafting an Effective Resume
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to turn your experience into a resume that gets noticed! \nIn this interactive 2hr workshop you’ll learn how to highlight your strengths and avoid the most common mistakes recruiters and hiring managers see. The session will focus on telling a cohesive story\, formatting\, sections to include\, and strategies to minimize the impact of unconscious bias in a recruiting process. AI and the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) will also be discussed. \nCome prepared with your most current resume to reflect on during the session.
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/crafting-an-effective-resume-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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