Welcome to Computer Skills Training!
Warm Up - What's in my space?
Share one item in your workspace that fits well for a professional office space OR one item that doesn't.
Office Management & Organization
- Your work space - papers, files, office supplies, food & drink
Workspace Management
- What do you need?
- What do others need?
- What are the employer's expectations?
Training Schedule & Topics
- Tuesdays = computer & office skills
- Microsoft Word, Excel
- Email, calendars
- Professional communication
- Soft skills
- Resumes, cover letters
- Thursdays = business operations & bookkeeping
- Quickbooks - accounts payable and accounts receivable
- types of businesses
- tax and HR forms
- business culture and structure
Zoom protocols
- expectations for audio and video
- personal presentation
- chat function
- discussions/ questions
- individual breakout rooms
- breaks
*** BREAK! ***
Notetaking
- When?
- How?
COMPUTER FOUNDATIONS
- laptop hardware & software - What do you have?
Dropbox
What is it?
- Cloud storage
- file sharing
Where is it?
- website
- software
How do I get it?
- account set up - Dropbox Basic
- Download
- File management and syncing
- on web for sharing
- access on desktop for saving
*** LUNCH! ***
Microsoft Word
- creating letterhead
- headers
- inserting images
- branding - logo, font, colors
Workplace Scenario
Create your business letterhead.
File Management
- naming files
- folder organization
*** Stretch Break & Sign Up ***
Business Letter
- formatting
- heading
- dates
- salutation
- body
- closing
Workplace Scenario
Write a "welcome letter" to send out to new clients / customers. Think about what details and information a new client would like to know. Consider the culture of your business and how this will influence the tone of your letter.
*When done, save to Dropbox and share with Liz (lizonufer@yahoo.com)
Closing Thoughts
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