American Management Association
Classes in Washington, D.C.
The American Management Association (AMA) is a global leader in talent development, offering a wide range of educational services to individuals and organizations. With a history dating back to 1923, AMA is a trusted partner for professional development, serving clients worldwide including 90% of the Fortune 500.
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Managing the "Unmanageable": Tough People, Situations
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Discover how to handle difficult employees and tricky situations in the workplace through this course. Build practical abilities and tools for resolving conflicts and keeping problems from escalating. Develop methods for motivating burned-out employees, addressing cultural and generational conflicts, and protecting yourself and your company from liability.
Jun 21st
9am–4:30pm ET
Meets 2 Times
Principles of Professional Selling
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Master the art of professional selling and earn the trust of your clients. Gain the skills to develop effective presentations, close deals with ease, and build long-term relationships in this intensive sales training seminar. Ideal for experienced sales professionals, veterans, and managers seeking to enhance their sales techniques.
Jul 7th
9am–4:30pm ET
Meets 3 Times
Effectively Communicating in The Moment
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Learn how to handle impromptu communication moments with confidence and respond in real time through this course. Learn methods for managing stress, organizing your thoughts, and putting impactful nonverbal cues to work. Grow the skills to handle tough questions, workplace moments, and mediated communication with professionalism and ease.
Jul 12th
9am–4:30pm ET
Meets 2 Times
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How to Turn Data Into Compelling Visual Presentations
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Visually and clearly present data and the message it represents. Who Should Attend: Those with a foundational understanding of Microsoft Excel® and PowerPoint®, who work regularly with data and wish to design basic and more advanced charts, graphs, and tables Communicating data and the story of what that data means has become increasingly important in recent years. As attention spans decrease and the amounts of quantitative information increase,...
AMA's Business Grammar Workshop
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Professionals who can write clearly and correctly are far more valuable to an organization than those whose business writing is filled with errors. Whether you need to refresh your knowledge of grammar and punctuation—or know what’s grammatically correct but can’t always explain why—this highly interactive and collaborative course is the perfect and painless solution. Grammar in business writing gives you the tools to correctly apply the...
Data Analysis Fundamentals: A Hands-on Workshop
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Make smarter business decisions using these powerful data analysis methods. Who Should Attend: Business professionals who need the basic tools to quantitatively and accurately analyze the mountains of data that come across their desk each minute of every day to help make data-driven decisions. Are you tired of being under constant pressure to make the right number-based decisions for your organization? Are you too often overwhelmed by an out-of-control...
Storytelling Power: Secrets for Exceptional Comm.
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Storytelling Power: Secrets for Exceptional Communication Great stories can move mountains. The best storytellers have the power to persuade people to get behind an idea and give it their total support. Yet the ability to relay a story that people can connect with, are persuaded by and feel passionately about is a rare skill. This seminar will show you how to craft engaging and motivating stories that can spark commitment and passion throughout...
Agile Boot Camp: ICAgile Fundamentals Certification (ICP)
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The only route to Agile success is practice. Just like quality software development itself, Agile is more art than science. The art of Agile must be practiced and finely tuned over multiple iterations. In this Agile Boot Camp, you will put the knowledge, skills, tools and techniques you are taught to work. The classroom will be divided into Agile teams, and your expert instructor will drive each team through the Agile process from Vision to Daily...
Managing Emotions in the Workplace
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Managing Emotions in the Workplace: Strategies for Success Understand how emotions affect your job performance—and learn practical techniques to manage them. Unsure how to manage anger or frustration? Do you swallow your feelings until you can't hold back, then say too much? Are you in charge of your emotions, or are they in charge of you? If difficulties in managing your emotions are eroding your job performance, this powerful 2-day workshop...
AMA's Comprehensive Budgeting Workshop
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Your Immediate Take-Aways Use and analyze robust budgets Use budgeting to help determine strategic direction Being responsible for the budgeting means you’re playing a vital role in your organization’s future. Your budget enables you to pinpoint critical variables that impact profit so your company can successfully pursue business goals and create value.In this seminar, you will learn how to work with, develop and present budgets aligned...
Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Tech Prof
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Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Technical Professionals Who Should Attend All technical and IT professionals who need to develop the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to effectively convey their knowledge to those around them. Whether you’re an IT professional, engineer, scientist, or researcher, communicating with others—both technical and nontechnical professionals—is an essential part of the job. This seminar...
Fundamentals of Marketing: Your Action Plan for Success
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As a marketing professional, you need to have a clear understanding of your markets and what drives your customers' decisions to buy. In this course, you’ll get modern techniques for analyzing markets and quantifying customer needs, wants, and preferences (NWP). Learn tactics to utilize the 4 Ps of Marketing (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion) and proven tools and methods to avoid the most common marketing mistakes. In hands-on activities,...
Succession Planning: Developing Talent from Within
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Ensure your organization always has well-trained, experienced people in key positions. Research shows that most companies have little or no deliberate succession planning in place—and aren’t fully aware of how much the lack of it can cost their organization, especially in an unstable economy. Managing the succession of talent is a vital strategic process that minimizes gaps in leadership and enables your best people to develop the skills necessary...
Business Communication Certificate Program
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Apply well-honed communication techniques to navigate common work challenges. This distinctive certificate program incorporates skill practice, role-play activities and real-time feedback to help you take your communication skills to the next level. Using real-life workplace scenarios in a supportive environment, you’ll practice communicating with authenticity and clarity as you choose the best way to communicate the message you want to convey....
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Boot Camp
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Agile has made its way into the mainstream— it’s no longer a grassroots movement. Today, more companies are adopting this approach over a traditional waterfall methodology, and more are about to make the transition.To stay relevant in the competitive, changing world of project management, it’s important that project management professionals demonstrate true leadership ability on today’s software projects.The Project Management Institute’s...
Managing Hybrid Teams
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Are you a manager overseeing some employees in an office and others working remotely? If so, you already know the unique challenges in terms of communication, collaboration and setting up meetings that work for everyone. Beyond these concerns, how do you create and set expectations that are equally effective for both groups—while instilling trust, flexibility and productivity during times of constant change? This course is your antidote to the...
Assertiveness Training for Managers
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Enhance your leadership stature and persuade others to help reach your goals with Assertiveness Training for Managers. This course at the American Management Association teaches managers how to employ assertiveness skills to take control of a situation without alienating others. Build your strengths, resolve conflicts smoothly, and exercise greater influence on others.
Building a Culture of Innovation for Hybrid & Virtual
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Unlock the potential of your hybrid or virtual team with the American Management Association's course on Building a Culture of Innovation. Discover the science behind team dynamics and explore effective solutions to enhance collaboration and creativity in any work environment. Take charge and reimagine a culture where innovation thrives.
Mastering the Art of Critical Conversations
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Unlock the secrets to navigating difficult conversations with finesse and confidence in the workplace. Learn how to manage your emotions, express opinions effectively, and transform relationships through authentic communication. Enhance your ability to shape results and achieve success in crucial discussions.
Certified Professional in Management Exam Prep Course
American Management Association See all classes by this school @ 2345 Crystal Dr , Arlington, VA
Gain the essential skills needed to be a successful manager and increase your value to the organization with the Certified Professional in Management Program offered by AMA. This interactive course covers topics such as communication, coaching for performance, financial acumen, and critical thinking. Elevate your management competency and advance your career.
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The Effective Facilitator: Maximizing Involvement and Results
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Tips for Giving and Receiving Feedback
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Powerful Communication Techniques
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5-Day "MBA" Certificate Program
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How to Manage Difficult Conversations
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Successfully Managing People
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Powerful Communication Techniques
The instructor was very knowledgeable and the course materials were very useful & insightful.