Office of Professional Development

Need more training on Excel? Dave Lanzilla, CF Business and Economics professor, will lead an Intermediate Excel training on Wednesday, March 29, at 12:30 pm, in the Stearns Learning Resources Center, Room 117D. Intermediate Excel is for users who have basic understanding of Excel but are looking for more of what the software offers. In ... Read more

Want to learn more ways to make your life easier with Word? Attend “Coffee with Nancy Part 2: Word Tables & Mail Merge" on Friday, March 31, at 8:30 a.m. in the Stearns Learning Resources Center, Room 117D. Do you want to make information easily digestible to your reader or build a form? Tables are ... Read more

Haven’t totally figured out Zoom? Join Cole Diaz for a workshop about Zoom on Monday, April 3, at 12:30 pm, in the Stearns Learning Resources Center, Room 117D. In this workshop, we will talk about how to use Zoom within Canvas, Zoom outside of Canvas, and settings and features that might come in handy during ... Read more

Need advanced Excel skills? Dave Lanzilla, CF business and economics professor, will lead an Advanced Excel training on Wednesday, April 12, at 12:30 p.m, in the Stearns Learning Resources Center, Room 117D. This Advanced Excel training is for users who have proficient understanding of Excel but are looking for more of what the software offers. ... Read more

Want to Create More Powerful Presentations? Come on over to the Stearns Learning Resources Center, Building 3, Room 117D for snacks and beverages on Wednesday, April 12, at 3 for The Nuts and Bolts of PowerPoint. We will cover using finding and using templates, when to consider animations and deciding which kinds to use, and ... Read more

Want to create more powerful presentations? On Wednesday, April 12, at 3 p.m., Nancy Keefer will present "The Nuts and Bolts of PowerPoint" in the Stearns Learning Resources Center, Room 117D. She will cover using templates, deciding when and how to use animation, and finding and using graphics that add to – not detract from ... Read more

“Emotional blackmail” is often practiced in the workplace through attempts to control others in relationships through fear, obligation and guilt. Join Dr. Henri Benlolo to learn how to use transactional analysis to improve your emotional intelligence by communicating more effectively and by understanding psychological games individuals play in interpersonal communication, in order to reduce emotional ... Read more

All staff and faculty are invited to "Reading People, Body Language and Detecting Suspicion and Deceit," a professional development workshop presented by Dr. Henri Benlolo, on Tuesday, June 13. Body language is as important in communication as speaking, reading and writing. When we communicated nonverbally, we rely on signals to indicate what we mean and ... Read more

Want to create more powerful presentations? On Friday, Sept. 15, at 8:30-9:30 a.m., Nancy Keefer will present “The Nuts and Bolts of PowerPoint” in the Stearns Learning Resources Center, Room 117D. She will cover using templates, deciding when and how to use animation, and finding and using graphics that add to – not detract from ... Read more

Need to brush up on your Excel skills or learn helpful tips and tricks?  Please Join Dave Lanzilla on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Learning Resources Center, Room 117D, for the first in a series of three workshops on Excel. This workshop will take you through some of the basics and get you ... Read more

Need a refresher on Zoom? Join Cole Diaz for a workshop about Zoom on Monday, Oct. 23, at 12:30 p.m., in the Stearns Learning Resources Center, Room 117D. In this workshop, you will learn how to use Zoom within Canvas, Zoom outside of Canvas, and settings and features that might come in handy during your ... Read more

Dave Lanzilla will continue your Excel training with Intermediate Excel, the second in our workshop series, sharing more of what the software offers such as creating formulas, using functions, and conditional formatting. Workshops are open to all CF staff and faculty members. Please register in advance by contacting Lois Kohlweiss at kohlweil@cf.edu or extension 1656.