The Best Free Training

Are you among the millions who have been laid off? Maybe it’s time to think about developing new skills, getting some additional education, or simply acquiring a broader perspective. There are loads of great free training opportunities out there that will enable you to do all these things. And I’ve spent the last year examining and reviewing many of them on this blog.

Now… for a limited time only… I’m making available The Best Free Training’s First Annual Business & Professional Collection e-book (PDF) absolutely free!

The First Annual Business & Professional Collection is a a PDF file containing 75 reviews and articles (over 170 pages) focusing on free training and educational resources for business & professional people. Reviews include “hot links” that you can click to go directly to the resource’s website. The categories in this collection include:

• Basic Skills & Business Knowledge – 24 reviews
• Writing & Languages – 7
• Basic Computer Skills – 11
• Research Tools & Skills – 10
• Broaden Your Perspective – 23

• Total Number of Reviews: 75 !!

• Examine the full Table of Contents.
• Download the entire 170+ page e-book (PDF version — about 2 MB)

Enjoy! And good luck finding the career of your dreams!

Topic: Inspirational quotations, interpretations, and suggested follow-up discussions & activities designed to help project teams (and project managers) achieve their best
Format: Podcasts (MP3s)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

Disclaimer:  I am shamelessly promoting these podcasts which I’m releasing on my other blog, Inspired Project Teams.

These 1st four Inspired Project Teams Podcasts include: Quotations, Reflections, Team Challenges, and Project Manager Challenges (specific follow-up activities) related to these topics:

• Celebrate the Chaos Within [Time - 5:41, File Size - 5.3 MB
• Let Go of Perfectionism [Time - 7:49, File Size - 7.3 MB]
• Embrace the Work Itself [Time - 4:08, File Size - 3.8 MB]
• Train Yourself to be Happier [Time - 8:40, File Size - 8.1 MB]

8 more podcasts are scheduled for release in the near future.  So… Stay tuned!

URL:   http://www.inspiredprojectteams.com/?p=319

Greetings! I’m currently taking a few days off from creating new posts in order to create audio versions of everything I’ve published to date on my other blog, Inspired Project Teams. In a few days, when I begin posting again, you’ll have both free downloadable audio (MP3) or written versions available of all posts from that blog.  (FYI: Each Inspired Project Teams post provides inspiring quotes, thoughts, and team Challenges that project managers, project team leaders, and their fellow project team members can use to become more inspired and more effective!)

Thanks for your patience! And please check back in a few days.

In the meantime, you might want to review some of the hundreds of posts published previously on The Best Free Training:

Click here to See All Reviews published to date.

Topic:  Tools for engaging and interacting with the new Obama admnistration
Format: Blog post overviewing the “Top 10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration”
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

It’s this simple: We’ve never seen anything like the Obama team’s use of interactive tools during the election to build powerful communities to get things done. Now Barack Obama and his team have declared that they want and need our participation during his presidency. So how, specifically, can we get involved?

In this great blog post on Mashable, Shaun Dakin (CEO and Founder of The National Political Do Not Contact Registry), describes the Top 10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration.  Here’s your training challenge:  Go check out Shaun’s post, learn how you can connect with team Obama, and get involved in shaping the country’s future!

Topic:  CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), choking, and related first aid techniques
Format: Illustrated guides & references, video demonstrations, and pocket guides (quick reference tools)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

From the website:  “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) consists of mouth-to-mouth respiration and chest compression.  CPR allows oxygenated blood to circulate to vital organs such as the brain and heart. CPR can keep a person alive until more advanced procedures (such as defibrillation – an electric shock to the chest) can treat the cardiac arrest.  CPR started by a bystander doubles the likelihood of survival for victims of cardiac arrest.”

So, if these training tools could help you save someone’s life, what are you waiting for? Learn CPR!

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Topic:  Overview of how to set up an appropriate business model and subsequent business strategy
Format: Online narrated slide presentation (Free registration required.)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

As I’ve said before on this blog, sometimes well-selected information, thoughtfully presented, is enough to recommend a free training item as one of the best. This training is not fancy… and it doesn’t provide practice or feedback. However, it provides challenging and well-sequenced information that is hard to come by without paying large fees. And the concepts are illustrated by plenty of real-world examples that bring it to life.

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Topic: Motivational and inspirational wisdom from many great thinkers
Format: MP3 audios, videos, and podcasts (Free registration required.)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

Message from LearnOutLoud.com:  “To give you a boost for the start of 2009, we thought we’d showcase the top 40 free motivational audio & video learning resources that we have featured on our site.”

LearnOutLoud.com has done it again! You are almost guaranteed to find something that will boost your morale in this great collection of freebies!

Go directly to the site and check these out for yourself:
http://www.learnoutloud.com/content/blog/archives/2009/01/to_give_you_a_b.html

Or, continue reading below to find out which of these I’ve already reviewed and endorse here on The Best Free Training!

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