Effectively Write and Manage Professional Emails and Leverage AI Tools
, 10am - 12pm
This highly practical, interactive workshop helps professionals write clear, effective emails while using AI tools to communicate more efficiently. Participants will learn how to structure messages for clarity, use tone intentionally, and reduce the time spent drafting and responding to emails.
Business Writing Essentials - Get to the Point! Workshop
, 9:30am - 12:30pm
New time! This half-day workshop focuses on the crucial writing issues: purpose and audience. Covers practical ways you can organize, format and write a communication, such as an email, so that the reader quickly gets the point and acts on it.
Accomplishing More with Less Stress: Focus, AI, and Vibe Writing (AML) Workshop
, 9:30am - 2:30pm
New course description! The Accomplishing More With Less Stress workshop offers a practical approach to working with greater clarity, focus, and effectiveness. Combining proven productivity practices with thoughtful use of AI, the session helps participants reduce overwhelm, strengthen prioritization, and create sustainable ways of managing their work both individually and collaboratively.
Town Hall on Engagement
, 12-1pm
Biannual staff engagement town hall
New Leader Onboarding - Successful Transitions
, 9am - 12pm
This program is offered monthly to managers and supervisors who are new to UCSF or internally promoted into their first supervisory/management role. A blended module with topics including: understanding the culture of UCSF and the implications for leading people, navigating the larger support systems and structure, as well as identifying criteria for becoming a successful leader.
Impactful Storytelling for Professionals - Make Your Presentations Captivate
, 9:30am - 12pm
This virtual 2.5-hour instructor-led workshop covers storytelling as a strategic professional communication tool. Through interactive exercises, practical application and expert guidance, discover the critical role of understanding your audience, crafting engaging narratives and articulate strategic visions and insights.
Microsoft Excel Advanced Pivot Tables Workshop
, 8:30am - 12pm
This is a virtual half-day, instructor-led workshop you will learn the most powerful capabilities of Excel PivotTables and how they can be an invaluable tool in helping you analyze your data and present your findings in compelling ways.
Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables Deep Dive Mastering Dynamic Analysis Workshop
, 1pm - 4:30pm
Prerequisite: Microsoft Excel Advanced Pivot Tables Workshop or equivalent experience.
Project Management Practices and Tools Workshop
, 9am - 12pm
This half-day instructor-led workshop designed for business professionals who want to enhance their project management skills and better manage projects of all kinds. While traditional project management concepts are covered, this session is focused on bringing innovative insights and practical techniques to revolutionize managing projects of all sizes.
Smartsheet Essentials Workshop - Project Management
, 10am - 12pm
Highly recommended: Project Management Practices and Tools Workshop
This workshop introduces the foundational skills needed to plan, structure, and manage projects effectively in Smartsheet. Participants will learn how to build project sheets, design clear and efficient tasks, and establish ownership using practical project management frameworks.