Workshops

Microsoft PowerPoint Workshop

, 8:30am - 12pm
Bring your presentations to life with this powerful and versatile tool. Whether you present occasionally or often, this software helps you design polished, professional slides and deliver them with confidence. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to create dynamic presentations that seamlessly combine text, visuals, and animation to capture and hold your audience’s attention.

Microsoft PowerPoint Intermediate: Design, Animate and Captivate Workshop

, 1pm - 4:30pm
Newer users may benefit from the beginner Microsoft PowerPoint Workshop or equivalent experience first.

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.

New Leader Onboarding - Successful Transitions

, 9am - 12pm
This refreshed virtual New Leader Onboarding program provides a comprehensive blended learning experience that prepares new supervisors and managers for leadership at UCSF. Participants engage in a blended learning experience that covers UCSF's culture, organizational support systems and structure, and the foundational skills and competencies needed for successful leadership.

Smartsheet Proficiency Workshop - Project Management

, 10am - 12pm
This workshop builds on the skills introduced in the Smartsheet Essentials workshop and focuses on effectively managing, monitoring, and reporting on projects using Smartsheet as a project management tool. Recommended: Project Management Practices and Tools Workshop

Impactful Storytelling for Professionals - Make Your Presentations Captivate

, 9:30am - 12:00pm
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.

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.

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 OneNote Workshop

, 1pm - 4:30pm
This half-day, instructor-led course is designed for end users who need to know the operational descriptions and uses of many common features of this digital note-taking application. Learn about getting started, creating and formatting sections and pages, commonly used features, basic drawing tools and sharing the notebook.