Clients may not be traveling now, but advisors can use this time to learn new skills — whether in entrepreneurship and communications, or even effective ways to deal with stress in the workplace.
From online classes offered by Harvard and University of California, Berkeley to free modules from travel advisor education courses, here are some of the best resources that travel advisors can take advantage of right now.
Alison
Course: Personal/Business Networking Skills for Maximum Success
Learn the power of successful networking and how to utilize new methods.
www.alison.com
Course: Business Etiquette and Professionalism
Master the basics of business etiquette and professionalism in the workplace, including proper interview etiquette.
www.alison.com
Course: Diploma in Web Business Development and Marketing
This free online course will show you how to set up a website for your business and how to be competitive in the online world.
www.alison.com
Buffer
Course: 25 Expert Social Media Growth Strategies
This 25-day email course will give you tips and strategies to enhance your social media marketing with tutorials, data, examples and exercises.
www.buffer.com
EntreTravel
Course: Business Training Module
Part of a larger entrepreneurial training program, this module will help participants — travel advisors and suppliers alike — understand an advisor’s business model. Participants will craft an elevator pitch, determine financial goals and specialize in a niche.
www.entretravel.com
Harvard
Class: Rhetoric - The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking
This self-paced course offers an introduction to the theory and practice of rhetoric, and the art of persuasive writing and speech.
www.online-learning.harvard.edu
Class: Improving Your Business Through a Culture of Health
In this course, participants will learn how to adopt a “culture of health” for their companies, which can help advance business goals.
The class started April 14 but can be completed now at your own pace.
www.edx.org
HubSpot
Course: The Essential Crash Course on Modern Email Marketing
This free video series teaches participants how to utilize marketing over email and how to maximize efficiency to help grow your business.
offers.hubspot.com
The Travel Institute
Course: Business Writing Skills
Available free of charge through April 30, this module is one of 15 included in The Travel Institute’s Certified Travel Associate (CTA) course. The module is designed to provide a practical foundation for high-quality business writing by offering strategies for writing effective emails, concise reports and proposals. The course also covers how to best use professional marketing communications.
www.thetravelinstitute.com
Course: Business Planning
Free through April 30, this module helps advisors plan for the financial future of their business. The course covers how to spot new business opportunities, how to create a business plan, how to set business goals and how to forecast the success of those plans.
www.thetravelinstitute.com
Udacity
Course: How to Build a Startup
This course teaches participants how to grow a startup by employing customer and marketplace feedback.
www.udacity.com
Udemy
Course: Getting Started With Google Analytics
Master Google Analytics to receive insights and data about company and website performance.
www.udemy.com
Course: Develop Effective Team Leaders
Understand how to coach team leaders on developing skills and gaining confidence, as well as how to identify what skills make for an effective team leader.
www.udemy.com
Course: Effective Communications Skills for Businesses
This course covers everything from presentation and public speaking skills to writing and sales tips.
www.udemy.com
University of California, Berkeley
Course: The Foundations of Happiness at Work
Learn why happiness at work is important, and identify any barriers to happiness at work by using research-proven methods that boost happiness. The class started April 14 but can be completed at your own pace.
www.edx.org
Course: Mindfulness and Resilience to Stress at Work
Learn research-backed strategies to improve mindfulness, handle stress and reduce burnouts at work. The class started April 14 but can be completed at your own pace.
www.edx.org
Course: Writing for Social Media
This class will provide the framework for writing for social media with a focus on your audience, and how to more effectively communicate over various platforms. The class starts April 25.
www.edx.org
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