9-13 March is Microsoft Skills Week and to celebrate we are offering a 20% discount on any training orders placed during this week. This includes booking a place on any of our training courses, booking an exam or one-to-one session or purchasing training materials, self-study kits or exam vouchers.

How can you stay up-to-speed on the latest technologies and showcase your skills and value on the job? Two words—training and certification. Whether you're looking for a new job or looking to differentiate yourself in the one you have now, Microsoft Training and Certification will hone your skills on the technologies you use daily, and validate those skills to employers and peers.

For employers, now is an important time to retain your valued employees whilst ensuring they are as efficient and effective as possible. Training is an excellent motivator and add values to the employment experience. You can also apply for 60% cash back on Microsoft training through the Train 2 Gain Enhancement Fund. JD Approach can put you in touch with a broker to help you claim this funding when you contact us for more information on these courses.

Current scheduled courses include:

3rd March - Microsoft Excel Beginners 2003
4th March - Microsoft Access Advanced 2003
12th March - Microsoft Word Beginners 2003
17th March - Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
18th March - Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2003
19th March - Microsoft Access Beginners 2003
24th March - Microsoft Project Basics 2003
30th March - Microsoft PowerPoint Basics 2007

If the course you want is not listed please call us on 0114 2544004 or email training@jdapproach.co.uk to find out when it will be available or to book a private class.


The JD Approach Newsletter February 2009	Dear [FIRSTNAME], The JD Approach newsletter now has over 650 subscribers. If you know someone who might like to receive this newsletter please forward it on and ask them to subscribe at our website; www.jdapproach.co.uk The JD Approach Team Website of The Month Armada Properties offer well maintained, safe flats and houses for Sheffield students. JD Approach are proud to have produced their new website in conjunction with Marketing and PR Agency Ruby Slippers. www.armadaproperties.co.uk www.rubyslippers.co.uk Useful Tip Check Names in Outlook 2007 If you know the people you are emailing are in your contact list but they are not coming up automatically when you type their name in your 'To' field. Just type their first or second name and then click the Check Names button and Outlook will find the address for you. Dates for Your Diary Forward Ladies IT Surgery Free technology advice for women in business at our bi-monthly surgery. 5 Star Computer Training, Sheffield Monday 2nd March, 9.30am - 11.30am Click here for more information OOO Women in Business Speed Networking Paul Sykes, Principal Presentation Coach of The Speakers Friend, will provide delegates with practical hints, great tips and first-hand advice on speed networking, including some powerful new insights for 2009.. Brooklands Hotel, Barnsley Wednesday 18th March 11.30am £20 for members of BR Chamber £27.50 for non-members. Click here to book OOO WeConnect Is Your Business Ready for Procurement? How to expand your business by winning a big contract. Opportunities for female owned and managed businesses. Brooklands Hotel, Barnsley Tuesday 31st March 9.30am Click here to book OOO Thank you for reading this newsletter, it was produced using our online e-marketing tool for small businesses, if you would like to do the same for your business, please click the link below www.jdmessage.com
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Update Your Skills and Improve Efficiency with Certified Microsoft Courses 9-13 March is Microsoft Skills Week and to celebrate we are offering a 20% discount on any training orders placed during this week. This includes booking a place on any of our training courses, booking an exam or one-to-one session or purchasing training materials, self-study kits or exam vouchers. How can you stay up-to-speed on the latest technologies and showcase your skills and value on the job? Two words—training and certification. Whether you're looking for a new job or looking to differentiate yourself in the one you have now, Microsoft Training and Certification will hone your skills on the technologies you use daily, and validate those skills to employers and peers. For employers, now is an important time to retain your valued employees whilst ensuring they are as efficient and effective as possible. Training is an excellent motivator and add values to the employment experience. You can also apply for 60% cash back on Microsoft training through the Train 2 Gain Enhancement Fund. JD Approach can put you in touch with a broker to help you claim this funding when you contact us for more information on these courses. Current scheduled courses include: 3rd March - Microsoft Excel Beginners 2003 4th March - Microsoft Access Advanced 2003 12th March - Microsoft Word Beginners 2003 17th March - Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 18th March - Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2003 19th March - Microsoft Access Beginners 2003 24th March - Microsoft Project Basics 2003 30th March - Microsoft PowerPoint Basics 2007 If the course you want is not listed please call us on 0114 2544004 or email training@jdapproach.co.uk to find out when it will be available or to book a private class.
What is all the 'tweeting' about? The latest buzz in social networking is all about Twitter. At a recent Channel 4 event I was surprised at the announcement that all questions to the speakers were to be addressed through Twitter. The faith that such a major media organisation is placing on this tool really proves that networking on the internet is becoming the accepted way of doing things. The New York Times calls Twitter "one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet." TIME Magazine says, "Twitter is on its way to becoming the next killer app," and Newsweek noted that "Suddenly, it seems as though all the world's a-twitter." Twitter is basically a method for posting short snippets of information or updates to a list of followers which you can build yourself through marketing your account on these site. It is limited to 140 characters and for those of you who are already using Facebook regularly it is more or less the same as updating your 'status' field. It has been adopted by many celebrities as you might have heard in the news, Stephen Fry is by far the most popular of these with over 234,000 people currently following his regular daily updates. Many businesses and news organisations are now using twitter as an effective way to provide up to the minute updates on a range of subjects, You can see some of the businesses who are tweeting regularly here: http://twibs.com Follow us on twitter now - @jdapproach and @jzeun
Access Your Documents from Anywhere and Share them with Others Microsoft have launched the beta version of their Office Live service which allows users to save up to 1000 documents in an online space for free. We think this is an excellent service which will benefit small businesses in several ways. What can I do with it? Microsoft Office Live Workspace beta is your online place to save, access, and share documents and files. Use it to group related information for work, school, or personal projects. No downloads are required—just sign up and go. Anywhere Access Save up to 5 gigabytes (GB) of documents and files in one place. Access and preview them from almost any computer, whether or not it has Office installed. All you need is Web access and a compatible browser. Open files from your laptop or desktop PC, at home, in the office, away on holiday or any location with an internet connection. Share with Others Share a single document or entire workspace in a few simple steps. All you need is a person’s email address to start sharing documents with them. By storing and sharing documents online, you can be sure everyone will be working with the most current version of the document. No more missed email documents and multiple versions that could delay or disrupt an important project. Click here to try it now - it's free.

The JD Approach Newsletter February 2009

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The JD Approach Newsletter
February 2009