Bringing Skills to the Workplace as a New Joiner

May 17, 2024

Lecture: Bringing Skills to the Workplace as a New Joiner

Introduction

  • Speaker: Heinrich from Firm Learning
  • Topic: How new joiners can bring valuable skills to the workplace

Challenges for New Joiners

  • Disadvantages:
    • Need to learn company-specific systems, software, processes
    • Takes time to catch up with experienced professionals
  • Applies to various fields: IT, law, business

Technical Skills to Quickly Learn

  • Two Key Skills:
    1. PowerPoint
    2. Excel
  • Mastering these can offer a significant advantage

Importance of PowerPoint

  • Widely used in both large corporations and SMEs
  • Used for internal and external communications (stakeholders, banks, investors, customers)
  • High-quality presentations are crucial for senior executives
  • Few people in organizations master PowerPoint to highest standards
  • Advantage: Better PowerPoint skills can give exposure to senior projects and executives

Improving PowerPoint Skills

  • Learning Methods:
    1. Learning by doing
    2. Seeking guidance from experienced professionals
    3. Studying high-level presentations
  • Heinrich offers resources:
    • YouTube videos and playlists on presentation skills
    • Comprehensive online course on creating C-level presentations

Importance of Excel

  • Standard tool for data handling in most organizations
  • Alternatives are being used but Excel is still predominant
  • Many professionals lack advanced Excel skills
  • Advantage: Advanced Excel skills can save time and improve efficiencies in the workplace

Improving Excel Skills

  • Learning Methods:
    1. Learning by doing
    2. Solving problems, Googling for solutions, and learning formulas
  • Heinrich is considering creating content on practical Excel model building

Conclusion

  • Skills in PowerPoint and Excel are highly versatile and valuable
  • They can be relevant in almost every industry and function
  • Heinrich encourages taking opportunities to improve these skills

Call to Action

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Additional Resources

  • Heinrich’s online course on PowerPoint skills
  • YouTube videos and playlists on presentation skills