How do you plan for the future when the present is riddled with uncertainty? In times of uncertainty, say a global pandemic that throws the landscape of work and life into a chaotic state—purposeful leadership skills will meet the challenge. In this course, executive coach Joshua Miller answers that question with clarity. Understanding the what and why of uncertainty and change gives valuable insight, setting the foundation for learning how. After this course, you'll be better prepared to meet uncertainty at the moment and successfully prepare for a rapidly changing future.

Getting the attention of sales prospects you have no existing relationship with is difficult, particularly over email. If we can't reach our prospects in-person or over the phone, how can we begin to build a relationship and start them on our sales journey? While email bypasses gatekeepers, reaches prospects wherever they are, and is readily available, it's often misused, squandering valuable opportunities. In this course, sales professional and prospecting coach Miles Croft helps you compile cold prospecting emails to send directly to individuals you wish to sell to today. This course is not focused on mass email marketing campaigns but on targeting your most wanted prospects and maximizing the chances of success. Join Miles as he explains how he writes and sends highly-effective cold emails using proven psychological techniques. He provides clear, step-by-step guidance on both catching the prospect's attention and enticing them into undertaking your chosen next action.

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When it comes to cold prospecting, speaking to business leaders directly is often seen as a scary prospect by new and experienced salespeople alike. This fear is, however, unwarranted; business leaders have ultimate decision-making power, and therefore will be involved in the buying process at some point. In this course, sales professional and prospecting coach Miles Croft explains how he successfully approaches business leaders on all levels, as well as what he has experienced to be the most common pitfalls that result in lost sales. Each lesson is straightforward, practical, and can be used in the real world right now. After completing this course, you'll have the tools you need to confidently call the managing directors, CEOs, and department heads of the world—and your sales processes will become more streamlined as you sell directly to the top.

Join graphic designer and brand strategist Nicte Cuevas as she discusses the impact color has across cultures and how the hues we use in our branding and work can shift perception. Nicte explains how color can hold different meaning across global cultures. She discusses how color psychology can shift or shape purchasing influences or create a divide among cultures. She helps you understand how cultural misappropriation can create a divide in communities and affect the perception of any brand. Nicte points out how gendered marketing through color can shift across the world. She shares the importance of understanding the role color plays when it comes to cultural heritage, and how using the wrong hue can shift the meaning when you market on a global scale. She explains how brands can partner with communities and experts avoid misunderstandings related to color language. In conclusion, Nicte shares her thoughts on how you can use color and culture to truly connect with an audience.

One of the most underrated skills a leader can demonstrate is compassion. Compassionate leaders are proven to foster more trust and respect for their teams, which increases their ability to have success. In this course, Dr. Melissa Steach details the building blocks of exercising compassion as a leader. She shares a fundamental understanding of what compassion in the workplace means, how to demonstrate compassion without compromise, and how leaders can foster compassionate environments for their teams. Melissa covers the physical, interpersonal, and emotional needs of employees, as well as how to communicate the benefits of compassionate leadership to your team.

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Composite manufacturing is no longer an enigma of high-level industrial fabrication. The migration of composite material has inserted itself into consumer products from automobile interiors to cell phone cases to sporting equipment. In this three-part series, carbon fiber product designer and fabricator Aram Goganian presents an essential guide on composite design and manufacturing, detailing the building of an actual consumer product—in this case a balance bike—from composite design to the finished product. This first course covers composite material basics and carbon fiber manufacturing methodologies. Aram details carbon fiber as a material, how it’s manufactured, how it’s processed, and the different styles of manufacturing with it. By the end of this course, you’ll have a better understanding of the material and how to best use it.

Composite materials are now found in everything from automobile interiors to cell phone cases to sporting equipment. It is critical for product designers to be able to incorporate composite materials into their design. In this three-part series, carbon fiber product designer and fabricator Aram Goganian presents an essential guide to building a composite-based consumer product—in this case a carbon-fiber balance bike. The second course focuses on composite design configuration and simulation, showcasing a single-sided mold with wash-out tooling, a closed mold with a thermoplastic epoxy, and pre-preg materials. By showing the design process in action, Aram provides guidance for part fabrication and final product validation. Discover how to build your model, validate your design concept and make updates to the design, and finalize the design, complete with a fully visualized surface finish. Plus, learn how to create detailed analysis or manufacturing.

In this three-part Composite Design and Manufacturing series, carbon fiber product designer and fabricator Aram Goganian presents an essential guide on composite design and manufacturing, detailing the building of an actual consumer product—in this case a balance bike—from composite design to the finished product. This third course in the series presents the final design workflow management and the integration of supplemental component additions that affect the end-product production plan. Aram shows how to use tools like CFD solvers to finalize the wind flow to make sure that the part is designed correctly, and how to use composite simulation tools to make sure that the parts are laid up correctly and structurally sound. He finishes the course by showing how to make the mold, produce and test the parts, and get the product out the door.

Creating and rendering a 3D scene is a tall task. But what happens when you need to make adjustments after render time? In this course, instructor Ryan McCauley shows you how to use AOVs to correctly composite a 3D scene for flexibility and finalizing. Ryan explains some important basics of AOV. Using a real-world example of a 15-second spot, he covers Multipass rendering out of Cinema 4D, including EXR multi-layer workflow and setting up AOVs properly in Redshift. Ryan steps you through rebuilding the beauty pass, fine-tuning to get the look you want in your final shot, and making revisions. He also touches on compositing stills in Photoshop, as well as advanced compositing techniques for both Fusion and After Effects.

Professionals looking to earn the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification must have a robust understanding of how to keep the security and overall health of their systems in check. In this installment of the CySA+ (CS0-002) Cert Prep series, instructor Mike Chapple covers key security techniques and best practices as he prepares you for the Security Operations and Monitoring domain of the CySA+ (CS0-002) exam. Mike covers log monitoring, network traffic analysis, intrusion detection and prevention, examining email for malicious content, network access control, endpoint security techniques, automating threat intelligence, and more.

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Learn the fundamentals you need to ace the CompTIA IT Fundamentals (FC0-U61) exam. Passing the exam earns you the ITF+ certification, designed for advanced users considering a career in IT. This certification is a great entry point for novices transitioning to IT pros—and this three-part cert prep series provides "self-help" style guidance that you can use to study for the exam. The third course covers computer maintenance, troubleshooting, databases, and programming. Instructor Scott Jernigan shows how to clean and maintain computers, troubleshoot the most common issues, identify the essential components of databases, and understand the building blocks of programming—in any language.

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Prepare for the Governance, Risk, and Compliance domain of the CompTIA Security+ (SYO-601) Cert Prep test. Instructor Mike Chapple explains how to lay the groundwork for a strong cybersecurity program, manage risk, and comply with legal and regulatory obligations. He recommends books and other resources to help you prepare. Mike teaches you about qualitative and quantitative risk assessment, risk types, and techniques to classify information. He walks you through how to select appropriate security controls, conduct ongoing risk management activities, and use a risk management framework. Mike also covers security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures; goes over how to handle data security and data breaches; and explores different privacy enhancing technologies. Mike steps through security awareness and training, then closes with suggestions on how to continue preparing for the test.

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Networks carry sensitive data between systems and users. To protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of network traffic, cybersecurity professionals must implement strong security controls. In this course, the eighth installment in the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Cert Prep series, dive into the topic of network security design and implementation as you prepare for the Security+ exam. Instructor Mike Chapple discusses TCP and IP—two of the main protocols that make up all modern networks— and how the components of the TCP/IP stack combine to facilitate network communications. Mike delves into secure network design, including how virtual LANs may be used to segment networks of differing security levels. Plus, he covers essential network security devices, such as firewalls and VPNs; using secure protocols; mobile device security; and more.

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This course covers cybersecurity operations and incident response to prepare for the Security+ exam, an entry-level exam for cybersecurity professionals. Instructor Mike Chapple covers topics such as designing an incident response program, conducting incident investigations, and using digital forensic techniques. Mike explains how to develop a solid foundation for an organization's information security incident response program. He goes over the process of selecting and training a diverse incident response team and incident communications plan. He details incident identification, escalation, and notification, then goes into how to mitigate and recover from incidents. Mike discusses attack frameworks such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework, the Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis, and cyber kill chain analysis. He walks through all the steps of incident investigation, then introduces you to a variety of forensic techniques you may use in investigations.

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CompTIA Security+ is an entry-level certification that requires a thorough understanding of network and device security, risk mitigation strategies, compliance, and more. This overview course provides CompTIA Security+ candidates with essential information they need to prepare for the qualifying exam. Cybersecurity expert Mike Chapple goes over the six domains for the newest version of the exam, SY0-601, and shares study tips that can help you feel prepared to take and pass the test on your first try. Plus, learn where to find practice tests to get hands-on experience and how to keep your certification current by continuing your studies.

The CompTIA Server+ (SK0-004) Cert Prep series was designed to help you prepare for and pass the CompTIA Server+ (SK0-004) exam. In this installment of the series, Ed Liberman prepares you for the server administration portion of the exam. Ed goes into server operating system installation, discussing installation, server roles, and post-installation configuration. In addition, he covers access and control methods, server maintenance, and asset management. To wrap up the course, he provides an overview of virtualization.

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Demonstrate your understanding of how to manage servers by earning the CompTIA Server+ certification. In this course, Ed Liberman prepares you for the server architecture portion of the CompTIA Server+ (SK0-004) exam. Ed goes into server form factors, discussing rack mount and tower servers, as well as blade technology. He also explains how to work with server components and power and cooling.

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In this course, Garrick Chow walks through the skills necessary to use Mac computers comfortably, while improving learning, productivity, and performance. This course focuses on Mac hardware and the macOS operating system, offering a thorough introduction to computers, networks, and computer peripherals such as printers, Bluetooth devices, and more. In addition, basic procedures with software applications, the internet, and email are covered.

Get up to speed quickly with your Windows computer. Instructor Garrick Chow provides a thorough, jargon-free introduction to computers, files and folders, networks, and peripherals like external storage drives and Bluetooth devices. Garrick also covers basic skills for working with software applications, the internet, and email. He goes over the components and types of computers and some special considerations when using a laptop. Garrick explains your operating system. After covering your User folder and desktop, he goes into the right-click, applications, and how to save and open files. Garrick discusses a variety of computer peripherals, including how to get your computer’s internet access set up and protect your machine from viruses. He tells you how to set up and use your email application, then goes into web browsing and performing basic and advanced searches.

More and more applications are using computer vision to detect and recognize objects. These applications usually execute on large computers, but developers can save money and power by running them on single-board computers (SBCs). The Raspberry Pi 4 is one of the most popular SBCs available. It's also the first computer in the Raspberry Pi family powerful enough to execute computer vision applications. Also, the software needed to build these applications can be downloaded freely from the Internet. In this course, instructor Matt Scarpino shows programmers how to write and execute computer vision applications on the Raspberry Pi 4. Matt introduces you to using the Thonny IDE, the OpenCV library, and NumPy array operations. He steps through object detection and neural networks, then explores convolutional neural networks (CNNs), including the Keras package and the TensorFlow package. Matt also walks you through what you can do with a Raspberry Pi HQ camera.