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Excel for Professionals (Part-1)

Microsoft Excel is fully integrated into all businesses in today's age. Mastering its functionality is not only recommended but also required. This Part-1 of the FREE "Excel for Professionals" online course is specifically tailored for those working in some form of business capacity. This course is for you if you want to improve your Excel skills so that you may use them in any industry or business, rapidly improve your resume, and perform better than your peers.

By taking this course you will be able to:
• Navigate and learn the basics of the Excel user interface
• Analyze and Manipulate Data
• Perform Business Centric Excel Formulas
• Save Time and Effort in Your Work
• Become a Better Business Professional

3 ঘন্টা 59 মিনিট

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Kick-start Your Career

A career is a lifelong journey full of challenges and growth, but getting started is often the hardest part. Finding a suitable job depends on many factors, but if you treat your job search as a project and follow best practices, you will greatly increase your chances of finding good opportunities that you can convert into job offers.

Kick-start Your Career takes you through the entire process of finding the job that's right for you, starting with developing a personal plan, getting noticed with online profiles, getting selected with strong applications, acing job interviews, as well as preparing for success when you do get an offer. The content is packed into short videos with useful templates and resources in each section. So what are you waiting for? Enroll now and Kick-start Your Career!

3 ঘন্টা 17 মিনিট

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Résumé Writing Masterclass

How can you bring your resume to the top of the queue? How can you present yourself to your future employers using the language they speak inside their organization? This course will give you the answers to those questions. You will learn how to transform a boring resume into a dynamic Harvard standard resume that conveys your talents in a language that an employer understands.

Taking this FREE resume writing masterclass will teach you the essential tips, tricks, and secrets for writing a winning resume, as well as what employers want and how to get the job you want.

1 ঘন্টা 35 মিনিট

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Succeed in Business Case Competitions - Part 1

Business competitions are one of the most appreciated extracurricular activities by employers. For a student making their way into the corporate world, participation in business competitions will not only make them stand out from other job applicants, but will help them develop insights and skills that will be invaluable as they start their careers.
This course is specifically designed for beginners who seek to improve their performance during business competitions. After completing this course, you will be able to understand key business models, advanced infographics-based presentations, how to deliver insights with impact, basic financial analysis, team management, and more.
This is part 1 of our 2 part course on business competitions.
Md Sobhan Chowdhury is a corporate professional with extensive experience participating in different national business case competitions during his academic years. He is a self-taught business competition enthusiast which helped him learn the art of presenting and engaging in different business cases with exceptional success.

1 ঘন্টা 22 মিনিট

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Writing Professional Emails

In the 21st century, email is considered to be as one of the most common forms of business communication. Every second million of emails are sent throughout the world, but very few senders know how to write a professional email in the right way. Often we encounter students complaining that they have sent emails to potential employers but they haven’t received any response to their emails. Some common mistakes ruin the open rates of emails which is why it is important to make sure that it gives the right message to the recipient and is organized and professional.

This course will lay out the 3 basic easy steps to email writing ensuring positive impression and faster replies from recipients.
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Career Planning

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The Art of Public Speaking

In life, in school, and in business, we are often faced with the task of presenting our thoughts and ideas in front of people. Whether you are an entrepreneur pitching an amazing idea, a student giving an important presentation in front of a class, or a teacher looking to captivate your students, you know that talking in front of people can be difficult. Often, a good idea can fail to reach the audience if the speaker doesn’t know how to deliver it effectively.

This course gives you reliable techniques for delivering a powerful public speech capable of leaving a lasting impression. After completing this course, you will be ready to deliver your ideas and speech memorably to an audience. If you are a beginner, this course will help you quickly master the fundamentals of public speaking. If you are a seasoned speaker, it will help you better understand public speaking and push you to the next level of mastery.
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Communication Top Course

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Introduction to 21st Century Skills

The world is changing fast, and the future is more challenging and unpredictable than ever before. What will really determine your success is in your career are not just the things you learned in class but the skills you develop and practice well. Building a broad skill-set takes conscious effort, to ensure you are well-rounded in areas like communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and more. Understanding the concept of "21st Century Skills" will help you adapt, perform and succeed in tomorrow's challenging environment. This course will introduce you to what 21st Century skills are, why they are important, and how to nurture them in a practical way.

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Pathways to Career Success

Making it in the job market is tough for anyone, but the reality is that women face many more challenges than men in professional life. Due to cultural, social, and other factors, female candidates get less consideration when searching for jobs, tend to get fewer opportunities to advance in their careers compared to men, and face a number of other challenges in an unfair playing field.

This course draws on the experience of female professionals that have had to overcome these obstacles over their long careers. Practical guidance and tips on navigating gender-based bias will be very helpful for young female professionals that want to progress based with minimum hindrance. The course covers all aspects of the career journey, from planning to applying, to negotiation, and contains a lot of useful learning for professionals of all genders.

Parveen Huda has over 25 years of experience working in the private sector, consulting and teaching in the field of human resource management, and provides mentorship to young professionals on making the most of their professional lives.

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Excel for Professionals (Part-2)

Microsoft Excel is the most powerful tool in the corporate world. Excel can reduce your effort in every industry, including sales, finance, marketing, engineering, supply chain, HR, and administration.

This Part-2 of the FREE “Excel for Professionals” online course is designed for advanced users of Microsoft Excel. You will be introduced to more complex Excel functions, data visualization techniques, and presentation tools in this part.

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Conflict Management - How to Deal with Difficult People

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Effective Body Language for Leadership

Whether we like it or not, our body always speaks. It tells people if we are confident or shaky, welcoming or reserved, sincere or distant. If we do not pay attention to our body language, we might convey unintended messages. Your body language must be in sync with what you say. Body language is especially important when you are looking to inspire people to action. Body language is the secret to establishing a leadership presence.
This course offers some practical tips to improve your non-verbal signals to make a strong first impression. In addition to explaining the common mistakes in non-verbal communication, it discusses the best practices. The topics discussed in this course can be useful in team meetings, public speaking, and networking events, etc. This course will accelerate growth and success for young graduates, professionals, and people in leadership roles.
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Communication

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Transforming Teams

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Succeed in Business Case Competitions - Part 2

Business competitions are one of the most appreciated extracurricular activities by employers. For a student making their way into the corporate world, participation in business competitions will not only make them stand out from other job applicants, but will help them develop insights and skills that will be invaluable as they start their careers.
This course is specifically designed for beginners who seek to improve their performance during business competitions. After completing this course, you will be able to understand key business models, advanced infographics-based presentations, how to deliver insights with impact, basic financial analysis, team management, and more.
This is part 2 of our 2 part course on business competitions.
Md Sobhan Chowdhury is a corporate professional with extensive experience participating in different national business case competitions during his academic years. He is a self-taught business competition enthusiast which helped him learn the art of presenting and engaging in different business cases with exceptional success.

1 ঘন্টা 44 মিনিট

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Go-to-market Strategy for Startup

Go-to-market(GTM) strategy is your way to declare that your solution is way better than the status quo. The GTM strategy will help a business clarify what's the solution, for whom the solution is, How it'll solve the problem and where it will solve the problem. Hence, It'll define your ideal customer, simplify your communication and position your product for launching. Learn to create business model canvas, buyer persona, brand positioning and define your target market before launching your product in this ''Go-to-market Strategy for Startup'' Course.

Establishing a go-to-market strategy is crucial for both existing businesses and start-up ventures. Learn more about the goals of GTM strategies, see some of them in action, and discover how to develop your own in this course.

Entrepreneurship

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Due Diligence for Startups

In the booming entrepreneurial era of Bangladesh, every startup will require investments to scale up their business. No matter the niche of their business, only adequate investment and scalability can give a company new height in their startup journey. And when an investor invests in any company at a certain valuation, he or she will be investigating every aspect of the claim that an entrepreneur makes.

And to be transparent in the investment journey, a startup will have to go through a rigorous due diligence to justify all of its claims. Hence we are here with ''Due Diligence for Startup'' . After completing this course, you'll know the A to Z journey a startup endure when raising investments. This course will educate you about all the aspects regarding proper "Legal, Secretarial & Financial Compliance Due Diligence" and "Financial & Operational Due Diligence".

So enroll into the course right away and take the first step towards becoming investment ready.

Entrepreneurship

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The Art of Business Model Canvas by LightCastle Partners

In this course, you will learn how to organize, articulate, and implement business ideas using the business model canvas. You’ll learn to identify and communicate the nine key elements of a business model: Customer Segments, Value Proposition, Channels, Customer Relationships, Key Resources, Key Activities, Key Partners, Revenue Streams, and Cost Structure. The course will also show you how to easily sketch out your ideas visually and articulate them in a language that anybody can understand instead of starting with a complex business plan.
What you’ll learn:
• Understand the meaning and importance of business models
• Understand the 9 building blocks that make up any business
• Learn how to sketch out your idea using the business model canvas
• Communicate your business idea more effectively
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Entrepreneurship

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Skills and Strategies for Negotiation

You have received an offer for a job you will enjoy, but the pay is lower than you expected. You ask your potential manager whether he is flexible in raising the pay and he says, “This job is not just about money. People work here with a lot of passion. I want you to think and set your priorities accordingly.” This situation is difficult to handle and is emblematic of how complex job negotiation can be.

Our course is designed based on the real-life experience of negotiation between the recruiters and job seekers in terms of employee rights, power, value, concession and many more. The complexity in the negotiation itself creates opportunities for people who know how to negotiate better. Keeping this evident, this course aims to expose you to situations that need a quick and strategic response. You will have a better understanding of different negotiation theory with relevant examples once you complete the course. It will lead you to become one of the strongest candidates trained in effective negotiating strategies.

Like all other courses at BYLCx, this course uses a combination of video lectures, text summary, and a quiz to help learners understand each concept perfectly before proceeding to the next. Whereas appropriate, the course provides template documents so that the learners can put their learnings into practice.
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Presentation

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Business Presentation Basics

An effective business presentation requires applying storytelling techniques, crunching data using excel, implementing design principles, and above all speaking with confidence. This course teaches how to put all these skills together to deliver your next killer presentation.

Presentation Communication

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Quick Guide to English Grammar

This course will increase awareness and provide guidance through some common grammatical mistakes, that unintentionally slip through while speaking or writing in English. This course contains examples, which illustrate the mistakes and their corrected forms followed by a thorough explanation for each. The course includes some practice material that will help learners practice what they have learned and prevent them from repeating such errors.
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English English

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Entrepreneurship: Managing Financial Uncertainties

This course has been developed to give a sound understanding of five more common finance related risks in the context of entrepreneurship. This involved discussion on the dangers of fast growth, pricing strategies, tracking accounting, managing operating cycle, and forecasting cashflow. Each of the topics has been explained using easy to follow, relatable examples so that anyone without a formal business education can understand them.

The course has been organised around the five most common risks so it does not delve into definitions. Instead, it prescribes actionable steps that can be taken to tackle each of these challenges.
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Entrepreneurship

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Acing Interview

একটা কার্যকরী রেজুমে এবং কভার লেটার মাধ্যমে শর্টলিস্টেড হওয়ার পর আসে ইন্টারভিউয়ের অফার। আপনাকে ইন্টারভিউয়ে আপনার এমপ্লোয়ারকে বুঝাতে হবে যে আপনি একজন যোগ্য প্রার্থী। ইন্টারভিউতে এমপ্লোয়ার সাধারনত আপনার চারিত্রিক গঠন, পুর্ববর্তী অভিজ্ঞতা, দক্ষতা এবং কোম্পানি সম্পর্কে আপনার আগ্রহ বুঝার চেষ্টা করে।
বাংলাদেশের অনেক নামীদামী সংস্থার সাথে কাজ করার অভিজ্ঞতা থেকে ফারাহ চৌধুরী এই কোর্সে বেশ কয়েকটি সাধারণ সাক্ষাত্কার/ইন্টারভিউয়ের প্রশ্ন নিয়ে আলোচনা করেছেন। কোনও এমপ্লোয়ার কেন এই প্রশ্নগুলি জিজ্ঞাসা করেন এবং সেগুলির উত্তর দেওয়ার উত্তম উপায় কী হতে পারে তা নিয়ে বিশ্লেষন করেছেন । এই কোর্সটি কমপ্লিট করার মাধ্যমে আপনি ইন্টারভিউয়ের সাধারন বা কমন প্রশ্নের সুন্দর করে গুছিয়ে উত্তর দেওয়া শিখতে পারবেন।

Career Planning

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How to Write a Powerful Speech

This course will equip you with the tools and techniques to write exceptional speeches. So whether you are a student or working at an office; whether you are speaking at a function or struggling to organize your next presentation this course is for you.

The series of video lectures will help you in coming up with ideas and then finally putting pen to paper. Along the way, you’ll learn many tips and tricks to research, support and organize your content.

Communication

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The Problem Solver's Toolbox

Problem-solving is consistently rated as one of the highest sought out skills across the industries worldwide. In today’s world, to succeed in the academic and professional world, the need for becoming a good problem solver is paramount.
The course approaches problem solving in a strategic and systematic way, aiming to provide foundational skills of problem solving applicable across many disciplines and types of problems. It entails concepts, frameworks, and strategic approaches to problem solving. Following the concepts and strategies, the course demonstrates the application of the learned concepts, frameworks, and strategies through real-world problems, adapted to the needs of analytical admissions and job placement exams.
The course is prepared for anybody who wants to learn problem solving in a strategic and systematic way. The course is especially helpful for students who want to ace admissions and job placement exams since we tried to incorporate topics that are tested across the admissions and job placement assessments. Learners from any background can take this course.
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Personal development

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Precision Writing

Communication

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An Introduction to Job Searching Techniques

You have spent fifteen plus years developing skills to do a job that is meaningful to you, but your effort will go in vain if you fail to showcase your skills during the recruitment process. To find a job that you want, you need to learn how to present yourself as a candidate of choice.
This course designed for anyone looking for an internship or entering the job market for the first time. It will equip you with the necessary skills an applicant should have and will lead you to become an attractive candidate. It breaks down each step and provides appropriate solutions with lucid explanations. You will also be introduced to the key elements of successful job search, such as preparing an effective resume and cover letter, creating and seizing networking opportunities, acing interviews, personal branding, appropriate usage of social media, etc. You will be able to demonstrate the skills a job seeker should have to leave a positive impression at each phase of the recruitment process.
Like all other courses at BYLCx, this course uses a combination of video lectures, text summary, and a quiz to help participants understand each concept flawlessly before proceeding to the next. Whereas appropriate, the course provides template documents so that the students can easily put the theories into practice.
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Career Planning

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Storytelling in the 21st Century

Oftentimes, we use statistics to show how authentic our say is. We then forget that we have our own relatable stories to tell instead. The best messages we remember are the stories we heard when we were young. It is so because morals/messages were packaged into stories and that is how the message was not lost as time changed.
This course uses various examples to illustrate the different tools being taught. It also has assignments at the end of each section to ensure proper learning takes place. The aim of this course is to understand story-telling as an enlightening technique in establishing ideas so that the message would not only last in the minds of the audience but be transferred from one to another.
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Communication

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Professional Video Editing: Part 1

আমাদের দৈনন্দিন জীবনকে আমরা স্মৃতি হিসেবে ধারণ করি আমাদের মোবাইল বা ক্যামেরার মেমরি কার্ড এ ছবি বা ভিডিও আকারে। এই ছবি বা ভিডিও প্রকাশ পায় আমাদের নানা রকম সোশ্যাল মিডিয়া বা টেলিভিশন মিডিয়ায়। ফেসবুক , ইউটিউব কিংবা টিভি চ্যানেল এ বিভিন্ন অর্গানাইজেশনের পাবলিক রিলেশন বা ব্র্যান্ডিং এ গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা রাখে ভিডিও এড, ডকুমেন্টরি বা ভিডিও স্টোরিলাইন। আর এই ধরনের ভিডিও এড, ডকুমেন্টরি বা স্টোরিলাইনাপ এর জন্য শুধু ক্যামেরা অপারেটর এর স্কিল ই না, জানা প্রয়োজন ভিডিং এডিটিং এর মত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ স্কিল। প্রফেশনালি ভিডিও এডিটিং শেখার জন্য BYLCx নিয়ে এসেছে ২ পার্টের প্রফেশনাল ভিডিও এডিটিং কোর্স। এনরোল করুন ও শিখুন ভিডিও এডিটিং।

Professional Development

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Introduction to Business Analytics

Data is everywhere - every interaction you make with your phone or computer, how and where you spend your money, and countless other details of our daily lives are now captured by a variety of systems that use this data to generate powerful insights on our behavior. Business today rely greatly on data to make major decisions, and the ability of capture, process and interpret large volumes of data is a critical skillset. Data analysts and are more in demand now than ever before, and the need for this expertise will only grow in the future.

This course will take you from a complete beginner's introduction to what data analytics is, and go over some of the common tools, terminology and ideas that are integral to this field. The course also covers advice on how to get started with building these skills and launch explore a rewarding career as a data analyst.

Analytics

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Professional Video Editing: Part 2

Professional Development

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Beyond Aspiration: Meeting Goals and Challenges

While virtually everyone sets goals at the start of a year, only some achieve them successfully. What separates those who achieve goals from those who fail? Is there any technique you can follow that would keep you on track and make achieving goals easier? Should we set smaller goals to increase the likelihood of achieving them?
This course will teach you some simple but effective techniques on how to achieve your goals. In this two-week long course, you will learn how to create a vision, set milestones, make public commitments, and keep yourself accountable to others. By setting clearly defined goals, you can measure your progress and keep track of your achievements.
This course uses a combination of video lectures, text summary, and a quiz to help learners understand each concept before proceeding to the next. Whereas appropriate, the course provides template documents so that the learners can put their learnings into practice.
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Personal development

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Writing for Success

Whether you are a student or a professional, you will often find yourself in need of writing. It may be a paper for your class, a news article, an email, or simply about yourself. To be able to write clearly and concisely, thus, is one of the greatest strengths you can have. In this course, you will learn how to make your writing better than ever before. Emphasizing on the writing process, this course includes three central modules titled planning, drafting, and revising. Each of the modules will walk you through the steps of the writing process.
We hope these modules will assist you to significantly improve your writing skills. Because we believe that students learn best when they learn actively, we’ve made these modules interactive, with regular opportunities for you to test your knowledge of the topics contained within them. Most importantly, we hope you will learn from the course, and apply this knowledge in your never-ending quest to grow as a persuasive writer.
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Communication

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Data Analysis with Python

আপনি কি জানেন গুগল, উবার, নেটফ্লিক্স, গোল্ডম্যান স্যাক্স এর মত কোম্পানি গুলো Data Analysis এর জন্য কোন Programming Language ব্যবহার করে? অবাক করার মতো হলেও এই কোম্পানি গুলো নিজেদের জটিল ও বিগ বিজনেস Data Analysis করে Python এর মত User Friendly Language ব্যবহার করে । Python এর সাহায্যে অন্যান্য Programming Language থেকে অল্প লেখায় Coding করা যায় ও এটি Open Source বলে প্রয়োজনমত ব্যবহার করা যায়।
বর্তমান বিশ্বে বিজনেস Data Analysis ব্যবহার করে নতুন কাস্টমার একুইজিশন করা, প্রোডাক্ট কিংবা সার্ভিস কে আর বেশি কাস্টমার ফ্রেন্ডলি করা এবং নতুন নতুন বিজনেস এর স্কোপ তৈরি করতে প্রতিনিয়ত ব্যবহার হচ্ছে Python এর মাধ্যমে ডেটা এনালাইসিস।
BYLCx এর এই কোর্স আপনাকে শেখাবে সেই সমস্ত ফাংশন ও ফর্মুলা যার মাধম্যে আপনি খুব সহজেই Data Analysis শিখতে পারবেন ও ব্যবহার করতে পারবেন আপনার নিজের যেকোন ডেটা সোর্স এ।
BYLCx এর এই কোর্স আপনাকে শেখাবে Python বহুল ব্যবহৃত দুইটি লাইব্রেরী Numpy ও Pandas এবং সেই সমস্ত ফাংশন ও ফর্মুলা যার মাধম্যে আপনি খুব সহজেই Data Analysis শিখতে পারবেন ও ব্যবহার করতে পারবেন আপনার নিজের যেকোন ডেটা সোর্স এ।
তাই দেরী না করে আজই এনরোল করুন BYLCx এর Data Analysis with Python কোর্স এ।

Professional Development

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Critical Thinking for Professional Success

If you can think critically, you are an asset to your company! When employees use information from a broader and more neutral perspective, a team excels in comprehensive and sustainable decision making.
This course on critical thinking will pave a way for any learner who is eager to improve his decision-making skills. It discusses a number of key elements that elaborate on different concepts objectively and considers various facts to reach a sound and logical conclusion. With relevant explanations and examples, this course will teach you how to identify and break down problems into small sections, sync theories with real-life problems, ask questions and provide solutions, and some common pitfalls that require quick actions. After completing the course, you will be able to bring creative solutions to the table and help the business evolve and become competitive.
Like all other courses at BYLCx, this course uses a combination of video lectures, text summary, and a quiz to help learners understand each concept perfectly before proceeding to the next. Whereas appropriate, the course provides template documents so that the learners can put their learnings into practice.
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Professional Development Personal development

1 ঘন্টা 18 মিনিট

19 steps

Creative Thinking in a Rapidly Changing Workplace

One of the more common misconceptions about creativity is that it is an inherent trait and cannot be learnt. However, if you start to see creative thinking as a process which helps you communicate new ideas in an innovative and engaging way, look at problems from diverse perspectives, and generate novel solutions, you soon understand that creative thinking skills can be developed. You can train yourself to break away from routine and habit to tap into your creative self.
In this course, you will be introduced to a set of behaviors and techniques that will augment your ability to generate novel ideas or solutions to problems. You will learn what hinders us from being creative and how to overcome them. While some of the tools discussed in the course are suited to be used on your own, others work well for a group enabling you to facilitate group sessions for a better creative outcome.
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Professional Development Personal development

1 ঘন্টা 31 মিনিট

17 steps

PowerPoint Hacks

If you have mastered the basics of PowerPoint and ready to learn hacks to boost your productivity, this course is for you. You will learn to maximize your efficiency with the help of various shortcuts taught in this course. Be it a presentation for university or a pitch to an investor, this course would help you create beautiful presentations quickly and get ahead of the competition.
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Presentation Communication

37 মিনিট

16 steps

Networking 101

If you believe that only the extroverts can excel at networking, and you have to be fake to be good at networking, you should take this course. If you think the hardest step of networking is starting a conversation, this course is for you. If you want to learn how to use social media to expand your network, this course will help you as well.
In this course, Career Counsellor Farah Chowdhury guides you to identify the most important people in your network and helps you prioritize who is most critical to your success. You would also learn how to make the best use of networking events. Last, she helps put all the elements together into a plan you can use to become a better networker.
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Professional Development

51 মিনিট

14 steps

Overcoming Procrastination: Tools and Tactics

Do you often find yourself delaying a task in hand? We usually procrastinate when a certain task becomes difficult or requires more motivation than we have in a given moment. It actually deteriorates the quality of work, sometimes even links to lower salary provision or unemployment.
This course on beating procrastination is for those who want to overcome this habit and become active in their lifestyles- be it personal or professional. Here, we will discuss some salient strategies to conquering procrastination that individuals have found effective and feasible. Ranging from the definition to reasons and effective solutions- this course is a complete guide to fight any distraction or interruption causing procrastination. You will learn to set your priorities and overcome the creative blocks that hinder your progress and limit your time management sense once you go through the curriculum.
Like all other courses at BYLCx, this course uses a combination of video lectures, text summary, and a quiz to help learners understand each concept perfectly before proceeding to the next. Whereas appropriate, the course provides template documents so that the learners can put their learnings into practice.
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Personal development

50 মিনিট

15 steps

Negotiating Job Offer

Career Planning

1 ঘন্টা 29 মিনিট

17 steps

Innovation for Change Makers

Innovation generally refers to changing processes or coming up with better replacements, products, or ideas. Often times innovators are deemed as creative. But it takes a bit more to turn a good idea into a useful one.
This course will guide you through the process of innovation, introduce you to components that may trigger innovation and help you put your ideas in a useful context. By the end of the four-week course, you will be equipped with techniques that will not only help generate creative ideas but help you turn your idea into a business venture. Whether you are just starting out in the business world or are an experienced professional, this course will help you achieve your goals.
The course uses a combination of video lectures, text summary, and a quiz to help learners understand each concept perfectly before proceeding to the next. Where appropriate, the course provides additional documents so that the learners can put their learnings into practice.
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Personal development

1 ঘন্টা 37 মিনিট

19 steps

Mastering Interpersonal Communication

This course will focus on strategies that can help you improve your interpersonal communication skills. We have discussed techniques that can help you get your message across effectively in the workplace and tackle potential communication challenges with your colleagues. We have also discussed at length how to grapple with tricky situations such as handling interruptions, responding to critical feedback, and communicating across cultures.
Each of the lecture videos in this course is supplemented by text summaries and quizzes to help you understand each concept fully before proceeding to the next lesson. By the end of this course, you would be more confident in having communication at office, meeting, and networking events.
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Communication

1 ঘন্টা 30 মিনিট

15 steps

Impromptu Public Speaking

Impromptu public speaking takes many forms — from delivering a speech to a group of people to reporting back on a project or explaining an idea in a meeting. Most people become at the prospect of speaking in public, and when it comes to impromptu speaking, everything seems more difficult. This course has been designed for anyone looking to improve their impromptu public speaking skills and leave the audience with a positive impression.
We start the course with an introduction to the different types of public speaking opportunities and explain why this skill is important to excel in our personal and professional life. Then we share proven strategies and techniques to help you improve your ability to speak in all types of contexts - ranging from a professional gathering to a small group discussion. It will give you a better understanding of impromptu speaking topics and the tactics needed to make those topics interesting to the audience.
Like most other courses at BYLCx, this course uses a combination of video lectures, text summary, and a quiz to help learners understand each concept perfectly before proceeding to the next. Whereas appropriate, the course provides template documents so that the learners can put their learnings into practice.
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Communication

30 মিনিট

11 steps

SQL for Data Science

At a time when the world is producing 2.5 quintillion bytes of data, a rather mind-boggling amount, the demand for data scientists, who can make sense of such deluge of data, is increasing. Businesses around the world are recognizing the role of data in product, operation, and customer service decision-making. In Bangladesh, startups and big companies alike are hiring and intend to hire more and more data scientists to leverage the insights drawn from data and integrate them into the product, marketing, operation, and other decisions. In such a backdrop, it’s important that an aspiring data scientist is well-versed in SQL, because SQL is the programming language for communicating with any database. This course will teach you the basics of SQL, starting with SQL syntax and moving on to Entity Relationship Diagram(ERD) and explaining its importance in SQL. It will help you create tables and insert data into them and gradually write simple queries to retrieve data. You will also learn how to update and delete data from tables. By the end of the course, you will be able to create a simple database, using real-world scenarios.
This course is designed for those seeking to enter the field of Data Science, but with no prior background. The course will also be helpful for aspiring digital marketers, product developers, and executives that want to make data-driven decisions. This course will act as a stepping stone into the world of data. Welcome to the world of SQL. Enroll now!
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Other

2 ঘন্টা 14 মিনিট

27 steps

Emotional Intelligence

Personal development

1 ঘন্টা 36 মিনিট

20 steps

Startup Legal by The Legal Circle

Navigating complex legal issues can be daunting, and any serious founder needs to have a working understanding of their legal obligations and pay attention to detail when starting their companies. Being thoughtful and organized when starting your business can save you from much greater difficulty and cost in the long run. This course will introduce you to essential legal concepts related to starting and running a company. These include an introduction to various business forms, the process for registering a business and company, overview of necessary documents and licenses, roles of different stakeholders, and more.

The Legal Circle is the go-to law firm for startups in Bangladesh, and plays an active role in developing our startup ecosystem. The Legal Circle provides legal support and guidance to help founders get started, and transition from seed through to venture capital stages of their growth.
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Entrepreneurship

1 ঘন্টা 1 মিনিট

11 steps

Business Communication Hacks

Learn essential tips and guidelines to make you a strong communicator in the workplace.

This course will cover important strategies and hacks to help you be more effective with your written and verbal communication in a professional setting. Learn how to :
- Avoid the most common grammatical errors in English writing
- Proper etiquette for composing professional emails
- Adjusting your communication style based on your audience, situation, and other constraints.
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Communication

2 ঘন্টা 16 মিনিট

32 steps

Social Media Etiquette for Professionals

Professional Development

10 মিনিট

6 steps

Effective Teamwork

Teamwork and collaboration are one of the most cited 21st-century skills. Whether you are in a university or in a full-time job, you are required to work in a group setting. What makes an effective team member? Are there any steps you can follow to become an effective team member? In this course, we explore these questions and present a roadmap that you can follow to become an effective team member.
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Professional Development

41 মিনিট

14 steps

Growth Mindset

Decades of research by world-renowned Stanford Professor Carol Dweck have led to the discovery of two types of mindsets: fixed and growth. The fixed mindset is the belief that intelligence is inherited and cannot be changed with effort and hard work. Whereas growth mindset is the belief that through hard work, practice and effort, intelligence can be improved and increased. Carol’s research shows students with a growth mindset have higher levels of success in almost all areas of human endeavor.
In this course, you will learn about the growth mindset, its benefits, and how it can impact your growth in the long run. Most importantly you will learn how to effectively use techniques to develop a growth mindset to carry you on the wings of success.
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Personal development

1 ঘন্টা 1 মিনিট

15 steps

Freelancing Essentials: The Step by Step Guide

Bangladesh is one of the world's top sources of freelancing services, and with the right knowledge and setup, you can work for local and international clients from your own home. Freelancing is a broad term that can cover many skills, but there are some key principles to follow if you want to build a successful career and earn as a freelancer. This course covers an overview of this sector, how to get started, as well as best practices to help you win projects and build a good reputation.

Taufiq Haque, a top-rated freelancer on Upwork and Fiverr, and the founder of Fraktal Creative, will share his insights and tips to help you get started with your freelancing career.

Professional Development Career Planning

2 ঘন্টা 25 মিনিট

12 steps

Advanced PowerPoint

Know the basics PowerPoint and looking to up your game? This would be the right course for you. This course covers the awesome design, animations, and transitions tools available in PowerPoint. You will also learn how to use both Microsoft Word and Excel to make your slides even more professional.
If you do not already know the basics of PowerPoint, you should start with our PowerPoint Basics for Presentation course.
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Presentation Communication

1 ঘন্টা 23 মিনিট

21 steps

Personal Finance Management for Entrepreneurs

Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or already running a start-up, how you manage your personal finances will have a decisive effect on how far you get. Just as you plan for your business, having a strategy for your own finances can help you get through hard times and jump ahead when the time is right. Learn how you make a plan to save money and be your own investor, how to manage your personal needs on an uncertain income, plan how much to pay yourself in the short run while maximizing long term investment, and much more, so your personal and business financial plans are in perfectly in-sync.

49 মিনিট

18 steps

Writing with Clarity and Purpose

Groundbreaking ideas often remain unobserved if they are not expressed clearly. A writer’s effort goes in vain when a reader cannot connect to the purpose of writing. So, writing with clarity and purpose is essential to produce sharp, clear, and easy to understand the content.
This short course is designed for those who want to excel in writing! It will equip you with the necessary skills a writer should have- starting from cognitive principles to stylistics. It elaborates on the tactics that make writing enjoyable and effective, and also explains what makes writing dull. It will also introduce some key elements a beginner should keep in mind, for instance, the importance of using strong verbs, active voice, and simple sentences. Each section is demonstrated with relevant explanations and examples.
Like all other courses at BYLCx, this course uses a combination of video lectures, text summary, and a quiz to help learners understand each concept perfectly before proceeding to the next. Whereas appropriate, the course provides template documents so that the learners can put their learnings into practice.
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Communication

1 ঘন্টা 10 মিনিট

16 steps

Career: Succeed from Day One

A lot of uncertainty comes with a new job. You will encounter a new environment, meet new people, and will handle a new set of responsibilities. This might seem a little overwhelming at the beginning but remember that it is the best time to establish your professional brand and chart your career course.

This course is designed for people who want to be recognized as a valuable team member at his new workplace. It discusses various strategies a recruiter can follow to highlight his/her visibility. You will get a thorough idea of how to adopt long term strategies, find mentors, create a support network, and communicate effectively with colleagues and supervisors once you complete the course. It will assist you in each step every time you need guidelines to make a smart move at your new workplace.</p>

Like all other courses at BYLCx, this course uses a combination of video lectures, text summary, and a quiz to help learners understand each concept perfectly before proceeding to the next. Whereas appropriate, the course provides template documents so that the learners can put their learnings into practice.
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Professional Development Career Planning

52 মিনিট

13 steps

Intro to Python

Python is one of the most in-demand programming languages, with applications in web development, data science, machine learning, AI, and more. A very versatile server side language, Python is quick to get started with, but highly scalable, with some of the world's largest companies running on it.

This introductory course will take you from zero knowledge of Python to a practical understanding, with no prior programming experience needed. the course starts with setting up the environment and will end in practical practice projects.

2 ঘন্টা 18 মিনিট

14 steps

Professional Networking in the 21st Century for Women

The ability to connect with people can completely change your life. Your ability to connect with people whether it’s in business or in your social life is a skill that you can learn and master. This course will teach you how to be better at creating a personal network, through casting a wide, but purposeful net to build the relationships you will need to achieve your goals and how to take care of those relationships for mutual success. You will learn:
-What a personal network is and how it benefits you, both professionally and personally.
-How to develop deeper, stronger, more mutually beneficial relationships.
-How you can create a strategy for maintaining these relationships.
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3 ঘন্টা 13 মিনিট

27 steps

Introduction to Critical Thinking

27 মিনিট

9 steps

Student Engagement in Classroom

Other

48 মিনিট

13 steps

Finance Essentials

This course covers the key concepts of finance anyone from any profession needs to know about to manage their finances better. We have carefully avoided the use of any jargon whereas possible to make the content accessible for everyone.
The course will give students an understanding of three key financial statements of a business. Upon completing the course, students would be able to assess the performance and financial health of a company. To get the most out of this course, a student should make as many financial statements as possible by visiting any public company’s website.
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Entrepreneurship

50 মিনিট

13 steps

Business Acumen

Entrepreneurship

1 ঘন্টা 19 মিনিট

22 steps

Gantt Chart for Project Management

If you have never heard of the Gantt Chart, you are not alone. However, if you are interested in a career in Project Management, this is a must-have tool in your skillsets. Gantt chart gives you a visual overview of each individual task of your project and its duration. It helps to prepare realistic project deadlines. It is widely used by project managers and other professionals to keep track of their projects. In this course, you will learn how to create Gantt charts using Excel. By the end of the course, you will be able to easily create a Gantt chart on your own in a short amount of time.
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Professional Development

1 ঘন্টা 25 মিনিট

18 steps

BBLT Companion Course

About BBLT companion course
BBLT (Building Bridges through Leadership Training) is BYLC’s 8-week long signature leadership training program. designed for HSC/Alim/A Levels and first and second year university students. The BBLT program uses a competitive selection process to enroll students from three different educational tracks, namely English medium, Bengali medium, and Madrassa. The curriculum for the program draws heavily from leadership courses taught at Harvard University. The intensive training program, coupled with an experiential learning model, challenges students to critically think about leadership and apply their skills to effectuate positive change in society. In the first phase of the program, students conduct experiments, take risks, and question deeply held assumptions in the classroom. In the second phase, students have the opportunity to translate their learning into action by implementing online projects for different communities.

BBLT companion course is an aid for this BBLT program. If you are a current participant of BBLT then this companion course is here to give you a better learning experience.

What you will learn:
1. About the outer and inner journey of leadership
2. How to use failure as a learning tool
2. How to write a leadership failure case and diagnose it
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4 ঘন্টা 35 মিনিট

60 steps

Mindfulness for Professionals

পেশাগত জীবনে শত ব্যস্ততার মাঝেও নিজের অস্তিত্ব এবং উপস্থিতিকে ভুলে যাওয়া যায়না। তবে প্রায়ই আমরা আমাদের পেশাগত কাজের মাঝে নিজেকে হারিয়ে ফেলি। আমাদের কাজগুলোই যেন আমাদের আচার-ব্যবহার, সুখ-দুঃখ এই সব কিছুকে সংজ্ঞায়িত করে। এতসবের মাঝেও আমরা যদি বর্তমানে থেকে নিজের কাজগুলোর মধ্যে আনন্দ খুঁজে নিতে পারি তবে মন্দ হয়না। আর এই বর্তমানে থাকার জন্য আমাদের প্রয়োজন মাইন্ডফুলনেস। এই কোর্সে আমরা মাইন্ডফুলনেস এবং এর বিভিন্ন বিষয় নিয়ে আলোচনা করবো। এটি কী এবং এর প্রয়োজনীয়তা কী, এর বিভিন্ন দিকসমূহ, দৈনন্দিন জীবনে মাইন্ডফুলনেস প্র্যাক্টিস করার বিভিন্ন উপায় এবং সর্বোপরি এটি কীভাবে আমাদের দৈনন্দিন জীবনের ছোট থেকে বড় বিভিন্ন বিষয় সম্পর্কে সচেতনতা তৈরির মাধ্যমে আরো বেশী কার্যকরী হতে সাহায্য করে সে সম্পর্কে আলোচনা করবো।

50 মিনিট

15 steps

English Grammar Essentials

The course teaches a few essential grammar rules that will help you write error-free English. These rules include the most common errors seen in everyday writing.
The rules are taught with examples that are faulty and subsequently corrected. That way, the learner can see both the faulty and corrected version, enhancing their learning. Following the lessons, the course offers practice problems to reinforce the learning.
The rules tested in this course are also the most tested rules in any grammar test, be it for a professional placement test, academic test, or standardized test. The course is suitable to professionals and students alike. It will help the learners brush up their grammar skills and write flawless English.
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English

1 ঘন্টা 29 মিনিট

18 steps

Event Planning

Event planning is required for all events from Birthdays to Global Conferences.
What is the secret to a successful event? The answer is planning. Proper planning about all aspects of an event is crucial to its success. This course gives a step by step guide to planning an event’s budget, food, transport, venue, arranging activities, coordination, and much more.
This course is not only for those organizing an event but will be handy for those who want to be part of the organizing team as well.
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Other

1 ঘন্টা 19 মিনিট

13 steps

Volunteerism for Social Change

‘Volunteerism for Social Change’ is a course designed to highlight the different aspects of volunteerism. The course focuses on the benefits and leadership skills that volunteerism offers. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the basics of volunteerism, leadership in volunteerism, communication skills, different scopes of volunteerism, and the importance of mental wellbeing in volunteerism. This course will help students to broaden their vision to serve humanity and see more opportunities in causing social change through volunteerism.

Personal development

1 ঘন্টা 27 মিনিট

16 steps

LinkedIn for Students

Career Planning

2 ঘন্টা 7 মিনিট

26 steps

PowerPoint Basics for Presentation

Microsoft PowerPoint is the most popular and effective program that allows users to present data, visuals, and other content in an engaging way. In this course, you will get a solid understanding of the basic tools that PowerPoint offers and learn how to use them. With a hands-on approach, you will start to develop skills that would help you develop smart, informative, and vivid presentations. By the end of this course, you will be able to make presentations that will help you tell compelling stories.
This course uses a combination of video lecture and quiz to help learners understand each concept perfectly before proceeding to the next.
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Communication Presentation

1 ঘন্টা 20 মিনিট

21 steps

Giving Your Elevator Pitch

Imagine this scenario. You have an unplanned chance to introduce yourself to someone that can make a significant difference to your career or startup. This opportunity could change the direction of your professional life or business, but you only have a few moments to convince them to take an interest. Introducing yourself or your business to someone within a minute or less is called an elevator pitch, and this sort of situation is more common than you may think.
In this course, you will learn tips on how to prepare and deliver an effective elevator pitch so that you maximize your chances of engaging important stakeholders to get ahead with your career or business.
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Communication Entrepreneurship

24 মিনিট

6 steps

Guide to Digital Marketing Platforms

Professional Development

1 ঘন্টা 6 মিনিট

18 steps

CareerX- Part 3

CareerX is a month-long blended career preparedness program designed to help graduates get the best possible start of their professional lives. This program covers essential topics pertinent to the modern workplace. It includes communication, management, operations, intrapreneurship, and more. Video-based online modules will be supplemented with practical in-class sessions followed by weekly projects to ensure a truly meaningful learning experience.

1 ঘন্টা 8 মিনিট

26 steps

CareerX- Part 4

1 ঘন্টা 44 মিনিট

20 steps

CareerX- Part 2

1 ঘন্টা 59 মিনিট

12 steps

CareerX- Part 1

3 ঘন্টা 48 মিনিট

34 steps

Art and Practice of Leadership (APL) Companion Course

2 ঘন্টা 52 মিনিট

51 steps

BBLTJ Companion Course

3 ঘন্টা 9 মিনিট

48 steps