ACA International’s next series of Hot Topic webinars covers maximizing recoveries and time management, among other topics. And, new in November, members may earn designations in ACA’s Express format.
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New education opportunities are planned for November as part of ACA International’s Hot Topic webinar series covering collector development, legal, compliance and operations topics, plus a wild card session. If you’re interested in speaking as part of ACA’s webinars, learn more here. Members interested in ongoing education for their company through ACA are encouraged to sign up for the All-Access Training Zone, which provides access to all online education at one low price.
Plus, ACA recently launched new Express scheduling to make it easy for members to plan professional development and earn designations.
Courses required for a featured designation will be scheduled in a weekly Monday/Wednesday/Friday series from 9:30-11 a.m. CDT, and are included for members who have purchased the All-Access Training Zone. ACA is also offering digital badges for members to proudly display their ACA designations through their email accounts, social media and websites.
Check out the online event calendar, look for Express to see the complete list and register for courses.
Here are the Hot Topic and Core Curriculum seminars coming up in November and December:
Hot Topic: Getting the Call Back on Track, You got This!
In this presentation, Certified Instructor Irene Hoheusle, vice president of collections and education at Account Recovery Specialists Inc., will discuss how a call with a consumer can easily can fall off track and how you can get the call back where it needs to be. Understanding techniques and how to control your behavior will be key to understanding how to reach a consumer quickly to help the average person be more cooperative and help the upset person to calm down. Hoheusle will also discuss tips on when it’s best to take the loss and end the call.
The webinar is from 2-3 p.m. CST Nov. 10. Visit the webinar webpage for more information and to register.
Hot Topic: 10 Ways to Maximize Recovery Using Effective Legal Collection Strategies
Dennis Barton III, owner and managing attorney at The Barton Law Group LLC, will provide the top 10 practical steps to address the most significant issues surrounding legal collections and how to manage those to recover the most money in a compliant way.
The webinar is from 2-3 p.m. CST Nov. 12. Visit the webinar webpage for more information and to register.
Hot Topic: Effective Employee Engagement
This webinar, led by Melinda Chumbley, owner-manager at Solverity, will provide some practical strategies to create workplace trust and foster goodwill among collection agency teams. Chumbley will discuss how to create trust through consistency, find out how expressing gratitude is a key to success, learn words every employee needs to hear and more.
The webinar is from 2-3 p.m. CST Nov. 17. Visit the webinar webpage for more information and to register.
Hot Topic: Avoiding Wasted Time and Dials—Intelligent Alternatives to Skip Trace Data (Sponsored by Neustar Inc.)
Jenna Muñoz, senior product manager of risk solutions and Mitchell Young, executive director, identity risk solutions, at Neustar Inc., will present how forward-thinking organizations are transforming skip trace operations with alternative sources, including:
- How identity providers are dramatically improving the reliability of contact data;
- Why scoring and prioritizing phone numbers is critical to success; and
- How answer rates depend on intelligence about consumer phone behavior.
The webinar is from 2-3 p.m. CST Nov. 18. Visit the webinar webpage for more information and to register.
Hot Topic: Attention vs. Time Management
Cori Power, learning and development manager at BerganKDV, will present 10 tips to improve your attention management in this interactive “THRIVE” training. With more information and responsibilities coming at us from every angle than ever before, Power’s training focuses on managing where we spend our attention versus our time.
The webinar is from 2-3 p.m. CST Nov. 19. Visit the webinar webpage for more information and to register.
Core Curriculum: Data Security & Privacy II
Leslie Bender, IFCCE, CCCO, senior counsel in Clark Hill PLC’s financial services regulatory and compliance group, will present tactics to manage the security of your company’s data in an era of mobile devices that are both company-issued and employee-owned. This webinar, a follow-up to Data Security and Privacy I, also offers a conversation about the use of social media from a compliance perspective and practical advice for handling security incidents.
The webinar is from 9:30-11 a.m. CST Nov. 23-25. Visit the webinar webpage for more information and to register.
Hot Topic: Key Phrases: Being Memorable with Words that Work
In this training webinar, Gordon Beck, president and COO, Valor Intelligent Processing, will explore the world of legal, moral and ethical phrases for every situation that agents face on a daily basis and provide a blue print for recoveries using words that work.
The webinar is from 2-3 p.m. CST Dec. 8. Visit the webinar webpage for more information and to register.
Hot Topic: Managerial Mistakes that Contribute to Workplace Drama
Amy Canaday, director of business development at CollectionCenter Inc., will lead this webinar focusing on ways to reduce workplace drama and increase morale as while providing growth opportunities for your company’s leaders. Addressing these key areas can reduce turnover and time spent dealing with personnel issues.
The webinar is from 2-3 p.m. CST Dec. 15. Visit the webinar webpage for more information and to register.
Check ACA’s online events calendar for regular updates on the Hot Topic training schedule and Core Curriculum. Updates are also available by subscribing to events and education email notices and ACA Daily through your My ACA profile at acainternational.org.
ACA’s Core Curriculum and Hot Topic offerings are also available for members to stream or download.
Contact Member Services at [email protected] or 800-269-1607 for more information about the All-Access Training Zone.