Here's what we'll cover in nine
action-packed hours...
PLUS get a minute-by-minute video recording for you to review for up to 2 months!
Day 1 – Session 1
See the power of Insight via an overview of the feature set.
Understand what's in your online toolbox.
Discover things you didn't know Insight did.
Navigate your way around the web site and the Web Office.
Know where to find what you need when using the system.
How to set up a secret sandbox on your website to practice in.
Change your Menus/Site structure.
Understand different group folder types, best site structure & common pitfalls.
See how to easily create a group folder, move a folder and all its contents.
Create & publish Articles.
What most people get wrong when creating articles.
How to avoid the big problem with copy and paste.
Learn how to effectively use graphic images.
Discover the 3 ideal sizes for your website photos.
Avoid the 4 big mistakes many people make with website graphics.
Set up contact forms to get feedback and record responses.
How to review form responses & export this data.
Change on-screen messages when forms are submitted.
Publish events most effectively on your web site calendar.
Create recurring events, with exceptions to event series.
Add map and 'more info' links.
Discover how to eat an elephant.
Four key things to do first if you're starting out with Insight.
What to do next, if you've done these.
Day 2 – Session 2
Discover the essentials about people & member management.
The difference between contacts and users/members.
Understand family records and where to find them.
See Three different ways to add people + the pros & cons.
The registration process – and how to turn it off.
Adding individual people.
Where to find information about bulk importing.
Understand the power of delegating permissions
Changing user's permissions.
How to lock down parts of your site from others.
Understand how permissions work and who they affect.
Learn how to effectively communicate by Email – Part 1.
Sending plain text emails.
Emailing a specific group or the whole organisation.
Using simple mail merge to personalise your message.
See how to include people without email in your mailings.
How to do a full postal mailing.
Top tips to avoid your email sticking in a spam filter.
View the address book.
Viewing the address book as a user or an administrator.
How to help people print out your address book.
Understand ex-directory settings.
How to to turn the address book off if you don't need it.
Understand & edit user records.
Finding people fast.
Family records & addresses.
How users can edit their own records.
Learn the essentials of group member management
Understand the power of organising people into groups.
Adding existing people to user groups/folders.
Discover how different user databases can help you.
See when to use an Independent group and its advantages.
Find out when to use a Mailing List group.
See what a Directory group can do for your organisation or Small Groups.
Learn how to tailor your database with custom database fields.
Setting up Global and Group Notes and which to use when.
Who can view and edit which type of fields and where.
See how to find information fast.
Use QuickFind to find stuff in a flash.
Learn the basics of building a powerful query to find data in your system.
Day 3 – Session 3
Discover the power of advanced mailings.
Creating rich-text/HTML emails.
Big pitfalls to avoid in HTML eail communications.
Track who views your email.
See who clicks on which links and do follow-up actions.
Avoid the One Big Thing which could get your email marked as spam.
See who's not getting your message and what to do about it.
Create a basic email template for everyone in your organization to use.
Mailing Channels and why you may need to use them.
Learn how to manage media – Part 1: Documents.
Uploading documents files.
The best document format to use and why.
Linking to documents in web page articles & emails.
Create and manage teams with Schedules.
How to configure schedules to get your team together.
Email or mail your schedule to your team.
Build advanced schedules.
How team members can view their latest schedule online.
Top tips to make big schedule creation quick & easy.
See how Master Schedules might help you.
Find out the One Big Thing you must know about Themes & Layouts.
How to add a new top-level group/folder and not get a screwy layout.
Themes & Layouts: Please note, this course does not cover Themes & Layouts, apart from one key piece of information. This will be the subject of separate online course, coming soon.
Learn how to manage media – Part 2: Audio & Video
See how to upload audio & video files.
Basic information on preparing audio files for the web.
Find free audio processing software you can use today.
The best audio format to use.
Understand three potential places media files appear when you upload them to your site.
Get all the pros & cons of Insight video vs YouTube vs Vimeo video.
Basic information on preparing audio files for the web.
Find free video processing tools you can use right now.
Why Flash is not that, well, flash...
Getting your video to appear on iOS devices (iPhone, iPad).
Creating automatically updated lists of media/talks/sermons etc.
Learn where to get help when you need it.
Key support resources you can access now.
Where to look and how to search.
Who to email or call when the going gets tough.
Plus, ask questions at every stage & more.
You'll also discover...
- Begin to learn how to promote and administrate a course/event using Insight (continued in Foundations Course: Parts 2 & 3).
- save time and let the system do the work.
- Find out how to edit web graphics for free without paying for Photoshop.
- See where to get great-looking website images from around £1.
- Avoid the 4 Evil Dwarves of Internet images.
- Discover how to avoid spending £24,000/$36,000 in website fines & legal fees!
- Know the One Big Thing which could get your email marked as spam.
- Find out the key you must know about Themes & Layouts.
Register now for early-bird pricing
and save up to $60!
 Normally $359 per person; sign-up before the end of Friday 18th May for only $299!
23rd–25th May 2012
* slightly approximate $ price – exact price depends on US $ to UK £ exchange rate and will be confirmed at time of transaction.
Hurry though, places are limited.
IMPORTANT: Please ensure you select the correct time zone on the registration page.
Your expert trainer: Alistair Birch
 Alistair was a local church pastor for several years. He's worked for a number of companies in IT management and marketing, advising them about making the most of their presence on the Internet.
Al's currently the groovily-titled, Director of Customer Experience for Endis, regularly conducts training seminars, handles advanced user support issues and leads an area congregation at the thousand-strong Church of Christ the King (CCK) in Brighton, UK
He also serves on the Communications & Technology Team at CCK and has been chair of a charity management team. He brings a wide degree of relevant experience to your training.
Al regularly writes about Internet and social media issues affecting churches and charities at blog.churchinsight.com
More course information
We won't bore you with hours of Powerpoint slides; after an overview of system features, 90% of the course will actually show our trainer working on-screen, hands-on, showing you how it's really done.
You'll see live on your screen what he's doing on his screen – and it all gets recorded for you – see below.
Ask Questions
Using chat (and possibly voice), ask specific questions relevant to you during the training.
 Video Recording
Get a full, minute-by-minute video recording* of the training for you to review at your leisure for up to 2 months once training is finished! Go back over what you missed and learn at your own pace. (* may only be viewed by course delegate). ©vectorlib com - Fotolia.com
Who's the training for?
Suitable for – ROLE: Administrative Staff & Content Creators/Editors, and as a foundation for advanced training for Technical people and Graphic Designers.
Suitable for – LEVEL: Beginners & Intermediate users.
Those starting to use Insight or wanting to fill in the gaps in their knowledge – as well as an important foundation for more advanced users.
Prerequisites: No Endis Training course prerequisites, but delegates should ideally be confident in using the Internet and competent in using such programs as Microsoft Word.
Recommended next training step: Other Intermediate Endis training courses – coming soon.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can more than one person watch the training on the same computer?
A: As long as each has paid for the training – the price is per person: However, it's important that each delegate can watch the presentation up close on their own PC or Mac rather than from any distance as it's quite detailed. Also, each delegate ideally needs to be able to take part and interact as part of the training experience which they can only really do from their own computer.
Q: Why does the training start at 8am for those of us in the Mid West? That's early start for us – we're not usually in the office until 9am.
A: Good point. The timings are the best compromise we could come up with to allow folks from the USA, UK & the rest of Western Europe to take part – by doing this we don't have to run separate training courses for each territory and so can keep prices down for you.
Q: Will you be covering how to amend the design and layout of sites using Themes & Layouts?
A: Themes & Layouts is an extremely powerful part of the system, but it's also quite complex – and it's easy to mess things up if you don't know what you're doing. Consequently, apart from one key piece of information, Themes & Layouts will be the subject of separate online course, coming soon.
System requirements
For PC users: Windows® 7, Vista, 2003 Server or XP (Linux is not supported).
Internet Explorer® 7.0 or newer, Firefox® 3.0 or newer or Chrome® 5.0 or newer (JavaScript enabled. Java 1.6 or higher highly recommended –
Download the latest version of Java here)
Internet connection with cable modem, ADSL/DSL or better recommended.
Dual core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with at least 2 GB of RAM recommended
For Mac users: Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion – See below), OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Safari 3.0 or newer, or Firefox 3.0 or newer, or Chrome 5.0 or newer. (JavaScript enabled. Java 1.6 or higher highly recommended –
Download the latest version of Java here)
Intel processor with 1 GB of RAM or better recommended
Internet connection with cable modem, ADSL/DSL or better recommended.
Using OS X 10.7 Lion? Here's some extra help for you (see section 2 Installing Java and following).
To use microphone and speakers (VoIP): A broadband Internet connection with 1 Mbps speed or faster recommended.
Microphone and speakers suggested. A headset, ideally with microphone, is recommended.
Got questions?
No problem, simply email us using this form:
Register now for early-bird pricing
and save up to $60 per delegate!
Normally $359 per person; sign-up before the end of Friday 18th May for only $299!
23rd–25th May 2012
* slightly approximate $ price – exact price depends on $ to UK£ exchange rate and will be confirmed at time of transaction.
Hurry though, places are limited.
IMPORTANT: Please ensure you select the correct time zone on the registration page.
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What they said about our Foundation Course:
"I thought the course was excellent!"
"I feel that I am able to use the system to more of its potential."
"The tips and pointers you gave out throughout the course have been invaluable."
"Really enjoyed the training course. Seeing the potential of what insight can do is really exciting."
"Positive and constructive with a good mix of what we need to know, ought to know and want to know!"
"Al’s background greatly helps in understanding the needs we have for our own websites and he is able to add practical examples from his own experience."
"I feel much more confident about using the system and showing others how to do so."
"I'm happy to say I found the course hugely beneficial."
"It was very helpful to have an overview of what the website can do."
"Course material was well thought-out and clearly presented."
"For someone who had little or no experience of Insight it was, in my opinion, perfect."
"It was pitched just right given the broad range of abilities of those present."
"Your previous experience gave you valuable insight into the software's potential for churches and charities."
"With time to consolidate my learning using the website I am sure the course will be of great benefit."
"Really enjoyed the course."
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