About This Course
Build practical team capability with Google Search Skills for Workplace Research. This course helps employees and managers apply the demonstrated tools and methods to their organization’s daily work.
What the training covers
- Overview – Search Expert
- Quotation Marks
- Asterisks Wildcard
- Use the Minus Sign
- Google Ngram Search
- Piping Search
Apply the learning at work
Follow the demonstrations, use the included learning resources, and practise the relevant steps on an approved company project. Teams can use the curriculum to strengthen execution, share a consistent workflow, and review their results together.
Learning Objectives
How to use advanced Google search operators to find exact and relevant information.
Techniques for refining and narrowing search results for specific needs.
How to leverage specialized Google tools for academic, legal, and market research.
The skills to perform in-depth analysis using Google’s search capabilities.
Material Includes
- Video tutorials on advanced search techniques and tools.
- Step-by-step guides for using each Google search operator and tool.
- Access to downloadable PDF resources and cheat sheets.
- Interactive quizzes to test your knowledge and skills.
- Participation in a community forum for discussion and support.
Requirements
- Basic familiarity with Google search.
- No prior advanced search experience is required.
- Access to a computer or mobile device with internet connectivity for practice and participation.
Target Audience
- Company employees, department leads and managers applying the curriculum to their organization’s workflows and customer-facing work.
Curriculum
27 Lessons37m 14s
Overview – Search Expert
Introduction to advanced Google search techniques and their applications.
Overview – Search Expert00:1:11
Quotation Marks
Using quotation marks to search for exact phrases.
Asterisks Wildcard
How to use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard for partial matches.
Use the Minus Sign
Exclude unwanted terms from your search results using the minus sign (-).
Google Ngram Search
Analyzing word usage trends over time with Google Ngram Viewer.
Piping Search
Combine multiple search queries using the pipe symbol (|).
Numerical Range
Search within a specific numerical range.
Parenthesis
Group search terms to refine search results using parentheses.
AND Command
Use the AND command to combine search terms for more precise results.
Filetype Command
Search for specific file types with the filetype: command.
Site Command
Limit your search to a specific website using the site: command.
Related Search
Discover related websites with the related: command.
All in text Command
Search for pages containing all specified words in the text.
All in Title Edited
Find pages with all specified words in the title using the allintitle: command.
All in Url
Locate pages with all specified words in the URL using the allinurl: command.
All in Anchor
Search for pages with all specified words in anchor text using the allinanchor: command.
AROUND Command
Use the AROUND command to find words close to each other.
Disable Filtering
Disable Google’s default search filtering for comprehensive results.
Verbatim Search
Use Verbatim search to get exact matches for your query.
Verbatim Search Local Relevance
Find information relevant to a specific location.
Scientific Research With Google Scholar
Conduct scientific research using Google Scholar.
Legal Research With Google Scholar
Perform legal research with Google Scholar tools.
Google Ngram Viewer
Analyze historical trends in word usage with Google Ngram Viewer.
Google Correlate
Discover related search terms and trends with Google Correlate.
Think With Google Marketing Significance
Explore marketing insights and trends with Think With Google.
Google Patents
Search and explore patents using Google Patents.
Google Publications
Access and review academic and research publications on Google Publications.
Your Instructors
POB Academy
Digital Marketing Team
POB Academy is a digital training arm of Princesage Online Branding saddled with the responsibility to simplify digital market training for business owners.
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