Without communication skills, your technical capabilities simply aren’t worth as much as they could be. Even the best ideas, strategies and work plans must be effectively communicated to have value. In our information-overloaded business world, being heard and getting what you need is more challenging than ever.

This course will teach techniques for creating high-impact, meaningful communication with coworkers, clients and stakeholders. Through practical exercises, group discussions and case studies, you will learn how to determine your own communication style, identify the communication styles of your audience and adapt your delivery accordingly. This course will provide hands-on practice in crafting persuasive messages, facilitating dialogue and making powerful communications. It will address common communication fallacies and ways to identify where a miscommunication has occurred. The course will also address issues related to communication in a virtual and global environment.

You’ll walk away from the course firmly grounded in key communication techniques and possessing the additional tools necessary to apply these techniques to your work environment. You’ll also be able to implement standard communication planning processes to ensure that every communication is high-impact and well-structured.