Improve your business writing and public speaking skills with this free online leadership and communications course. Learning how to speak and write effectively can make a huge difference to your professional life. Expertise in these two crucial forms of communication can make the difference between success and failure in business and this course shows you how to improve your communication skills. Workplace presentations can be nerve-wracking but solid preparation and polished skills can lead to your gaining confidence and delivering stellar performances.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201542 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Describe and identify three styles of writing • State the rules that govern written language • Explain the legal implications of business writing • Describe some common barriers to written communication and explain how to overcome them • Identify the basic elements and goals of a business proposal • Discuss the different types and main parts of a report • Outline the key features of a résumé • Identify and provide examples of at least five of the nine basic cognate strategies in communication • Compare exposition and interpretation • Identify and utilize psychologist Robert Cialdini’s ‘six principles of persuasion’ • Plan and deliver an effective business presentation |
| Course Code | 3273 |

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