Stanford Graduate School of Business

Sharpen Your Communication Skills

Stanford Graduate School of Business

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About Programme

Sharpen Your Communication Skills will explore the behavioral science research behind effective communication practices to help you refine your communication skills — and be sure that your message is heard.

This self-paced, on-demand online course gives you same day access to proprietary Stanford GSB research-based content.

Programme Content

Communication is a critical component of effective leadership. To achieve shared goals, a leader must be able to craft a compelling message, articulate an exciting vision, and galvanize a group of people around a course of action.

This course is designed to help participants become more savvy communicators — able to use their communication skills to “get things done.” Throughout this course, participants will sharpen their skills through engaging lectures, experiential activities, and practical lessons that can be applied immediately.

Key Topics

Communication biases
Becoming more persuasive
Personalizing for the audience
Modeling your message
Delivering praise

Learning Outcomes

Recognize communication biases and calibrate your messages to account for them
Craft and deliver compelling presentations and persuasive messages
Communicate what you want from your team through your actions
Learn and employ rules for delivering better praise

This course is offered in four modules and each module extends beyond theory and enables you to put your learnings directly into practice for real-time results. Videos, case studies, simulations, and personal feedback on select assignments will enhance your understanding of course concepts.

Once you pay, you will unlock course material for 60 days and can save select materials for future reference.

Programme Objective

Examine key concepts of communication theory and practices including: communication biases, communicating through behavior, delivering praise, persuasive communication, and compelling presentations to further hone your communication style and expand your impact.
Explore examples of leaders who successfully managed their communications to demonstrate how key communication frameworks can be applied to real-life situations.
Reflect upon your own communication style and engage in experiential exercises designed to build keen communication skills that you can apply across all of your communications and interactions.

Programme Audience

Highly-motivated individuals who see the value in improving their communication skills across all of their interactions to increase their personal and professional impact
Professionals who want to use nuanced communication skills to extend their influence and embrace larger leadership roles
Leaders who want to elevate their communication delivery and practices to craft compelling messages and presentations to their teams

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