Advanced · 1h 48m · 15 lessons
Communication Skills: Advanced
Build the story a leader acts on, name the real disagreement and say the hard thing first.
What you'll learn
- ✦Build a story around the decision it must earn, pick the detail that proves it, and end with a "so what" line
- ✦Write a one-pager a leader can skim in under two minutes, lead with the recommendation, and pre-empt the hardest question
- ✦Name the real disagreement under a conflict, separate from its surface symptom, and de-escalate a tense exchange without conceding the point
- ✦Mediate between two colleagues by drawing out what each actually needs, without taking either side or deciding who is right
- ✦Send the first message of a crisis within the first hour, honestly, including what is not known yet
- ✦Write an apology that names the specific harm caused and what will change, so it rebuilds trust instead of just expressing regret
- ✦Announce a change people will resist and state the reason plainly, including what it costs them
- ✦Repeat a change message without sounding robotic, and check whether it actually landed instead of assuming silence means agreement
Certification projects
Build 3 projects to earn your certificate
Hands-on work that proves you can apply what you learned — part of the certificate requirements.
Syllabus
What you'll be able to do
- Build a story around the one decision it needs to earn, instead of a general update
- Choose the single detail that most directly proves the decision, and cut the rest
- End a story with a line that states what it means for the decision and what to do next
What you'll be able to do
- Write a one-page update a leader can skim in under two minutes
- Open a message to a leader with their recommendation, then the reasoning behind it
- Name the hardest question a leader will ask, and answer it before they ask
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the real thing two people disagree about, underneath its surface symptom
- Lower the tension in a disagreement while still holding their own position
- Help two colleagues state what they each actually need, without taking either side
What you'll be able to do
- Send a first crisis message within the first hour, with what is known and what happens next
- Say honestly what isn't known yet, alongside what is being done to find out
- Write an apology that names the specific harm caused and what will change
What you'll be able to do
- Announce a resisted change by stating the reason plainly, including what it costs people
- Repeat a change message across several moments without it sounding identical each time
- Check whether a message actually landed, instead of assuming silence means agreement
Good to know
Questions about Communication Skills: Advanced
Who is this course for?
Experienced professionals and team leads who already communicate well day to day. They now write for senior leaders, handle real conflict, or speak for a team through a crisis or a change.
Do I need to take the Beginner and Intermediate courses first?
Yes. This course assumes you already lead with the point, give and take feedback, and handle meetings and hard conversations. Those live in communication-skills-beginner and communication-skills-intermediate.
Does this course cover presentation skills or public speaking?
No. Slide design lives in presentation-skills and stage delivery lives in public-speaking. This course is about the written and spoken case you make for a decision, not slides or delivery on stage.
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