Leadership Communication
Learn how to convey your ideas in ways that drive effective decision-making and action. Practice with interactive exercises.
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Online
CPD Accredited
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Digital certificate
7 practice exercises
4 hours of learning
Course outcomes
Apply leadership and communication techniques to drive business success and become a more effective leader
Implement best practices for influencing employees, managers, subordinates, customers, and other stakeholders
Effectively handle challenges such as delivering unpopular news, increasing team motivation, and restoring credibility
Communicate confidently in any environment, from elevator pitches to high stakes presentations that earn buy-in and cooperation
Deliver powerful messages that lead to action and control emotions when facing resistance
Sell your organization's vision, mission, and values to your team members
Practice exercises
Access the practice exercises either online (in your browser) or in virtual reality (if you have a VR headset).
Communication skills are essential for leadership
As your responsibilities grow, your communication skills can either help you or hinder you. In this leadership course, you'll learn the best tools and techniques used by successful managers all over the world. You'll then have the opportunity to put these skills into practice.
From boardroom pitches to networking events and conference talks, this course will help you become more persuasive and influential in a variety of settings. By the end of this leadership course, you'll return to your role as a more confident communicator with a solid understanding of why and how to shift between communication types and lead your team to success.
The practice exercises allow you to test out new approaches and communication styles in a safe space, without fear of judgment or consequences. You'll receive instant feedback on your performance and can repeat the exercises as often as you like until you speak with clarity and conviction, and feel comfortable acting on your skills in the real world.
You'll finish the course with the skills you need to engage, inform and inspire others, and improve your ability to communicate like a top leader.
Online learning, done differently
This course combines online learning with interactive exercises for a unique, effective learning approach. At certain points throughout this Leadership Communication course, you'll be prompted to practice what you've learned.
Learn in online classes
Complete a series of videos, quizzes, and case studies through our online platform - available to access at any time.
Practice with exercises
Leadership communication is just like any other skill - you need to practice to improve. With online exercises, you can improve your skills 4x faster than with e-learning alone.
Improve with feedback
Become the best leader you can be by identifying your strengths and areas for improvement with instant, real-time feedback on your performance.
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Course content
- An introduction to the course and the online exercises. We explain how to make the most of the online classes and build confidence through realistic practice in the online exercises.
- Course guide and resources
- Welcome
- Practice exercises
- This section explores what leadership communication is and why it's so important for leaders and organizations. You'll complete a Myers-Briggs assessment to understand your communication style.
- What is leadership communication?
- Importance of communication
- Understanding your communication style
- Four types of leadership communicators
- What a leader's message does: the four I's
- Connect with your audience through rapport building and understanding. Learn how to assess the organization's receptiveness to communication and how to engage employees effectively to build trust and credibility.
- Assessing the organizational communications climate
- Understanding your audience and connecting
- Listening skills and active listening
- Gaining trust and credibility
- Getting feedback from employees
- Practice: Building rapport at a networking event
- Much of the impact we have on an audience comes from nonverbal communication. Learn how to use body language, eye contact, emotions, passion, and more, as well as your voice, to achieve impact.
- Body language, delivery, and gestures
- Emotions and passion
- Eye contact
- Practice: Eye contact
- Power of your voice
- Learn literary techniques you can use to explain your message and make it more memorable. We explore essential language concepts and review how great leaders have used these to convey their messages.
- Ethos, pathos, and logos
- Speak like a leader
- Literary techniques for leaders
- Practice delivery of important messages that are memorable and motivating. Learn how to structure your message and why storytelling is so effective, before practicing the techniques.
- First impressions
- Structuring your messages
- Different types of presentation
- Storytelling: Crafting impactful stories
- Being authentic and credible
- Practice: Pitching a new project
- In this section you'll learn how to effectively handle challenges such as delivering unpopular news, increasing team motivation, restoring credibility, and winning hearts and minds.
- Overcoming objections during the presentation
- Example from a press conference
- Delivering unpopular news
- Restoring credibility
- Increasing team motivation
- Practice: Delivering bad news to employees
- Understanding how to adapt your message depending on the audience and situation. We look at the four key communication channels and how to select the right media for your message.
- Four leadership communication channels
- Determining the right media for your message
- Adapting your message for the situation
- Learn to optimize internal communication and sell your organization's vision, mission, and values to your team members. You'll practice what you've learned in our TEDx-styled theatre with speech analysis.
- Elevator pitch
- Spreading the company vision
- Practice: TEDx Talk about the company vision
Example videos
Throughout this course, you'll watch real-life video examples of the leadership skills being taught, including how to pitch a new project, deal with the media, give a TEDx talk, and deliver a press statement.
Learn from these videos and transfer the skills to your leadership skills.
Practice exercises
Practice your leadership communication skills. At key points during the online course, you'll be prompted to practice what you've learned in one of the following exercises.
Note: These exercises can be completed online (in your browser) or in virtual reality (if you have a VR headset).
Pitching a new project
Deliver a presentation to your team for a new project. Load your slides into the exercise and use the speech analyze feature to get feedback on your delivery.
Active listening exercises
Active listening exercises, including the classic Goldilocks exercise, and a conference call exercise. Quizzes at the end of both to test your listening skills.
Media scenarios tour
This audio narrated tour explores common media situations you may find yourself in, from TV interviews to press conferences to radio interviews.
Debating with AI
Practice your debating skills on any topic with AI-powered avatars. You can prepare by selecting either a moderated or one-on-one debate.
TEDx Talk about the company vision
Use speech insight technology, you'll receive feedback on 15 different areas of your speech. Understanding how your audience is likely to perceive your new company vision.
Press statement
Deliver a press statement and answer questions from journalists in a small conference room. Load in custom audience questions to practice for a specific event.
Roleplay with AI-Powered Avatars
Develop your leadership skills with ChatGPT-powered avatars, who adapt to what you say in a dynamic and personalized way. Practice difficult conversations, giving feedback, and more.
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Features in the practice exercises
Improve faster and practice what you learn with these features.
Presentation Slides
Personalize your training by adding your own slides and notes into the virtual rooms.
Voice Analysis
Receive live feedback on your delivery using the latest voice analysis technology.
AI Conversations
Practice a variety of conversations with AI-powered avatars and ChatGPT.
What's included in this course
- 4 hours of learning
- 6 case studies
- 7 practice exercises
- Access to updated content
- Quizzes and assessment
- Earn a digital course certificate
- Flexible, self-led format
CEU - Continuing Education Units
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
CPD Credits / Hours: 4
Certificate No: A034393
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