Overview
The professional global landscape has an increasing need of international professionals to engage in immersive learning experiences and the need for leaders that can communicate with their teams effectively is in high demand. This specialization targets this issue directly and aims to give students a toolkit that prepares them for career opportunities in leadership roles.
Benefits
- Learn from a highly-qualified instructor in the field
- Develop collaboration and critical thinking skills
- Grow your own skillset as a manager and successful leader
- Network with international professionals
- Explore the vibrant Orange County area of southern California
- Gain a competitive edge in the global job market through the workshop curriculum and Certificate of Completion from a top 10 university in the United States
Curriculum
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Define workstyle behaviors and communication strategies
- Practice skills for providing feedback and motivation to others
- Discuss differences between destructive and productive conflict
- Identify and describe individual DiSC workstyle behavior
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This class will help you organize your thoughts clearly so your ideas can be better understood by your specific audience. You'll discover the three primary types of business messages: positive, routine, and persuasive, as well as identify best practices for creating each type of message. Your writing will improve as you learn how to select and use appropriate formats for your audience, choose correct graphic tools, eliminate clutter, and recognize strong business writing. You'll also learn to spot and correct the most common business writing pitfalls as you gain valuable experience drafting, writing, and revising your own business writing messages. Finally, you'll learn the latest trends in contemporary business writing.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize three types of writing tone of voice
- Apply best practices for various business documents and email communications
- Describe current business writing trends
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Build basic workbook skills and formatting, plus conditional formatting
- Explain absolute and relative cell references
- Filter and sort data
- Utilize formulas and functions, including working with text and flash fill
- Create tables and charts, such as histograms
Storytelling is one of our most powerful communication tools. However, many people don’t understand how to use stories to their advantage. To be an effective leader, you should know how to tell stories to inspire and motivate your team. This fun and interactive class will show you what makes an effective story, how to craft an engaging narrative, and how to connect to your audience through the power of your words.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Brainstorm, workshop, and practice telling specific stories
- Prepare a narrative on how you got started
- Describe a challenge you overcame
- Describe what keeps you going
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize communication styles in others
- Describe their chosen leadership styles
PROGRAM COST
Tuition: $2,500(Approximate total cost: $3,500 USD, excludes airfare)
REQUIREMENTS
Some work experience
Recommended English language proficiency:TOEFL iBT 71 (or)IELTS 6.0 (or)TOEIC (685)
PROGRAM DATES
Winter 2020 | Jan 21 - Jan 25 |