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Communication & Writing

The School of Professional & Continuing Studies offers classes and programs that focus on communication and writing for multiple audiences and using multiple media.

Our classes and programs cover writing of any kind (creative, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, biography) and communication more generally, including professional, technical, field-specific, and media- or modality-specific communications.

Technical Writing Certificates

Our Technical Writing Certificates are offered in partnership with TechWriter-Certification, which allows us to offer several different online technical writing certification opportunities.

TechWriter-Certification

Upcoming Courses

Courses

LERN Certificate in Business Writing

This certificate program consists of three courses: Business Writing, Effective Copywriting, and Writing News and Press Releases.

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LERN Business Writing

Learn the key techniques you need to develop and hone your business writing communication effectively and successfully. Get the best practices for crafting effective, professional business documents. Find out how to avoid grammatical pitfalls and acquire business writing principles that will stand you in good stead for years to come.

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LERN Effective Copywriting

Whether you are sending out a press release, communicating internally with a memo, or promoting your own skills on LinkedIn, strong writing skills are key to success. This one-month course will help you to develop the tools and techniques you need to improve your copywriting skills and learn how to avoid common writing mistakes that can hold you back.

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LERN Writing News and Press Releases

Being able to write a good news story, press release or publicity notice is a skill that can set you apart in the workplace. Getting the word out is an essential activity for every organization. Discover the skills good journalists have and learn how to craft a news story, press release or publicity notice that will get attention.

Online, starting on 06/05/23 and ending on 06/30/23

LERN Certificate in Workplace Communication

This certificate program consists of three courses: Conflict Management, Negotiation - Get What You Want, and Using Personality Profiles for Better Work Performance.

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LERN Conflict Management

Discover a workable conflict management model, discuss case studies in conflict management, and then take away successful conflict management strategies to apply in your workplace.

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LERN Negotiation: Get What You Want

Negotiation is a key skill for success in business and everyday life. Knowing strategies to clarify what you want and how to prioritize your needs will ensure that you get more of what's essential. Having the skills to help others get what they want will improve relationships and increase your odds of success in the future. Work with a pro to learn how to plan, implement and win in the bargaining process.

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LERN Using Personality Profiles for Better Work Performance

Learn how to improve your communication with others, convey your ideas effectively, and improve your ability to understand what is important to those who don't share your same style

Online, starting on 06/05/23 and ending on 06/30/23

Clear(er) Communication for Professionals

This course will build skills and techniques to greatly improve our communications so that our intended messages (whether verbal, non-verbal, written, or broadcast) have the same meaning to their recipients.

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The Power of Storytelling in Business and Life

Join us in this fun, interactive workshop where you will learn how to connect with an audience, inspire a movie in the listeners' minds, create anticipation in your message, become interesting and energetic in your delivery, and design the story to match any situation.

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Public Speaking Intensive Workshop

In this course you will learn about proper eye contact, use of pauses, vocal tools (pace/volume/inflection), movement, body language, posture, gestures and facial expressions so that you can deliver your message to a group in the most clear, concise and compelling ways.

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Storytelling for Nonprofits: Moving Your Audiences to Action

In philanthropy, stories bring organizational mission to life. Storytelling is one of the most effective ways to connect with others and to find our shared humanity. This course will explore ways to make daily reflection and telling everyday stories a more natural habit. We'll discuss methods and resources to help you express the heart in the heavy, the names behind the numbers. Whether the story is "big" or "small" -- it's the moments within them that move mountains.

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