15.281 | Spring 2016 | Graduate

Advanced Communication for Leaders

Course Description

This course introduces interactive oral and interpersonal communication skills critical to leaders, including strategies for presenting to a hostile audience, running effective and productive meetings, active listening, and contributing to group decision-making. There are team-run classes on chosen communication …
This course introduces interactive oral and interpersonal communication skills critical to leaders, including strategies for presenting to a hostile audience, running effective and productive meetings, active listening, and contributing to group decision-making. There are team-run classes on chosen communication topics, and an individual analysis of leadership qualities and characteristics. Students deliver an oral presentation and an executive summary, both aimed at a business audience.
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A section of a mind mapping diagram centered by a cartoon guy holding a microphone.
Tree diagram of tips on public speaking. (Courtesy of staroversky on flickr. License: CC BY-NC.)