Business Communication Certificate
About the Business Communication Certificate
Sharpening communication skills can give you a competitive edge in the professional world.
The five-course Business Communication Certificate program aims to help you improve your business communication skills for better collaboration with team members, clear and concise business writing, impactful presentation delivery and increased confidence in public speaking.
Online, anytime and anywhere. The courses within this certificate have an open enrollment, which gives you the flexibility to study at your own pace in your own space. Allowing you to create a timetable that works for you.
We hope you seize this exciting opportunity to take your career to the next level!
Program Content
Course Descriptions
Communicating Collaboratively
In most organizational settings, you'll be expected to work in teams. At times, your team members may not be physically in the same office with you. Yet, communicating effectively within these teams is critical to the success of the team and critical to your personal success on any given project or task. This introductory-level course will help you improve your collaborative communication by providing best practices and effective tips and techniques.
Effective Business Writing
The ability to write clearly and directly is highly prized in most organizations. Well-written emails and documents can help you earn respect among your peers. Poorly written emails and documents can detract from success at all levels. The ideas, techniques, and checklists in this introductory-level course apply to all forms of business writing: memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogues and websites. This course will also teach how to revise for wordiness, unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon and the appropriate use of email in an organizational setting.
Effective Emails, Memos and Letters
Communicating clearly and concisely in written formats like email, memos, and letters is very important in a workplace setting. Communicating your thoughts, plans, and proposals is a highly effective means of advancing your ideas and earning the respect of your peers. This course will help you improve your use of these common business communication vehicles by providing best practices and effective tips and techniques.
Effective Presentations
The ability to deliver an effective presentation is critical in most job functions. This introductory-level course helps learners organize, structure and create effective presentations that feature slides as a visual aid. Because many organizations use PowerPoint as a way of communicating information, this course offers advice and guidance on the most effective and persuasive uses of PowerPoint, including best practices on word count, graphics and structure.
Effective Public Speaking
Confidence is key to delivering an effective speech or presentation. Delivering an effective presentation can be critical to success at work. This introductory-level course helps you develop the skills needed to become an outstanding and confident public speaker. It reviews the seven stages of public speaking including defining the audience and crafting your central message, all the way to writing, practicing, and delivering your presentation or speech. This course is an essential part of honing the skill of presenting and setting the stage for the boost of confidence to help you succeed.
Completion Requirements
Each of these courses can be taken on their own, or as part of the Business Communication Certificate.
Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and must successfully complete all courses to earn their certificate.
Admissions
Learners can enroll in this program at any time.
There are no prerequisites or online learning experience required.
Payment is due upon enrolment.
Additional Requirements
Technology Requirements
This course is accessible on personal computers, laptops and mobile devices. A reliable internet connection is required for optimal access to coursework, so learners should choose the device that best suits their preferences and needs.
Program Cost
Students may take any number of the courses within this certificate as stand-alone courses.
Individual course prices are as follows:
Communicating Collaboratively $119
Effective Business Writing $149
Effective Emails, Memos and Letters $119
Effective Presentations $149
Effective Public Speaking $149
Funding for Continuing Education Courses
Students enrolled in continuing education programs may qualify for program-dependent funding opportunities, such as awards, scholarships, government funding and grants.