Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Effective Communication Skills for Professionals
University of Southern Queensland
This course equipped you with the skills to write well and apply those to any personal and professional task. This included writing effective cover letters, resumes, emails/direct messages, reports, and proposals, as well as being able to speak confidently and clearly in meetings and presentations.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Professor Glen Coleman
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs)
University of Southern Queensland
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain how grammar, structure, and style can improve the impact and credibility of written communication
- Apply different structures according to the aim of the text
- Perform edits on written work for common grammatical mistakes
- Demonstrate how to manipulate style to suit the purpose of the text
- Create engaging and credible content
Syllabus
- Introduction: understanding how structure, grammar, and style can say more than the actual content
- Structure: the importance of framing your ideas, thoughts, or arguments for cohesion and impact
- Grammar: common mistakes that undermine your authority
- Style: manipulating tone and vocabulary to suit your purpose
- Oral communication: understand how to apply these conventions to your speech
Issued on 12th December 2024
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