Free Online Course on Alison: Introduction to Soft Skills Communication

Alison education platform is offering a free online course as an introduction to soft skills communication.

Course background:

This free online Introduction to Soft Skills Communication course start with understanding the communicative environment. Communication abilities refers to your abilities to communicate through various channels like verbal, nonverbal, visual, and auditory. Learn also what to listen for and why, listening has a very strong dimension of interpersonal communication of emotions of support. We will also look at staring and sustaining a conversation.

Course duration:

3-4 hours.

Course modules:

• Communication Skills 1: The Basics:

1. Communication Skills 1: The Basics - Learning Outcomes.
2. Understanding the Communicative Environment - Part 1.
3. Understanding the Communicative Environment - Part 2.
4. What to Listen for and why.
5. When to speak and how.
6. Starting and Sustaining a Conversation.
7. Communication Skills 1: The Basics - Lesson Summary.

• Communication Skills 2: Presentation and Interaction:

1. Communication Skills 2: Presentation and Interaction - Learning Outcomes.
2. What to Present and How Part I.
3. What to Present and How Part II.
4. Multimedia Presentation : Understanding the Basics.
5. Communication Styles.
6. Speaking in Groups.
7. Communication Skills 2 : Presentation and Interaction - Lesson Summary.

• Course assessment:

Introduction to Soft Skills Communication - Course Assessment.

Course objectives:

Having completed the course learners will be able to do the following:

1. Discuss the overt implicit and explicit communication.
2. Identify how the communication process takes place, the various barriers and filters of communication model.
3. Describe the processes involved in starting a Conversation.
4. Identify the basic elements which constitute audience response.
5. Identify how the image component and the text component get integrated.
6. Identify the possible problems in a group and how to make group very effective through our communication process.

Course costs:

All Alison courses are free to enroll, study and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, learners need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once they have completed this Certificate course, they have the option to acquire an official Certificate, which is a great way to share their achievement with the world. Alison Certificate is:

• Ideal for sharing with potential employers - include it in CVs, professional social media profiles and job applications.
• An indication of learner’s commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieving high results.
• An incentive for learners to continue empowering themselves through lifelong learning.

Alison offers 3 types of Certificates for completed Certificate courses:

• Digital Certificate- a downloadable Certificate in PDF format, immediately available to learners when they complete their purchase.
• Certificate- a physical version of officially branded and security-marked Certificate, posted to learners with FREE shipping.
• Framed Certificate- a physical version of officially branded and security-marked Certificate in a stylish frame, posted to learners with FREE shipping.

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