Communication school training courses in Boston, MA (public, in-house or online)

To operate successfully in today’s culturally diverse business environment, one must be culturally sensitive and culturally competent. This course helps students understand cultural dimensions and differences, and develop skills for more productive interaction with professionals from cultures other than their own. (4 credits)

In this program, you develop advanced skills in business communication, as well as public speaking and presentations in the workplace. The program begins with a review of the basic principles of communication and public speaking, and covers advanced techniques like establishing credibility and constructing effective arguments. You give a speech at the end of the session, which will be analyzed, evaluated, and discussed. A video of that speech is given to you for home review.

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Persuasive written and oral communication skills are essential to career advancement in nearly every management profession. Learn to write and present persuasively, in a way that inspires action.

Sessions are a mix of hands-on exercises, discussions, lectures, and small group projects. We use “real life�situations, as well as case studies from the wine industry, as the basis for exploring and applying communication skills.

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Punch your own ticket -Write your way to The Show. Sports Journalism as a practical writing course covering the major formats of game stories, features, columns and player profiles. Learn reporting and interviewing skills, story structure and ways to put color in your copy. The course also offers a look at the job market and the freelance writing business.

Train to be a Sports Anchor. During each class, we will produce a half-hour episode of "Sports Summer", a program combining hard news, feature stories, commentary and live guests. We will format, write, edit and produce the show within the three-hour class time. Students will get hands on experience on the Anchor desk and in reporting sports stories from the field. Your resume tape starts here!