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Communications

  • Strengthens the Power of Your Message
  • Provides Practical Experience Delivering Presentations Across Platforms
  • Focuses on Business Communications

Today’s business environment requires communication that is clear, persuasive, and dynamic. These courses will teach you to deliver presentations in-person and online and represent your personal and/or your company’s brand effectively across digital platforms. Learn techniques to adapt your message to specific audiences and modes of delivery. Try a single class or explore our Certificate in Effective Business Writing .

This semester, study in-person or from anywhere in the world from the safety and comfort of your home through online or remote instruction.

Research Methods for the Vocologist

Our understanding of the voice is rapidly evolving. The best way to keep up with the latest knowledge is to read, understand, and critically...

2025 Spring
1 section

Writing Across Media

Learn to write across all forms of media and to get results, including higher search positions, more click-throughs, and increased transactions.

2025 Spring
1 section

Communications and AI

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing communication and writing practices, affording professionals and writers a suite of powerful tools...

2024 Fall
+ 1 more semester
2 sections

Grammar Review

Come away from this class with a better understanding of grammar and improved confidence in your writing.

2024 Fall
+ 1 more semester
2 sections

Strategic Communications and Corporate Storytelling

Learn to craft compelling narratives that match the tone and intentions of a company, brand, or communication campaign.

2024 Fall
+ 1 more semester
2 sections

Fundamentals of Storytelling

Explore the basic elements of story, and apply them to your writing for more dynamic content, whether for novels or résumés.

2025 Spring
1 section

Persuading in Business: Leadership, Public Speaking, and Executive Communication

In this lively and experiential course, you will develop the high-performance language and communication strategies used by exemplary presenters...

2024 Fall
+ 1 more semester
2 sections

Multimedia Storytelling

Multimedia storytelling has the power to provide context and depth to news stories, fundraising drives, marketing campaigns, and personal...

2024 Fall
+ 1 more semester
2 sections

Professional Writing: Content, Purpose, and Audience

This foundational course introduces critical practices of professional writing, focusing on common documents across digital and traditional formats.

2024 Fall
1 section

Vocometry: Measuring and Analyzing the Voice

Although it could be argued that our ears are the ultimate way to judge a voice, there are many tools and techniques available to the vocologist...

2024 Fall
1 section

Sharpening Your Presentation and Speech Skills

Learn how to hold an audience’s attention by developing an individual public speaking style.

2024 Fall
1 section

Digital Communication in a Changing Workplace

Obtain writing and editing skills that will make you an adaptable communicator via any medium and in any situation that may arise in the workplace.

Introduction to Podcasting and Radio Reporting

If you want to create a podcast or work in radio, learn everything you need to get started in this beginner’s workshop.