Leadership Skills

This course gives the learner the advanced communication skills needed to be able to present arguments with clarity and inspire others, whether they are colleagues or an external audience. The tutor guides the learner through listening, reading and editing exercises which develop collaboration skills for achieving consensus which gives professional relationships the best opportunity to thrive and which encourages high performance.

Course Content

Module I - Analysis of information
- Speed reading skills
- Cross referencing facts
- Make a summary

Module 2 - Speak without a script
- Give a talk for 5 minutes on an unfamiliar topic
- Take questions and lead the subsequent discussion

Module 3 - Problem-solving project
- A group task which requires the skills of project management, collaboration,
communication and time-management

Module 4 - Problem-solving project
- A group task which requires the skills of project management, collaboration,
communication and time-management

Module 5 - Lead a content analysis discussion
- Manage a discussion about a piece of text, audio or video

Pre-course needs analysis
A pre-course Zoom meeting between the tutor and the student for level assessment and needs analysis.

Recommended reading
Before the start of the course, the student is sent an assignment to be completed before the course and a short reading list.

Certification
All students who successfully complete this course are eligible for a Course Certificate.
Completion consists of submitting the final course assignment. Certificates are sent by email to those who qualify after the course finishes.

Course aims
This course aims to provide students with strong communication skills to enable them to interact fully in professional or academic situations.

Teaching methods
- Description of required reading and recommended reading
- Daily homework assignments
- Tutor feedback to homework
- Assessment and feedback

Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, the student is expected to be able to:

● Give a short, unscripted talk
● Project-manage a workplace project or academic project
● Lead a discussion or meeting
● Understand and extract information from a variety of sources under timed conditions

Assessment methods
Students are set two pieces of work. The first is due halfway through the course. This does not count towards the final outcome but preparing for it is practice for the assessed piece of work at the end of the course.

Useful information
Each lesson is live and taught by a tutor via Zoom

Each lesson is of 60 minutes duration

Lessons can be taken at any time from Monday - Saturday 09.00 to 18.00 GMT

IT Requirements
This course is delivered online; to participate students must be familiar with using a
computer for purposes such as sending email and searching the internet. Students will also need regular access to the internet and a computer meeting the recommended minimum computer specification.