Clearly and confidently share your insights and analyses
View session datesIn business, your best idea is only as good as your ability to effectively share it with others.
Strong technical analyses, breakthrough insights and sound strategic decisions risk being undervalued, misinterpreted or worse yet — ignored — if they are not clearly and convincingly presented to key stakeholders.
The complexity of ongoing innovations in analytics, digitization and artificial intelligence have driven the need for businesses to think differently and adapt quickly. Success ultimately depends on ensuring that your organization's employees have the communication skills to take advantage of the changing world of business so that information flows clearly and seamlessly between them and the outside world. Absence of either needlessly costs your firm money and damages stakeholder engagement at every level.
Communicating with Impact is a new online program, designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to confidently share your insights, analyses and recommendations with diverse audiences both inside and outside your organization.
Participate in the program from anywhere. Our online learning platform combines live, interactive video instruction with breakout sessions, panel discussions, and expert Q&A.
This program is designed for professionals within all business units who have responsibility for delivering clear and concise verbal communications or persuasive, impactful presentations.
Queen’s Executive Education is pleased to offer a limited number of discounted seats in every program to employees of Canadian registered charities. Check your eligibility.
Smith School of Business is an Employer Partner of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion.
We all know an effective presentation when we see and hear one, but few of us have the chance to learn the essential ingredients. This program is designed to bridge that gap, as you will:
Build organizational strength and skills in presentation design and delivery. Organizations will:
Pre-Program:
Complete a simple and quick pre-program assignment to gain a better understanding of your current verbal presentation abilities, communication style and development challenges.
During the Program:
Through a combination of expert coaching, experiential exercises and video analysis of business presentations you will learn:
Reflection assignments will challenge you to put new skills into practice once back at work. New self-assessment skills will allow you to continue optimizing presentation abilities throughout your career.
Post-session coaching is also available, at an additional fee, should you desire.
Participate in the program from anywhere. Our online learning platform combines live, interactive video instruction with breakout sessions, panel discussions, and expert Q&A.
Our learning platform is fully encrypted, allowing you to connect securely from home, office or anywhere in between.
Virtual programs are designed to fit within your schedule, allowing you to learn new skills and immediately put them to work.
Session leaders include senior professors from Smith School of Business and knowledgeable experts from industry. These outstanding teachers are constantly in touch with today's business world through real-world business experience, Board memberships and their own consulting practices.
Matthew Reesor is the Director of the Full-time MBA at Smith School of Business. He has held administrative leadership and faculty positions at Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (NUCB) and Queen’s University. He was a recipient of the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award while at NUCB. His research, focusing primarily on communications and language policy, has been published and widely referenced in academic journals. He is the author of a best-selling communications textbook published by Macmillan Japan.
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“This is an excellent program. I work in communications and prepare and advise spokespersons and found all the content to be relevant and practical. I was able to immediately put into practice many of the notions and highly recommend this course for beginners or seasoned communicators alike. I also appreciated the video exercises in order to obtain candid feedback to identify things I do well and things I need to work on in a safe space.”
Cynthia Biasolo A/Director, Area and Ministerial Communications & Media Relations Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency / Government of CanadaWe are currently offline. Our business hours are Monday to Friday 8AM to 4PM EDT.
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