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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Improving Communication Skills by University of Pennsylvania

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    About the Course

    Learn how to communicate more effectively at work and achieve your goals. Taught by award-winning Wharton professor and best-selling
    author Maurice Schweitzer, Improving Communications Skills is an essential course designed to give you both the tools you need to improve
    your communication skills, and the most successful strategies for using them to your advantage. You'll learn how to discover if someone is lying
    (and how to react if they are), how to develop trust, the best method of communication for negotiation, and how to apologize. You'll also learn
    when to cooperate and when to compete, how to create persuasive messages, ask thoughtful questions, engage in active list...
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    Top reviews

    SP

    Sep 9, 2020

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    An absolutely wonderful course on communication skills. Its a course every professional should take as it teaches the very basics of communication that we all should incorporate and practice everyday.

    SH

    Aug 29, 2022

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    This is one of the best courses I've attended. The instructor was impressive. I learned a lot from this course. I absolutely recommend this course to anyone willing to improve her/his communication.

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    By Ravi V B

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    May 20, 2020

    Many many thanks to the professor for this excellent training. After working in the industry so many years, i could learn a lot on this course. I am grateful to this training and the professor. The program was well structured and easy to learn.

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    By Xun Y

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    Jan 9, 2021

    Great course! The content may seem easy in the first place (a lot of them are just common sense). However, if you dig deep and take practic, you will end up with a lot of takeaways. For example, active listening chapter is quite useful.

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    Apr 8, 2020

    Very informative. Explained in a way that is practical and used in every day communications. I found examples to be very interesting and related. Very interested to think about these situations listening to our leader at staff meetings!

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    By Anthony M

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    Mar 2, 2018

    I enjoyed taking this course. It is a good survey/overview of the topic. You'll probably be looking for more detailed courses or references after this one. The instructor speaks clearly, is entertaining, and is easy to understand.

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    Jun 17, 2023

    The content is surprisingly expansive and cover areas that I wouldn't think of in the first place. This is not only about inter-personal communication, but also about strategically cultivate a healthy environment for cooperation.

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    By Muhammad F F

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    Aug 13, 2017

    It was very interesting and very informative Course, normally we do these thing is our daily personal and professional life but this course let me understand to do it in proper way and order to achieve success and credibility.

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    By Zen M

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    Dec 21, 2018

    Wonderful course material! Videos and lecture slides offered excellent insights into human behavior, particularly deception and apologies. This class is a must for anyone looking to communicate with large groups at scale!

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    By Jameen K

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    Apr 7, 2025

    Really great course - a lot of information compacted into 8 or so hrs, but easy to absorb thanks to plentiful real life examples provided and prescriptions to incorporate the tips discussed into your own applications.

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    By Taylor D

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    Dec 20, 2021

    Fantastic quick primer on a range of communication skills including facilitating cooperation, building trust, detecting deception, apologizing effectively, communicating effectively, active listening, and goal setting.

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    By Arif M

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    Apr 4, 2018

    Very good learning... I think there are lots of story in a single lesson which makes me confused some situations and points. May be its happen only to me but i think you should construct the course layout more simply

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    By Leona C C Y

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    Nov 25, 2017

    I love the systematic and organized structure, content and context, the knowledge of communication skills are useful and practical, I will make the best use of them into my daily life. Thank you Professor Maurice!

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    By Karen P

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    Jun 26, 2020

    Really enjoyed listening to Professor Maurice Schweitzer's lectures. He uses very interesting real life stories and examples to broaden our understanding of communication skills. In depth learning. Great course!

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    By Isabelle ج

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    Mar 3, 2019

    I think the content of the course will probably be different to what you thought it would, but it's definitely worthy of trying. Really useful and easy to comprehend, especially with proper amounts of examples.

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    By Olesya A

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    Mar 3, 2018

    The crucial concepts of social interactions are covered and some applications are discussed. I like the fact that professors draws upon examples from politics, criminal justice, international relations.

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    By Christa D

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    Jun 21, 2021

    The material was well organized and I learned important skills that I am taking away from this course. The examples provided through the lectures were extremely helpful, too. Great course!

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    By German S

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    Jul 6, 2020

    I really enjoyed this course. It was very clear and straight to the point. I just need to go ahead and start trying to apply what I learned and I'm sure I'll get some extra questions then.

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    By Bhumika V

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    Jun 27, 2022

    This course is very usefull and i learnt so many things from this course. A special thanks to Coursera team to make me learn the course and providing the courses in a effecient manner.

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    By Jason Z

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    Jul 6, 2020

    Very interesting course, not just about the skills, also a lot theories behind the communications. Professor also gave a lot interesting example to help you to understand the theories.

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    By Alain C

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    Jun 12, 2020

    Loved it! Learned a lot and the professor provided clear and informative videos. Definitely suggest for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of effective communication.

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    By Anton K

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    Mar 23, 2020

    In a simple, effective and positive manner this course offers a deep exploration of different communication skills and helps to bring more awareness in every conversation. Thank you.

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    By Seth W

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    Aug 22, 2023

    Excellent course for anyone in a position of leadership! It will help you understand the deeper side of communication and its importance. Simple, straightforward, and effective.

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    May 10, 2020

    well-curated course, focussed on quality perspective rather than too much of information, crisp concise and delivered in the most effective manner. Thank you for the course.

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    By Pamela F

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    Nov 10, 2019

    I really learned more about my own communication skills with this course. I will utilize the skills leaned to be a better communicator, also be a more efficient goal setter.

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    By Roslyn P

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    Sep 2, 2019

    I found this course to be insightful. The new perspectives will help build my mindfulness of the best ways to conduct conversations to create positive outcomes and impact.

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    By Ankush D

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    Mar 4, 2019

    I love the course and the kind of explanation used by the creator is through and specific. The Examples used are appropriate and It helps a viewer to understand with ease.

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