Purdue University is offering free online course on Communicating Complex Information: Presenting Your Ideas Clearly and Effectively. This course is for anyone who has to explain new ideas to lay publics where there are vast differences between the speaker and their audience in their command of the content.
In this 3-week course, applicants will understand how to communicate complex information to lay audiences and develop your professional communication skills. The course will start on April 17, 2017.
Course At Glance
Length: 3 weeks
Effort: 4 hours/week
Subject: Communicating Complex Information
Institution: Purdue University and Future learn
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes
Session: Course starts on April 17, 2017
Providers’ Details
One of the four best public universities in the US, Purdue delivers an engaging learning experience and a world-class degree. Founded in 1869, Purdue consistently ranks among the best universities worldwide (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education).
About This Course
In a time when experts are all too often ignored or misunderstood, communicating complex information accurately to inexperienced audiences is a prized skill. This course will help your develop this skill. You will learn specific strategies to get your ideas across in a more impactful way; discovering how to organise your messages, techniques for explaining abstract ideas, and how to use and create visuals to enhance understanding.
Why Take This Course?
This is a free online course. Applicants can get a verified certificate.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Use different methods to overcome the barriers that most audiences face when learning complex information
- Apply practices for organizing and explaining ideas orally
- Design presentation slides for improved audience understanding
- Communicate complex ideas or material to various audiences.
Requirements
This course is for anyone who has to explain new ideas to lay publics where there are vast differences between the speaker and their audience in their command of the content. It will be of particular use to teachers, scientists, communication experts, financial experts and medical experts.
Instructors
Melanie Morgan
Melanie Morgan is an associate professor of communication at Purdue. She teaches classes in science communication and quantitative research methods and is the author of Effective Presentations.
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