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      University of California San Diego

      Communicating with the Public

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Oral Expression, Public Speaking, Media and Communications, Persuasive Communication, Communication, Interviewing Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Content Creation, Writing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Berklee

      Composição: Escrevendo a letra

      Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Peer Review, Music, Music Theory, Music Performance, Creativity, Writing and Editing, Writing, Storytelling

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Lund University

      Akademiskt skrivande

      Skills you'll gain: Writing, Editing, Literacy, Grammar, Peer Review, Style Guides

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Fundamentals of Internal Business Communications

      Skills you'll gain: Internal Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Communication Strategies, Stakeholder Communications, Corporate Communications, Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Drive Engagement, Strategic Communication, Business Communication, Target Audience, Active Listening, Employee Engagement, Business Writing, Leadership

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      29 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Data Visualization using Microsoft Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization Software, Data Import/Export, Business Reporting, Report Writing, Microsoft 365

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      64 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      SkillUp

      Get Started with Word Processing Applications: Word

      Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Document Management, Productivity Software, Computer Literacy, Writing and Editing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      104 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Goodwill Industries International

      Supporting Clients

      Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Coaching, Client Support, Employee Onboarding, LinkedIn, Professional Networking, Branding, Negotiation, Business Writing, Goal Setting, Financial Planning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      54 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      National Taiwan University

      現代文學導讀:詩、散文、小說

      Skills you'll gain: Liberal Arts, Writing, Storytelling, Aesthetics, World History

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      50 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Voxy

      English Language Skills B1-B2 CEFR: Intermediate

      Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, English Language, Business Correspondence, Social Skills, Verbal Communication Skills, Business Communication, Professional Development, Business Writing, Interviewing Skills, Oral Comprehension, Telephone Skills, Active Listening, Public Speaking, Communication, Vocabulary, Relationship Building, Constructive Feedback, Grammar, Social Media, Interpersonal Communications

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM COBOL Core

      Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Debugging, Software Testing, Report Writing, Maintainability, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Business Logic, Data Maintenance

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Documentation and Usability for Cancer Informatics

      Skills you'll gain: Usability, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Usability Testing, Technical Documentation, Bioinformatics, End User Training and Support, Clinical Informatics, Technical Writing, Product Development, Writing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad de Palermo

      Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada al Derecho

      Skills you'll gain: Legal Writing, Legal Strategy, Legal Technology, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Legal Research, LLM Application, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Automation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    • Communicating with the Public: University of California San Diego
    • Composição: Escrevendo a letra: Berklee
    • Akademiskt skrivande: Lund University
    • Fundamentals of Internal Business Communications : Coursera Instructor Network
    • Data Visualization using Microsoft Excel: Coursera Project Network
    • Get Started with Word Processing Applications: Word: SkillUp
    • Supporting Clients: Goodwill Industries International
    • 現代文學導讀:詩、散文、小說: National Taiwan University
    • English Language Skills B1-B2 CEFR: Intermediate: Voxy
    • IBM COBOL Core: IBM

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