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Communication Tips for Leaders training

Eight short microlessons on communicating as a leader, from the Know-Feel-Do framework and better questions to crucial conversations, with a situational test.

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About this course

What the Communication Tips for Leaders course covers

This course covers leadership communication in eight short microlessons. It's built for leaders who want their message to land, and covers modern leadership language, the Know-Feel-Do framework, meeting minutes, asking better questions, active listening, eye contact on video calls and crucial conversations. It ends with a situational test.

Learning outcomes

What your people will be able to do

  • Update your leadership language for how teams work today
  • Plan messages with the Know-Feel-Do framework
  • Listen actively to lead more effectively
  • Make eye contact and connect on video calls
  • Handle high-stakes conversations with better dialogue skills
  • Build trust and help your team grow through attentive leadership
Course contents

8 microlessons

Each microlesson is a short, TikTok-style video lesson, with knowledge checks along the way.

1The Problem
2Effective Communication
3Explaining Minutes
4Simplify Your Ask
5Why Listening Is Essential to Leadership
6Developing Active Listening as a Leader
7How to Make Proper Eye Contact on Video Calls
8Mastering 'Crucial Conversations'

  1. The Problem: Why the old split between thinkers and doers no longer works.
  2. Effective Communication: Communicating with your audience in mind, so people know what to do next.
  3. Explaining Minutes: The styles of meeting minutes, and how to take them well.
  4. Simplify Your Ask: Asking better questions, and following up to keep people talking.
  5. Why Listening Is Essential to Leadership: How listening builds trust and loyalty, and leads to better decisions.
  6. Developing Active Listening as a Leader: The habits of active listening, and how to practice them as a leader.
  7. How to Make Proper Eye Contact on Video Calls: Simple ways to make eye contact and connect on video calls.
  8. Mastering 'Crucial Conversations': Key ideas from Crucial Conversations for high-stakes discussions.
Audience

Who should take this course

Who it's for

  • Managers and team leads who want their message to land
  • Leaders communicating with remote or hybrid teams
  • Anyone preparing for high-stakes conversations
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Your questions answered

Questions about Communication Tips for Leaders training

How long is the Communication Tips for Leaders course?

It's made up of 8 short microlessons, plus a situational test. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

How are learners assessed?

The course ends with a situational test: a realistic leadership scenario, with questions on how you would handle it.

What does the course cover?

Modern leadership language, the Know-Feel-Do framework, meeting minutes, asking better questions, active listening, eye contact on video calls and crucial conversations.

Who should take Communication Tips for Leaders training?

Managers, team leads and senior leaders who want to communicate more clearly with their teams.

Can I try the course first?

Yes. Request a free sample lesson and book a short demo with our team. After your demo, we'll share sample lessons with you so you can see the format for yourself.

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