Business communication courses can help you learn effective writing, presentation skills, active listening, and persuasive techniques. You can build skills in crafting clear messages, adapting communication styles for different audiences, and managing conflicts constructively. Many courses introduce tools like email platforms, presentation software, and collaboration apps, demonstrating how these skills enhance team interactions and improve overall communication strategies.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Professional Networking, Initiative and Leadership, Relationship Building, Public Speaking, Decision Making, Negotiation, People Development, Social Skills, Organizational Structure
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Investments, Financial Analysis, Economic Development, Market Analysis, Securities Trading, Asset Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Underwriting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Empathy, Creativity, Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Professional Development, Cognitive flexibility, Conflict Management, Stress Management, Cultural Diversity, Problem Solving, Mindfulness, Decision Making, Psychology
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Content Creation, Web Content, Generative AI, Keyword Research, Generative AI Agents, Search Engine Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Recognizing Others, Team Motivation, Tactfulness, Performance Review, Performance Management, Employee Performance Management, Staff Management, Emotional Intelligence, Coaching, Creativity, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Model Evaluation, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Organizational Change, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Project Closure, Risk Management, Social Determinants Of Health, Revenue Recognition, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Financial Auditing, Generative AI, Supply And Demand, Statistical Inference
Credit offered
Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Customer experience strategy (CX), Strategic Communication, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategies, Digital Media Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Automation, Marketing Channel, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Integrated Marketing Communications, Personalized Service, Consumer Behaviour, Data Ethics, Social Media, Emerging Technologies, Target Audience, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Portfolio Risk, Financial Market, Investments, Securities (Finance), Financial Systems, Securities Trading, Asset Management, Behavioral Economics, Capital Markets, Investment Management, Equities, Performance Measurement, Finance, Financial Services, Performance Analysis, Risk Management, Return On Investment, Market Liquidity, Derivatives
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prioritization, Business Priorities, Forecasting, Resource Allocation, Product Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Performance Metric, Data Analysis, Analytics, Estimation, Stakeholder Engagement, Benchmarking, Customer Acquisition Management, Project Estimation, Project Planning, Spreadsheet Software, Business Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Financial Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Capital Expenditure, Portfolio Risk, Corporate Finance, Business Planning, Data Cleansing, Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Risk Analysis, Data Analysis, Risk Management, Predictive Modeling, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, Python Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Verification And Validation, Collaborative Software, Project Management Software, Automation, Productivity Software, Project Management, Cloud-Based Integration, Internal Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks