On-Demand

6 CPE

MBAexpress: Key Concepts of Powerful Communication - V 2.0 | BUNDLE (6 COURSES)

On-Demand
6 CPE

This course provides an overview of the key elements of a traditional MBA to help you improve your business planning techniques and add value to your firm. MBAexpress provides essential business savvy over the course of 6 1-hour online learning modules.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify network types
  • Identify four steps to building your network
  • Recognize key influencers for building your network
  • Recognize best practices when attending conferences or business networking events
  • Describe the three types of misconceptions of communication
  • Identify the different types of personality styles in the workplace
  • Recognize how to communicate with the different types of personality styles effectively.
  • Recognize why listening is harder than we think.
  • Identify eight listening “don’ts”
  • List three steps for quality listening
  • Illustrate techniques in increasing your confidence before your presentation
  • Identify ways to connect with your audience and capture their imagination
  • Recognize the importance of restating questions during a presentation or Q&A
  • Describe steps to becoming a more polished presenter
  • Identify techniques for presenting to various audience demographics
  • Identify the importance of your presentation opening and closing remarks
  • Identify 5 tips that are key for presenting financial information
  • Recognize the value of using charts in financial presentations
  • Describe ways to give context to help explain your data
  • Describe how to write more effectively with increased clarity and a stronger impact
  • Recognize the benefits of being a good writer
  • Identify 9 rules of effective writing

Major Topics

  • Social networks
  • Professional Networks
  • Clique versus entrepreneurial networks
  • Types of Influential People
  • Building Your Network
  • Following-up with new clients
  • Characteristics, Strengths, and Weaknesses of Personality Styles
  • Connecting with Personality Styles
  • Audience Demographics
  • The importance of scheduling time and environment
  • Types of listening
  • Levels of listening
  • Listening to respond
  • Introverts and Extroverts
  • Listening bias
  • Body language
  • Using visualization
  • Practice is essential
  • Positive energy
  • Slide count calculation
  • A speech versus an experience
  • Fear of questions
  • Know your audience
  • Communication styles
  • Turn off the adrenaline
  • The power of a pause
  • Presentation Tips
  • The importance of audience demographics
  • Winning the trust of your audience
  • Providing context with your numbers
  • Tables and charts
  • Formatting words for readability
  • Making your point
  • Active versus passive writing
  • Choosing words for understandability
  • Using emoticons and punctuation
  • Bad writing examples

CPE Credits Available

6 CPE
6
Communications and Marketing

Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Basic

Professional Area of Focus

  • Future Ready
  • Leadership
  • Emerging Professional

Prerequisites

None

Advanced Preparation

None

Intended Audience

CPAs, corporate finance teams, business leaders and other financial professionals.

Provider

AICPA

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