East Tower Toronto Dominion Centre Powerful Communication
Communicate with Confidence, Lead with Impact
Develop essential communication skills through hands-on practice in storytelling, conflict resolution, and engaging diverse audiences. Transform the way you communicate for success. This program helps you refine your communication style, build trust, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Take this program along with the other two standalone modules, Data Analytics & Practical AI Applications and Leading Projects & Change, to earn an Applied Graduate Certificate in AI Driven Business Intelligence.
March 4, 2027
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From Conversation to Connection
Effective leadership is built on the foundation of clear, powerful communication. Yet, many leaders struggle with articulating their vision, engaging stakeholders, and fostering collaboration across their teams. Why? Because mastering the art of communication requires more than just speaking — it’s about building trust, inspiring action, and addressing conflict head-on.
The challenge lies in communicating effectively across different audiences, managing complex conversations, and keeping everyone aligned toward a common goal. Leaders often find themselves navigating conflicting priorities, where miscommunication can lead to lost opportunities or unproductive conflict.
This program empowers participants to develop communication strategies that resonate. It’s about understanding your audience, telling your story in a compelling way, and mastering conflict resolution with confidence. Participants will refine their communication style, learn to influence diverse stakeholders, and become proficient in addressing team dynamics and organizational challenges.
You’ll enhance your ability to communicate with clarity, build trust, and manage perceptions. Through hands-on practice in storytelling, conflict resolution, and communication planning, this program equips you with the tools to lead conversations that drive results and strengthen relationships. Whether you’re presenting to senior leaders, managing team dynamics, or engaging external stakeholders, you’ll walk away with the confidence to communicate with impact.
Take this program along with the other two standalone modules, Data Analytics & Practical AI Applications and Leading Projects & Change, to earn an Applied Graduate Certificate in AI Driven Business Intelligence.
Program Overview
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Build the foundation for strategic communications through a framework outlining 7 key elements: Audience, Channels, Mindsets, Intention, Messaging, Content and Effectiveness.
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Develop an integrated channel strategy to create greater impact, learning where, when and how your message should reach your various audiences.
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Meet audiences where they are, exploring how communicators can move beyond sharing information to communicating with influence.
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Communicating requires more than having the right information, it requires clarity about what matters, why it matters and what you want your audience to take away. Utilizing tools from previous sessions, understand how to approach senior leader communication.
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Explore how to distill complex information, competing priorities and multiple perspectives into the few messages. Identify the essential message, tailor it to the audience and connect it to the response or action they want to create.
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Learn how to use the communications framework to guide content development and turn strategic thinking into effective AI prompts that generate more relevant, audience-centred content. The focus is on using AI to enhance strategic thinking and creativity, not replace it.
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Explore how to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of communications efforts using insights to strengthen future communications. Build practical presentation techniques for sharing ideas with greater clarity, confidence and impact, ensuring important messages not only get delivered, but resonate.
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The final session brings the communications framework to life through practical, real-world challenges. Apply the tools, principles and approaches explored throughout the course to develop a strategic communications response to a defined business or communications objective.
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Winter 2027
Powerful Communication
Course Dates Time 1) Great Communication Strategies 1/14/2027 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 2) Impactful Communications 1/21/2027 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 3) Managing Optics & Perceptions 1/28/2027 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 4) Leading with Intent: Communicating with Senior Leaders 2/4/2027 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 5) The Essential Message 2/11/2027 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 6) From Strategy to Story 2/18/2027 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 7) Effective Communications: Presenting with Impact 2/25/2027 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 8) The Communications Challenge 3/4/2027 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Get Training in Marketable Skills
Communication Skills
Strategic Thinking
Relationship Building
Who Will Benefit
Aspiring Leaders
Individuals who are early in their leadership journey and want to step into leadership roles will benefit from this program. They will gain easy-to-implement communication skills that build confidence in managing teams and projects. This group typically has a strong interest in leadership development and business management and seeks to expand their communication toolkit to navigate the complexities of leading and influencing others effectively.
Mid-Career Leaders
Professionals with several years of leadership experience looking to refresh their communication skills will find this program invaluable. These leaders often face challenges such as team dynamics or organizational miscommunication and are seeking advanced tools to guide their teams more effectively. They will learn new ways to foster clear, impactful communication that drives collaboration, resolves conflicts, and enhances overall team performance.
4 Reasons to Enrol
Weekday Evening Classes for Busy Professionals
This online program with weekday evening classes allows you to develop communication skills without disrupting your career.
Build a Meaningful Network
Connect with and learn from peers across a wide range of sectors, industries, and professions.
Enhance Your Storytelling Ability
Learn how to craft compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences, making your communication more memorable and impactful.
Influence Stakeholders at Every Level
Develop the skills to engage and persuade stakeholders, from team members to senior leaders, ensuring your message drives action and alignment.
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What You Get
After completing the program, you'll receive an authentic digital badge from the top-ranked business school in Canada that employers will recognize.
As more and more companies look for candidates with specific skills, this badge on your CV will be a credible assurance of your achievements and expertise, allowing the right roles to find you faster.
Foundational Badge
Signifies that you’ve gained information and insight into new skills.
Custom Programs for Organizations
Use this program as we designed it, or alter it to fit your company’s needs. Either way, we can help you improve your organization's talent pipeline. Get in touch with our custom programs team today.
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