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Influencing People Courses

Courses in influencing people can help you learn persuasive communication, negotiation techniques, emotional intelligence, and relationship-building strategies. You can build skills in active listening, crafting compelling messages, and adapting your approach to different audiences. Many courses introduce tools such as social media platforms for outreach, presentation software for impactful storytelling, and analytics tools to measure engagement and effectiveness.


Popular Influencing People Courses and Certifications


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    Workday

    Workday Student for Business Users

    Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Workday (Software), Registration, Business Process, Business Reporting, Data Maintenance, Data Entry, Organizational Structure, Information Management, Business Analytics, No-Code Development, Enterprise Resource Planning, Data Visualization, Payment Processing and Collection

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    Setting Clear Expectations

    Skills you'll gain: Recognizing Others, Team Leadership, Employee Coaching, Team Motivation, Constructive Feedback, Team Management, Expectation Management, Leadership, Professional Development, Internal Communications, Employee Engagement, Communication Strategies, Storytelling, Mindfulness

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Glasgow

    Intellectual Autonomy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Capitals Coalition

    Transforming Business: Valuing social and human capital

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Analysis, Human Capital, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Performance Reporting, Sustainable Business, Social Impact, Business Valuation, Stakeholder Communications, Sustainability Reporting, Compliance Reporting, Business Transformation, Social and Human Services, Risk Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Introduction to Nutrition Policy, Frameworks, and Process

    Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Nutrition and Diet, Health Policy, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Food and Beverage, Policy Analysis, Policy Development, Public Policies, Program Evaluation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Key Enablers and Challenges in Implementing Industry 4.0

    Skills you'll gain: Process Optimization, Process Improvement, Innovation, Workforce Development, Digital Transformation, Technology Strategies, Manufacturing Operations, Workforce Management, Budget Management, Emerging Technologies, Organizational Change, Regulatory Requirements, Supply Chain Management, Change Management, Compliance Management, Infrastructure Architecture, Data Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Audience Demographics with Facebook Audience Insights

    Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Target Audience, Facebook, Driving engagement, Social Media Marketing, Customer Insights, Social Media, Social Media Management, Advertising, Marketing, Content Marketing, Performance Analysis, Content Creation, Digital Marketing, Performance Metric

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Learning with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, Learning Strategies, Education Software and Technology, AI Personalization, Lifelong Learning, AI Enablement, Human Learning, Adult Learning Principles, Prompt Engineering Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Student-Centred Learning, Generative AI, Critical Thinking

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Travail d'équipe et créativité

    Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Teamwork, Ideation, Presentations, Team Building, Innovation, Collaboration, Professional Development, Public Speaking, Persuasive Communication, Communication, Influencing, Decision Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Tobacco Control: Agile Policy, Research and Practice

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Research Methodologies, Research, Public Health, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Policy Analysis, Advocacy, Program Evaluation, Case Studies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    Tracking and Reporting

    Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Change Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Recruitment, Performance Improvement, Performance Reporting, Performance Analysis, Talent Recruitment, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Talent Acquisition, Benchmarking

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    A Consultative Approach to Working with Recruiters

    Skills you'll gain: Recruitment, Human Resources, Talent Management, Recruitment Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Consultative Approaches, Interviewing Skills, Coordination, Communication Strategies

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular influencing people courses

  • Workday Student for Business Users: Workday
  • Setting Clear Expectations: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
  • Intellectual Autonomy: University of Glasgow
  • Transforming Business: Valuing social and human capital : Capitals Coalition
  • Introduction to Nutrition Policy, Frameworks, and Process: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Key Enablers and Challenges in Implementing Industry 4.0: Board Infinity
  • Audience Demographics with Facebook Audience Insights : Coursera
  • Learning with AI: Politecnico di Milano
  • Travail d'équipe et créativité : University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Tobacco Control: Agile Policy, Research and Practice : Imperial College London

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