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Social Skills Courses

Social skills courses can help you learn effective communication, active listening, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence. You can build skills in networking, teamwork, and persuasive speaking, which are vital in both personal and professional settings. Many courses introduce tools like role-playing exercises and feedback mechanisms that enhance interpersonal interactions and help you practice these skills in real-time scenarios.

Popular Social Skills Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of London

    Finding Your Professional Voice: Confidence & Impact

    Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Public Speaking, Verbal Communication Skills, Self-Awareness, Communication, Empowerment, Communication Strategies, Composure

    4.7 stars, 1.3K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.7 (1.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Build Employee Apps with React: Apply Real-World UI Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Interaction Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Code Reusability, Scalability, Web Applications, Data Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    Academic English: Writing

    Skills you'll gain: Grammar, Peer Review, Writing, Editing, Writing and Editing, Organizational Skills, Research, Proofreading, Report Writing, Research Reports, Research Methodologies, Literacy, Critical Thinking, English Language, Planning, Style Guides, Persuasive Communication, Descriptive Statistics

    4.7 stars, 23K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (23K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Content Creation for TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook

    Skills you'll gain: TikTok, Video Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Content Creation, Content Scheduling, Web Analytics and SEO, Photography, Content Development and Management, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Content, Driving engagement, Social Media, Search Engine Optimization, Video Editing, Videography, Brand Marketing, Social Media Analytics, Visual Storytelling

    3.9 stars, 52 reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 3.9 (52) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

    Human Excellence in the AI Age, Part 2: A Soft Skills Course

    Skills you'll gain: Adaptability, Active Listening, Emotional Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Professional Development, Leadership Development, Personal Development, Team Collaboration, Collaboration, Team Building, Trustworthiness, Relationship Building, Self-Awareness, Willingness To Learn, Cognitive flexibility, Scientific Methods, Behavior Management, Mindfulness

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • M

    Meta

    Meta Marketing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Meta Ads Manager, Data Storytelling, Business Metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing Analytics, Data-Driven Marketing, Bayesian Statistics, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Marketing Effectiveness, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Target Audience, Marketing Strategies, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, A/B Testing, Data Collection, Marketing, Interviewing Skills

    4.7 stars, 4.5K reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (4.5K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: Job skills
    Job skills
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • A

    Advancing Women in Tech

    AI Fundamentals with Claude

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, AI powered creativity, AI literacy, Vibe coding, Problem Solving, AI Enablement, Prompt Engineering Tools, Ideation, AI Personalization, Empowerment, AI Integrations, AI Workflows, Independent Thinking

    4.7 stars, 72 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.7 (72) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • G

    Google

    Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Media Planning, Social Media Marketing, Google Ads, Email Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Order Fulfillment, Paid media, Social Media Management, Online Advertising, Search Engine Optimization, Performance Measurement, Spreadsheet Software, Client Services, Campaign Management, E-Commerce, Loyalty Programs, Marketing, Web Presence, Interviewing Skills

    4.8 stars, 51K reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.8 (51K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Trending right now
    Trending right now
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Psychological First Aid

    Skills you'll gain: Triage, Crisis Intervention, Active Listening, Stress First Aid, Rapport Building, De-escalation Techniques, Psychosocial Assessments, Emergency Response, Trauma Care, Emergency Services, First Aid, Patient Assistance, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Mental and Behavioral Health, Psychiatric Assessments, Patient Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Personal Care, Mitigation, Mental Health

    4.8 stars, 20K reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (20K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • A

    Anthropic

    Building with the Claude API

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Claude Code, Prompt Patterns, Model Context Protocol, Prompt Engineering Tools, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Anthropic Claude, Agentic systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Tool Calling, Embeddings, Model Evaluation

    4.7 stars, 155 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (155) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Free
    Free
  • M

    Microsoft

    Work Smarter with Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Excel Formulas, Excel Macros, Sales Presentation, Data Import/Export, Data Management

    4.7 stars, 3.4K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (3.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • G

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Lesson | Small Talk & Conversational Vocabulary

    Skills you'll gain: Vocabulary, Verbal Communication Skills, English Language, Professional Development, Professionalism, Interpersonal Communications, Communication

    4.3 stars, 1.4K reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.3 (1.4K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Free
    Free
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social skills courses

  • Finding Your Professional Voice: Confidence & Impact: University of London
  • Build Employee Apps with React: Apply Real-World UI Skills: EDUCBA
  • Academic English: Writing: University of California, Irvine
  • Content Creation for TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook: Coursera
  • Human Excellence in the AI Age, Part 2: A Soft Skills Course: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
  • Meta Marketing Analytics: Meta
  • AI Fundamentals with Claude: Advancing Women in Tech
  • Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce: Google
  • Psychological First Aid: Johns Hopkins University
  • Building with the Claude API: Anthropic

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