Influencing People Without Authority Specialization
Influencing People Without Authority Specialization
Build Influence and Drive Alignment.
Learn persuasion, feedback, and communication skills to influence across teams
Instructors: Patrick Barry
What you'll learn
Apply influence strategies to persuade peers, leaders, and stakeholders
Give and receive effective feedback to improve performance and relationships
Communicate ideas clearly using storytelling, data, and presentation skills
Skills you'll gain
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Creativity
- Recognizing Others
- Growth Mindedness
- Constructive Feedback
- Decision Intelligence
- Self-Awareness
- Creative Thinking
- People Management
- People Development
- Influencing
- Independent Thinking
- Tactfulness
- Relationship Building
- Relationship Management
- Decision Making
- Storytelling
- Public Speaking
- Professional Networking
- Communication
Details to know
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Taught in English
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May 2026
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