Technical communication is what turns expertise into influence. Strong technical skills alone are not enough to drive decisions or advance your career. Whether you're explaining an architecture, presenting data insights, writing design documents, or collaborating with cross-functional teams, your ability to communicate complex ideas clearly often determines your impact. Many talented engineers, developers, product managers, and data professionals struggle to translate technical expertise into messages that business stakeholders can quickly understand and act upon.

Technical Communication: Storytelling That Drives Decisions

Technical Communication: Storytelling That Drives Decisions


Instructors: Mark Peters
Access provided by University of Colorado at Boulder
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Intermediate level
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6 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Structure technical communication using clarity-first frameworks such as the Pyramid Principle and BLUF.
Adapt your message to engineers, executives, and customers across written, verbal, and asynchronous channels.
Design visual and data storytelling that connects technical work to business outcomes.
Skills you'll gain
- Strategic Communication
- Storytelling
- Presentations
- Persuasive Communication
- Communication
- Visual Design
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Technical Communication
- Technical Documentation
- Writing
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Technical Writing
- Data Storytelling
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder Communications
- Communication Strategies
- Business Communication
- Concision
- Data Visualization
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August 2026
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