Emotional Intelligence: Practical Communication Skills is a practical, beginner-friendly course designed to help you understand, build, and apply emotional intelligence in work, leadership, relationships, and everyday life. You’ll start by clarifying what emotional intelligence is, why it matters, and how the five components in Goleman’s model (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills) exist as concrete, observable behaviours. You’ll also explore how the brain and body respond to emotions and how mindfulness can increase awareness & calm.

Emotional Intelligence: Practical Communication Skills

Emotional Intelligence: Practical Communication Skills
This course is part of Confident & Assertive Workplace Communication Specialization


Instructors: Chris Croft
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8 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
How to recognize, understand and manage emotions to improve relationships, communication and personal effectiveness
How you can apply emotional intelligence in leadership, teamwork, decision-making and everyday challenges.
Skills you'll gain
- Social Skills
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Relationship Management
- Self-Awareness
- Active Listening
- Interpersonal Communications
- Decision Making
- Leadership and Management
- Conflict Management
- Mindfulness
- Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Emotional Intelligence
- Leadership Development
- Resilience
- Teamwork
- Self-Discipline
- Empathy
- Leadership
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Taught in English
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September 2026
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