Communication skills courses can help you learn effective verbal and nonverbal communication, active listening, persuasive speaking, and conflict resolution techniques. You can build skills in crafting clear messages, adapting your communication style to different audiences, and using feedback constructively. Many courses introduce tools like presentation software, video conferencing platforms, and collaboration apps, which enhance your ability to convey ideas and engage with others in various settings.

Wesleyan University
Skills you'll gain: Editing, Storytelling, Peer Review, Writing and Editing, Writing, Content Creation, Creativity
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
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

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Data Visualization, Driving engagement, Drive Engagement, Productivity Software, Editing, Graphic Design, Business Communication
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Advancing Women in Tech
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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
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
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Anthropic
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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Oral Expression, Follow Through, Communication, Business Writing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Excel Formulas, Excel Macros, Sales Presentation, Data Import/Export, Data Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Data Visualization, Prompt Engineering, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Data Cleansing, Data Presentation, Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Copilot, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Spreadsheet Software, Forecasting, Dashboard Creation, Report Writing, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Data Synthesis, Predictive Modeling
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Data Cleansing, Pivot Tables And Charts, Spreadsheet Software, Data Wrangling, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Google Sheets, Data Manipulation, Data Integrity, Data Ethics, Data Entry, Data Import/Export, Data Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Data Analysis, Gross Profit, Business Mathematics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Wrangling, Data Presentation, Big Data, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Data Cleansing, Apache Hadoop, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, Apache Hive, Data Mart, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Apache Spark, Data Science, Microsoft Excel
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months