Communication & Articulating Ideas · Edorax
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Communication & Articulating Ideas Learn to organize your thinking, explain ideas so others understand them, listen well, ask good questions, and give short talks and demos with confidence. Every module is practice: you write, record and present, and a mentor gives feedback.
Difficulty Beginner
Duration ~10 hours
Price Free
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Course curriculum 6 modules · 58 lessons. Open a module to see its lesson list.
01 Structured thinking 10 lessons View lessons Hide lessons 01.01 Set the scene10 min 01.01 Set the scene10 min 01.02 Start with the point15 min 01.02 Start with the point15 min 01.03 Group and order your ideas15 min 01.03 Group and order your ideas15 min What you'll build
Give a clear five-minute talk or project demo, recorded or written as a script, that a mentor reviews.
01.04 Structured thinking
15 min
01.04 Structured thinking15 min
01.05 Checklist and learning log20 min
01.05 Checklist and learning log20 min 02 Explaining ideas clearly 10 lessons View lessons Hide lessons 02.01 Set the scene10 min 02.01 Set the scene10 min 02.02 Know your listener15 min 02.02 Know your listener15 min 02.03 Examples and analogies15 min 02.03 Examples and analogies15 min 02.04 Explain a technical idea simply20 min 02.04 Explain a technical idea simply20 min 02.05 Checklist and learning log25 min 02.05 Checklist and learning log25 min 03 Listening and asking good questions 10 lessons View lessons Hide lessons 03.01 Set the scene10 min 03.01 Set the scene10 min 03.02 Active listening15 min 03.02 Active listening15 min 03.03 Asking clarifying questions15 min 03.03 Asking clarifying questions15 min 03.04 Listening and questions15 min 03.04 Listening and questions15 min 03.05 Checklist and learning log45 min 03.05 Checklist and learning log45 min 04 Short talks and project demos 10 lessons View lessons Hide lessons 04.01 Set the scene10 min 04.01 Set the scene10 min 04.02 Plan a five-minute talk15 min 04.02 Plan a five-minute talk15 min 04.03 Demo a project20 min 04.03 Demo a project20 min 04.04 Handling questions15 min 04.04 Handling questions15 min 04.05 Checklist and learning log25 min 04.05 Checklist and learning log25 min 05 Storytelling at work 10 lessons View lessons Hide lessons 05.01 Set the scene10 min 05.01 Set the scene10 min 05.02 The shape of a story15 min 05.02 The shape of a story15 min 05.03 Stories at work15 min 05.03 Stories at work15 min 05.04 Storytelling15 min 05.04 Storytelling15 min 05.05 Checklist and learning log25 min 05.05 Checklist and learning log25 min 06 Capstone: your five-minute talk 8 lessons View lessons Hide lessons 06.01 Set the scene15 min 06.01 Set the scene15 min 06.02 Prepare your talk25 min 06.02 Prepare your talk25 min 06.03 Submit your talk45 min 06.03 Submit your talk45 min 06.04 Checklist and learning log15 min 06.04 Checklist and learning log15 min