The Authentic Human in the Global Workplace

Davidson College via edX Professional Certificate

Overview

The Professional Certificate in The Authentic Human in the Global Workplace answers the question of how do we rise above the noise to become impactful, memorable individuals in this age of global digital disruption.

Join industry leaders and experts who will equip you to more confidently harness your personality in both virtual and in-person workplace settings. By fusing techniques from acting, public speaking, and storytelling disciples, you will embrace how compassionate, authentic human exchanges, including ones established through remote mediums, can provide indispensable competitive advantages at any stage of your career journey.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Applied Storytelling

In this interactive and dynamic course, you will learn how to establish and integrate the art of storytelling more powerfully into your career and everyday life.

Course 2: Just Be Yourself: The Art of Acting in the Workplace

This course will help to channel the best version of yourself for the various settings you encounter in the workplace environment while ensuring that you are always being true to your authentic self.

Courses

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There is no art form as eternal or essential as storytelling. It conjures images across time and space: whether experienced around the campfire, the holiday dinner table, or within the confines of a good book, storytelling is everywhere. And, as the business world of the 21st Century has discovered, intentional and impactful storytelling provides one of the most indispensable competitive advantages on the market. An empowered, aware storyteller interviews, inspires, leads, and manages more effectively than someone who dismisses a story purely as a form of entertainment. ****

In this Applied Storytelling course, you will learn how to integrate this foundational human skill more powerfully into your career. Over the course of 4 self-paced weeks, you will train in vocal and physical performance techniques that will support your public speaking; you will engage in all the different types of story that shape our professional world; you will learn how to tell a story and practice in scenarios including digital storytelling and oral storytelling that will help launch or advance your career goals as a storytelling practitioner; and you will understand how to implement best practices of storytelling to enliven the day-to-day of your job. ****

No experience is necessary to enroll! You might be asking, “Which sorts of careers will benefit from this class?” Well, the answer is “All of them.” While some fields may seem more inclined toward story than others, everyone in the workforce encounters moments of stage fright where they can apply storytelling to become more captivating, confident, successful humans.