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Skillshare
Skillshare

PRESENTING AND TEACHING ONLINE: TACTICS FOR VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT

Sick of online snoozefests? Want to make your presentations unforgettable? This course will teach you how to ditch the dull and dive into interactive fun. No more awkward silences! Become an online engagement rockstar.

Coursera
Coursera

COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR A VIRTUAL AGE

This course is offered through Coursera and is done at your own pace with no “live” session requirements. All the assignments are peer-reviewed.

Udemy
Udemy

PUBLIC SPEAKING: A TACTICAL APPROACH

Applying neuroscience, police interrogation, poker analysis with professional wrestling, busking and improv. This course will introduce a completely different way to learn communication and public speaking.
Udemy
Udemy

BRAIN HACKING PRESENTATIONS

7 Neuroscience based hacks to make presentations more impactful. Brain Hacking is a tactics based approach to learning how to be a better presenter. 

Testimonials

What People Think

Helen Athanasiadou
Helen AthanasiadouInternational & European Studies, UoM
Ivan has been the most inspiring and engaging professor, providing me with fascinating and helpful advice and insights. His course "Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age" has been a milestone for my personal and academic development.
Lamis El Nahas
Lamis El NahasDesign Manager
Ivan’s course of "Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age" helped me to identify my weaknesses to turn them into strengths, and helped me realize what I need to do to be successful not only at work but also in life.
Karina Cotran
Karina CotranKnowledge Management Specialist at Shopify
Ivan’s course of "Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age" helped me to identify my weaknesses to turn them into strengths, and helped me realize what I need to do to be successful not only at work but also in life.
Alessio Cinquini
Alessio CinquiniDevelopment Manager | MBA | PM/PMO Renewable Energy
I took the course "Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age" and Ivan has taught this topic in a simple and very effective way!
Rohit K.
Rohit K.
About 'Public Speaking: A tactical approach': Overwhelming with what I learnt. Learning is fun when you hit with the topics with perfect examples and that's the best thing about this course.
Akshaya S.
Akshaya S.Marketing Automation Specialist
I took Ivan's course on "Communication strategies for a virtual age" wherein the techniques and ideas taught by him are very practical and feasible to apply on a daily life basis.
Francis I.
Francis I.
I must say the "Brain Hacking Presentation Skills" course, has exceeded all my expectations. This course is nothing short of exceptional, offering a wealth of knowledge and practical tips that truly transformed the way I approach presentations and public speaking.
FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

We offer a range of online courses through various platforms, each with its own format and learning style.

Our course "Business Presentations & Public Speaking" is a live online course with weekly mandatory sessions over a 12-week period. Participants are required to commit to a 2-hour virtual session once a week. This course is administered through the University of Toronto and registration is done through them. At the end of this session participants receive a certificate of completion and this program is one of three components to give you a larger certificate in business communication.  This course has 3 marked assignments. 

On the other hand, courses like "Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age" on Coursera and "Public Speaking: A tactical approach" or "Brain Hacking: Presentation Skills" on Udemy are asynchronous, self-paced with no live session requirements. 

Note 1: Coursera functions on a semester system. Therefore, the course makes itself available roughly once every one to five weeks and you will have approximately one week to complete each module. There are five modules in the course. Once you've finished, you will receive a certificate from the University of Toronto via Coursera.  This course has multiple choice tests required to complete a module and a final project which is peer reviewed.

Note 2: Each of the Udemy courses is approximately 1 hour in length. They can both be done at your convenience.  These courses have no assessments or exams.