Become a more confident communicator. |
As students get ready to head back to campus and professionals gear up for a season of presentations, proposals, and big ideas, one ability rises above the rest: clear, persuasive communication. For our final Free Summer Friday of the season, we’re featuring Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking.
Think of it as your academic launchpad for fall—a sophisticated, high‑value course that teaches the foundational language of leadership, argument, and influence. |
The Academic Launchpad: Rhetoric for Writing & Speaking
Led by Harvard faculty, this course takes you inside the craft of persuasion from the structure of a powerful essay to the cadence of an unforgettable speech.
You’ll explore how to:
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Build Strong Arguments: Use classical rhetorical tools to organize your ideas, support them with evidence, and anticipate objections.
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Write with Precision and Style: Refine your essays, emails, and presentations so they’re clear, compelling, and tailored to your audience.
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Speak with Confidence: Develop techniques for pacing, emphasis, and presence so your delivery matches the strength of your ideas.
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Analyze Great Speeches: Study how accomplished speakers use language, framing, and structure to move audiences and apply those strategies to your own work
Whether you’re preparing for college papers, grad school applications, boardroom presentations, or community leadership, this is the kind of skill that pays off in every class, every meeting, and every new opportunity. |
How to Enroll:
Like all of our Free Summer Friday features, this course is hosted on edX and is completely free to audit.
You can also choose to upgrade to a paid verified certificate at any point during the course to officially prove mastery of the subject. |
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