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Communication Essentials

Communication Essentials

Gain in-demand skills through a series of highly concentrated Communication Essentials courses

You’ll learn:

  • How to express yourself clearly and with confidence
  • Crucial interpersonal, written and verbal presentation skills
  • How to deal with difficult people and resolve conflicts
  • Negotiation skills
  • The art of active listening
  • Business storytelling
  • How to manage a unionized environment
  • How to develop your social media brand with style

Explore course options below and register today!

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Course Options

Students must register at least one week before the start date to allow time for an online assessment to be completed prior to the course start date.

ESS 797
The Art of Active Listening

$310.00

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ESS 800
Mastering Self-Awareness and Behaviour in Difficult Situations

$310.00

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ESS 804
Future-Focused: Navigating Complexity with Strategic Planning

$468.00

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ESS 805
Unconscious Bias: How We Make Decisions

$310.00

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ESS 807
Cultivate Belonging with Personality Dimensions™

$520.00

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ESS 809
Gender-Inclusive Communication & Collaboration

(Currently Not Available)

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ESS 813
Personal Leadership: Building From Our Strength

$520.00

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ESS 817
Strengthening Communications through Storytelling

$468.00

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ESS 821
Exploring Modern-day Work and the Benefits of the Multi-Generational Workplace

(Currently Not Available)

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ESS 834
Giving & Receiving Constructive Feedback

$468.00

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ESS 835
Emotional Intelligence at Work

$520.00

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ESS 838
Delivering Powerful Presentations

(Currently Not Available)

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ESS 877
Negotiation Skills

$468.00

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ESS 895
Effective Business Writing

$468.00

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ESS 899
Navigating Workplace Conflict: Building Stronger Teams through Resolution

$468.00

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ESS 902
Coaching and Mentoring

$940.00

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ESS 903
Managing in a Unionized Environment

$520.00

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ESS 904
Influencing Others with Confidence and Success

$310.00

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ESS 905
Remote Work - Strategies for Efficiency

(Currently Not Available)

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ESS 906
How to Pick Up the Pieces - Leadership, Motivation and Gratitude in Action

$310.00

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ESS 907
Effective Prioritization to Improve Decision Making, Manage Workload and Improve Well-being

$310.00

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ESS 908
Unconscious Bias: Moving from Bystander to Advocate

(Currently Not Available)

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ESS 909
Developing Your Social Media Brand with Style and Confidence

$310.00

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ESS 910
Best Practices for Sustainable Living

(Currently Not Available)

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ESS 912
Your Energy Currency: Enhancing and Improving Your Emotional Self-Awareness

$310.00

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ESS 913
Flexible Work as a Catalyst for Organizational Agility & Well-being

(Currently Not Available)

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ESS 914
Tactical Humour: Leveraging the funny to build connections, camaraderie, and community

$310.00

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ESS 915
Scared Scriptless: Improv Bootcamp Presentation Skills Training

$310.00

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ESS 916
Time Maximization: Unleashing Peak Productivity and Prof Efficiency through Effective Time Mgmt

$310.00

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Course Schedule

This schedule table displays courses planned to be offered this year and is a guide to planning your courses for the academic year. Please note: Spring term registration opens mid-March and Fall/Winter term registration opens mid-July. 

For more information about our learning formats and to choose a format that works best for you, please visit our Learning Formats page.

Essentials Schedule
Course Name (Course Code) Cost Days Fall 2026 Winter 2027 Spring/Summer 2027
The Art of Active Listening (ESS 797) $310.00 0.5 Fri, Oct 30

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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TBD 0.5 ——Fri, Jun 11

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom
Mastering Self-Awareness and Behaviour in Difficult Situations (ESS 800) $310.00 0.5 Wed, Oct 7

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Format: In-person

Fri, Apr 30

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Future-Focused: Navigating Complexity with Strategic Planning (ESS 804) $468.00 1 Mon & Tue, Nov 16 - Nov 17

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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TBD 1 ——Tue & Wed, Jun 8 - Jun 9

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom
Unconscious Bias: How We Make Decisions (ESS 805) $310.00 0.5 Thu, Oct 8

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Cultivate Belonging with Personality Dimensions™ (ESS 807) $520.00 1 Thu & Fri, Dec 3 - Dec 4

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Gender-Inclusive Communication & Collaboration (ESS 809) TBD 1 ——Thu & Fri, Jun 10 - Jun 11

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom
Personal Leadership: Building From Our Strength (ESS 813) $520.00 1 Wed & Thu, Nov 25 - Nov 26

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Strengthening Communications through Storytelling (ESS 817) $468.00 1 Thu & Fri, Dec 10 - Dec 11

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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TBD 1 ——Mon & Tue, Jun 21 - Jun 22

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom
Exploring Modern-day Work and the Benefits of the Multi-Generational Workplace (ESS 821) - - Currently Not Available
Giving & Receiving Constructive Feedback (ESS 834) $468.00 1 Thu, Oct 8

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: In-person

Mon & Tue, Apr 19 - Apr 20

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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TBD 1 ——Thu & Fri, Jun 3 - Jun 4

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom
Emotional Intelligence at Work (ESS 835) $520.00 1 —Thu, Feb 11

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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TBD 1 ——Thu, Jun 10

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom
Delivering Powerful Presentations (ESS 838) - - Currently Not Available
Negotiation Skills (ESS 877) $468.00 1 Thu & Fri, Nov 26 - Nov 27

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Effective Business Writing (ESS 895) $468.00 1 Thu & Fri, Nov 12 - Nov 13

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

——
Navigating Workplace Conflict: Building Stronger Teams through Resolution (ESS 899) $468.00 1 Thu & Fri, Nov 19 - Nov 20

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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TBD 1 ——Mon & Tue, May 10 - May 11

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom
Coaching and Mentoring (ESS 902) $940.00 2 Wed & Thu, Oct 21 - Oct 29

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Managing in a Unionized Environment (ESS 903) $520.00 1 —Wed & Thu, Apr 28 - Apr 29

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Influencing Others with Confidence and Success (ESS 904) $310.00 0.5 Mon, Oct 5

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Format: In-person

Thu, Jan 28

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Remote Work - Strategies for Efficiency (ESS 905) - - Currently Not Available
How to Pick Up the Pieces - Leadership, Motivation and Gratitude in Action (ESS 906) $310.00 0.5 —Mon, Apr 26

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Effective Prioritization to Improve Decision Making, Manage Workload and Improve Well-being (ESS 907) $310.00 0.5 —Thu, Apr 8

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Unconscious Bias: Moving from Bystander to Advocate (ESS 908) - - Currently Not Available
Developing Your Social Media Brand with Style and Confidence (ESS 909) $310.00 0.5 —Thu, Jan 21

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Best Practices for Sustainable Living (ESS 910) TBD 0.5 ——Thu, Jun 17

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom
Your Energy Currency: Enhancing and Improving Your Emotional Self-Awareness (ESS 912) $310.00 0.5 Wed, Nov 18

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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Flexible Work as a Catalyst for Organizational Agility & Well-being (ESS 913) - - Currently Not Available
Tactical Humour: Leveraging the funny to build connections, camaraderie, and community (ESS 914) $310.00 0.5 Thu, Sep 17

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

——
Scared Scriptless: Improv Bootcamp Presentation Skills Training (ESS 915) $310.00 0.5 Thu, Sep 24

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

——
Time Maximization: Unleashing Peak Productivity and Prof Efficiency through Effective Time Mgmt (ESS 916) $310.00 0.5 Thu, Oct 1

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom

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TBD 0.5 ——Thu, May 13

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual Classroom