: Do you feel like people walk all over you? Do you want to learn to be a more confident, assertive individual? If so, this course is for you. The class will teach you the necessary skills to be decisive and in control of your life. The course will teach you to improve your relationships, move your career forward, and earn the respect of your friends, family, spouse, co-workers, even your boss.
: This class is an independent-study course. Students will have all the resources needed to successfully complete the course within the online material. A student helpdesk is available for technical support during the course enrollment.
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Lesson 1
Become Confident & Assertive Module 1
How Do You See Yourself?
Module 1 will focus on the workplace and how to balance the personal and professional lives. We will also identify how individuals see themselves and discuss tools for turning the tables at work to be heard with respect.
What do Employees Want?
Unleashing Productivity
Turning on Talent
Balancing Work and Life
Embracing Diversity
Become Confident & Assertive Module 2
How Do Others See You?
Module 2 focuses on how you are seen by others and being more assertive in your home and personal lives. We will focus on communication skills, body language, and how to be a more assertive parent.
Body Language
Walk the Walk
Talk the Talk
Parenting Children
Reversing Roles
Become Confident & Assertive Module 3
Making it Work
Module 3 focuses on getting more out of your professional life by being assertive and dealing with difficult coworkers. This module will give tips and tools for dealing with situations at work that seem impossible for some individuals such as being bullied at work, asking for a raise, and learning to communicate with supervisors with assertiveness and authority.
Difficult Co-workers
Asking For a Raise
Assertive Buying
Communicating Assertively
Communicating with Authority
Become Confident & Assertive Module 4
Raising Assertive Children
Raising children to be assertive is not easy; there is a fine line between aggressive and assertive. This module looks at how to raise assertive children. Finally we will learn how to make the transition to becoming more assertive and also dispelling myths about assertive behavior.
Myths About Assertive Behavior
Measuring Your Success
Making the Transition
Assertive Children
The Line Between Assertiveness and Aggression
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