Communication Skills for Bridging Divides

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Now more than ever, you are going to school, working, and living in communities with people who think, look, and have beliefs different from your own. This 45-minute course will give you the skills to bridge those divides and find common ground.

In this skills-based course, we will explore practical strategies and techniques to apply in your daily life. You will learn about the difference between dialogue, discussion, and debate; micro-affirmations; and how to be an ally.

If you are seeking to develop and practice these skills and apply them to build a more inclusive world, this course is for you. The course is also mobile-friendly.  
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NILOY MAJUMDER

8/10 starsCompleted
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Course was good and this is the 1st course I've completed in edX. Course content was useful and easy to understand. Got so many insights specially the Micro affirmation and ally part, those learnings will definitely help to build a positive work environment and effective communication skill.
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Zyrah Nicole Noriesta

10/10 starsCompleted
4 months ago
This will surely help me better my communication skills especilly in daily basis. The way of delivery was very clear and it helped me understand its importance more than I did before. Such a wonderful course!
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
Great Course!!! The course content was interesting and motivating. I enjoyed being engaged in it and felt that it was easy to follow and understand. The work was simple but involved. I enjoyed listening to the videos and reading the content, then answering the questions. I'm glad I took this online course. It will certainly help me in my workplace and in general communicating with the people all around me
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
The topics and approaches are made practical in daily life and contains numerous lessons. This course changed my approach to all type of communications in future. Million thanks to the instructors and edX. "Towards personal's sustainability and society's betterment"
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Jacqueline Hogan

10/10 starsCompleted
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The course content was interesting and motivating. I enjoyed being engaged in it and felt that it was easy to follow and understand. The work was simple but involved. I enjoyed listening to the videos and reading the content, then answering the questions. I'm glad I took this online course. It will certainly help me in my workplace and in general communicating with the people all around me.
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Elizabeth Moore

10/10 starsCompleted
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Content of this course is vital in a work environment. I feel privileged to have taken this and learned so much. There is plenty of real work information to apply to everyday life. I enjoyed all of the extra links and essays to refer back to.
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Maria Gutierrez

10/10 starsCompleted
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Great and simple resource in order to be more mindful of the everyday things you can do to build bridges among different people and thoughts. Even though it was a bit general, I think that is a strength, since bigotry and opportunities for using the three D´s can come anytime. With the help of this course, I will try to implement the lessons taught to be a source of change in my life.
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1 year ago
A great learning source indeed. Well done and keep it up educating the people from across the world. This learning can be applied in professional and personal life and can be a value addition in a personality. I will look forward to under take more courses for my personal and professional development.
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Bernadette Marron

4/10 starsCompleted
1 year ago
I felt it did not address how to listen and engage respectfully with those who hold different values, for example racists or misogynists. Is the role of dialogue not to affect change, and how do we change objectional views if we don't challenge in a meaningful way?
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Brandon Cain

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year ago
Very good and short and straight to the point but still very insightful. Overall, it was a great course and I really feel that I have learnt a lot about the content
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Abel Guajardo

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year ago
I really enjoyed the course a lot of information provided in a short amount of time but I'm already putting it to good use. I think everyone should take time to an allyship and give micro's. Great course!
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mrudula phadke

6/10 starsCompleted
1 year ago
useful course with simple language for better understanding. a well sketched out course giving an incite as to what actually needs to be done though simple examples.
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Freya Lucas

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 1 month ago
I really enjoyed this course. It is logical in its sequencing, and has a lot of good lessons about tolerance and inclusion. It was a great "bite sized" piece of professional development for a mornings work. I have lots to reflect on after participating in the course.
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4/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 4 months ago
This course is well organized, i take two courses from catalyst, i notice that their goals is very important but they not consider any society's viewpoint. the total freedom isn't true for anyone. Any society in the world has its culture, first i must know what is the true or false (restrictions) in that society. But generally it's a fruitful course. Please Refer to your culture when taking this course.
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Dipshi Nair

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 4 months ago
This experience was seriously one of the best in itself, Language was simple and the way it was explained with each and every scenario was quite interesting. Now, as I m through with this course I would like to put these learnings to my daily activities while having a conversation with colleagues or friends and family rather than assuming wrong, I will think another way around. Will practice Micro-Affirmations with juniors as"It doesn't take much to provide though" Thanks for giving such a wonderful experience"
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Annette Smith

9/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 4 months ago
Informative with techniques to use in everyday interactions at work and in social setting. I really liked the content on inclusiveness.
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Edwan Yuh

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 5 months ago
The course content is very rich and useful for everyone intending to have healthy relationships.i have been able to grasp key concepts when bridging divides and creating healthy communicative environments
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Sreyas Chacko

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 5 months ago
It was very easy to follow. The content is so easy and easy to grasp. I got many valuable knowledge from this short course.
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Cécile MARY

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 5 months ago
This short course introduce fondamental values to change the world. But more, it invite us to take a first step throught an instropective journey in our daily behavior.
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Pat Hill

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 6 months ago
Informative with techniques for everyday interaction from workplace to social situations. Easy to navigate through the course. Can recommend to anyone.
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8/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 7 months ago
It took me 2 hours to complete this course, short and inclusive of all valuable and practical information . it was really instructive and perfectly easy to follow. it has encourage me to take proactive moves to become an ally and voice our versatile opinions. Thank you Catalyst and Edx for this valuable and fun course .
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Meghan Unterschultz

9/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 7 months ago
I enjoyed this course. While I have some formal training in the subject matter, it was nevertheless a great refresher and I learned some new tools, techniques, and terminology that will further enhance my abilities in this area. This was also my first MOOC. I look forward to taking more courses from this provider and completing my certificate.
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William Lyons

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 7 months ago
This was an excellent and informative short course. The course content has helped me formulate a better plan for communication in a very diverse workplace and I plan on implementing what I learned immediately!
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Emily Kirby

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 7 months ago
The course was excellent, and very helpful, plus informative,the instructors were knowledgeable, and inspiring. I would recommend this course to everyone.
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Sky Kyo

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 7 months ago
This course took me over 2 hours to complete, not 45 minutes. But it was worth it to really think about my responses and engage the material. It is an excellent course--I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in intentionally improving their communication and has a free afternoon. I only wish that it was a longer and more in-depth course. Thank you so much, Catalyst, I will definitely be taking more of your courses! :)
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Jane Doguil

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 8 months ago
I am glad to finish this mini course, it is very informative. It made me think seriously about my daily interactions and how I can contribute in bridging the divides that we commonly see around us. Thank you for your efforts!!!
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Lydia Makarova

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 8 months ago
Very short and super-informative: just enough to start thinking more about how you can have better relationships with people. There are several good techniques mentioned in the course, and although it may feel like it's not the type of behabior you see around normally, it feels like something worth trying. Doing the course took me about 2 hours total, but it is just a start to more.
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Priyanka Beekharry

10/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 8 months ago
This course is amazing. Being short and compact, it teaches a lot of meaningful ideas. Content was satisfying. The instructor beautifully demonstrated the course. Recommended!
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Anshul Aggarwal

9/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 8 months ago
It feels good to get acknowledged what we are doing at work place or community is good enough or not. I felt I'm a good colleague and a Team player but this Course taught me there are never ending approaches and opportunity to improve yourself. I'm stick to it and going to apply Dialogue and Allyship in day to day life. Thanks Catalyst, Thanks edX.
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Dawn Jones

8/10 starsCompleted
1 year, 8 months ago
For a short course the content was very good, it covered key points in communication and differences. The quick quiz at the end of each section solidified understanding. This would be great course for anyone to take that may need tools to help build a better relationship with co-workers. The tips for success such as dialogue verses debate and micro-affirmations was great.
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