The Brain-Based Guide to Communicating Better

Course Overview

Course No. 80110

Master both the scientific and practical dimensions of communication through neuroscience-based strategies. Professor Allison Friederichs guides you through:

✔ How adult brains process and retain information
✔ Techniques to capture and maintain attention
✔ Methods to overcome communication barriers
✔ Strategies to enrich conversational environments

Key benefits:

• Reduce miscommunications
• Enhance message retention
• Improve personal and professional interactions
• Develop a personalized communication journal

Video Lectures

01: How the Adult Brain Communicates

Duration: 32 min
Explore brain physiology and neuroandragogy (adult learning science) to understand communication fundamentals.

02: Messages That Activate Our Brains

Duration: 30 min
Discover how memory formation works and leverage emotional connections for better message retention.

03: How to Get and Hold Our Brains’ Attention

Duration: 32 min
Combat distractions and multitasking myths with science-backed attention strategies.

04: Guiding Brains with Inquiry and Analogy

Duration: 28 min
Use questioning techniques and analogies to bridge knowledge gaps in your audience.

05: Enriching the Conversational Environment

Duration: 30 min
Optimize physical and psychological environments for clearer, more effective communication.

06: Overcoming Roadblocks to Communicating Well

Duration: 29 min
Address anxiety, bias, and other common barriers to successful interactions.