Analytical Skills 
Improve business decisions by learning how to gather, interpret and present data.

Develop specialized skills and strategies to help you assess patterns, identify relevant questions, gain data-driven insights and effectively share analytical information with others.

Topics

en Presentation Skills Your Sales Team and Others Aren't Telling You

Here are ten tips to improve the quality of your presentations.

The Power of Presence

What is presence and can it be cultivated?

The Top Skills Needed for Workers in Cognitive Enterprise

Cognitive enterprise exists at the crossroads between big data and intelligent computing, designed to think and respond in a user-friendly way. While there’s still a long developmental road ahead, the general direction of cognitive enterprise is moving toward computing systems that learn and reason

Tips for Amazing Webinars and Virtual Meetings

Tips to keep virtual meeting participants engaged--and away from their BlackBerries or Web browsers.

Under Pressure? Deadline Looming? What to Do When Writer's Panic Sets In

The CEO is waiting for that urgent report, but horrors-your mind is as blank as the page. Here are secret strategies to conquer writer's block, from professional journalists, PR professionals and writing coaches....

Unlocking the Leader Within: Conquering Stage Fright

Next week Bob, a junior executive, has to present his team’s project status to senior management. Whenever he even thinks about his presentation, his hands start shaking, he starts perspiring, and his stomach starts dancing the jitterbug.

Business Communication: Correct Language Usage

Test yourself on 10 stick English usage questions to help boost your written communication skills.

What's Your Story?

Forget the PowerPoint presentations and the bar charts. If you really want to grab people's attention, there is no substitute for the age-old art form of storytelling-and some of the most powerful, engaging stories you can tell are the ones starring...

When Good Storytelling Goes Bad

Why everyone needs to have a researcher's skepticism.

Why Brevity is Best in a Presentation

What are some best practices in a presentation? Beth Noymer Levine explains why brevity can be your most powerful weapon in getting your message across.