Special Seminar in Communications: Leadership and Personal Effectiveness Coaching
This MIT Sloan School of Management course serves as a lab component to Communication for Managers, giving first-semester MBA students extra practice sessions to sharpen speaking, writing, and team communication skills. Coursework centers on in-class exercises covering both individual presentation techniques and group collaboration dynamics, building toward the combined nine-unit Managerial Communication requirement. Materials on MIT OpenCourseWare include the syllabus and assignment structure used alongside the parent course, 15.280. The seminar format emphasizes hands-on coaching over lecture, with instructors giving direct feedback on delivery, clarity, and interpersonal effectiveness in workplace scenarios. It is aimed at graduate management students but the underlying communication frameworks apply broadly to anyone preparing to lead teams or manage organizational relationships. As with all MIT OpenCourseWare offerings, the content is free to access and there is no certificate.