Do everyday conversations feel harder than they should? Many adults struggle to be understood, miss important details, or feel unsure when speaking. This course will strengthen your everyday communication skills by teaching you how to understand pronunciation, listen for key details, and use natural rhythm when speaking. You’ll also learn to listen properly and respond appropriately, helping conversations flow more smoothly at home, in the community, and at work.
The course builds practical speaking skills step by step. You’ll practice forming clear words and natural sentences while learning how your tone and how your voice goes up and down affect the meaning. Listening exercises help you follow instructions and conversations with ease. Speaking practice focuses on everyday routines, including giving directions, explaining procedures, handling phone calls, leaving clear voicemails, and using body language to support your message.
This course is designed for adults who want to improve their everyday communication to become more confident and access more opportunities. By the end, you’ll have clearer speech and understand conversations better. The course uses real-life situations you encounter every day. The skills you develop should help you feel more confident, independent and improve your work and social relationships.
This course content was created in partnership with Gamin Summers, a qualified teacher and instructional reviewer. The authors used ChatGPT to generate a draft version, then Alison staff and Ms Summers revised, edited and reviewed the text to ensure it was accurate and of a high standard.
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
View All Learning Outcomes View Less All Alison courses are free to enrol, study, and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment.
Once you have completed this Certificate course, you have the option to acquire an official Certificate, which is a great way to share your achievement with the world.
Your Alison certificate is:
- Ideal for sharing with potential employers.
- Great for your CV, professional social media profiles, and job applications.
- An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill, and achieve high results.
- An incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.
Alison offers 2 types of Certificate for completed Certificate courses:
- Digital Certificate: a downloadable Certificate in PDF format immediately available to you when you complete your purchase.
- Physical Certificate: a physical version of your officially branded and security-marked Certificate
All Certificate are available to purchase through the Alison Shop. For more information on purchasing Alison Certificate, please visit our FAQs. If you decide not to purchase your Alison Certificate, you can still demonstrate your achievement by sharing your Learner Record or Learner Achievement Verification, both of which are accessible from your Account Settings.