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LinkedIn Learning April Challenge: Let’s Talk Communication

Communication is at the heart of everything we do – in the workplace, in social situations, and in relationships. Effective communication helps us understand and be understood, strengthens relationships, and improves productivity. While some may think strong communication is a natural talent, it is a life skill that everyone can learn.

This month, we’re excited to launch LinkedIn Learning’s April Challenge, kicking off April 13th, which will give you the tools you need to be a clear and confident communicator, an active listener, and a great teammate.

Challenge yourself to complete each day’s short learning. Each can be completed in ~5 minutes. To keep yourself on track, try keeping a journal or print the calendar and initial each day when you’ve completed it. Happy learning!

Follow these steps to participate:

Set Up Your LinkedIn Learning Account
Print or save this pdf calendar - LinkedIn Learning Challenge - April
Complete each day’s short LinkedIn Learning video (~5 mins or less)
Initial each day’s box once you’ve watched the daily video to keep track of your progress

If you have any questions or concerns, please email helpdesk@susqu.edu for assistance.

LinkedIn Learning Webinars

Register for a LinkedIn Learning webinar to learn more about how to best take advantage of your free license for LinkedIn Learning!

FOR STAFF/FACULTY:

LinkedIn Learning for Staff – April 14^th at 12 PM ET. Register here.
- Covers: What is LinkedIn Learning and how do we organize our content, how the platform can be used for developing hard and soft skills, how staff can leverage it to ace the performance review cycle and build a professional brand, and a demo of the platform
LinkedIn Learning Admin Best Practice Sessions – Every few weeks – March 24^th, April 21^st or May 5^th: Register here

FOR STUDENTS:

Students Finding Your Dream Job: Companies That Embrace Diversity & Inclusion (with Guest Host Chris Taylor) – March 31^st at 2 PM ET. Register here.
Rockstars Live for Students: LinkedIn for Graduate/PhD Students – April 27^th at 5 PM ET. Register here

Posting & Sharing on LinkedIn: We’ll share tips for your headline and summary, sharing posts, and writing articles, which all contribute to your brand. Our featured Rockstar is Borja Jimena Tomas, a student and personal branding consultant.

April is National Stress Awareness Month, and there's no better time to check in with yourself and take much-needed time for you. We're here to help with videos and courses on LinkedIn Learning.

Just have a few minutes? Check out a quick video with some quick tips to Reduce Stress from our Happiness Tips course or get your Stress in check with tips that focus on Mindfulness.
Ready to make a bigger investment? Check out our courses on Managing Stress for Positive Change or Managing Stress.
If you're watching for signs that your stress is getting to be too much, we can help with Avoiding Burnout.
Need to recharge from the chaos of life? Check out Arianna Huffington's Thrive 02: Learning How to Unplug and Recharge or Arianna Huffington's Thrive 03: Setting Priorities and Letting Go.
Want to make work and life come together more seamlessly? Check out Finding Work-Life Fit.
Have you been going through a major change or loss? Need some help with resilience? Check out Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Option B: Building Resilience.
Struggling to balance it all? Check out Balancing Work and Life.

We're here to help you take control of your stress--today. What's one thing you're going to do for you this month?

Looking for a little fun and humor? Check out these videos!

Humor in the workplace (2 min 22 sec)
Humor as a connection (2 min 22 sec)
Humor as a spotlight (2 min 2 sec)
Expanding your humor skill set (3 min 43 sec)
Why not use humor? (3 min 43 sec)

Want to know more? Check out the full course: Humor in the Workplace (Full course 45 min)

This Earth Day, help yourself grow!

Embracing growth (4 mins)
How to grow as a learner (4 mins)
Grow: Choose your areas of focus (3 mins)
Grow your network (4 mins)
Grow: Increase your value per hour (3 mins)

How will you continue to grow? Check out the course Cultivating a Growth Mindset and learn how you have the power to change your mindset, resulting in better performance, focus and success!

Pressed for time? Download the courses or videos on your LinkedIn Learning mobile app to listen to on your commute or break!