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Communicating with Executives

Intermediate 1 hours English Completion Certificate

About this course

Communicating with Executives is a short, focused course from LinkedIn's own COO, Dan Shapero, on the specific skill of briefing senior leaders: addressing what they want to know in the first 60 seconds, reading their agenda, and striking the right tone and precision.

The honest take: this is orientation-level content rather than deep skill-building — useful for understanding what executives actually want from a briefing, but it's not a structured practice program. Real improvement comes from applying this in actual executive meetings, not from the video alone.

What you'll learn

Address what executives want to know within the first 60 seconds
Read and serve an executive's actual agenda
Strike appropriate tone and energy in executive briefings
Prioritize accuracy and precision over excessive detail
Avoid common mistakes when presenting to senior leaders
Apply executive-communication principles to real meetings

This course includes

1h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
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Instructor

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Dan Shapero
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Dan Shapero is LinkedIn's Chief Operating Officer, sharing his own approach to executive communication.

Requirements

  • None

Who this course is for

  • Managers and individual contributors briefing senior leadership
  • Anyone preparing for executive-level presentations

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LinkedIn Learning
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Frequently asked questions

No — it's a short, focused orientation on briefing executives specifically, not a broad communication skills course.
Requires a LinkedIn Learning subscription, $39.99/mo, with a 1-month free trial.
Under an hour — it's intentionally concise.
Dan Shapero, LinkedIn's own Chief Operating Officer.
It gives you the right framework, but real improvement comes from applying it in actual executive meetings.
Paid
LinkedIn Learning subscription · $39.99/mo (1-mo free trial)
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