Communication science & AI training
Build the skills to communicate with greater insight, persuade responsibly, and work more intelligently with AI. Start with the capability your people need—not a one-size-fits-all curriculum.
Discuss training for your teamThe learning should make a difference
Your team needs to know what to do differently, why it matters, and how to judge whether it is working.
Elizabeth’s training connects the science and the skill. Participants work with relevant examples, develop their approach, and leave with practices they can carry into the next assignment or conversation.
Four areas to build from
Communication excellence
Apply behavioral and affective communication to audience insight, message design, complex explanations, leadership communication, and engagement. Examine what people may notice, infer, feel, and need to understand.
Practice onA real message, stakeholder conversation, or change communication—with a clearer rationale for your choices.
Discuss this trainingEthical persuasion & trust
Recognize coercive framing, false urgency, shame, and misleading certainty. Practice persuasion that supports comprehension, consideration, and willing participation.
Practice onRevising a call to action, evaluating an engagement tactic, and defining standards for responsible influence.
Discuss this trainingSophisticated AI use
Move beyond isolated prompts into complex assignments, research, knowledge resources, and workflows. Learn tool selection, context design, evidence checks, and responsible use—with your domain expertise in charge.
Practice onA structured AI assignment with reviewable stages, useful deliverables, and explicit quality criteria.
Discuss this trainingPR 3.0 & AI-mediated communication
Assess public answers, inspect sources, distinguish information gaps from model or retrieval errors, and consider the human experience of AI-mediated communication.
Practice onA representation review and a prioritized plan for clearer evidence, communication, and oversight.
Discuss this trainingA format that fits
Virtual sessions, in person workshops, and tailored learning series can combine these areas around a specific capability.
Discuss the work, current capability, constraints, and intended result.
Connect the ideas to examples and exercises that fit your context.
Use working resources and clear evaluation standards to support application.
Courses, resources & ongoing learning
Explore self-directed learning, training resources, and the subscription learning community. For organizational training, begin here and we’ll shape the right scope through the Lab.
A conversation starts here
Share your team’s work and the capability you want to develop.
Work with ElizabethWatch Elizabeth speak & teach
Choose a session that connects with your audience. Videos open on request; you can also watch directly on YouTube.
AI keynote
A keynote example for organizers looking for eye-opening, practical AI education.
Watch on YouTubeWorkshop for PR & strategic communication professionals
See Elizabeth teach the connection between communication science and professional practice.
Watch on YouTubeFor universities & academic programs
Guest lectures and university workshops connecting communication science, Affective Intelligence, ethical influence, and sophisticated AI practice. Explore examples from Elizabeth’s Pepperdine guest teaching and shape a session for your students or faculty.
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