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    University of California, Irvine

    IELTS Listening and Speaking Sections Skills Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Time Management, Oral Comprehension, Active Listening, Language Competency, Public Speaking, Verbal Communication Skills, Learning Strategies, English Language, Vocabulary, Composure, Grammar, Detail Oriented, Adaptability

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    618 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions

    Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Dashboard, Stakeholder Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills, Data Presentation, Business Analysis, Quantitative Research, Problem Solving, Smart Goals

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    35K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    Emotional and Social Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills, Active Listening, Empathy, Professional Development, Stress Management, Relationship Building, Relationship Management, Interpersonal Communications, Self-Awareness, Communication Strategies, Self-Discipline, Personal Development, Mindfulness, Adaptability

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    1.6K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Version Control, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Statistical Inference, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Wrangling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Plotly, Plot (Graphics), Interactive Data Visualization, Machine Learning, GitHub

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    51K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    AI Foundations for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Responsible AI, LLM Application, ChatGPT, Workflow Management, Action Oriented, No-Code Development, Business Workflow Analysis, Machine Learning, Self Service Technologies, Application Deployment, IBM Cloud, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Image Quality, Data Science

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    32K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google

    Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Performance Measurement, Search Engine Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Search Engine Optimization, Branding, Business Metrics, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Marketing, Customer Engagement, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing, E-Commerce, Email Marketing, Brand Awareness, Marketing Analytics, Target Audience, Social Media Marketing, Goal Setting

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    30K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Big Data, Ggplot2, Data Presentation, Data Mining, Dashboard, Excel Formulas, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, Microsoft Excel

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    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    30K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    MedCerts

    Professionalism in Allied Health

    Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Conflict Management, Patient Communication, Cultural Responsiveness, Patient-centered Care, Professionalism, Professional Development, Verbal Communication Skills, Time Management, Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork, Interpersonal Communications, Communication, Empathy, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Stress Management, Relationship Building

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    876 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Knowledge Accelerators

    Customer Service Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Problem Solving, Customer Service, Customer Support, Customer and Client Support, Help Desk Support, Empathy, Collaboration, Greeting Customers, Customer Complaint Resolution, Customer experience improvement, Customer Engagement, Process Management, Communication, Positivity, Organizational Skills

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    1.9K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Engineer

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Prompt Engineering, Cloud Storage, Containerization, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Terraform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Management, Cloud Services, Load Balancing, Cloud Engineering, Application Deployment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Virtual Machines, Data Storage Technologies, Cloud Computing, Docker (Software)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    59K reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Python for Data Science, AI & Development

    Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Web Scraping, Python Programming, Jupyter, Data Structures, Data Processing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, JSON, Computer Programming, Restful API, NumPy, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting, Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Data Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    42K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Architect

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Prompt Engineering, Application Deployment, Cloud Storage, Containerization, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Computing, CI/CD, Terraform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Management, Cloud Services, Load Balancing, Service Level Agreement, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Network Planning And Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    59K reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular soft skills courses

  • IELTS Listening and Speaking Sections Skills Mastery: University of California, Irvine
  • Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions: Google
  • Emotional and Social Intelligence: University of California, Davis
  • Data Science: Johns Hopkins University
  • AI Foundations for Everyone: IBM
  • Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce: Google
  • IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R: IBM
  • Professionalism in Allied Health: MedCerts
  • Customer Service Fundamentals: Knowledge Accelerators
  • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Engineer: Google Cloud

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