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    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Formatieren mit Microsoft Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Data Entry, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Data Literacy, Data Science, Business Writing

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Illinois Tech

      Transformational Leadership in a Tech-Driven Marketplace

      Skills you'll gain: Culture Transformation, Innovation, Organizational Change, Business Transformation, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Planning, Business Communication, Change Management, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Structure, Business Planning, Competitive Analysis, Business Writing, Leadership, Business Analysis, Business Strategy, Presentations, Financial Analysis, Project Planning, Financial Planning

      Build toward a degree

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Microsoft

      Using Microsoft Copilot to Understand Your Customer

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Microsoft Copilot, Customer Analysis, Persona Development, Marketing Analytics, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Report Writing, Search Engine Marketing, Generative AI Agents, Target Audience, Prompt Engineering, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Data Import/Export

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build an Automated Landing page using AI from Wix ADI

      Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Copywriting, Web Analytics, Automation

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      49 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Crea tu curriculum profesional con latex

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Documentation, Document Management, Technical Writing

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      33 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      C

      Coursera

      YouTube Editing: Enhance Videos

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Video Editing, Video Production, Post-Production, Graphic and Visual Design, Writing and Editing, Editing, Music

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      H

      HubSpot Academy

      Habilitación de ventas

      Skills you'll gain: Sales Enablement, Prospecting and Qualification, Sales Strategy, Sales, Target Audience, Sales Process, Customer Success Management, Content Strategy, Content Creation, Service Level Agreement, Meeting Facilitation, Goal Setting, Business Writing

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Dartmouth College

      The American Renaissance and Walt Whitman

      Skills you'll gain: Editing, Writing, World History, Liberal Arts, Social Studies

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Emory University

      Reproducible Templates for Analysis and Dissemination

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Collaborative Software, Technical Documentation, Document Management, Technical Writing, Data Sharing, R (Software), R Programming, YAML, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), File Management, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Version Control

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Fudan University

      创作吧!微影人!

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Video Production, Post-Production, Storyboarding, Videography, Writing, Editing, Writing and Editing, Content Creation, Creativity

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Editing and Enhancing AI Generated Content

      Skills you'll gain: Editing, Proofreading, Responsible AI, Writing, Content Creation, Content Development and Management, Business Writing, Diversity and Inclusion, Analysis, Target Audience, Communication, Communication Strategies

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Customizable Proposals in Qwilr

      Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Proposal Development, Presentations, Marketing Materials, Business Writing, Security Controls, Finance, Project Management

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    • Formatieren mit Microsoft Excel: Coursera Project Network
    • Transformational Leadership in a Tech-Driven Marketplace: Illinois Tech
    • Using Microsoft Copilot to Understand Your Customer: Microsoft
    • Build an Automated Landing page using AI from Wix ADI: Coursera Project Network
    • Crea tu curriculum profesional con latex: Coursera Project Network
    • YouTube Editing: Enhance Videos: Coursera
    • Habilitación de ventas: HubSpot Academy
    • The American Renaissance and Walt Whitman: Dartmouth College
    • Reproducible Templates for Analysis and Dissemination : Emory University
    • 创作吧!微影人!: Fudan University

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