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FREE COURSE: Business, Management & Leadership Fundamentals (Udemy.com)

The Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Sales, Persuasion, Influence, Pitching, Habit Change & Reputation Management

Created by: Expert Academy

Last updated September 2026

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What you will learn

  • The Psychology of Persuasion and Influence
  • How to Deliver The Perfect Pitch
  • How To Break Habits
  • Public Speaking Skills
  • Reputation Management
  • How To Improve Your Sales Skills

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Course Description

This free course brings together a selection of foundational lessons from several of The Expert Academy instructors. It is designed to introduce aspiring leaders to key skills that support communication, influence, decision making, and relationship building. Each section offers practical ideas that help you understand people better, communicate with more clarity, and strengthen your effectiveness in professional situations.

You will explore important concepts in persuasion and influence, including the psychological drivers that shape what people do and how they form opinions. You will learn how first impressions are created, how body language affects communication, and how to interpret nonverbal signals with greater accuracy.

The course also provides guidance on handling difficult people, improving relationships, and understanding how connections between individuals develop over time. These lessons give you a clearer sense of how to maintain positive interactions and respond calmly in challenging situations.

You will study the basics of creating a strong pitch, including how to be concise, how to present solutions, and how to express your message in a way that fits what your audience wants to hear. The course also includes tools for breaking unhelpful habits, improving your public speaking, managing your reputation, and understanding essential sales principles.

By the end of this course you will have a broad introduction to several core leadership areas and a stronger understanding of the skills that support communication, influence, and professional growth.

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Instructor Details

Expert Academy

The Expert Academy is a specialist creator, publisher and distributor of high-quality online courses. We bring together leading experts from around the world so you can learn from the best.

Our experts will teach you skills that will have an immediate positive impact on your life. We help you learn from the very best. 

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Reviews

4.6

3,054 ratings on Udemy

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By Sonia Bem Pever on 6/29/2026

I have never heard of the psychological drive before and learning the 5 psychological drive and how it applies to the business world is amazing. i will say that this course suit my match.

By Yogita Bhardwaj on 1/16/2026

wonderful and engaging lecture. the way of teaching is very good. and again, very engaging and dives deep in very basic areas which we ignore daily. thanks for making us look in these areas.

By Yolandé Varela on 1/12/2026

Yes, the course is a good match, as I am nurturing myself awareness and how to embrace the journey I am set to embark on, I believe the course is widening mu understanding in individualism and myself.

By Nathan Yount on 9/30/2024

It barely scratched the surface, it was enough to think that you might have more to offer in your other courses, but was not unique enough in depth lesson to say I have a ton more to offer. Overall I appreciate the free course and it gave me some courses and teachers to look into. One of my favorite instructors on here is Chris Haroun because he gives details to a degree that is multi-leveled where he says skip if you don't want to know more in-depth but stopping here gets you a functional understanding of the subject. Your selected teachers could also offer this, but even in the demo of one of Chris Haroun's course he shows he can deep dive and values feedback and if he has left something out of a subject is passionate enough to make it happen to include or produce another course to address it especially if enough people ask for coverage on the subjects. Overall Thank you. Look forward to seeing what other courses are offered by the featured teachers.

By Keyur Joshi on 11/4/2022

Till Section 3 it holds the audience. Post section 3 the experience and stories could not hold to the content. Overall it was good learning the key aspects, expecting a bit more practical experiences to be shared to connect with the theoretical concepts easier.

By JULIA opanga on 3/2/2021

i had a great learning experience the sessions were clear and well explained and easy to understand . i have gained more knowledge that will equip me in my line of work. Thank you

By Laura Garvey on 1/7/2021

It was a better match for me than I realized going into it. I'm not in sales, but a lot of the sales skills and teachings in this course are applicable to my role and profession.

By Oguneso Oluwatoyin Favour on 5/22/2020

This course is one of a kind especially in the aspect of leadership and business management. I have gained a lot of insight which will help me navigate into different areas in my career aspiration.

By Harpreet Oberoi on 5/8/2020

I would describe it as a course that teaches you relationship management skills in a unique way that provides you skills and tools to get to the crux of what, how, and why you can maximize your relationships with others. Highly interactive class the keeps you engaged and wanting to do more examples and learn more.

By Teri Kalu-Mba on 4/15/2020

it was an awesome experience for me as I have learnt how to address situations moving forward at my place of work with colleagues and supervisors. to be more ethical in my approach to issues and to be more proactive and sensitive to the needs of people and the project at large

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Overall Score : 92 / 100