: Do you feel like people walk all over you? Do you want to learn to be a more confident, assertive individual? If so, this course is for you. The class will teach you the necessary skills to be decisive and in control of your life. The course will teach you to improve your relationships, move your career forward, and earn the respect of your friends, family, spouse, co-workers, even your boss.
: This class is an independent-study course. Students will have all the resources needed to successfully complete the course within the online material. A student helpdesk is available for technical support during the course enrollment.
: Certificate of completion.
Hide Syllabus
Lesson 1
Become Confident & Assertive Module 1
On the Launchpad
Module 1 will focus on the different assertive styles and what assertiveness is really about.
The Passive Style
The Aggressive Style
Assertiveness Is About Controlling Yourself, Not Others
Assertiveness Is About Effectiveness, Not Self-Expression
Become Confident & Assertive Module 2
Leaping the Barriers to Assertiveness
Module 2 focuses on how to overcome the barriers to assertiveness, discusses beliefs about assertiveness, and how to rethink difficult situations.
What Is Stress?
The “What Does This Mean?” Problem
Beliefs Related to Assertiveness
Rethinking Difficult Situations
Become Confident & Assertive Module 3
Becoming Assertive I
Module 3 focuses on assertive nonverbal communication, self-assessment, and accepting positive feedback.
Assertive Nonverbal Communication
Self-Assessment
Own Your Position
Accepting Positive Feedback
Become Confident & Assertive Module 4
Becoming Assertive II
Module 4 discusses why to give positive feedback, the forms of criticism, the effects of discomfort, and the barriers to saying no.
Why Give Positive Feedback?
Forms of Criticism
The Effects of Discomfort
Barriers to Saying No
Hide Syllabus