Business Communication Essentials

Master the financial communication skills that actually matter in modern business environments.

We've built this program around what businesses tell us they need most. Not theoretical frameworks or abstract concepts, but the practical communication tools you'll use when presenting budgets, explaining financial decisions, or translating complex data into clear messages.

Our approach is different because it's grounded in real workplace scenarios. You'll work through actual communication challenges that finance professionals face daily.

Duration 8 months

Format Hybrid learning

Next intake July 2026

How the Program Works

We've structured this into four distinct phases. Each one builds on what came before, and you'll notice the shift from foundational skills to more complex communication situations.

Communication Foundations

Weeks 1-8

Start with the basics that everything else depends on. You'll develop clear writing techniques for financial documents and learn how to structure information so it actually makes sense to your audience. We focus on email communication, report formatting, and the kind of day-to-day writing that fills most of your inbox.

Data Presentation Skills

Weeks 9-18

This is where we tackle the challenge most finance professionals mention: taking numbers and making them meaningful to non-financial stakeholders. You'll learn presentation techniques, visual data storytelling, and how to handle the inevitable questions that follow your explanations.

Stakeholder Communication

Weeks 19-26

Different audiences need different approaches. We'll work through communication strategies for executives, department heads, external partners, and team members. You'll practice adjusting your message while keeping the core content accurate and complete.

Complex Scenarios

Weeks 27-32

The final phase puts everything together through realistic situations. Budget presentations, financial reviews, change communication, and crisis scenarios. These are the high-stakes moments where communication skills become particularly valuable.

Meet Your Instructors

Each person on our teaching team brings years of actual finance experience. They've done the work, made the presentations, and navigated the communication challenges you'll be learning about.

Learning Through Practice

We don't believe in passive learning when it comes to communication skills. Every week includes practical exercises based on real situations our instructors have encountered or our industry partners have shared with us.

You'll receive feedback on your work from both instructors and peers. Sometimes the peer feedback is actually more valuable because it shows you how your intended audience actually interprets your message.

Weekly communication exercises using authentic business scenarios and actual financial data sets

Detailed feedback sessions with instructors who've handled similar communication challenges

Peer review processes that help you understand how different people interpret your messages

Guest sessions with finance professionals who share current communication practices

Portfolio development showing your communication work across different formats and audiences

Students collaborating during business communication workshop session

Getting Started

Our next program begins in July 2026. The enrollment process is straightforward, though we do have limited spaces because we want to maintain reasonable class sizes for effective learning.

Initial Application

Fill out the application form on our website. We ask about your current role, your experience with financial communication, and what you're hoping to improve. There's no formal assessment at this stage.

Information Session

We'll invite you to attend an information session where you can meet the instructors, ask questions, and get a clearer sense of what the program involves. These sessions run monthly and you can join online or in person at our One Mile location.

Enrollment Confirmation

After the information session, you'll have two weeks to decide if you want to proceed. Once you confirm your enrollment, we'll send you pre-program materials that give you a head start on some foundational concepts.

Program Begins

The program starts with an orientation week where you'll meet your cohort and get familiar with the learning platform. From week two, you'll dive into the regular course structure with weekly sessions and ongoing practice work.

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