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#BU-02-19 Create a Professional Online Presence
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16h - Total Enrolled
8 - Last Update
September 25, 2020
About Course
University of Leeds
Description
Harness the power of social media to create the right impression with employers
How we present ourselves online is becoming increasingly important, both personally and professionally.
During this course, you’ll explore the various elements that make up your professional online presence and learn how to exist online without affecting your employability.
You’ll consider your privacy and security settings, and discover how what you post might impact different audiences.
You’ll also explore the suitability of different online platforms for your social media presence and discover the impact that conduct and tone can have on your professional reputation online.
Who will you learn with?
Digital content/community/ transformation consultant, facilitator and trainer with 22+ years of industry experience.
Also passionate about neurodiversity and ethical business.
Drinks a lot of tea.
Who developed the course?
As one of the UK’s largest research-based universities, the University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching.
What Will I Learn?
- Explain the direct and indirect activities that contribute to online presence
- Evaluate your online presence
- Improve your personal professional presence
- Compare different platforms to analyse their suitability for your needs
- Classify communications strategies
- Develop a plan for an effective online presence
Topics for this course
What makes up your professional online presence??
Welcome to the course00:01:21
Introduce yourself
What is a professional online presence??
What do we mean by an online presence?
How does your own online presence measure up?
What does your online presence say about you?00:05:25
Managing your online presence?
Assessing your online presence00:03:52
Tips for managing your professional presence
Managing your settings00:03:02
Optimising your professional online presence?
Curating your profile
Selling your skills
Reflecting on your online presence
Summary?
Preparing for next week
Student Feedback
4.5
Total 4 Ratings
4 months ago
I am very happy with this course. The instructor is excellent and teaches very well. It was a completely new topic to me, but he explained it so lucidly. Thanks to Desk Surfing.
4 months ago
Went into this course as a beginner and learned a lot. Everything is explained really well.
4 months ago
This course is not very deep in details but interesting and it can help to grasp all variety of tasks and problems in marketing.
4 months ago
I really liked the course. It was useful and explanations were clear and easy to understand.
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This course is designed for people who have digital skills but would like to build confidence in using digital technology in the workplace.
- This may include those studying for A-levels, those who have a degree or those who want to improve their career prospects.
- The course will also be useful for anyone in employment who wants to boost their digital skills or anyone returning to the workplace who’d like to gain confidence in how working practices have evolved.
- You might also be interested in the other courses in the Digital Skills for the Workplace collection from the University of Leeds and the Institute of Coding.