Strategic Communication for Leaders Information Session
Join us at this online event to learn more about what this dynamic course has to offer, the instructors you will be working with, and why it is imperative for leaders to communicate with confidence under pressure.
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About the Event
Discover how this Chicago Booth Executive Education course, Strategic Communication for Leaders, teaches you to communicate decisively, credibly, and confidently in high-stakes situations. Join us for this online information session Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. (CST).
Registrants who attend this live information session will qualify for a special $100 tuition reduction, applied retroactively after registration is complete.
Prepare Yourself to Communicate and Lead Effectively When There’s No Script to Follow
This unique and intensive course will teach you to think and communicate quickly and authoritatively with methods that help you better protect your company when there is no checklist to follow.
Why Attend This Information Session?
- Exclusive access to expert insights from experienced instructors and professionals, including Melissa Harris, Clio Award-winning strategist, founder of M. Harris & Co, and powerhouse behind unforgettable campaigns for bold brands, and Jane Hirt, who ran one of the largest newsrooms in the country as managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, and currently designs national marketing campaigns for large clients.
- A detailed overview of the course structure, learning formats, and connection to Chicago's famed The Second City.
- A better understanding of why these leadership communication skills are needed and how they help you protect your company's brand.
- Real-time Q&A with personalized guidance on the registration process.
- Learn information you need to register before the September 8 early bird rate ends.
A unique training course for leaders
If your job involves aligning teams, building trust, or standing behind tough decisions, this course is for you. Whether you are heading up a department, working in communications, or sitting in the C-suite and contending with change or disruption, you gain the skills to communicate clearly, credibly, and quickly, especially when your organization is at stake.
This hybrid course includes two online sessions and a three-day in-person immersive experience October 15-17.
Speaking at the event
Melissa Harris
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Melissa Harris makes her clients unforgettable. As CEO and founder of marketing firm M. Harris & Co., she’s grown the company to nearly $4.5 million in annual revenue. The firm specializes in science communications — climate, public health and advanced technology — and helps clients like the...
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Jane Hirt
Instructor
Jane Hirt knows how to win hearts and minds. She is a co-founder of M. Harris & Co, a marketing firm specializing in science communication, and she pulls from a bottomless well of curiosity and creativity for clients like the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and the...
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Alexandra Case, MS
Associate Director of Recruitment
Alexandra Case, Associate Director of Recruitment, has over fifteen years of recruitment, admission, and marketing experience. She started her career in higher education at the New York Institute of Technology as Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission, then served seven years at Illinois Tech...
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