Stay Current and Build Your Skills with LinkedIn Learning

What do people think of when they think of you? That’s the central question of this roughly hour-long course from sales and marketing consultant Kelli Schutrop, which was released in August 2023.

In the course, Schutrop offers advice on overcoming imposter syndrome, sharing your story to others and differentiating yourself. She also shares five golden rules for personal branding, which are being genuine, prioritizing relationships, being consistent, willing to evolve and knowing how to tell your story.

“The best approach is not to ask for a favor, instead it’s to inspire them to buy into your brand story,” Schutrop said.

In the current work landscape, where remote and hybrid work has reshaped familiar rhythms and teams often work with members and leaders spread across many locations, productivity and delivering what your team needs can be challenging.

In her 25-minute course released in October 2023, productivity coach Paula Rizzo provides ideas on how to align your work with managers’ expectations, explore essential productivity skills in remote contexts, and harness AI to help deliver results.

One simple tip for remote team members is to make sure colleagues know when you’re most available and when child care or other life responsibilities may briefly pull you away.

“I’m not saying you have to share every detail of your life, but is helpful to let people know when you’re unavailable,” Rizzo said.

LinkedIn Learning instructor Nick Brazzi, has an info-packed 29-minute course sharing tips for Microsoft Teams including how to customize the interface, set up notifications, run smooth meetings, share files and use the Do Not Disturb function.

Duke OIT Training and Education Coordinator Trina Rodriguez points out that one of the most helpful features of LinkedIn Learning is the way that each course consists of easy-to-access chapters.

“You don’t have to watch the whole recording,” Rodriguez said. “The way they have it sectioned off makes it very easy to use. If you want to learn one thing, you can go right to it.

As a relatively new tool with uses, there’s plenty to learn about ChatGPT.

This 23-minute course from LinkedIn Learning instructor Ray Villalobos released in December 2023, provides insights on some of the most recent wrinkles available through Chat GPT. The course explains how to get help generating images, how to incorporate PDFs, Word Documents and presentations into ChatGPT conversations and how the tool can improve brainstorming.

“Content is being added all the time, and with things that change rapidly, like AI, this is a great way to keep up,” Rodriguez said. “LinkedIn Learning is a place where you can get the most up-to-date information on demand.”

Dorie Clark, an author on business and self-management topics who also taught courses at the Fuqua School of Business, shares many of her insights on LinkedIn Learning.

In June 2023, Clark released a 42-minute course on interpersonal communication that updates insights she originally released in 2017 with new approaches for a remote and online workplace.

“The pandemic affected how many of us communicate,” Clark said. “Because many of us are now working in hybrid and remote situations, it's more essential than ever to be thoughtful about how we communicate virtually, where there are fewer body language cues to ensure our meaning will be understood.”

The course offers advice on appropriate communication in business settings, how to accept criticism well, understanding non-verbal cues and how different communication approaches mesh with different cultures.