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Description

To quickly
move up the product management career ladder
, you'll need to master two skills: communication and leadership. This advanced course will give you step-by-step advice on how to do just that. In fact, the guidelines covered in each section are
applicable to any professional role
and may even boost your personal life too.
Split into four parts, the course offers both expert guidance and real world examples. The first section focuses on communication strategies. Excel at Steve Jobs-esque storytelling, get
help with public speaking
and learn how to deal with colleagues in one-on-one scenarios. The second group of lectures aims to help you
become a better leader
, whether that's getting to grips with influencing people or figuring out how to elevate your profile within a company.
Next up is career acceleration. This is where you'll hear about all the job opportunities that come from product management and how to climb that ladder as swiftly as possible. Last but not least is people management. You may not be someone's boss right now, but understanding
how to manage a team of people
is a vital skill for the future.
By the end, you should have a clear idea of
what it takes to become a top-rated product manager
. And you'll know how to put every tip and trick into action. So whether you want to remain at your current level or move up to a role with more responsibility, you'll have the knowledge and confidence to do so.
Your instructors
Cole Mercer
 has been a Senior Product Manager at Soundcloud, Bonobos, Mass Relevance, and has taught the Product Management course at General Assembly in Manhattan, NYC. He is now a full-time Product Management and Strategy consultant.
Evan Kimbrell
 is a top rated Udemy instructor with numerous courses focused on Entrepreneurship. His courses have over 630,000 enrolled students and more than 32,000 five star reviews. For the past few years, he has also been running a digital agency that has produced over 100 web and mobile products.
Who this course is for:
Product Managers looking to further their career
Professionals wanting to gain communication and leadership skills
Prospective Product Managers looking to increase their chances of getting a job
Entrepreneurs developing a product or business

What you'll learn

How to Become a Leader

How to communicate effectively and persuasively like a leader

How to design and deliver effective presentations (including a real time case study)

How to tell a story and present like Steve Jobs

How to master public speaking

How to use body language to your advantage

Gain an understanding of personality types and how to use them in the workplace

How to influence people in the right direction

How to increase your visibility within your company

What to do when first taking on a product management job

How the product management hierarchy and career path works

How to get a promotion

How to maximize your personal brand

Understand how to manage product managers and other people

Tips for managing your own boss and even executives above you

Tips from a full length interview with Ron Feldman, VP of Product at Managed by Q, one of New York's hottest startups

Requirements

  • You will need a copy of Adobe XD 2019 or above. A free trial can be downloaded from Adobe.
  • No previous design experience is needed.
  • No previous Adobe XD skills are needed.

Course Content

27 sections • 95 lectures
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1-Introduction
3
1.1-Course Overview
1.2-Join our community on Slack!
1.3-Review sheets & resources - all in one PDF!
2-Mastering Communication for PMs
9
2.1-Introduction to Communication
2.2-The Art of Presentations: Design and Delivery
2.3-The Art of Presentations: Tell a Story like Steve Jobs
2.4-Master Public Speaking
2.5-Interpersonal Communication: Body Language
2.6-Interpersonal Communication: Personality Types
2.7-Personality Types (Part 2): Real World Usage & Cole's Example
2.8-Documentation Pro Tips
2.9-Review & Recap: Section 2
3-Leadership for Product Managers
7
3.1-Introduction to Leadership
3.2-Becoming a Leader
3.3-Becoming a Leader (Part 2): Communication
3.4-Influencing and Leading Without Authority
3.5-How to Make Yourself Visible
3.6-My Favorite Exercise to Lead Your Team Better
3.7-Review & Recap: Section 3
4-Accelerating Your PM Career
7
4.1-Introduction to Accelerating Your Career
4.2-Things Every Product Manager Needs to Do ASAP
4.3-Mastering the PM Career Path
4.4-Understanding Promotions and How to Get Them
4.5-Becoming Semi-Famous: Advanced Personal Branding
4.6-4 Tips on Becoming a Better Product Manager
4.7-Review & Recap: Section 4
5-Managing People as a PM
6
5.1-Introduction to People Management
5.2-Why Managing PMs is Uniquely Challenging
5.3-Managing Product Managers
5.4-The Right Way to Have 1-on-1 Meetings
5.5-Managing Upwards as a PM
5.6-Review & Recap: Section 5
6-Case Study on Presentations & a Cool Interview
2
6.1-Case Study: Let's Make a Boring Presentation More Fun!
6.2-Interview with Ron Feldman, VP of Product at Managed by Q
7-Conclusions
1
7.1-The End
8-Bonus Section
1
8.1-Bonus Lecture