Course Introduction
This course is designed to equip freelancers with the most essential communication skills and tools needed to establish themselves in the international market. The course is divided into three components: English Language, Communication and Soft Skills.
The English Language component emphasizes on providing a basic yet comprehensive introduction to English grammar with a view to providing learners a fair command on correct English usage. It is aimed at teaching English as a secondary language to Urdu speaking audience. It covers basic to advance level knowledge of written English communication.
The component on Communication is geared to provide essentials tools of effective communication to freelancers considering the best practices vital for building and establishing cordial business relationships with the clients.
The component on Soft Skills enables freelancers to become robust professionals by grooming them in vital soft skills like leadership, teamwork, decision making, conflict resolution, problem solving, work ethics and netiquettes.
Learning Outcomes
After completion of this course students will be able to:
- Know the grammatical nuances of English language
- Identify various types of sentences
- Use tenses like a pro
- Use English language to speak and write correctly
- Know Types of communication styles
- Recognise the role of technology in communication
- Negotiate terms of service with potential clients
- Conduct online meetings with clients
- Implement ethics and morals of Freelancing
- Resolve conflicts
- Develop business acumen
- Practise Punctuality and organisation
- Manage and adapt multiple clients
- Work out your Minimum Acceptable Rate (MAR)
- Write an appealing cover letter
- Identify different types of freelance marketplaces
- Identify pros and cons to freelancing
- Sign up as a freelancer at different platforms
- Create an effective video profile on freelance platforms
- Identify your strengths and weaknesses
- Write a winning proposal
- Become a successful practitioner
- Retain existing clients
- Plan for growth as a freelancer
Curriculum
- 12 Sections
- 177 Lessons
- 12 Weeks
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- Week 115
- 2.01 – Introduction: Who Should Take This Course?
- 2.12 – Course Outline: What Will be Covered in This Course?
- 2.23 – Language Basics: Parts of Speech
- 2.34 – Language Basics: Introduction to Vowels & Consonants
- 2.45 – Language Basics: Introduction to Articles
- 2.56 – Language Basics: Introduction to Nouns
- 2.67 – Language Basics: Most Commonly Used Nouns
- 2.78 – Language Basics: Integration of Nouns with Articles
- 2.89 – Language Basics: Singular & Plural Nouns
- 2.910 – Language Basics: Introduction to Pronouns
- 2.1011 – Language Basics: Use of “I” “Me”, “Myself” and “Mine”
- 2.1112 – Language Basics: Use of “You” “Your” ”Yourself” and “Yours”
- 2.1213 – Language Basics: Use of “Is” “Am” and “Are”
- 2.1314 – Language Basics: The Sentence
- 2.1415 – Activity 1: Writing a Sentence – Introducing Yourself
- Week 216
- 3.016 – Language Basics: Use of ‘He’ ‘She’ and ‘They’
- 3.117 – Language Basics: Use of “It” and “There”
- 3.218 – Language Basics: Use of “Was” and “Were”
- 3.319 – Language Basics: Use of “Has” and “Have”
- 3.420 – Parts of Speech: Introduction to Verbs (Do, Be)
- 3.521 – Use of “Want”, “Have”, “Give” and “Take”
- 3.622 – Making Questions Using “Do” and “Does”
- 3.723 – Making Answers Using “Do” and “Does”
- 3.824 – Making Questions Using “Don’t” and “Doesn’t”
- 3.925 – Making Answers Using “Don’t” and “Doesn’t”
- 3.1026 – Phrases 1: Most Common Phrases Used for Introduction
- 3.1127 – Use of One and Oneself
- 3.1228 – Introduction to Demonstrative Pronouns: “This” and “That”
- 3.1329 – Use of “What”, “When”, ‘Where”, “Which”, “How”
- 3.1430 – Use of “Whom” “Whose” “Who” “Who’s”
- 3.1531 – Activity 2: Writing Interrogative Sentence – Asking Information About Someone
- Week 317
- 4.032 – Parts of Speech: Introduction to Adjectives
- 4.133 – Application Techniques – Adjectives
- 4.234 – Application Techniques – Degrees of Adjectives
- 4.335 – Introduction to Possessive Adjectives
- 4.436 – Correct Usage of Some Adjectives “Some”, “Any'”
- 4.537 – Correct Usage of Some Adjectives “Each”, “Every”
- 4.638 – Correct Usage of Some Adjectives “Little”, “A Little” “‘The Little”
- 4.739 – Correct Usage of Some Adjectives “Few”, “A few”, “The few”
- 4.840 – Parts of Speech: Introduction to Adverbs
- 4.941 – Phrases 2: Most Commonly Used Phrases
- 4.1042 – Phrasal Verbs I
- 4.1143 – Activity 3: Writing Exclamatory Sentence – Expressing Strong Feelings
- 4.1244 – Application Techniques – Verbs: “Take”, “Make”
- 4.1345 – Application Techniques – Verbs: “Give”, “Go”
- 4.1446 – Introduction to Verbs: “Can” and “Could”
- 4.15Assignment 1
- 4.16Quiz # 115 Minutes10 Questions
- Week 416
- 5.047 – Application Techniques – Verbs: “Can” and “Could”
- 5.148 – Introduction to Verbs: “May” and “Might”
- 5.249 – Application Techniques – “May” and “Might”
- 5.350 – Introduction to Verbs: “Must” and “Should”
- 5.451 – Introduction to Verbs: “Have to” and “Need to”
- 5.552 – Introduction to Verb Tenses
- 5.653 – Forms of Verb Tenses
- 5.754 – Introduction to Present Simple Tense
- 5.855 – Making Sentences with Present Simple Tense
- 5.956 – The Present Simple Negative and Questions
- 5.1057 – Introduction to Imperative Sentence
- 5.1158 – Activity 4: Writing Imperative Sentence – Expressing a Command
- 5.1259 – Introduction to Present Continuous Tense
- 5.1360 – Present Simple vs Present Continuous Tense: When to Use Them
- 5.1461 – Present Simple vs Present Continuous Tense: Always
- 5.1562 – Activity 5: Describing a Scene/ Picture
- Week 516
- 6.063 – The Past Simple: Introduction (Positive and Negative)
- 6.164 – The Past Simple: Questions (Did)
- 6.265 – The Past Continuous: Form & Usage
- 6.366 – The Past Continuous: Questions
- 6.467 – Past Simple vs Past Continuous Tense: When to Use Them
- 6.568 – Activity 6: Writing a Story
- 6.669 – The Present Perfect: Introduction
- 6.770 – The Present Perfect: “Be” and “Have”
- 6.871 – The Present Perfect: “Just”, “Yet”, “Still” and “Already”
- 6.972 – The Present Perfect: “For” and “Since”
- 6.1073 -The Present Perfect: “Gone to” and “Been to”
- 6.1174 – The Present Perfect: “Ever” and “Never”
- 6.1275 – The Present Perfect: “First Time”, “Second Time” etc.
- 6.1376 – Present Perfect vs Present Simple Tense: When to Use Them
- 6.1477 – Activity 7: Describing an Event
- 6.15Quiz 210 Minutes10 Questions
- Week 617
- 7.078 – The Present Perfect Continuous
- 7.179 – The Present Perfect Continuous: “For” and “Since”
- 7.280 – The Present Perfect Continuous: “How Long” and “Recently”
- 7.381 – Introduction to Conjunctions and its Types
- 7.482 – Types of Conjunctions: Coordinating Conjunction (Compound Sentences)
- 7.583 – Types of Conjunctions: Subordinating Conjunction (Complex Sentences)
- 7.684 – Types of Conjunctions: Correlative Conjunctions (Compound and Complex)
- 7.785 – Introduction to Interjections: Common Interjection Use
- 7.886 – Activity 8: Language and Writing Skills I (Conjunction/ Interjection)
- 7.987 – Introduction to Verb Patterns
- 7.1088 – Transitive Verbs
- 7.1189 – Intransitive Verbs
- 7.1290 – Introduction to Active and Passive Voice
- 7.1391 – Role of Verb “Be” and Past Participle
- 7.1492 – Making a Sentence Active Voice
- 7.1593 – Making a Sentence Passive Voice
- 7.16Assignment 2
- Week 716
- 8.094 – The Past Perfect: Introduction
- 8.195 – The Past Perfect Continuous
- 8.296 – Past Perfect vs Past Simple Tense: When to Use Them
- 8.397 – Parts of Speech: Prepositions
- 8.498 – Application Techniques – Prepositions (in, on, under, above, beneath)
- 8.599 – Application Techniques – Prepositions (in front of, behind, next to, between, around)
- 8.6100 – Application Techniques – Prepositions (beside and besides)
- 8.7101 – Application Techniques – Prepositions (Toward and Towards)
- 8.8102 – Activity 9: Prepositions
- 8.9103 – Review Lesson: Tenses
- 8.10104 – The Future Tense: Introduction
- 8.11105 – When to Use “Will Have” and “Would Have”
- 8.12106 – Application Techniques – Verbs: “Will Have” and “Would Have”
- 8.13107 – Use of Definite and Indefinite Article
- 8.14108 – Omission of the Articles
- 8.15109 – Repetition of the Articles
- Week 821
- 9.1110 – Punctuation I
- 9.2111 – Punctuation II
- 9.3112 – Punctuation III
- 9.4113 – Compound Sentences
- 9.5114 – Complex Sentences
- 9.6115 – Use of Abbreviations
- 9.7116 – Activity 10: Language and Writing Skills II
- 9.8117 – Phrasal Verbs II
- 9.9118 – Phrasal Verbs III
- 9.10119 – Use of “Too” and “Enough”
- 9.11120 – Use of Idioms
- 9.12121 – Use of Direct and Indirect Speech
- 9.13122 – Direct/Indirect Speech: Common Mistakes
- 9.14123 – Introduction to Conditionals
- 9.15124 – Paragraph Writing
- 9.16125 – Advance Grammar and Language Skills I
- 9.17126 – Advance Grammar and Language Skills II
- 9.18127 – Tips for Practicing and Learning Vocabulary
- 9.19128 – Tools for Learning and Practicing the English Language
- 9.20Assignment 3
- 9.21Quiz 310 Minutes10 Questions
- Week 914
- 10.0129 – Basics of Communication: What are Communication Skills?
- 10.1130 – Basics of Communication: Significance of Communication Skills
- 10.2131 – Basics of Communication: Types of Communication
- 10.3132 – Basics of Communication: Why do We Need Effective Communication?
- 10.4133 – Basics of Communication: Etiquettes of Communication
- 10.5134 – Communication Styles: Types of Communication Styles
- 10.6135 – Communication Styles: Formal Communication Method
- 10.7136 – Communication Styles: Informal Communication Method
- 10.8137 – Role of Technology in Communication
- 10.9138 – Common Mistakes in Communication
- 10.10139 – Explanation of Ineffective Communication
- 10.11140 – How to Improve Communication Skills?
- 10.12141 – Importance of Communication Skills for Freelancers
- 10.13142 – What You Need to Keep in Mind while Dealing with Clients?
- Week 1012
- 11.0143 – How to Communicate with Potential Clients?
- 11.1144 – Communication within Set Terms (Terms of Services)
- 11.2145 – Communication Features on Freelance Marketplaces: Upwork, Fiverr & Freelancer
- 11.3146 – Video Creation for Freelance Profile
- 11.4147 – How to Communicate with Fake Clients?
- 11.5148 – Communication to have a Good Meeting with Client
- 11.6149 – Importance of Practicing Proper Decorum During the Meeting with the Client
- 11.7150 – How Negotiation Differs in Written and Oral Communication
- 11.8151 – When to use Formal and Informal Language
- 11.9152 – Communication with Support Team
- 11.10153 – Communication with Local Clients (Outside the Platform)
- 11.11Assignment 4
- Week 1111
- 12.0154 – What are Soft Skills?
- 12.1155 – Communicating with the Clients
- 12.2156 – Ethics and Morals of Freelancing
- 12.3157 – Punctuality and Organization
- 12.4158 – Teamwork Skills/ Leadership Skills
- 12.5159 – Flexibility/ Adaptability
- 12.6160 – Ability to Accept and Learn from Criticism
- 12.7161 – Business Acumen
- 12.8162 – Exchange of Correct and Relevant Information
- 12.9163 – Conflict/ Dispute Management
- 12.10164 – Managing Multiple Clients and Adaptability
- Week 129
- 13.0165 – Negotiate Your Pay Appropriately
- 13.1166 – Work Out Your Minimum Acceptable Rate (MAR)
- 13.2167 – Ask for Feedback
- 13.3168 – “Office” Soft Skills vs “Freelance” Soft Skills
- 13.4169 – Cover Letter Explained
- 13.5170 – How to Write a Cover Letter
- 13.6171 – Additional Tricks to Stand Out from Others
- 13.7172 – Writing Cover Letters
- 13.8173 – Business Opportunities for Freelancers
