Apply the science of persuasion to strengthen how you communicate, influence decisions, and navigate conversations in high-stakes moments.

Executive communication is a critical leadership capability. As the scale and visibility of decisions increase, leaders must communicate with clarity, credibility, and purpose. This program equips experienced professionals with research-based tools to influence outcomes in high-stakes settings.

Executive Communication for Leaders: Grander Stages, Higher Stakes explores pragmatic tools for executive-level communication and how to immediately apply them in simulated scenarios. Drawing on proven frameworks and techniques, this program will enhance your ability to distill complex messages, shape compelling narratives, and respond to difficult questions with composure and confidence. Through an engaging mix of introspection, dynamic dialogue, interactive practice exercises, and valuable peer feedback, leaders will be equipped to drive alignment and action when it matters most.

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The following Terms and Conditions outline the policies and expectations for participation in Executive Education programs offered by the Tepper School of Business. By registering for any program, you are agreeing to Tepper Executive Education’s Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you are not eligible to register for our Programs.

Information Regarding Executive Education Program Acceptance
Tepper Executive Education accepts qualified registrants for its educational executive education programs on a first-come, first-served basis. Executive education program dates and fees are subject to change.

Executive Education Program Site Access
Registrants will have access to the online executive education program site (if applicable) from the start date of the program until three weeks after the conclusion of the program.

Payment of Executive Education Program Registration Fees
Executive education program registration fees include executive education program materials and access to the executive education program site (if applicable). Pending program duration, full-day in-person programs include lunch.

Credit Cards: Tepper Executive Education accepts the following credit cards, which are processed upon receipt:

• American Express
• Discover
• Master Card
• Visa

Invoices: Invoices must be paid within 30 days of registration.

Checks: Make checks payable to Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University Tax ID: 25-0969449) and remit to Carnegie Mellon University Financial Services Groups, PO Box 360456, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-6456. Checks must reference the invoice number.

Wire Transfer: Reference the invoice number, and provide as much information in the wire as possible. Please email TepperExecEd@andrew.cmu.edu after the wire transfer has been sent.   Wire transfer information:

 BNY Mellon, 500 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15262
 Account No.: 197-9003
 ABA No.: 043-000-261
 Swift Code: IRVTUS3N
 TAXID: 25-0969449

Applicable Taxes: The quoted registration fees do not include applicable taxes.  The registrant must pay, in addition to registration fees, all applicable taxes.  If registrant is required by applicable law or regulation to withhold, offset, and/or deduct any portion of the registration fees to be paid to Tepper Executive Education to pay such taxes, then the amounts due for registration fees from the registrant shall be increased to such amounts as may be necessary to yield Tepper Executive Education the registration fees it would otherwise have received had the registrant’s payment of the registration fees been made without deduction for any such withholdings, offsets and/or deductions.

Executive Education Program Registration Fees Pricing
Before registering, please review these pricing guidelines carefully. If you have questions about which category your payment falls into and need to speak with someone directly, please email TepperExecEd@andrew.cmu.edu.

Nonprofit pricing: Employees of 501(c)(3) organizations.

Government pricing: All U.S. government employees (federal, state, and local). This does NOT include government contractors.

Academic pricing: All employees of a U.S. academic higher education institutions (university, college or institute).

Carnegie Mellon University Alumni pricing: Degree-holding graduates of Carnegie Mellon University.

Group Pricing: Three or more registrants from the same organization enrolling in the same cohort of a program.
Certificate Candidates: Participants receive a 10% discount on all Tepper Executive Education open enrollment programs applied toward the Certificate in Executive Leadership or Certificate in Executive Leadership + AI. Once enrolled, participants have up to three years to complete the certificate.

Refunds
Tepper Executive Education will issue refunds (less a $100 administrative fee) for written cancellations received no less than 48 hours prior to the start of online programs and 10  days prior to the start of in-person and hybrid programs. All refunds are subject to a $100 administration fee. No refunds will be issued after the executive education program begins. Refunds will not be given for executive education programs missed due to acts of nature or other force majeure events. Email cancellations to Tepper Executive TepperExecEd@andrew.cmu.edu.

Transfers
Upon written request and approval by Tepper Executive Education, a registrant may be eligible to transfer the registrant’s registration fees paid from one Tepper Executive Education program offering to another that occurs within 12 months. There is no charge for the first approved transfer if requested no less than 10 days before the executive education program begins. Approved transfer requests received less than 10 days before the executive education program begins and any subsequent transfers will be charged a $100 administrative fee. Email requests to Tepper Executive Education at TepperExecEd@andrew.cmu.edu. Transfers are subject to availability and the sole discretion of Tepper Executive Education.

Rescheduling or Canceling Offerings
Tepper Executive Education reserves the right to cancel an executive education program offering for low enrollment, unforeseen acts of nature, or other circumstances. If an executive education program is canceled, Tepper Executive Education will notify registrants and either refund registration fees or transfer registrants to another Tepper Executive Education executive education program offering of equal price at no additional charge.

Statement of Accessibility
Tepper Executive Education makes every effort to provide accessible facilities and programs for individuals with disabilities. To arrange accommodations/services, please contact the Tepper Executive Education by email (TepperExecEd@andrew.cmu.edu) at least three weeks prior to the executive education program start date. Tepper Executive Education may not be able to provide an accommodation without sufficient notice.

No Academic Credit/No Student Status
A registrant will not be conferred any student status and/or receive any academic (course) credit toward any degree at Carnegie Mellon University (including the Tepper School of Business) by virtue of this Agreement and/or by participating in an executive education program.

Executive Education Program Materials
Tepper Executive Education and/or its instructors retain any and all ownership interests they respectively have in the executive education program materials and information presented to and/or supplied to a registrant (the “Materials”). A registrant is not granted any rights in or to such Materials, other than to use the Materials in conjunction with the executive education program and for the registrant’s own personal reference. A registrant may not (and will not permit others to) copy, modify, redistribute, repackage, encumber, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, assign, time-share, publish, broadcast, circulate, market, donate, disseminate, retransmit, commercially-exploit, and otherwise use the Materials and/or any copies or parts thereof. To the extent a registrant wishes to make further use of the Materials, a registrant must contact Tepper Executive Education to request permission.

Use of Contact Information
Tepper Executive Education and anyone acting on its behalf may send information to the registrant on topics related to the executive education program and/or other programs offered by Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. Registrant may opt out by unsubscribing from future messages.

Use of Name, Likeness Image, and Voice
Tepper Executive Education may photograph, film, or otherwise record and use the registrant’s name, likeness, image, voice, and comments as recorded during the executive education program; and to edit, reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publish display and create durative works of the resulting images and materials in publications advertising materials, or in any other form, and for any purpose without the registrant’s prior approval or compensation. Tepper Executive Education’s rights include, but are not limited to the right to make such recordings available to other registrants of the executive education program who were not able to attend.

Media release: As part of the program, there may be photography and video taken throughout the program and used for marketing and promotions.

No Confidentiality of Information Shared
Registrant understands and agrees that any information shared by a registrant during the executive education program is not subject to any confidentiality provisions or similar legal protections.

Time Zone
Executive education program sessions are taught in the U.S. Eastern Time Zone.

Community Standards
Members of the Carnegie Mellon University community are expected to uphold the standards of the community in addition to holding others accountable for said standards.

It is rare that the life of a learner in an academic community can be so private that it will not affect the community as a whole or that the above standards do not apply.  An environment of mutual trust and respect is necessary if the institution is to promote integrity.  Mutual trust and respect are prerequisites for open communication and honest dialogue about values, goals and expectations. They require freedom of expression without fear of retribution, institutional or otherwise, and value the diversity of persons, ideas, and choices differing from one's own. They recognize that being in a diverse community is an advantage to encouraging discovery and creativity.  Both respect for individuals and respect for institutional values involves balancing the claims of personal autonomy with the goals and mission of the institution.

All registrants are expected to abide by the foregoing Carnegie Mellon University community standards. Registrants who violate community conduct standards will be removed from the executive education program with no refund.

No Warranty/ Limited Liability
ANY AND ALL INFORMATION, MATERIALS, SERVICES, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND OTHER PROPERTY, AND RIGHTS GRANTED AND/OR PROVIDED BY TEPPER EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM AND ALL EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM MATERIALS) ARE GRANTED AND/OR PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (INCLUDING TEPPER EXECUTIVE EDUCATION) MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER, AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (INCLUDNG TEPPER EXECUTIVE EDUCATION) MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND RELATING TO EXCLUSIVITY, INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, ERROR-FREE OPERATION, RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE, FREEDOM FROM PATENT, TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, AND/OR FREEDOM FROM THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (INCLUDING TEPPER EXECUTIVE EDUCATION) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO REGISTRANT OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM DELIVERED TO REGISTRANT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR FOR INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (INCLUDING TEPPER EXECUTIVE EDUCATION) HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR HAS OR GAINS KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH DAMAGES.   CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY’S (INCLUDING TEPPER EXECUTIVE EDUCATION’S) MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO THE REGISTRANT FOR ANY REASON ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM) IS LIMITED TO THE REGISTRATION FEES PAID BY REGISTRANT FOR THE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

Indemnification
Registrant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Carnegie Mellon University (including Tepper Executive Education) and its trustees, officers, employees, attorneys, and agents from and against any and all liability, damage, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) incurred by or imposed upon any of Carnegie Mellon University (including Tepper Executive Education) and/or its trustees, officers, employees, attorneys, and agents in connection with any claim, suit, action, or demand arising out of or relating to any exercise of any right or license granted or provided to registrant under this Agreement (including the executive education program) under any theory of liability (including without limitation, actions in the form of tort, warranty, strict liability, or violation of any law, and regardless of whether such action has any factual basis).

Force Majeure
Carnegie Mellon University (including Tepper Executive Education) shall not be liable for delay in performance due to any cause beyond its reasonable control including fire, flood, strike, or other labor difficulty, act of any governmental authority, civil unrest, acts of terrorism, acts or omissions of the other party, riot, or fuel or energy shortage.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), with certain exceptions, Tepper Executive Education officials will not disclose personally identifiable information from a registrant’s education records with respect to an executive education program without the registrant’s prior written consent. For more information about a registrant’s FERPA rights as a registrant for an executive education program, see the Hub Privacy website.

Entire Agreement
The terms and conditions set forth above represent the entire agreement of the parties concerning the executive education program which is the subject of registrant’s registration, and supersede all prior discussions, correspondence, and representations relating to the executive education program purchased by registrant. These terms and conditions may not be varied except in a written agreement signed by an authorized signatory of Tepper Executive Education. This Agreement will be governed by Pennsylvania law without regard to conflicts of law principles.