Curtis Newbold
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August 21, 2026
Leadership Communication Skills for Managers
Instead, they must practice effective communication strategies and learn how to implement new ways of approaching workplace environments, policies, and goals. Join expert Curtis Newbold for an interactive overview of leadership ...
September 11, 2026
How to give great presentations and design better slides
Whatever your role, you want to give effective presentations that engage, instruct, persuade, and inspire your audience—not lackluster presentations that no one remembers. In this in-depth, 3-hour live course, Curtis Newbold ...
September 16, 2026
Generative AI for Presentations
Use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot to create better outlines, scripts, and slides Course outcomes Generate presentation outlines and scripts by writing effective AI prompts Create a presentation from a file using ...
September 22, 2026
Leadership Communication Skills for Managers
Instead, they must practice effective communication strategies and learn how to implement new ways of approaching workplace environments, policies, and goals. Join expert Curtis Newbold for an interactive overview of leadership ...
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Curtis Newbold, PhD, is a clinical associate professor of strategic communication in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah. He is an award-winning corporate consultant with a research and practitioner background in strategic communication and is the author of 'Business and Professional Communication: A Human-Centered Approach' (Sage). Curtis has published in a range of academic journals and book chapters emphasizing communication and information design, self-directed learning, competency-based education, business communication, and public relations. He has delivered over 200 live trainings, webinars, and workshops for diverse multinational companies and government organizations including New York City Department of Health; Utah State Legislature Auditor General; Indeed.com; Discover Financial Services; O'Reilly Media; Havas Health Plus; Mountain America Credit Union; and CollegeBoard. He has developed and taught over 40 different communication courses at universities in the U.S., China, and the Utah Asia Campus in South Korea. He has led graduate student strategic communication projects for non-profit organizations in Peru, South Africa, Cambodia, Hungary, Morocco, and Iceland. Curtis has a PhD in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design (RCID) from Clemson University and BS and MA degrees in English and Professional Communication from Utah State University.