What could you achieve if you could express your ideas with greater clarity, confidence, and impact? This course gives you the tools to do exactly that.
This course will immerse you in the principles and practice of effective communication from an Objectivist perspective, with an emphasis on writing. You’ll study the essentials of clear, purposeful, and objective communication and apply them by writing short articles on intellectual topics. You’ll analyze other students’ writing and receive in-depth instructor feedback to help you sharpen your thinking and strengthen your ability to present ideas with precision and conviction.
Whether your goal is to elevate your professional communication, improve your teaching, or simply become a more articulate advocate for your values, this course will help you build the skills to get your ideas across with clarity and impact.
Please note the “Access Opens” date for this course has been updated since its initial listing.
Choose the semester that fits your schedule at checkout.
Join live online classes and participate in the discussion.
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Be a graded student and submit assignments for feedback from expert faculty—or audit and simply enjoy the content and discussions for personal enrichment.
All courses include access to top-notch coaches, who help you set goals, stay on track, and apply what you’re learning to career or intellectual pursuits.

Keith Lockitch
ARI reserves the right to cancel or reschedule live courses. Students have the option to be refunded, credited, or transferred to another course should this occur.
The decision to be a graded student or auditor must be made at the outset of a course, via the pre-course survey sent after purchase.
ARI Live Courses are for avocational and professional development purposes. They are not licensed and not accredited.
ARI Live Courses participants must abide by our Code of Conduct and Confidentiality policies, and any other course policies communicated to participants.
To be a graded student in this course you must have received a passing grade in at least one course in the Objectivism through Ayn Rand’s Fiction series or at least one course in The Philosophy of Objectivism series (and ideally have passed both courses in either series).
We offer foundational courses in Objectivism and objective communication each year, as well as courses in special topics such as epistemology, literature, business, and intellectual history.