Listening is a critical skill that empowers leaders to make strong connections and an impact. In this course, Dr. Eric Zackrison explains how to be a leader who makes people feel heard by understanding others more effectively, overcoming barriers to listening, controlling emotions, being present, and becoming an active listener. When you're listening, it's important to truly understand and engage with the other person. Listening helps you reach an agreement faster and become a trusted advisor. Eric teaches how to overcome common barriers to good listening, such as confusion, miscommunication, personal biases, and emotional reactivity. He highlights how to listen directly and avoid common pitfalls to listening well. Eric also discusses how to be present when you're listening to others and how to use nonverbal cues. In conclusion, he presents several useful tips on how to actively listen.

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Learn how to how to compose, record, edit, and mix great sounding tracks with Logic Pro X, the flagship audio program from Apple.

Preview the new features in Logic Pro 10.1–10.3, including the Touch Bar, yrack alternatives, selection-based processing, the Alchemy and Gobbler integration, and flex pitching.

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Start making music with Logic Pro X. Learn basic drum programming in Logic Pro—including recording, quantizing, sampling, and slicing—and beat-making with Drummer and Arpeggiator.

Are you a music producer or composer, and are you curious about the MIDI tools available in Logic Pro? In this course, instructor Evan Sutton walks you through the various stock MIDI plug-ins and effects included in Logic Pro X and how you can use each in your own productions. Evan begins with classic arpeggiator patterns and alternate uses. He shows you how to use the chord trigger and the transposer functions independently and with the arpeggiator, then goes into adding complexity and rhythmic expressiveness with the note repeater. Evan explains how to make controllers more expressive and how to adjust velocity curves. He discusses how to use the modulator for a whole new level of control and the randomizer for a bit of musical chaos. Evan concludes with some of his favorite Scripter presets and uses.

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