Learn how to communicate effectively with the public, policymakers, and other planning professionals. Communications and media courses teach skills essential to creating press releases, public presentations, and other messaging essential to moving planning projects forward.

Communications & Media Courses

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Build A WordPress Website
Alexander Schilpp
50 Mins
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Virtual Reality for Planners 1: Introduction
Chase Mullen
45 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Building Websites with Squarespace
Ben Schulman
65 Mins
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Interpreting Places and Spaces
Adam Fine
56 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Illustrator for Planners - Advanced
Mike Ernst
100 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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External Relations for Planners
Jeff Levine
58 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Digital Accessibility for Planners: Documents - Part 1
Jonathan Katz-Ouziel, Thomas Hamed
102 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Creating Interactive iPlans with iBooks Author
Brittany Kubinski
55 Mins
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Virtual Reality for Planners 2: Modeling in SketchUp
Chase Mullen
72 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Crafting Engaging Email Newsletters with Constant Contact
Ben Schulman
66 Mins
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Designing a Wayfinding System
Adam Fine
58 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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InDesign for Planners - An Introduction
Mike Ernst
103 Mins
  • CNU-A
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Digital Publishing for Planners
Pete Sullivan
95 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Digital Accessibility for Planners: Documents – Part 2
Jonathan Katz-Ouziel, Thomas Hamed
78 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Drawing in the Landscape: Painting Color
Darryl Jones
68 Mins
  • AICP CM
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Virtual Reality for Planners 3: Working with Unity
Chase Mullen
64 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Writing for Planners: Documents that Work
Claudia Kousoulas
74 Mins
  • AICP CM
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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Kayla Hunter
59 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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InDesign for Planners - Intermediate
Mike Ernst
73 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
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Writing a Press Release
Ben Schulman
49 Mins
Typing on a braille keyboard
Digital Accessibility for Planners – Web
Jonathan Katz-Ouziel, Thomas Hamed
84 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Drawing in the Landscape: Water and Oil
Darryl Jones
44 Mins
  • AICP CM
3D model of neighborhood in Unity software
Virtual Reality for Planners 4: Refining the End User Experience
Chase Mullen
74 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Editing for Sense and Accuracy
Claudia Kousoulas
82 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

Top Communications & Media Instructors

Mike Ernst

Mike Ernst is an urban planner and designer whose work has focused on participatory planning, community...

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Ben Schulman

Ben Schulman is a writer and editor based in Chicago, with a focus on architecture, urban...

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Corrin Wendell

Corrin Wendell, FAICP is the Founder and Executive Director of YEP! Youth Engagement Planning, President &...

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Claudia Kousoulas

Claudia has more than 25 years of experience as an urban planner with work ranging from...

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Tom Sanchez

Tom Sanchez is a professor of Urban Planning specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Technology, and Landscape Architecture.

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Adam Fine

Adam is the Director of experiential graphic design at Nova Scotia-based Fathom Studio and has worked...

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Chase Mullen

Chase is the Director of Design Visualization at MIG. With an acute eye for graphics and...

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Darryl Jones

Darryl Jones is an artist and filmmaker based in Oakland, CA.

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Thomas Hamed

Thomas Hamed, AICP is a transportation planner who specializes in commuter transportation and mobility for all...

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Jonathan Katz-Ouziel

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel is an autistic planner, an independent accessibility consultant, and the founder of Opossum House...

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Sean Maguire

Sean is a planning and economic development professional based in New York’s Capital Region.

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Dave Biggs

Dave Biggs is an internationally-recognized speaker, author and public engagement strategist focusing on best practices to...

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Mary Jane Nirdlinger

Mary Jane is a recognized expert in plain language and has worked with a wide range...

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Carlos Zapata

Carlos Zapata is a Sustainability and ESG professional who is a graduate of Yale's MBA in...

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Kevin Lo

Kevin Lo is an Associate Professor at the University of San Francisco School of Management in...

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Andy Boenau

Andy Boenau is a storyteller disguised as an urban planner. His expertise includes public engagement, storyboarding...

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Kelly Porter

Kelly Porter is the Assistant Director for City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department...

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Elizabeth Doerr

Elizabeth Doerr is a writer with expertise and awareness around social and racial justice issues and...

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Lynn Peterson

Lynn Peterson is a nationally recognized transportation and land use integration expert.

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Kayla Hunter

Kayla is an experienced non-profit professional who works with at-risk youth to reimagine unused, neglected spaces...

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Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly is a land use educator with Michigan State University Extension.

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Fabian Geyrhalter

Fabian Geyrhalter is a Brand Strategist, Creative Director, a prolific author and speaker on the subject...

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Kendra Smith

Kendra L. Smith, Ph.D. is the Associate Director for Community Engaged Research in the Office of...

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Pete Sullivan

Pete Sullivan is Business Relationship Manager with the City of Durham Technology Solutions Department, former urban...

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Blogging About Planning Sign Up

Blogging About Planning

Instructor: Claudia Kousoulas

In this course we will review how blogs are used as planning tools to educate and engage participants in community decisions.

4.36
96 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
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Planning and Promoting Your Community Engagement Process

Instructor: Dave Biggs

This course provides you with a step-by-step process for designing an effective public engagement process.

4.37
78 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
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Introductory Population Analysis with Excel

Instructor: William Riggs

Whether you're new to population analysis or just need a refresher, this course offers a comprehensive overview of the steps necessary to conduct analysis and develop projections using publicly available data. The course reviews Census data and builds skills, such as population projection, cohort survival, and concentration calculations that are essential for every professional in the planning and design community.

4.09
50 Mins
SACPLAN CPD

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