Practical lessons about life and work you wish someone had taught you sooner
Also known as Think. Speak. Act.™, this program uses frameworks taught to McKinsey consultants, media-trained executives and global business leaders. You practice organizing a problem, stating the point and responding under pressure.
See pricingFollow your Learning Journey, watch a short lesson, apply the idea and review feedback on your work. Your progress is saved so you can return and keep practicing.
Daily missions make the next step clear. Streaks, levels and Mastery Points show the work adding up. Learners in a cohort can also check their anonymous standing while every name stays private.
Grades are only part of what opens a great opportunity. You also need to explain your thinking clearly and stay steady under pressure. Think, speak and act like an executive builds exactly those skills, the ones universities and employers look for but few schools ever teach.
You already have the experience and the ideas. The harder part is explaining them to the people who decide. In Think, speak and act like an executive, you practice organizing your thinking and making your case under pressure.
Technical skill alone does not prepare a team for a tense meeting or a difficult decision. People still need to think clearly, state the point and lead without hedging. Think, speak and act like an executive gives the team a shared way to structure a problem and discuss what to do.
You work through each problem yourself first. Then you use AI to pressure-test your logic, sharpen your wording, and rehearse the moment before it counts.
Use AI as a thinking partner. Stress-test your logic, identify gaps in your reasoning, and compress your ideas before you communicate them.
Use AI to sharpen and compress your writing, then test the wording before you send it.
Use AI to rehearse difficult conversations and practice how to read the room, respond, and adjust before doing it live.
The exercises put you in practical situations: a cluttered update, a blank page or a difficult conversation. You organize the information, prepare the message and respond under pressure.
About 1 hr 45 min total25 min video + 1 hr 20 min exercises
Most people were never taught how to organize their thoughts before they open their mouth. Phase 1 gives you the frameworks to fix that.
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Wen-Szu Lin coined the term Bolded Summary Phrase (BSP) for a technique that uses short, bold lead-ins to make writing easier to scan and understand.
Exercises
Six hands-on exercises. You sort a messy update, build structure against a clock and explain a complicated idea to someone with little time.
AI integration
In this phase you will use AI as a thinking partner. You will stress-test your logic, identify gaps in your reasoning, and compress your ideas before you communicate them.
About 1 hr 55 min total35 min video + 1 hr 20 min exercises
A clear thought still needs a clear delivery. In Phase 2, you structure the message, put the points in order and ask the audience to act.
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Exercises
Six exercises. You apply the Pyramid Principle, build a persuasive narrative from a blank page and deliver it when a vague answer will not work.
AI integration
In this phase you will use AI to sharpen and compress your writing, then test the wording before you send it.
About 2 hr 20 min total1 hr video + 1 hr 20 min exercises
Executive presence is a set of behaviors you can learn. Phase 3 teaches you how to read a room, hold your ground and keep your voice steady.
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Exercises
Four exercises. You argue the other side of a conflict, practice body language and silence, then deliver difficult news clearly.
AI integration
In this phase you will use AI to rehearse difficult conversations and practice how to read the room, respond and adjust before doing it live.
Total program time: about 7 hours, including about 2 hours of video, 4 hours of exercises and about 1 hour for the diagnostic and checkpoint. Actual time varies by person and typically takes 6 to 9 hours.
Individuals and organizations can join a supported cohort or start the self-guided program now. Finish the program and you receive a downloadable certificate, a public verified credential and a short report on your growth across all three phases.
Both options include the complete program: the same videos, exercises and feedback. Choose a supported cohort or start now on your own. Individuals and organizations can choose either one.
Choose the path that fits you. The button under each option opens the waitlist with that path already selected.
Join as an individual or bring a team. You will be scheduled into an upcoming cohort and we will email you the date. We add a kickoff, weekly check-ins and an active group chat around the self-paced lessons.
Best for shared momentum and stronger follow-throughStart now and work at your own pace. You get every video, exercise and feedback experience, with no cohort schedule to follow.
Best for independent learners who want flexibilityMeet the group, learn how the program works and begin Phase 1 together.
One live check-in per phase to answer questions, discuss the work and open the next phase.
Participants can ask questions, share progress and receive regular prompts between sessions.
Close the program together, reflect on what changed and identify what to keep practicing.
What we have observed so far: Our early cohort-based programs have had high participation across the materials and exercises. That early result is why we recommend the cohort format for teams that want stronger follow-through.
Wen-Szu Lin, our founder, spent 12 years as a Senior Director at Uber leading teams across Asia, and built this program from the material in his book, Deliver. Read more about his story on the About page.
Yes. In select exercises, you solve the problem yourself first. Then you use AI to compare approaches, pressure-test your reasoning or rehearse a response. A few exercises focus specifically on using AI well.
Yes. Completing the program gives you two records:
Certificate of completion: A personalized certificate you can download as an image or PDF and keep for your records.
Verified credential: A public, authenticated record with its own credential ID and verification link. You can add it to LinkedIn, include it on your CV or share the link with an employer. Anyone with the link can confirm that the credential is active on The Untaught Lessons website without seeing your email, score or account information.
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Live sessions are recorded and shared with the cohort. If you miss one, watch the recording and bring your questions to the group chat.
Tell us where you get stuck. We will talk through whether the program fits.
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