Managers and specialized personnel must constantly work to represent their company, motivate their employees, give presentations, or win over others as regards their plans and ideas.  Those who have mastered the art of free expression can successfully convey their interests and concerns.  As such, key rhetorical skills are a prerequisite for recognition and success.

Topics

The basic tools of free expression

• Training your voice

• Effective use of media

• Posture, gestures, eye contact

Language and clarity

• Attractive methods of conveying information

• Playful expansion of your own abilities of linguistic expression

• Linguistic-rhetorical stylistic devices

Arguing and convincing

• Building blocks of a persuasive presentation

• Clarity of goals, orientation on a target group, goal-oriented strategy

• How to deal with unfair dialectics and suggestive speech patterns

How to reach your audience

• Content and relational levels of communication

• The connection to the audience:  how to appeal to and convince different types of listeners

How to deal with verbal arguments

• Recognizing hidden messages and signals

• Responding to questions and interjections

• The art of asking the right question

How to deal with stage fright

• Adapting to the speaking situation

• Dealing with tension and insecurity

Your Benefits:

• You will learn the essentials of rhetoric and dialectics,

• will gain more confidence in free expression,

• will learn to adapt your language level and content to your audience,

• will learn to lead a group using your poise and personal presence.

Methods:

The seminar is workshop-like in nature.  Direct dialogue between group and trainer, intensive practice sequences and simulated presenting situations guarantee a lasting learning effect. Here video recordings of the participants' practice presentations are used in conjunction with individual feedback from the trainer and their fellow participants.  Language and vocal training, together with a focus on nonverbal skills, round out the comprehensive approach.