Get to the Point!

Knowing what matters

Winning and losing your audience and readers – dos and don’ts.

A clear message is brief and pointedly put.

Concentrating on the essentials.

Dramatic composition

Captivating your audience and readers – even with factual information.

Effectively deploying linguistic devices and dramatic means.

Statement, presentation and discussion

The three phases of your successful contribution: opening, body and skilful conclusion.

Clearly structuring, polishing and effectively staging (short) speeches.

Finding the appropriate arguments quickly and easily.

Building a convincing argumentation.

Championing your own point of view.

Successful short presentations

Seizing the opportunities to score points.

Being persuasive in just sixty seconds (elevator pitch).

Writing clearly and concisely

Writing emails and texts so that people want to read them.

Conveying your concerns in a clear and compelling way.

Less is more: how to convince with concise texts.

Creating effective texts systematically and without losing time.

Optimising your presentation

Please bring along your presentation sequence (max. 5 charts) on your notebook to the workshop for practice.

Optimising your business texts

Bring along, e.g. letters, emails, memos, circulars, position papers and decision papers (max. 2-3 pages) for editing.

Once you have registered, you will be able to access your online learning platform, including extra materials for consolidating what you have learned.

• You will learn to distinguish between what is trivial and what is important and to focus on the core content.
• You will learn to develop your texts and arguments clearly, precisely and to the point – in a straightforward way and without meaningless phrases.
• You will learn about tips and tricks to structure and develop interesting and motivating speeches and texts that grab the attention of your audience and readers.
• You will learn to convey your message so that it actually reaches your audience and readers.
• You will communicate more effectively and efficiently.
• You will express yourself in a more active, more focused and thus more effective way.

Practice-proven exercises, speech and writing tasks, participant presentations with individual feedback from trainer and group.
On the basis of typical speaking and writing situations and concrete questions from participants, we will develop individual strategies for using words and language in a concise, focused and convincing manner.

Bringen Sie es auf den Punkt!

Presenting in English

Success Through Effective Communication Skills