Basic rhetoric training
Speak and convince effectively
Contents
The basics of persuasive speaking
- What makes a speech convincing and successful?
- Consider the non-verbal aspects: Posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact.
- The voice as an important instrument.
How to get stage fright and insecurity under control
- Use the positive energy of lamp fever.
- The mental or inner attunement to the speaking situation.
- Dealing with tension and uncertainty.
How to deal with "battles of words" during the lecture
- Recognize hidden messages and signals.
- Confident answers to questions and interjections.
- The art of asking the right questions when presenting.
How to reach your audience
- Factual and relationship level in communication.
- Connecting with the audience: recognizing, addressing and convincing different types of listeners.
- Argumentation and persuasion.
- Structure of an argumentation presentation.
- 3 x Z: Goal clarity, target group orientation, goal-oriented strategy.
- Dealing with unfair dialectics and suggestive language patterns.
Structure and delivery of a targeted speech/presentation
- Preliminary considerations: Audience, time frame, location, destination, etc.
- Concrete preparation.
- The appearance and the entrance.
- The implementation.
- The finish and the confident exit.
Language and comprehensibility
- Communicate information sustainably.
- Playful expansion of your own language skills.
- Recognize and use linguistic-rhetorical stylistic devices.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
The attendees
- learn the basic principles of rhetoric and dialectics.
- become more confident in free speech and presentations.
- can adapt their behavior to their audience in terms of content and language.
- learn how to appear calm, confident and in control.
- learn how to lead and convince their audience or a group through charisma and personal presence.
- develop and stabilize behavioural patterns through the large number of exercises during the seminar, which help them to appear convincing and confident in real lecture and presentation situations.
Methods
The training has the character of a workshop. The direct dialog between the group and trainer, intensive practice sequences and the simulation of presentation situations guarantee lasting learning success. This is supported by video recordings of participants' presentations with individual feedback from the trainer and the group. Voice and speech training as well as non-verbal physical exercises complement the holistic approach.
The training has the character of a workshop. The direct dialog between the group and trainer, intensive practice sequences and the simulation of presentation situations guarantee lasting learning success. This is supported by video recordings of participants' presentations with individual feedback from the trainer and the group. Voice and speech training as well as non-verbal physical exercises complement the holistic approach.
We recommend working with two screens so that you can participate in the training in the best possible way.
Recommended for
Specialists and managers who want to be convincing in the company and in public with confident speeches as well as junior managers who want to prepare for new representative tasks.
Further recommendations for "Rhetoric basic training"
Questions about the seminar content
You will work on conveying information in a sustainable manner by using clear structures, appropriate examples, and language tailored to your target audience. You learn to identify the core of a message and avoid overload. Through exercises on comprehensibility and expressiveness, you develop formulations that remain accessible even when dealing with challenging topics. At the same time, you practice how to build suspense and actively engage your audience. This makes your presentation not only accurate, but also lively and convincing.
You will learn to expand your linguistic expressiveness in a playful way and to work more consciously with intonation, tempo, and pauses. Monotony often arises when you cling too much to the text or are internally tense. Through practical exercises, you will develop more variation and liveliness. At the same time, you will strengthen your personal presence so that your voice and body language match. With video and group feedback, you will quickly recognize how you come across and which changes immediately generate more energy and attention.
Attention depends heavily on presence, rapport, and clear leadership. You will learn how to strengthen group cohesion through your voice, eye contact, and body language. It is important to consistently tailor your message to your audience and to make it clear early on why the topic is relevant. Through numerous practice situations, you will learn to recognize what moments cost attention, such as monotonous speech or a lack of structure. With feedback, you can work specifically on improving your impact and keeping your audience engaged.
You will work on conveying information in a sustainable manner by using clear structures, appropriate examples, and language tailored to your target audience. You learn to identify the core of a message and avoid overload. Through exercises on comprehensibility and expressiveness, you develop formulations that remain accessible even when dealing with challenging topics. At the same time, you practice how to build suspense and actively engage your audience. This makes your presentation not only accurate, but also lively and convincing.
You will learn to control your speaking speed more consciously and use pauses strategically to make your statements clearer. Through voice and speech exercises, you will develop more control over your breathing, volume, and rhythm. It is particularly helpful that you can directly experience how your speed affects others in realistic practice situations. Individual feedback helps you recognize when you are speeding up and how you can calm down again. This creates a calmer presence that radiates competence and makes it easier for your audience to follow you.
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Start dates and details
Wednesday, 18.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 19.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 20.03.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 13.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 14.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 15.04.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 11.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 12.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 13.05.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, 18.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 19.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 20.05.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 10.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 11.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 12.06.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 22.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 23.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 24.06.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 15.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 16.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 17.07.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 22.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 23.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 24.07.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 03.08.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 04.08.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 05.08.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, 16.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 17.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 18.09.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 28.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 29.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 30.09.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 07.10.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 08.10.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 09.10.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 26.10.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 27.10.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 28.10.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 04.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 05.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 06.11.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, 11.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 12.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 13.11.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 23.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 24.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 25.11.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 09.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 10.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 11.12.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 14.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 15.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 16.12.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 20.01.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 21.01.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 22.01.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 22.02.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 23.02.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 24.02.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 15.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 16.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 17.03.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
