Acting with constructive repartee in business life

Act and react confidently, constructively and intelligently

Training
This training is held in German.
Do you only come up with the right answer when you've already been suckered? Are you constantly perplexed in unforeseen situations and often miss the right answer at the crucial moment, get annoyed and wish you had more skills and more tools for precise repartee? Then you've come to the right place. Because intelligent repartee can be learned and trained! Discover and practise numerous ways in which you can react elegantly, quickly and appropriately to attacks, confrontations and provocations. Learn how to act confidently, convincingly and effectively while remaining centered even under stress.

Contents

Quick-wittedness - what is it?

  • Basic understanding of repartee.
  • Dimensions of quick-wittedness.
  • Possibilities and limits of quick-wittedness.
  • Positioning for quick-wittedness.

Quick-wittedness - preparation is the be-all and end-all

  • The stable content preparation.
  • Keep an eye on your own goal.

Quick-witted in specific professional situations

  • Make targeted use of intelligent repartee techniques.
  • Develop and use appropriate response patterns.
  • Response options for killer phrases with three degrees of severity.

Mastering critical situations constructively

  • Acting skillfully at the right moment without being speechless.
  • Use of "bridging strategies" to deal with confrontations objectively.
  • Set boundaries and assert yourself skillfully.
  • Dealing confidently with accusations and unjustified criticism.

Intelligent repartee

  • Train spontaneity with targeted exercises and short answers.
  • Master ad hoc situations skillfully.
  • Constructive repartee in conversation and in the hierarchy.
  • Application of transactional analysis for skillful repartee.
  • Have helpful standard formulations ready as a safety net.
  • First aid measures and important tips & advice.
  • Concrete implementation steps for the transfer.

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

  • You learn to react positively, cleverly and quickly in critical situations. 
  • You will develop a concrete understanding of constructive and intelligent repartee. 
  • You maintain self-confidence and aplomb, even in the face of accusations and personal attacks. 
  • You strengthen your personal impact even in difficult and critical situations. 
  • You identify inner blockages and learn ways and means of dealing with them positively. 

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Methods

The training deliberately uses a combination of interactive elements and activity-based methods and exercises to maximize the practical benefits.

Relevant trainer input, individual and group exercises, practice-oriented simulations of critical and challenging situations, sparring in mini-groups with the trainer or as a tandem, self-reflection, feedback from the trainer and in the group, practical and context-related exchange of experience, trial and error and practicing, practicing, practicing.

Recommended for

Specialists, managers and all employees who want to react more quickly, confidently and confidently in conversations, presentations, meetings and discussions.

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Are you quick-witted? Sometimes, but not always? Do you sometimes hold back even though you would like to react? Do you think you can't and fear getting into trouble with your superiors or customers? But it's better to react, because aggression is often unloaded and inappropriate comments are made in the office. Anja K. works as an assistant [...]

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Quick-witted? Never react rashly again!

Are you quick-witted? Sometimes, but not always? Do you sometimes hold back even though you would like to react? Do you think you can't and fear getting into trouble with your superiors or customers? But it's better to react, because aggression is often unloaded and inappropriate comments are made in the office. Anja K. works as an assistant [...]

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15.12.2025
Berlin
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