Professional English Seminars
Rhetorical Skills in English
"There are three things that matter in a speech: Who says it, how he says it and what is said - and of the three, it is the latter that matters least." (John Morley, author) This seminar therefore focusses on the "how" and the "who". The aim is to win over the audience with a convincing presentation and with the help of rhetorical techniques.
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Seminar contents
- Analysis of presentation films
- Preparing and giving your own short presentation with subsequent trainer and group feedback
- Learning rhetorical tools for attention-grabbing presentations in order to
- start the presentation effectively
- to achieve a successful build-up of tension
- to interest, lead and convince the audience
- Rhetorical questions and techniques such as "tripling" (the rule of three), "machine-gunning" or "dramatic pausing"
- Optimal use of the voice
- Improving the relationship with the listener
Target group: Specialists and managers who regularly give presentations to international audiences
Required language level
from CEF level B2
We recommend a short online test to determine the language level of the participants.
Number of participants: up to 10 participants
Duration: 1 day
Goal setting
The seminar starts with the joint analysis of a short presentation film on DVD, in which the techniques and stylistic devices used are worked out. The theory is followed by practice so that the participants can make optimum use of these for their own presentations: preparing and giving a short presentation in front of the group offers the opportunity to hone the rhetorical tools. Participants are then prepared for the "unprepared": They practise how to shine spontaneously and with their repertoire of rhetorical skills in a short presentation.