A very important guiding principle: “He who speaks with his heart is understandable to all.” (Albert Schweitzer)
Anyone who wants to inspire people with a cause or an idea, whether in politics, science, business or society, should speak from the inside out as often as possible. Above all, this means being one with what you want to express AND at the same time somehow being one with the interests, hearts and minds of your listeners. Presenting your own opinion and knowledge openly and honestly and at the same time meeting your audience where they are. Sometimes this is more factual/content-based, other times more emotional and very often both at the same time.
In our rhetoric seminars for beginners and advanced speakers, we train intensively on how to do this and how to develop this skill. It’s like sport: learning and training never stops for rhetoricians, as long as they are committed to it.
Seminar: Rhetoric for managers
Good public speaking is one of the key skills in any leadership role. The aim of this intensive rhetoric seminar is to recognize the very personal strengths of the participants with leadership tasks in their presentation and speaking behaviour, to promote them in a targeted manner and, if necessary, to reduce weaknesses. The individuality and authentic effect of the personality are always respected and placed in a suitable relationship to the professional rhetorical requirements.
Contents: Rhetoric, leadership and power. Preparing for speeches and speaking situations. Setting goals. Motivating. Convince. Getting the audience right. Speaking from the heart. The four classic presentation structures. Story Telling. Zooming in. Dealing with interjections, questions and interruptions.