Presentations & Public Speaking Skills Training Course – 2-Day in English
- Group Size: 5 participants
- Length: 2 days
- Course Type: F2F Open Enrolment OR Custom
- Language: English
Join us in-person for this comprehensive public speaking skills training course that will increase your confidence and your skills. You will learn research-backed tools to overcome public speaking nerves and speak with clarity and charisma. This is an ideal course for those who have never attended a live public speaking course and wish to improve in just 2 days.
This action-oriented course begins with tools to manage your public speaking nerves. Then, we move through our 5-step process to quickly develop and deliver great live and virtual presentations. The workshop is limited to just 5 people so you will receive individual attention and practice your speaker skills in a comfortable confidence-building setting. You will also be videoed and see your videos (privately) to build your confidence and personal style. Attendees emerge with more confidence and practical tools to create engaging presentations.
“Excellent instructor – motivating, elevating, supportive, well-prepared, evidence-based training. I learned a lot in a very short time” Muriel Langenberger, Head of Programs Europe, Jacobs Foundation (Zurich)
Who should attend this public speaking skills training course:
This course is designed for those in international business or technical roles. It’s perfect for nervous speakers as it provides theory, practice, and several mind/body tools to manage nerves in a small comfortable group. If you’ve never had proper presentation skills training, this is the course for you.
“It was great to work with Kimberly. Her methods, talks and practices have really helped my presentation skills and confidence. Thanks a lot!” Alireza Shamaei-Tousi, Principal Clinical Scientist, Debiopharm International SA (Lausanne)
Public speaker skills training – 2-day course topics:
Foundation Topics –
- Overcoming stage fright: 3 tools to manage presenting nerves.
- Communication fundamentals and connecting to the audience.
5-Step Process –
- Step 1 – Presentation preparation to achieve business results.
- Step 2 – Turn your content into key messages.
- Step 3 – Presentation hooks, structures, storytelling and other power tools.
- Sep 4 – Slides that have impact, specifically for those with technical and business data or processes
- Step 5 – Delivering with impact: Using your body, voice and virtual tools ( TEAMs tips) to engage your audience.
Tips throughout on –
- Modifying your presentation for different cultures/countries
- Persuasion
Includes 4 presentation practice exercises with confidence-building individual VIDEO feedback.
Dates for this 2-day public speaking skills training
| Training Course Dates | Location | Price |
|---|---|---|
| July 7-8, 2025 | ZURICH | 1350 CHF |
| August 26-27, 2025 | MARTIGNY | 1350 CHF |
| September 9-10, 2025 | ZURICH | 1350 CHF |
| October 29-30, 2025 | ZURICH | 1350 CHF |
| November 18-19, 2025 | LAUSANNE | 1350 CHF |
| December 9-10, 2025 | ZURICH | 1350 CHF |
This action-packed course starts at 9:00 and finishes by 17:00, with 1 hour lunch break.
What makes this 2-day public speaking skills training course different:
- Obsessive research behind the tools specifically for international business, B2B sales, and technical/scientific roles.
- The small groups allow for more practice in a comfortable setting (with less time sitting around waiting for others.)
- Private video feedback for supportive skills development!
- Our facilitator has extensive the education and international business experience to support your needs.
“Highly recommended. Great value for time and money. It can be very uncomfortable to go to a presentation course, being filmed and critiqued. We were taken through this in a gentle and constructive way. It has been a huge step forward for me.” Bjorn Ivesdal, Product Manager, Swisscom (Zurich)
Kimberly VanLandingham, CEO & Trainer, MACCC & BSEE
Your trainer: Kimberly VanLandingham, CEO, trainer & keynote speaker
- 12 years as an international public speaking skills trainer
- 20 years of corporate management experience at DuPont (Global Business Manager, EMEA Regional Manager, Corporate Growth Manager, R&D Manager, etc.)
- Spokeswoman on live TV/radio and keynote speakers (e.g. the World Trade Centre and the European American Chamber of Commerce) and TEDx trainer
- Masters in communications (MACCC) and BSc in engineering (BSEE)
- Native English speaker able to help non-native and technical speakers with accents, clarity, and confidence
- Rated “outstanding” by over 96% of the course attendees! See attendee comments here or on LinkedIn for more details.
Martigny public speaking training venue: European Market Link, Rue du Léman 14, CH-1920 Martigny, Switzerland
Martigny, Switzerland – Public speaking skills training location:
European Market Link Sàrl
Rue du Léman 14,
CH1920 Martigny, Switzerland
Our training facility is just 3 minute walk from the Martigny-ville train station, and close to the motorway, hotels, and public parking.
Zurich public speaking training venue: Flex Kalkbreite, Kalkbreitestrasse 6, CH-8003 Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland – Public speaking skills training location:
Flex Kalkbreite
Kalkbreitestrasse 6
CH-8003 Zürich, Switzerland
Kalkbreite is in District 4, in the heart of Zurich, in front of the “Kalkbreite/Bhf. Wiedikon” and accessable by the tram 2, 3; the bus 32; and five-minutes walk from the Wiedikon train station.
Lausanne public speaking training venue: SwissTech Hotel, SwissTech Village, Route Louis Favre 10B, CH-1024 Ecublens, Switzerland
Lausanne, Switzerland (EPFL campus)- Public speaking skills training location:
SwissTech Hotel
SwissTech Village
Route Louis Favre 10B
CH-1024 Ecublens, Switzerland
SwissTech Hotel is located on the campus of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), right next to the EPFL Metro Station. It can be easily reached from Lausanne or Rennes with the Metro.
https://www.swisstech-hotel.com/
Price: Only 1350 CHF/person with the early booking discount!
The price is normally 1490 CHF, now just 1350 CHF/person, taxes included. Each course has a maximum of 5 participants. Prices include course facilitation, course training booklet, your personal training videos, 1:1 video feedback, course completion certificate and other training materials. The price also includes coffee, tea, cake and fruit. It does not include lunch. Courses start at 9:00 and finish at 17:00 each day. European Market Link Sàrl is a Swiss Limited Company, governed and taxed in Switzerland.
Reserve now and pay later. Free cancellation and change policy.
Contact us to discuss custom corporate training. We offer a variety of formats and prices to meet your business needs. Training is available in English and throughout Switzerland, including Sion, Sierre, Martigny, Geneva, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, Sion, Fribourg, Thun, Bern, Lucerne, Zurich, Basel, and surrounding areas.
We also offer –
- 1-Day Advanced Public Speaking Skills, a course to boost the skills of those who already attended a presentation training course.
- 1/2-Day Media Training, a course designed for handling roundtables, poster sessions, and interviews with journalists.
- 1-Day Job Interview Training, a course designed to help you prepare and practice for job interviews.
- The Confidence Booster Tool Kit, focused solely on mental and physical exercises to overcome public speaking fears.
