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Rhetoric training: Quick-wittedness

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Tackle professional and personal attacks effortlessly: from charming replicas to strong eye-level responses.

  • Thanks to proven techniques, gain composure even in difficult situations and always act with confidence.
  • You use your body language and voice skilfully and always appear confident when dealing with colleagues, customers and even superiors.
  • Attacks and objections cannot harm you. You react confidently, sportily and do not give in on the matter.
  • Develop your personal performance further. With our specialists, you can build on your strengths and your quick-wittedness.

"Quick-wittedness" is a rhetoric training course for employees and managers of all departments who want to improve their eloquence.

Choose intensity & format

You would like to improve your team's quick wit? From a short impulse lecture to your Sustainable Learning Journey, we can provide you with a customized program. You choose the learning format: whether face-to-face courses, online training or hybrid solutions.

Karin Fuchsberger will advise you:
+43 676 383 14 46
karin.fuchsberger@hps-training.com

Book your free web demo now

In-house seminars are a great option (and the best value) for groups of 5 or more.

  • Absolute confidentiality

  • Ideal time and place

  • Strong team building effects

  • Customized solutions

  • Better terms and conditions

  • Real individualization

Karin Fuchsberger will advise you:
+43 676 383 14 46
karin.fuchsberger@hps-training.com

You don't have time to attend a seminar or your topic is still "top secret"?

You get 100% individual service with our executive coaching.

Your benefit

You will work with us on your specific case, ensuring that your next speaking performance is a success. Quickly, individually, discreetly and effectively.

Karin Fuchsberger will advise you:
+43 676 383 14 46
karin.fuchsberger@hps-training.com

Your training contents

In this seminar you will learn how to counter every remark and attack with confidence.

We teach you all the basic principles of repartee and help you to act on them. In this training you will receive a variety of techniques with the 26 HPS joker cards. You will discover which of the methods suit you, and which you will always have at hand in the future.

Convey sovereignty
You know how to use your body. With body language and use of voice, you radiate natural strength.

Strong arguments
You argue your own point of view clearly. You will be understood.

Gaining respect
Thanks to your replica, you quickly get back on eye level instead of defending yourself.

Get far with charm
You can take the wind out of the sails of some attacks with a pinch of humor and thus save the mood for everyone.

Gaining topic leadership
You eloquently manage to fend off attacks by redirecting them to topics that are more important to you.

Skillfully saying "no"
You succeed in refusing requests so elegantly that you and your counterpart save face.

Always calm
You take attacks casually and deal with them playfully. You are at peace with yourself and therefore less vulnerable.

Strengthened from the training
Your training is the perfect place to try things out. Develop the courage to apply numerous new techniques.

Playfully increase your repartee with the 26 HPS joker cards

The HPS training methods

  • Your team for high intensity
    Two trainers, two rooms for more than 6 participants allow group splits and guarantee you the highest individual learning success.

  • Doing instead of just listening
    The HPS didactics combined with two trainers ensure: You practice actively 80% of the training time!

  • Feedback without stress
    Thanks to our multi-component feedback, you receive meaningful feedback without lengthy feedback rounds.

  • Specialists with know-how
    HPS trainers are communication specialists. Our team of trainers knows exactly which techniques will help you get to your next level.

  • Experience yourself
    A change of perspective often helps. In our trainings you hear and see yourself using recorded videos - this enables you to gain unique insights.

  • Enjoy your individual progress
    Progress, achieve success, have fun - with our proven HPS method. Our Google reviews prove it.

  • Learning from real life
    HPS trainings are business trainings. You do not train on the basis of "feel-good" topics, but using topics from your daily practice.

  • Everything blended
    Thanks to our blended learning platform, you always have all the tools with you - even long after the seminar.

  • NEW! Sustainable Learning Journey
    Whether as an individual or as a team, our experts can support you for up to one year.

THIS IS HOW ATTENDING THIS TRAINING WILL HELP YOUR BUSINESS

  • Increased quick wit means increased assertiveness. Your own agendas get priority.

  • Conflicts are expensive. Quick-wittedness leads to faster conflict resolution and thus reduces costs.

  • Being quick-witted with customers brings in cash. Your employees represent your prices and services more confidently.

  • Regular attacks lead to frustration. Dealing with them casually and wisely leads to improved cooperation among all.

  • The ability to say "no" increases focus and reduces conflicting goals within the team.

  • You appear more self-confident, represent your team, your manager and your company better to the outside world.

Do you have questions?

Karin Fuchsberger will advise you:
+43 676 383 14 46
karin.fuchsberger@hps-training.com

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What makes HPS the number one choice

Thanks to state-of-the-art know-how and 2-trainer intensity, HPS trainings have the highest degree of effectiveness and pay off quickly. Our participants appreciate the quality and benefits of our trainings - Google Reviews.

  • 32
    years of specialization
  • >30
    certified experts
  • 64K+
    successful participants
  • 95%
    of DAX & ATX companies trust us
  • NR.1
    multiple "Industriemagazin" awards
  • 10
    countries in which we operate

WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS SAY ON GOOGLE

Top Training zu Rhetorik bei Magnus. Praxisnah, sehr kompetent und individuell abgestimmt.

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Max pfannmüller
2.9.2026

Nora is a very positive and energetic person, besides being an expert of her field, the 9 hours intense training flew at a blink of an eye. The session was practical and very tangible. Thank you Nora.

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Marti B
28.8.2026

Sehr kompetente und professionelle Trainer

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Aryan Eftekhari
21.8.2026

Wer glaubt, Präsentieren heißt nur Folien zeigen, sollte ein Training bei HPS besuchen. Hier lernt man, wie man Inhalte so strukturiert, dass sie verständlich, überzeugend und vor allem in Erinnerung bleiben. Besonders beeindruckt hat mich, wie konsequent Theorie in Praxis umgesetzt wird. Man präsentiert, bekommt ehrliches, professionelles Feedback und entwickelt sich von Übung zu Übung spürbar weiter. Die Trainer erkennen rasch, worauf es bei jedem Einzelnen ankommt, und geben konkrete Werkzeuge mit, die man sofort im Berufsalltag einsetzen kann. Ein Training mit Tiefgang, hoher Professionalität und echtem Mehrwert. Eine klare Empfehlung für alle, die Menschen nicht nur informieren, sondern wirklich erreichen und überzeugen wollen.

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13.7.2026

Tolle Trainings in sehr konstruktiver und angenehmer Lern-Atmosphäre

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13.7.2026

Praxisnah, professionell und individuell. Trainings mit nachhaltigem Mehrwert – absolut empfehlenswert!

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13.7.2026

Schon am ersten Tag, to the point, viel umsetzbares gehört und geübt. Top Freue mich auf morgen

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Wolf Gang
1.7.2026

tolle Kurse mit vielen Übunge bei sehr guten Trainern, die definitiv wissen, wovon sie sprechen (man lernt dort auch prägnanter zu formulieren als in dieser Bewertung)

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25.6.2026

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24.6.2026
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