Corporate communication training
Rhetorica is one of Europe’s leading business rhetoric consultancies and has delivered tailored communication and rhetoric training and individual programs since 2002 – in Denmark and abroad. Over more than 20 years we have trained thousands of leaders and specialists in rhetoric, presentation skills, argumentation and leadership communication – in ministries, government agencies and companies such as Nykredit, VELUX, Danske Bank and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. All our trainers hold a master’s degree in rhetoric, and every course is built on university research and your own cases, so participants can use what they learn the very next day.
Rhetorica's communication training at a glance
- Format: In-house training at your premises – anywhere in Denmark or abroad – at our venue in Copenhagen or online
- Duration: Typically 1–3 days, ideally with a break between days so participants can work on their own tasks
- Participants: Up to 15 per group
- Price: From DKK 24,500 per training day excl. VAT
- Start: Typically within a few weeks
- Trainers: All hold a master’s degree in rhetoric and have teaching and business experience
- Experience: Training since 2002 – thousands of participants
- Language: English or Danish
- Audience: Leaders, specialists, project managers and professionals who need to present, persuade or write decision papers
Why choose tailored in-house training?
Open courses offer general tools. In-house training gives you tools that fit your everyday work. At Rhetorica participants work on their own presentations, meetings and decision papers – so they solve real tasks while they learn. When a whole team or leadership group trains together, you also gain a shared language for good communication, which makes it easier to give each other feedback afterwards.
How a course works
- Initial meeting (free) – We map your goals, your participants and the communication situations that matter most.
- Tailoring – We design the course around your cases, templates and organisational culture. We often speak with a few participants beforehand.
- Training days – A mix of short presentations, exercises, video training and individual feedback. We always work with participants’ own tasks.
- Follow-up – Evaluation, a follow-up exercise that embeds the learning and recommendations for how to keep building on it.
We can typically run the course within a few weeks of the initial meeting – anywhere in Denmark or abroad.
Our courses
All courses can be combined and tailored.
- Presentation skills and verbal communication – Structure, message, body language and slides that support you rather than steal the focus.
- Effective meeting leadership – Shorter meetings with a clear agenda, clear roles and clear decisions.
- Storytelling and good stories – Stories that make strategy and expertise relevant.
- Written rhetoric and decision papers – Proposals and briefs that get read and lead to decisions.
- Leadership communication – Direction, meaning and engagement – even when the message is difficult.
- Bespoke communication course – When your challenge doesn’t fit a category.
For individuals: If one leader or specialist needs to sharpen their skills, we also offer individual programs with six training sessions tailored to their situation.
Selected cases
Nykredit – a leadership academy for 300 senior leaders
Nykredit had formulated a narrative with six promises that needed to come alive across the organisation. At a leadership academy we trained more than 300 leaders in leadership communication, storytelling, impact and credibility. Result: every leader has their own version of the narrative, adapted to their area of responsibility, and can deliver it with credibility.
VELUX – shorter decision papers, better decisions
VELUX’s project managers were writing 20–30-page decision papers for executive management’s stage-gate meetings. We trained them to put the most important point first, use data as argument and answer critical questions persuasively. Result: shorter decision papers, more effective meetings and project managers who step up.
Danish Veterinary and Food Administration – fewer, better meetings
After a restructure the agency had to deliver its work with fewer resources. We mapped the meeting culture with a survey and developed meeting leadership tools that the departments embedded through workshops. Result: more effective meetings – in many places in less time than before.
Danske Bank – difficult messages that land
Group Internal Audit needed to deliver ‘red reports’ while building trust. On a two-day course with participants from ten countries we trained storytelling, handling resistance and difficult meetings. Result: a shared language and greater trust in the department’s role as both adviser and auditor.
Selected case studies
Since 2002 we have trained leaders, specialists and entire organisations – in ministries and government agencies, in professional associations and in companies. Here are a few examples.
VELUX
Shorter decision papers, presentations with impact and meetings that lead to decisions.
Read the case study →
Nykredit
Leadership communication for several hundred leaders at every level – from the executive board to branch managers.
Read the case study →
Danish Debt Collection Agency
From legal clauses to communication at eye level – in letters to one in five Danes.
Read the case study →‘We got a professional and well-structured training program from Rhetorica, combining a high level of expertise with practical tools and meaningful dialogue, which has made it easy for us as an organisation to implement new communication practices.’
– Mette Thiel, Principal Consultant – Secretariat Director, Danish Life Science Cluster
What our clients say
The program at Rhetorica is the most directly applicable course I've ever attended. I was able to go home and implement what I'd learned the very same day, and I've seen the positive impact of giving better speeches, running better meetings and generally becoming sharper and more aware of my communication.
Esben Egede RasmussenMD, Danish Veterinary and Food AdministrationRead the case study →Thank you for an excellent delivery at the academy! The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive!
Lars HoffmannPrincipal Consultant and head of the leadership academy, NykreditRead the case study →The course gave us simple but effective tools we can use every day. Our mindset has been challenged and we've seen what we can do differently.
Dorthe TolborgChief Audit Executive, Danske BankRead the case study →Rhetorica delivers effective and powerful advice. And it's consistently at the same high international standard. […] Their sparring has helped several of our senior executives handle difficult communication challenges.
Jette Lis JensenGroup Director, Communications & HR, CembritWe got a professional and well-structured training program from Rhetorica, combining a high level of expertise with practical tools and meaningful dialogue. An inspiring and valuable program.
Mette ThielPrincipal Consultant – Secretariat Director, Danish Life Science ClusterRhetorica's teaching style and content appeal to a wide range of professional groups […] you take something new home with you – a little wiser than when you arrived. Rhetorica is highly recommended.
Sisse W. JensenThe Employment and Integration Administration, City of CopenhagenOur trainers
All Rhetorica trainers hold a master’s degree in rhetoric combined with teaching experience and business experience. That means they know the research behind the tools, understand how adults learn and recognise the situations your people face – from the boardroom to the farewell speech.
Since 2002 we have trained people at every level – from specialists and project managers to executive teams and boards.
Frequently asked questions about communication training
What do you learn on a rhetoric or communication course?
You learn to communicate clearly and persuasively – to structure a message, adapt it to your audience, argue credibly and use your body and voice. At Rhetorica participants practise on their own presentations, meetings and documents.
How much does communication training cost?
Tailored in-house training with Rhetorica costs from DKK 24,500 per training day excl. VAT for up to 15 participants. The price depends on the length of the course, the degree of tailoring and whether individual feedback or follow-up is included.
Can the course be held at our premises?
Yes. Most of our courses are held at the client’s premises – anywhere in Denmark or abroad. We can also run the course in Copenhagen or online.
How soon can you run a course?
Typically within a few weeks of the initial meeting.
Who are the trainers?
All our trainers hold a master’s degree in rhetoric combined with teaching experience and business experience.
Do you run open courses that individuals can sign up for?
No, we only run tailored in-house courses. If a single employee needs training, we offer individual programs.
How long does a course take?
Typically 1–3 days. We often recommend splitting the course, for example 2+1 days, so participants can try out the tools in their everyday work between training days.
Can the course be run in English?
Yes. We teach in both English and Danish and have experience with international groups.
What does research-based training mean?
Our tools are based on research in rhetoric, argumentation, behaviour and learning – not on trends or personal opinions. That means the methods are documented and participants learn why they work.
