The oral communication sub-domain covers our training for managers, sales, executives, trainers and anyone wishing to develop their public speaking skills. Our catalogue covers public speaking, impactful presentations, meeting facilitation, negotiation and pitching. Sessions in Geneva, Lausanne or interactive virtual classroom with personalised coaching.
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Professional communication training in Geneva and Lausanne. 2 days to fluidify collaboration in your real team at ITTA Switzerland with care.
Active listening training in Geneva and Lausanne. 1 day to reformulate, validate and create real trust in exchanges with ITTA Switzerland today.
Non-verbal communication training in Geneva and Lausanne. Half a day to decode body language signs at ITTA Switzerland.
Persuasion training in Geneva and Lausanne. 1 day to master influence and conviction techniques in any professional context at ITTA Switzerland.
NLP training in Geneva and Lausanne. 2 days to decode your communication and adjust it to your interlocutor profiles at ITTA Switzerland really.
Public speaking training in Geneva and Lausanne. 2 days to structure, deliver and embody your message orally with ITTA Switzerland confidently.
Telephone reception training in Geneva and Lausanne. 1 day to master the codes of professional reception with confidence at ITTA Switzerland.
Public speaking training in Geneva and Lausanne. 1 day to master your voice and convince your audience at ITTA Switzerland.
Learn to communicate with impact to collaborate better, manage tough conversations, and build lasting confidence.
Managing Emotions and Assertiveness training to build confidence and improve your professional relationships.
Public Speaking: develop your impact and gain confidence with our training to deliver successful professional presentations.
Oral communication has become a strategic skill in business. The ability to present ideas clearly, facilitate a meeting, pitch a project to decision-makers, negotiate or speak in public largely determines your professional impact and career evolution. Swiss organisations, particularly active in finance, luxury, tourism and public services, actively value profiles able to communicate with ease in often multicultural and multilingual contexts.
An oral communication training brings concrete methodological tools, behavioural analysis grids and supervised practice from certified coaches. Investing in these skills sustainably enhances your profile on the French-speaking Switzerland market and facilitates access to management, senior sales or executive positions. ITTA offers a catalogue of training courses in this sub-domain, delivered by coaches and practitioners active with Swiss organisations.
Whether you prepare an important interview, a managerial role takeover, a conference intervention or a sales negotiation, our training in Geneva and Lausanne gives you the keys to progress sustainably and gain ease in all professional oral expression situations.
Our public speaking training covers stage fright management, body posture, voice, rhythm and articulation, as well as audience capture and attention maintenance techniques. They target executives, trainers, project managers and any profile leading group interventions (meetings, conferences, internal training). Impactful presentations training complements with narrative techniques, message structuring and effective visual support creation.
Meeting facilitation has become a daily skill for managers and project managers. Our training covers framing techniques, time management, collective decision-making, as well as graphic facilitation and remote facilitation via Microsoft Teams or Zoom. These courses target managers, scrum masters, agile coaches and facilitators structuring team collaboration.
Negotiation remains a strategic skill for sales, buyers, executives and project managers leading partnerships. Our negotiation training covers preparation, active listening techniques, objection handling and closing. Pitch techniques particularly target entrepreneurs, sales and business development profiles needing to convince quickly facing investors, clients or partners.
Working in a multicultural and English-speaking environment has become common in French-speaking Switzerland, particularly in Geneva (international organisations, finance) and Lausanne (tech start-ups, watchmaking industry). Our intercultural communication training addresses codes of different cultural contexts, nuance management in professional English and good practices for speaking in multilingual teams.
A new manager benefits from a path combining public speaking and meeting facilitation to structure their managerial posture. A salesperson wanting to strengthen their impact follows impactful presentations, negotiation and pitch techniques. An executive or senior cadre intervening in conferences adds advanced public speaking and personal posture work. A trainer or consultant combines public speaking, facilitation and graphic facilitation for their client interventions. A project manager strengthens their skills with meeting facilitation and verbal conflict management.
Here is a selection of reference training courses in this catalogue, accessible directly:
Oral communication naturally extends to other skills. Team and people management training covers management, interview conducting and conflict management, particularly linked to managerial communication. The written communication hub brings the complementary writing dimension for support and communication profiles. Personal efficiency training reinforces stress management and organisation, essential to well prepare your interventions. For business-oriented profiles, the Management domain covers project management, agile and leadership.
Several evolutions structure oral communication in 2026. Hybrid work has profoundly transformed meeting facilitation, with increased need for remote facilitation skills (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, interactive tools). Intergenerational management in internal communications becomes a topic for managers facing mixed Gen Z and senior teams. Pressure on short pitches (under 3 minutes) gains ground, particularly in startup and innovation contexts. AI tools (automatic transcription, meeting summary, virtual coaching via Microsoft Copilot) start complementing traditional training, without replacing human practice.
All our oral communication training courses are available on-site in our Geneva (Route des Jeunes 35) and Lausanne (Avenue de Mon-Repos 24) centres, as well as in interactive virtual classroom. Sessions are scheduled in regular cycles and each course includes role-plays, filmed simulations and individual feedback enabling rapid progress from your daily professional life. On-site remains particularly impactful for very posture-oriented training (public speaking, negotiation) thanks to direct body language feedback.
Recognised training centre in French-speaking Switzerland, ITTA has supported professionals for over 20 years in developing their relational skills. Our trainers are certified coaches, professional actors transitioned to coaching, and practitioners active with executives and managers of Swiss organisations, allowing them to share current concrete cases and adjust content to your professional reality. The oral communication sub-domain contains training courses covering all oral expression situations in business. Different professional funding mechanisms are available depending on your situation.
How to overcome stage fright in public speaking?
Stage fright is universal and even the best speakers experience it. Our training covers breathing techniques, mental preparation, physical stress management and pre-speaking rituals. Regular practice in a safe environment (filmed role-plays in training) remains the best method to transform stage fright into positive energy on stage.
How long to significantly improve public speaking?
A public speaking training typically lasts 2 to 3 days and brings immediately applicable techniques. For a sustainable transformation of your posture, plan several spaced sessions and individual coaching. Full ease takes 3 to 6 months of regular practice on varied professional situations.
On-site or virtual for these training?
On-site remains more impactful for very posture-oriented training (public speaking, negotiation, facilitation) thanks to direct body language feedback. Virtual remains relevant for visual presentation techniques, written communication and short sessions. Our team can guide you according to your constraints.
Can training really change how I communicate?
Yes, provided you combine initial training, regular practice and targeted coaching. Public speaking techniques are learned and practised like a sport. Many of our participants notice a significant change from their first professional intervention after the training, particularly thanks to individual feedback and filmed role-plays enabling identification of personal progress axes.
What professional funding options are available?
Multiple coverage solutions exist depending on your profile and employer. Our team supports you in identifying suitable options.
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