Public Speaking Training
Power of Language 

'Power of Language' is suitable for business people and university students who would like to improve their speech and presentation skills. Each course offers lots of interactive practice sessions amongst course participants; therefore, you will get lots of opportunities to demonstrate what you learn in the course you choose.

By completing one of the courses,
(1) You will definitely become more confident in a variety of public speaking
(2) You will master a large number of unique linguistic techniques effective for speech and presentations
(3) You will feel how interesting speaking in public is
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​Lesson: 2 hours a week
Each class has 12 people at maximum.
​(For more than 60 % of the time in each lesson, they are divided into 2 different groups)
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*In-company training and one-to-one training will be available on request.

(VAT is included.)

All the public speaking courses are offered with €160 per month now.

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Here are some of the topics that Hiro (instructor) includes in his public speaking training!

1. The use of voice (pitch variations, stress placements, rhythm etc.) and strategic variations in one's accent

2. The development of syntax (sentence structures) in speech (e.g. lots of rhetoric techniques)

3. The improvement of pragmatic strategy in speech

4. Gesture practices and gestural strategy in public speeches

5. Audience analyses and their application

6. Persuasiveness and charisma

7. The use of visual aids and creativity on stage
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8. Creating rapport and answering questions given by your audience

English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

ESP courses are offered in three different forms (in class, in house/company, and via Skype).

(1) Preparing for Academic Life in English  
This course prepares learners for their academic essay writing skills, presentation skills, and research skills.

(2) Practical Communication in Business  
This course prepares learners for their English skills that are necessary and useful in business.

(3) ESP in Response to Your Request
The contents vary according to customers' needs

(4) Preparing for IELTS 
This is an IELTS preparation course (Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking).

(5) Conversation Skills 
This course provides learners with opportunities to practise speaking in English as much as possible.

​The EAP course (Preparing for Academic Life in English) is offered with €160 per month now.

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(VAT is included.)

Japanese for Specific Purposes (JSP)

(1)  Preparing for Trips to Japan  
Available on request (Course contents vary according to the level of your Japanese)

(2) Leaning Japanese for Business 
This course will help learners to improve Japanese with the main focus on business contexts.

(3) Learning Japanese for Fun 
Available on request (Course contents vary according to the level of your Japanese)

​(4) Learning Japanese for Sports (in preparation)

​(5) Learning Japanese for a Year Abroad Programme  (in preparation)

(6) Creating Haiku and Waka in Japanese
This course will provide learners with opportunities to learn advanced linguistic skills in Japanese in order to produce various sorts of haiku and waka. (*Suitable for advanced learners of Japanese)

(VAT is included.)

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