Workshop
Public Speaking in Business . How to Speak to the Point?
This course teaches you how to overcome stage fright and sell your ideas in the audience, during negotiations, or at a meeting with investors. You'll learn to speak clearly, hold the audience's attention, and deliver a presentation that's heard.
Language: Russian
Dates: May 18–24, 2026
Location: Vilnius, BISEB School
Format: online lectures and offline meetings
For young entrepreneurs
and startups
because it is important to be able to be brief
and present your ideas convincingly, speak confidently during pitches
and in negotiations
For students of economics
and business areas
because public speaking skills are needed for self-presentations, projects, competitions, and future work
For specialists and employees
companies
because it is important to structure speech, present reports, speak at meetings and answer
to questions from the audience
What will change after the course?
We don't promise miracles in a week's course, but we will definitely give you new tools for public speaking.
You will become
perform more confidently
Master five key business formats: self-presentation, startup pitch, expert presentation, project presentation, and report.
The speech will become
more structured
The text of your speech will acquire a specific purpose, logical structure and audience.
Learn to be flexible
react to the audience
Gain the skills to respond to unexpected questions, feel calmer in any situation, and adjust your delivery on the fly.
You will begin to control non-verbal communication
Improve your voice, gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact to make your words speak louder than the text on your slides.
Practice on real,
your cases
Video analysis and personalized feedback will help you understand what works, what doesn't, and what can be improved.
Application in life,
and not just in a career
The ability to speak persuasively is useful not only in a professional environment.
Speaker:
Valentina Chekan
A public speaking specialist and business communications expert for over 10 years, she consults with senior and middle managers of technology companies and startups.
Prepared more than 20 speakers for
TEDxMinsk, TEDxYouth, TEDxWomen.
Co-founder of the first IT school for girls in the post-Soviet space. Author
Public Speaking Skill Lab programs in Warsaw, corporate training for businesses and NGOs.
Course program
Monday, May 18
19:00–20:30 (Vilnius time, UTC+2)
Formats
business speeches
We'll explore five key business presentation formats, their goals and differences, as well as common mistakes. We'll also practice adapting a single idea to different audiences.
Online lecture
May 20, Wednesday
19:00–20:30 (Vilnius time, UTC+2)
Speech structure
and argumentation
Building a business speech using a construction kit: where to begin and how to end. Distributing emotions through the emotional sine wave. Exploring the types and balance of argumentation.
Online lecture
May 22, Friday
18:00-20:15
Offline, Vilnius
The art of (not) answering questions and complimenting the audience
We learn to manage questions and difficult situations during presentations. We master respectful and complimentary techniques that maintain rapport with the audience. We practice mini-presentations.
Master class
November 29
10:00 - 16:00
Offline, Vilnius
The speaker's body and energy
We work with posture, gestures, facial expressions, breathing, and voice. We master and apply behavioral strategies. We practice speech with video recordings.
Workshop. Day 1
May 24, Sunday
10:00 - 16:00
Offline, Vilnius
Audience Engagement. Participants' Speeches
We explore techniques for maintaining audience attention, personalized communication strategies, and stress management techniques. At the end, we'll share final presentations from participants with feedback.
Workshop. Day 2
Tariff plans
You decide how many and which parts of the course to take:
from online lectures to offline workshops
Start Plan
€90 €49
Online lecture "Business Presentation Formats"
Online lecture "Speech structure and argumentation"
Q&A section in each lecture
Practice Plan
€150 €99
Start Plan
Offline masterclass in Vilnius: "The Art of (Not) Answering Questions and Complimenting the Audience"
Pro Plan
€210 €139
Practice Plan
Offline workshop with a limited number of seats (16 people)
Analysis of the final presentation, feedback from the expert and course participants
Access to training materials on the Moodle platform
