ARS Akademie – Rhetorik & Kommunikation Seminare

ARS Akademie is Austria's largest private specialist seminar provider, headquartered in the heart of Vienna (1st district). Its Rhetoric & Communication seminar programme covers sovereign speaking techniques, body language, voice and breathing, self-presentation, and persuasive communication. Courses are taught by expert trainers such as Victoria Hartl-Hruby and Thomas Klock, with a maximum group size of 7 participants for rhetoric training to ensure individual feedback. Seminars are available as in-person sessions at the ARS seminar centre or partner hotels, as online Virtual Classroom courses, or as inhouse training. ARS Akademie is ÖCert-certified and an authorised partner of Austrian Standards.

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Contact & location

Schallautzerstraße 2-4, 1010

Open website

+43 1 713 80 24-0

office@ars.at

Membership & sessions

ARS Akademie operates on a per-seminar booking model — there is no recurring membership fee. Participants register and pay per course. Prices are quoted per participant, excluding Austrian VAT (MwSt.). A 2-day rhetoric & body language seminar was historically priced at approx. €950 excl. VAT; a 2-day negotiation seminar is listed from €1,280 excl. VAT. Instalment payment is available for programmes priced from €2,000 and above. Early-bird discounts and promotional offers are available periodically. Inhouse seminars can be arranged on request.

Services: Rhetoric & communication seminars, Body language and voice training, Self-presentation training, Negotiation training, Stress and resilience management, Personality development courses, Online Virtual Classroom seminars, Inhouse seminars, Video analysis and individual feedback

Meeting schedule: Seminars run throughout the year on multiple scheduled dates. Rhetoric and communication seminars are typically 1–2 days in duration. Day 1 usually runs 09:30–17:30, Day 2 runs 09:00–16:30. Sessions take place at the ARS seminar centre in Vienna (1010) or at partner hotels. Online sessions are available via Virtual Classroom. Dates are published and bookable on the ARS website.

Languages: de

Meeting formats: in-person, online, inhouse

Additional information

Austria's largest private specialist seminar provider. ÖCert-certified. Authorised partner of Austrian Standards. Member of Leitbetriebe Austria. Approx. 1,200 events per year. Over 18,000 participants annually. More than 1,200 active expert trainers. Instalment payment available for programmes from €2,000. Located near Urania, easily accessible by U4, U1, and S-Bahn.

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