Talefot

Talefot is an Oslo-based company specialising exclusively in rhetoric and presentation technique. Run by Marianne Østengen — a trained film and stage director with a background in linguistics from the University of Oslo and rhetoric studies from BI — Talefot offers open public courses and custom-tailored in-house training for businesses. All instructors hold specialist expertise in the field. Courses cover presentation technique, rhetoric fundamentals, handling stage fright/nervousness, rhetoric for women, and individual coaching. Marianne Østengen was named Course Instructor of the Year 2010 by Confex Norge AS.

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Contact & location

Carl Grøndahls vei 40, 0871

Open website

post@talefot.no

Membership & sessions

No membership model. Courses are booked individually. Open 2-day presentation technique course: NOK 9,300 (includes lunch, tea/coffee). Individual coaching: NOK 1,400 per hour (minimum 1.5 hours per session). Custom corporate courses are priced on request.

Services: Presentation technique course (open, 2 days), Fundamentals of rhetoric course, Handling nervousness / stage fright course, Rhetoric for women course, Advanced rhetoric course, Individual coaching in presentation technique, Custom corporate training

Membership: 9300 NOK / yearly

Meeting schedule: Open courses run over 2 days, 09:00–15:30. Courses are held periodically throughout the year (e.g. September 2025 in Oslo). Custom corporate sessions are arranged on request.

Languages: Norwegian

Meeting formats: in-person

Additional information

Legal entity: TALEFOT Marianne Østengen, org. nr. 976 611 128 (Enkeltpersonforetak). Registered address: Carl Grøndahls vei 40, 0871 Oslo. Phone number exists in Brønnøysundregistrene but is not publicly exposed in web-accessible sources; left blank to avoid guessing.

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