Media Success and Inspirational Stories
We are all in need of some good news in these challenging times. Covid-19 maybe be taking up most of the air space at the moment, but there is one positive, inspirational news story that has dominated the media. Everyone loves Captain Tom...
Coronavirus and the Media
Currently there is only one story in town for local and national newspapers - Coronavirus. It’s a topic that affects us all and everyone has a story. It’s no surprise that many organisations are being approached by the media with enquiries about...
Media Training during the Covid-19 pandemic
There’s no need to cancel your training plans because of Covid-19. We are delivering high-quality interactive media training courses virtually on Zoom. The initial reaction to Covid-19 from our clients was to postpone presentation skills and...
The Comms Event
We are looking forward to The Comms Event 2020 in March. We are regular supporters; in fact we have attended every year for the last fifteen years. It’s always an inspirational day, with plenty of insightful and thought-provoking sessions. It’s...
Making the most of your media opportunities
If you work for a large organisation, more likely than not you will have a well organised Communications team who work hard to raise your profile and get you the media interest that you deserve. They will be constantly be on the look out for...
Harry breaks silence over Megxit
Harry and Meghan - Amazing how actually speaking to the media changes perceptions. Sentebale held an event on Sunday 19th January 2020, hosted by The Caring Foundation, to raise funds for Sentebale’s vital work supporting young people affected...
Top Media Training Tips
When it comes to media interviews, many spokespeople are worried about what they can and can’t say. It’s a very valid concern, no one wants to have their mistakes seen by millions of people. What they do want is to engage positively with the...
Keeping on message isn’t always enough
Staying on message is important, but not as valuable as knowing how to handle the curve ball, think on your feet and have a strategy for dealing with difficult questions. Tried to show @BorisJohnson the picture of Jack Williment-Barr. The...
General Election shows the value of Media Training
Just why are the Conservatives ahead of the field in the General Election? UK general election poll tracker - latest party results in fullhttps://t.co/wQ2lenYiNg pic.twitter.com/AfItxs9E7b — Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) December 3, 2019...
When a media interview turns into a media crisis
As Prince Andrew has aptly demonstrated, even royal heads can roll if you fail to prepare well for a media interview. If the idea was to clear the record, tell his side of the story and come across as a caring, sensitive man, it really didn’t...