Media skills refresher

MEDIA SKILLS REFRESHER

Has it been a little while since you were interviewed by a journalist or took part in some media training?

Are your skills a little rusty and in need of a tune-up? Maybe you just need a confidence boost before you go on the air or are featured in print.  

Then it’s time you took a refresher.

Our online Essential Media Training Refresher course will refine and add precision to your interview skills.

It is a great way to prepare for an interview or just make sure your skills are sharp.

You will revisit some of the techniques and tricks you learnt with us and be reminded of how to develop messages that resonate and how to stay in control when faced by those tricky questions.

We’ll even look at how coronavirus has changed the media landscape.

The interactive training features videos from some of our current working journalist tutors, like Paul Brennan and Siân Jones, who may have led your original training. And, if not, you’ll probably recognise them from the telly.

You will learn and be reminded of:

• What makes something newsworthy
• How to create powerful messages
• What you should wear if you are going to be on screen
• How to manage those tricky – but increasingly popular – telephone interviews
• How to stay in control when things get tough

Who is this training for?

If you have had media training with us before, then this course is for you.

We know that media opportunities do not always arrive straight after a course, so we have specifically designed this training to help our past delegates stay on top of their skills and ensure they are best prepared for their time in the media spotlight.

And because it’s online and can be accessed through a mobile, tablet or PC, it’s ready when you are.

Perhaps you’ll want to do the training first thing in the morning in your dressing gown, last thing at night in your PJs, or, if you’re back in the office, maybe during your lunch break (nightclothes may be frowned upon).

Wherever and whenever you decide to do the course, the training should only take about an hour.

So, pop the kettle, make yourself comfortable and remind yourself of all that great stuff you learnt when you came to visit us.

*If you like the sound of this, but feel you would also benefit from being put to test and coached by one of our journalists, then you may want to consider our two-part media skills course that combines the online training you will experience here with some bespoke training through video-conference software or face-to-face in one of our studios.

Want to learn more? Then get in touch here.