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Fantastic experience

Sarina Kiayani, a senior public affairs officer at Dogs trust appreciated the advice from highly experienced journalists. A really useful experience where her and her colleagues learned some great skills and ha…

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Worked really well

Rebecca Gillick, a senior communications executive at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), has booked many face-to-face training courses with Media First. Here she discusses how her delegates en…

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Better prepared

Matt Brocklehurst a branch transformation manager, from Nationwide, feels he is much better prepared for communicating effectively online after taking part in a Media First online presentations skills training…

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Other benefits

Mamta Sighal, a commercialisation manager in the fast moving consumer goods sector and an Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Council member, felt that not only did she gain a good understanding of…

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Bespoke training

Katie Scott-Kurti, Head of Reputation and Communication at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), discusses how Media First has helped her organisation by delivering a wide range of bespoke c…

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Authenticity

Paul Rooke, Executive Director at the British Coffee Association recognises the value of training by videoconference as an opportunity to get to grips with the technology and to experience this different style…

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Confidence

The President of NUS Scotland, Matt Crilly, was previously quite nervous about speaking to the media, but he is incredibly grateful for the techniques he learned with Media First, which have given him the knowl…

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Tools and techniques

Amber O'Connor from the Institute of Engineering & Technology had an excellent day's training taking on board the range of tools and techniques to better understand the media and learning what journalists a…

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A natural

Parveen Yaqoob from the University of Reading wanted to improve her interview technique and come across sounding more natural. This videoconference based training gave her the opportunity to practice radio and…

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Control

Global commercial director at Cotton Connect, Amol Mishra, gained a lot from the training and found it really helpful. It made him think about the way he positions himself, his pace when speaking, the messages…

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