Handling Media Interviews with Confidence

By Caroline McClure from NICVA

Published on 30 Mar 2005

Using a range of realistic scenarios, this one-day training event will give you the confidence to succeed in your contacts with the media and will encourage you to look forward to the next time a journalist calls. Available on six different dates from October to December 2003.

Event Date:

Tuesday 21 October 2003

Wednesday 10 December 2003

Start Time:

09:30

End Time:

04:30

Location:

Conference Room A- NICVA

Cost:

£200 per person for NICVA members or £275 per person for non-members

Event Type:

Training

With Una McSorley, Marcomm Solutions and Liam Creagh, Red Box Media.

This training has been tailored specifically towards the communications needs - and pockets - of not-for-profits.Using a range of realistic scenarios, based on the subject matter you need to deal with and the media you are most likely to face, our training will give you the confidence to succeed in your contacts with the media and will encourage you to look forward to the next time a journalist calls.

During the workshop each participant should have the opportunity to experience two media interviews and they will be able to review their performance at the end of each.The training has been designed to ensure that all participants will leave equipped with the requisite skills to act as a spokesperson for their organisation.

You will learn:

how to get your message across with style and confidence
how take the fear out of media interviews through practical experience
how the media operates
the skills and techniques for handling different types of interviews - radio, TV live and recorded
understand the journalist's agenda, needs and language.

Places: Eight places maximum per day

Dates:
21 October
11 and12 November
9 and 10 December

Booking Form:
Media Interview Skills (29Kb) Media Interview Skills (46Kb)

For further information, please contact Caroline McClure at:
Caroline McClure
028 9087 7777