Spokesperson Skill Development
This workshop is a must for anyone who speaks to the news media. This highly interactive one-and-a-half day seminar will help you develop basic skills for communicating effectively with print, radio and television reporters. You will learn to create a positive image of your organization, control your message, and use hands-on learning methods to become a more confident and articulate spokesperson. Participants will receive individual coaching to help them successfully utilize interview techniques and build confidence, as well as numerous on-camera experiences, answering reporters’ questions during realistic scenarios. The interviews are followed by individual and group critiques. Participants will receive a video of their on-camera interviews, as well as a CD containing helpful guidelines, tips, and other useful information. As an added value, we provide take-home training materials for front-line and administrative staff about how to handle media calls. Before the training, each participant will be asked to complete an individual needs assessment questionnaire, to help in understanding each person’s experience and role in the organization. Highlights: Day One Day Two Handling certain types of questions (litigation, confidential information, hypothetical questions), avoiding reporters' tricks and traps, more on-camera interviews and critiques. This training is specifically designed to be relevant for conferences, local churches and other church-related organizations. Cost: $349Dates and registration: Email us for information about upcoming training sessions |