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ARE YOU CONFIDENT YOUR ORGANISATION COULD COPE IF A BAD NEWS STORY WENT VIRAL AND YOU WERE BESIEGED BY THE MEDIA? Would you be able to fend off a determined and aggressive journalist, take control and deliver your key messages? Our crisis communications courses show you how to cope when your organisation is under fire, and protect your good name. We can: * Train your spokespeople to handle challenging interviews, pitting their wits against a hostile reporter * Train your PR team to manage communications during an unfolding crisis * Deliver a fast-paced crisis simulation where your team have to decide how to handle the press during an unfolding emergency * Facilitate a crisis strategy workshop, where we work together to develop your crisis communications strategy All of our crisis communications courses are bespoke, so we will design each one to meet your specific needs. Areas we can cover include: * How a crisis can escalate in seconds * How journalists respond to bad news stories * How to develop effective key messages & write holding statements * How to manage your social media * How to take control of an interview and get your message across * How to handle press conferences and doorsteps VENUE We deliver courses in the most appropriate format for your circumstances – whether face to face or online. Face to face courses are portable: they can be held in purpose-built studios, at your own offices or at an external venue. In the latter two cases, we create a mock studio for the practical exercises. Online courses give you flexibility and enable you to offer training to delegates from all over the world. We have run virtual courses for people from the Far East, South Asia, North America and Europe, as well as the UK.

CHAIRING OR FACILITATING A PANEL DISCUSSION IS A PARTICULAR SKILL. When many experts and specialists in their field are asked to do this, they discover that it is not as easy as they imagined. Pitching and introducing the session, involving everyone, promoting audience engagement, dealing with difficult panellists and ending the discussion can all be a challenge for inexperienced facilitators. Our panel facilitation training workshop focuses on providing delegates with the techniques and confidence they need to chair panel debates effectively. It is delivered by BBC presenter Martine Croxall and is highly interactive, blending theory with practical exercises. During the course, you will learn: 1. the best way to prepare, including audience analysis and research 2. how to pitch a panel 3. how to introduce a panel 4. how to involve everyone in the discussion 5. the best way to promote audience engagement 6. how to deal with difficult panellists 7. how to end a discussion Each delegate will have the chance to chair a panel discussion, with the other delegates and Martine playing different roles as panellists.

WHETHER YOU HAVE TO CHAIR A MEETING, PITCH A PROPOSAL OR SPEAK AT A CONFERENCE YOU NEED GOOD COMMUNICATION AND PRESENTATION SKILLS. Addressing a group of people with assurance and confidence does not come naturally to everyone. Our presentation skills training courses will teach you how to conquer your fears and give a successful and memorable performance. We will tailor the training to your specific needs, from coaching before an important keynote or honing your pitch to improving your negotiation and influencing skills, or learning how to network effectively. A TYPICAL COURSE CAN COVER: * Recognising the strengths of your own communication style * Using the different elements of voice and body language effectively * Conquering your nerves and use body language to your advantage * Pitching presentations so they meet your audiences’ needs * Structuring a presentation so the audience is engaged from start to finish * Using visual aids * Handling questions All our presentation skills training is bespoke, with options including one-to-one coaching, combined training and coaching programmes and group training courses. All these courses can be delivered virtually, as well as face to face. As many of the skills needed to give a good presentation are shared with media interviews, we frequently combine our presentation skills and media interview skills training. VENUE We deliver courses in the most appropriate format for your circumstances – whether face to face or online. Face to face courses are portable: they can be held in purpose-built studios, at your own offices or at an external venue. In the latter two cases, we create a mock studio for the practical exercises. Online courses give you flexibility and enable you to offer training to delegates from all over the world. We have run virtual courses for people from the Far East, South Asia, North America and Europe, as well as the UK.

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Are you requiring additional training to support your or your teams  skills but can't see what you need in our  advertised training courses? Then get in touch to design training/teambuilding specific to you or your team. How does it work? * A free 30 minute consultation to discuss what you would like to achieve from a bespoke training course. * A written proposal of what training may look like along with costings is emailed to you within 3 days of the initial consultation. * If the proposal is agreed, then a date and time is agreed with both parties. * Trainings can be delivered on a one to one basis, or with small - large groups. Recent bespoke training have been delivered covering topics such as Communication Customer service Time Management Delegation What does professionalism look like? Prices start from £75.00. Contact us directly to organise bespoke training.

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