Overview
This highly interactive webinar, led by former BBC radio and TV reporter Karen Ainley, will give you the skills and confidence to develop a proactive and positive relationship with journalists, even when handling an issue or crisis. You will learn plenty of top tips so that you know what to do – and what not to do – if the media come calling.
This 1.5-hour session will cover:
- Introduction to issue and crisis communications
- Responding to the media – questions to ask
- Councils making news headlines
- Developing key messages
- Procedures to follow
- Writing a statement
- Mosaic’s ACES of Effective Communication
- Supporting the interview process
Date
Thursday 27 February, 10:00am – 11:30am
Price
Members: £45 + VAT
Non-Members: £50 + VAT
CPD points
Claim 1 CPD point for attending this webinar!
Joining instructions will be sent to you 3 weeks before the event (please check your spam inbox) and your invoice will be sent before the event. We advise that, on receipt of the joining instructions, you are liable for any fees incurred in order to attend the event.
About the Trainer
Karen Ainley is the lead trainer and CEO of Mosaic Media and Marketing Training.
Karen is a former newspaper journalist and BBC radio and TV reporter. She has more than 20 years’ experience of training hundreds of organisations, from government departments and local authorities to blue-chip companies and charities. She supports many well-known organisations with their crisis communications, providing both strategic advice as well as 24/7 call-out support. Karen’s husband is a county council leader and borough councillor.
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