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Media Interview

Media Skills Training

Choose face-to-face workshops tailored to your industry or a self-guided, online course designed specifically for academics, subject matter experts and industry spokespersons.

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MEDIA INTERVIEW SKILLS FOR ACADEMICS, EXPERTS AND PROFESSIONALS

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Are you tired of fake news and uninformed media commentators?

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As an expert in your field, you should be the go-to person, invited to speak to the media, or on an expert panel, podcast or public peaking platform.

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Boost your confidence and career visibility; inform, inspire and encourage investors and collaborators. 

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Get the recognition and results you deserve by stepping up to the microphone now. 

  • Share your expertise with a wider audience

  • Create greater awareness of your work/research

  • Deliver more compelling and persuasive messages

  • Boost you career and improve public perceptions

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MEDIA SPOKESPERSON TRAINING EQUIPS YOU TO:

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • stay in charge of a media interview

  • make your point clearly and concisely on panel discussions.

  • win research grants

  • attract collaboration

  • change public perceptions

  • influence policymakers

  • debunk myths

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FEATURES OF THE COURSE AND WORKSHOPS

Benefits of Media Engagement

Understand the value of speaking to the media​​

Becoming Engaging Talent

Learn what it takes to be good media talent and an engaging presenter.​​

Identifying Newsworthy Angles

Find and highlight the newsworthy aspects of your research, service, or product.​​

Crafting Quotable Messages

Develop structures for messages that stick.

Crisis Management

Strategies to handle PR crises effectively.

Combatting Nerves

Tips and techniques to overcome anxiety.​​

Pivoting Techniques

Learn how to steer away from irrelevant or controversial questions.

Effective Delivery Skills

Improve voice, pacing, & body language for engaging, professional communication.

Online Presentation Dos and Don’ts

Master the techniques of virtual presentations.

Handling Media Enquiries

Tips for managing enquiries professionally.

Online SElf-directed course
$495

Take the first step towards mastering the media. Become a more confident, effective, and influential communicator. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to elevate your media skills and make a lasting impact.

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Workshops at your venue

from $2500

Learn to navigate the media landscape and position yourself as a thought leader in your field. This course will empower you to boost your visibility, enhance your brand, or advance the cause you're passionate about. 

Suitable for:

CEOs and C-Suite Executives

Company spokespeople

Subject Matter Experts

Academic Researchers

Not-for-profit groups 

Advocates

Communication & PR professionals 

Authors

A media interview is not the time for an original thought

“Absolutely fantastic, thank you! Theresa was very well prepared and informed such that she was able to provide me with specific advice.”

Assoc. Prof. Michelle Farrar

Paediatric Neurology, UNSW and Sydney Children’s Hospital

“I came away with a stronger framework for approaching media interviews, practical tools and more confidence. I appreciated the one-on-one format and Theresa’s feedback was really constructive and helpful.”

Dr. Paul Kildea
UNSW Law & Justice

“Thanks a lot for the media training today – it was great! I took out so many important points that will help me in the future when working with media, and even generally, for my presentation skills!”

Assoc. Prof. Katja Ignatieva
Assoc. Prof UNSW Business School

“Theresa is a  highly-skilled communicator who is excellent at synthesising scattered ideas from the participants into clear messages. The workshop was well put together with excellent tips and tricks and much to aspire to.”

Melissa Cate Christ

Project Officer, Parramatta River Catchment Group

“I learned a lot – the structure of answering questions, body language during interviews, delivering your key message and pivoting away from tricky questions. I would 100% recommend this incredibly useful learning experience. I now feel ready and confident for media interviews. Thank you!”

Prof Suraj Sumtami

Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing

“My key take-aways were to go with 3 key messages and to be clear, brief and positive in responding and not to think of an interview as an academic test of my expertise, but as an opportunity to communicate with a broader public.  Theresa had very useful ideas regarding structure of responses and preparation and thinking about examples and evidence.”

A/Prof Daniel Joyce

UNSW Law & Justice

Call Theresa on 0408 602 299 or click here to register your interest today!

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