Crisis Media
Handling

RC04

1 Day: 10:30am - 3:30pm

One-to-one sessions: 10.30 am –  2.30 pm

CPD Accredited Certificate

£680

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Course Overview

When a crisis strikes, the way that you communicate with the media is often critical to emerging with an intact reputation. It is critical that you and your crisis communications team are confident in media interview techniques and remain compassionate, authoritative, and in control.  

We will help deliver practical solutions so that you and your organisation can manage a crisis under the glare of the media and stay calm under pressure. The course covers how to develop and deliver holding statements, handle impromptu interviews, organise effective press conferences and deal with media requests. It also helps you develop the skills and confidence to deal with major crisis interviews. 

Course Details

  • Be prepared for different types of media interviews
  • Improve your confidence in readiness for an interview
  • Handle questions with authority and impact
  • Prepare for difficult questions and handle them under pressure
  • Techniques to stay focused on your messaging
  • Handling media interview during a crisis using best practice using role play and feedback  
  • Preparing crisis messages and being proactive and not reactive 
  • Giving interviews under pressure and dealing with difficult and tricky questions 
  • Framing and staying on message during an interview 
  • Communicating in a rapidly developing situation before the full facts are known 
  • Effectively using body language, and tone of voice 

This course is suitable for those working in PR and communications or looking to enter the industry, by giving you the essential practical tools for handling media relations and crisis communications. The training highlights the strategic role and scope of the PR practitioner and provides an excellent grounding in the fundamentals of PR. The course will benefit you whether your role is entry level, evolving, or a more senior role is opening to you. 

In summary, it will appeal to you if you are working in any field of public relations (for example running successful PR campaigns, media relations, internal, external communications, CSR, Sustainability, risk, planning, crisis management, events, or stakeholder engagement). With this course, you can show that you are committed to your professional development and can operate at a strategic level.

LSPR Professional Development Certificate. The Certificate is recognised by the: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Certification Service: http://www.cpduk.co.uk

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Offers and Concessions

 
The charity rate is a 15% discount.
Use code CHARITY15 to get 15% off your booking.
The group rate is a 15% discount for groups of 3.
Use code GROUP15 to get 15% off your booking.
If your group is more than 3,
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Course Options

All of our short courses are designed to be flexible to your needs and demands

Online and In-Person

All of our short courses can be taken live online or in-person at our Notting Hill centre.

Team Training

Book your team onto one of our scheduled courses where they will learn alongside other professionals, or book a customised private program with our assistance.

Tailored Programs

Need a course specific to your needs? We can tailor our programs to fit with your specifications.

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Managing Conflict and Collaboration

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Our Happy Clients

Thank you all for making me feel so welcome before and during the course.

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Caroline Eriksson

Head of Communications

Very engaging session. I’m leaving with some very practical advice which I can implement straight away.

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Dany Rubbo

Marketing Manager

The course on crisis communication was very rich and armed me with a fresh perspective on the subject.

Olalekan Ajayi

Assistant Director

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