The basic
training course for Media Training - many elements of which apply to the
other two categories - is as follows:
- An overview of the South
African Media...the press, radio and television.
- How the media work and
the vital role of public relations.
- Journalism, how
journalists work and how to work with the media.
- Presentation of the
first part of a training video which highlights dramatically the
perils of speaking to the media when you're unprepared.
- A review by Adrian and
the delegate(s) of the mistakes a company representative makes in the
video while talking to members of the media.
- The second part of the
training video which shows what the representative should have said
and done.
- Delegate(s) are given hands-on
experience before a TV camera, during which they are
taught how to handle different kinds of pressure.
- In-depth discussions and
demonstrations of critical body language, during which the delegate is
taught how to present himself to best advantage. This part of the
course applies to the presentation of one's self to best advantage in
any situation.
- A detailed explanation
of how interviewers approach radio and television interviews. This
extends to the delegate as the interviewee and how he should conduct
himself.
- Hands-on experience of
radio and television interviews about the delegate and his business,
including what not to say and how to get a core message across despite
of an interviewer's questions.
The delegate's progress
throughout the course is recorded on video from start to finish so that he
can see how he benefits from the instruction and to what extent he has
improved.
All too often, in the event
of a Crisis or Disaster in their business, management are so involved in
dealing with the event itself that they give little or no thought to the
journalists who will arrive at their gates clamouring for answers to many
and varied questions; the more serious the event, the more journalists
there will be wanting information |