When your organisation suffers a disaster or other bad news, you’ll find yourself in the media spotlight. Handle it well and you could emerge with your reputation intact or even enhanced. Handle it badly – and it could destroy the organisation. This practical workshop will show you how to work effectively with the media during a crisis.
Introduction – What is news? And what’s my story
Making the best of bad news – in all media
Techniques to defuse, minimise, contextualise and manage bad news; the nuances of regret and apology; how to handle a print journalist; the art of ‘off the record’; how to project on radio; dress and body language tips for TV; how to handle hostile interviews. Exercise: Quickfire crisis response.
Preparing for a crisis; the holding statement
The crisis comms team; lines of communication; logistics, strategies, tactics, including online and social media; the holding statement. Exercise: Delegates write their own holding statements, which are then delivered and analysed in the group.
The news conference
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At the end of the programme participants will receive a digital certificate of achievement.
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