One of the quickest ways to get off to a bad start with a journalist is to make them think you’re inexperienced, weak and needy. Asking for a list of questions in advance of an interview signals all 3. And it gives the journalist a scent of blood which may Read more
This is where we start with our media training workshops. The importance of going into an interview knowing what you want to get out of it and, if everything goes your way, having a clear idea of what you want to say. This is essential because you can guarantee the Read more
Anyone serious about training will tell you it’s what you do next that truly makes the difference. This is particularly true when it comes to media training. It takes regular practice to embed the new skills you’ve learned in your session with us and to make the most of the Read more
Welcome to Part 1 of our look inside a media training session delivered by Comsteria’s Colin Kelly. All our courses are tailored to you, and we’ll make sure you’re both encouraged and challenged, with the intensity of the experience varying according to your experience and what you need. Our media Read more
Clients often highlight outstanding value for money as one reason they choose Comsteria for their media training courses. But we also enjoy lots of praise and recommendation for our commitment to respecting our clients’ time. A senior manager doesn’t necessarily need to be present for an entire full day’s course, Read more
We’re asked this a lot and as a media training and crisis communications consultancy growing our business throughout the UK and internationally from our base near Glasgow in the West of Scotland, there are certainly benefits to us if we don’t need to travel to see clients face to face. Read more
Here’s our media trainer Colin Kelly with some quick advice you can implement next time you’re speaking to newspapers, radio or television. Some of this will also work if you’re not dealing with the media, but speaking to your own colleagues or clients perhaps via your own social media channels.
At Comsteria, we deliver media training to build you up, not trip you up. Somewhere along the line, it seems media training, and perhaps presentation skills training as well, have acquired this reputation as being a rather painful experience. We know some of our competitors favour an old fashioned approach Read more
Tim Davie, BBC Director General and Team GB equestrian star Charlotte Dujardin have both issued apologies this week. Both lack specific reference of the issue they’re apologising for. As a result, they’re continuing to receive criticism and risk the issue growing and causing them more damage over the long term. Read more
In our media training courses I encourage clients to spend more time consuming media critically. Listen to radio news, watch bulletins on TV and try to spend some time with a different newspaper each week. Developing a better understanding of what the mainstream media actually does is key to improving Read more