CAF media training - NEW workshop for charity communicators

Media training in a studio setting with seasoned media professional and ex ITN newsman Mark Webster, now Director of Communications at the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).  Our new one day workshops designed to give you the skills and confidence needed for all media interviews.
Dates: Wednesday 18 November 2009 and Wednesday 17 March 2010 (not exceeding 6 participants)
To discuss bespoke media training for your charity please call 01732 520 071.
Location: London studio – full address and directions released upon booking.
Cost: Cost per individual is £550
This one day course will give you the confidence to handle broadcast interviews effectively get your messaging right in high pressure situations and ensure that your charity’s voice is heard. 
Working in a London studio, you will carry out a number of recorded interviews on topics of immediate concern to your charity. CAF’s Mark Webster will take you through a range of interview formats, to ensure you’re at ease with the grammar of television.After each interview, there will be a feedback and analysis session designed to build your confidence as a communicator.  Every participant will receive a DVD of their interviews.
Objective: Aimed at charity CEOs, trustees and senior charity communicators.  CAF Media Training will give you an intensive and realistic introduction to the media, and prepare you for radio and television interviews.
For: Charities of all sizes.
About our trainer: Your trainer for the day will be CAF’s Director of Communications, Mark Webster. Prior to joining CAF, Mark was the senior spokesman for the Liberal Democrats under Menzies Campbell’s leadership and from 1983 – 2005 a senior broadcaster and journalist with ITN.
What will I learn?  How to speak with greater confidence and influence when talking to the media; how to get your key messages across clearly and how to think on your feet and deal with awkward questions.Contentpreparation practice feedback working in a studio environment
Visit www.cafonline.org/workshops or call the team on 01732 520 071