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We help businesses communicate effectively and stand out in the media … for all the RIGHT reasons!

Our highly effective in-house media and presentation training courses in London and beyond have polished up the communications skills of hundreds of people, right up to CEO and board level, from a range of organisations—large and small. You’ll get personal service from us; every course is tailored to your organisation’s specific requirements.

Course Director Tom Maddocks is a former BBC2 ‘Money Programme’ reporter and is recognised as one of the UK’s leading media training experts—as quoted in The Sunday Times, the FT, The Independent and many others. He is also the author of The M-factor: Media Confidence for Business Leaders and Managers.

Media Training Associates is based in London but we can run courses in Britain or overseas, in small groups or one-on-one. Our clients range from leading banks and insurance companies to law firms, manufacturing businesses and charities.

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Coaching in media and presentation skills by video link

Call us now on 020 8746 1634.

Media Training Courses

Our print media, radio and television courses give you plenty of practical interview experience and show you how to get your message across; what will (and won’t) interest the journalist; how to deal with difficult issues; and the essential questions you should ask before agreeing to any TV or radio interview.

Media Training Courses

Crisis Media Training

As well as our standard media training we can provide crisis media training courses. These will help you turn the media into part of the solution, not the problem, should disaster strike. We work with you to create a relevant crisis scenario then base the training and interview practice around it.

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Presentation Training

We specialise in presentation skills training at beginner or advanced levels, to banish your nerves and make sure your message really gets across to the audience—be it a key client pitch or a large conference. We can hold specialist one-on-one coaching with senior executives—ask us for details.

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Media Tip of the Month

August: In the Studio, Always Assume You’re Live

If you ever find yourself in a TV or radio studio, always act as if cameras and microphones are live - even during rehearsals, ad breaks, or casual chats before or after the interview. Never say anything you wouldn’t want your boss or mother to hear. Many public figures have been caught out this way. Former Prime Minister John Major once famously called colleagues “bstrds” off-air - except the mic was still on. In 2010, Gordon Brown referred to a voter as “bigoted” without realizing he was still connected to a radio mic. More recently, the then-Sainsburys boss Mike Coupe became a viral sensation, and not in a good way, when he was caught singing ‘we’re in the money’ while …CONTINUE READING

What is Media Training, and how can it help?

Are your company’s decision-makers unconvinced of the benefits? Request a copy of our report on ‘Making the Business Case for Media Training’.

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