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Tom Maddocks

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23 Oct

Friday #mediatraining tip: On TV, avoid checks or tight stripes in bold colours - they create a distracting strobe effect.

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20 Oct

Blog revisited: Influencers v Journalists https://www.mediatrainingassociates.co.uk/influencers-v-journalists/

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Media Training Associates is based in London but we can run courses in Britain or overseas, in small groups or one-on-one. We also offer special large-group tailored courses if you have more people to train. Our clients range from leading banks and insurance companies to law firms, manufacturing businesses, and small charities.

Our trainers have had experience working for BBC's 'Newsnight' and 'The Money Programme', ITN, and leading national newspapers and magazines.



Media Training Associates (MTA) is run by Course Director Tom Maddocks, a former reporter on BBC2’s ‘The Money Programme’ who has also worked on Channel Four, BBC Radio and IRN, as well as contributing to publications ranging from Investors Chronicle to The Mail on Sunday. Tom is the author of The M Factor: Media Confidence for Business Leaders and Managers.

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