Training

This full-day workshop aims to familiarise participants with the media and how they operate, as well as to give them the know-how to confidently deal with journalists. This includes organising a media event, writing effective press materials and pitching a story. An introduction to online communications and practical experience of broadcast media interviews is also included. This programme is aimed at personnel who have a role in dealing with media, including communications officers.

This workshop, which can be delivered as a half-day or a full-day session, helps participants to identify a potential crisis situation and provides them with the skills to minimise the risk. It also equips participants with the know-how to handle crisis communications decisively and effectively. It covers the development of a crisis communications plan to handling difficult interviews and repairing the organisation’s reputation in the aftermath of a crisis. The session concludes with a practical element, which allows participants to put into practice the skills they have acquired.  These are typically half-day sessions, comprising a mix of theory and real-life scenarios in which the client may find themselves.

This half-day workshop aims to provide participants with the skills for successful public speaking engagements, such as speeches and presentations. It takes participants through developing engaging content to delivering the speech / presentation, and managing the stress associated with public speaking. The session concludes with a practical element, which allows participants to put into practice the skills they have acquired. This programme is aimed at personnel who speak to and engage with stakeholders and customers.

This half-day workshop introduces participants to the benefits and limitations of online and social media tools. It provides them with the know-how to determine which social media platform is most appropriate for their organisation, and how to build followers. The session also covers the development of online and social media policies and content plans, as well as SEO-friendly writing for online platforms. This programme is aimed at people who want to establish or to build an effective online presence, either in an organisational or an individual capacity.

This programme is aimed at interest groups that seek to influence the political agenda, mobilise civil society and run effective advocacy and / or awareness-raising campaigns. The full-day workshop aims to help participants to understand the political system and the legislative process, as well as to provide them with the tools and know-how to develop a successful advocacy campaign. The session concludes with a practical element, which allows participants to put into practice the skills they have acquired.