by leah@firetap.co.uk | Dec 5, 2019 | Crisis communication, Media Training, Presentation Training
image credit: fortune.com Controversial statement number one: Donald Trump is an effective communicator. Controversial statement number two: Organisations can learn from him. I should preface this comment by saying that I’m not a fan of the 45th president of the...
by leah@firetap.co.uk | Nov 28, 2019 | Media Training
As the general election campaign gets under way politicians are increasingly being accused of not answering the questions put to them by interviewers. During discussions with an audience there has been laughter and hoots of derision when a member of the political...
by leah@firetap.co.uk | Nov 18, 2019 | Media Training
Image: BBC Poor Prince Andrew. At least that’s how he’d like us to feel. And, in a way I do feel sorry for him. But not because of the onslaught of unsavoury allegations and unflattering headlines that he’s had to suffer. No, I sympathise with the prince...
by leah@firetap.co.uk | Nov 11, 2019 | Media Training
Whether you’re doing a media interview yourself or preparing a colleague or client for one, it’s easy to forget some of the basic rules. Very often we find our media training courses that people are, quite understandably, so focused on their messages and the aspects...
by leah@firetap.co.uk | Oct 22, 2019 | Media Training
Our podcast courses are becoming more popular than ever and that’s hardly surprising given the growth of this kind of audio content. According to a recent report by Ofcom “Around 7.1 million people in the UK now listen to podcasts each week. That’s one in eight...
