
EVERY COMPANY SPOKESPERSON CAN LEARN FROM THIS COSTLY MEDIA MISTAKE
Imagine you work in comms for a premium car company. You are keen for your spokesperson to dispel the claim your vehicles are more often stolen than others. Probably the worst thing they could do in t...
5 Helmi 20246min

HOW IMPORTANT ARE EXAMPLES IN MEDIA INTERVIEWS?
Ever wondered just how important it is to have examples you can use in media interviews? It is something we always stress during our media training courses. You will also have read us go on about it...
25 Tammi 20248min

INNOCUOUS QUESTIONS STUMP SPOKESPERSON
Media First are media and communications training specialists with more than 35 years of experience. We have a team of trainers, each with decades of experience working as journalists, presenters, com...
22 Tammi 20246min

Spokesperson finds 'sorry' is the hardest word to say
Apologies – or the lack of them – never seem to drift too far from the top of the media agenda. Accountability matters whether it is a business or an individual. But all too often, ‘sorry’ seems to ...
18 Tammi 20245min

How has Boeing handled the latest blow to its reputation?
The new year is supposed to be a time of new starts. But Boeing has found itself facing a familiar PR and crisis media management headache at the beginning of 2024. The company’s reputation was ag...
16 Tammi 20245min

The interview that shows why it is all about the storytelling
How can you tell that a spokesperson has given a great media interview? Well, if the journalist replies to one of their answers with “gosh”, it could be a clue they have done an excellent job. That’s ...
24 Marras 20236min

Not such a clever(ly) way to handle tough interview questions
It’s almost the time of year when we review the best and worst interviews of the past 12 months. The list has been compiled (and we’ve checked it twice) ahead of our masterclass in December, which you...
22 Marras 20235min

THE STORY OF THE COMMUNICATION COMPANY THAT FAILED TO COMMUNICATE
Do you remember the CEO who gave an emotional press conference when her business was at the centre of a massive data breach? Well, whether it’s just unlucky or accident-prone, barely a year after th...
14 Marras 202310min



















