A response that went beyond the 'bear necessities' of crisis comms
Fancy handling the crisis comms around escaped bears? Or maybe being the spokesperson who has to answer journalist questions about the escapees? It sounds like a dramatic and intense crisis scenar...
30 Juni 20255min
‘Is there any point continuing?’ Media training lessons from a ‘disasterclass’
It’s an interview that has been labelled as a ‘humiliation’. It has also been described as ‘toe-curling’, ‘embarrassing’ and a ‘meltdown’. And at one point, the exasperated journalist asked if there w...
18 Juni 202511min
What’s it like to be interviewed live on BBC Breakfast?
How would you or your organisation’s spokesperson feel about being asked to appear on BBC Breakfast? The programme attracts millions of viewers and presents a brilliant opportunity to catapult your or...
16 Juni 20253min
‘Sleeping on the job’: Why the CEO continues to dominate Heathrow crisis coverage
“Sorry, my phone was on silent.” We’ve all been there and used this excuse at times. But how many have used it during a high-profile crisis comms incident? Media First are media and communications tra...
4 Juni 20256min
‘I’LL TERMINATE THE INTERVIEW’: DID YOU CATCH THIS EXTRAORDINARY MEDIA APPEARANCE?
Repeated threats to end the interview early. Telling the journalists what they should and should not ask about. And accusing the presenter of not being a journalist. These are just some of the many re...
2 Juni 20258min
Like, really? How can you remove filler words from your next media interview or presentation?
Using too many filler words is a topic that often comes up during our media training and presentation skills training courses. Delegates watch recordings of their initial performances and are often su...
12 Maj 20257min
Navigating the storm: The hidden benefits of crisis management training
You know that crisis management training is the foundation of your organisation's ability to respond quickly and effectively when the worst happens. Whether it is a workplace accident, product failure...
8 Maj 202512min
"RATS THE SIZE OF CATS" - HOW CAN BIRMINGHAM OVERCOME ITS PR PROBLEM?
“Rats the size of feet”, “rats the size of dachshunds” and “rats the size of cats”. Birmingham’s ongoing bin dispute has given the city an image problem, with the narrative dominated by rodents and th...
30 Apr 20259min
