strategic, experienced, creative
 

Dealing with a hostile audience

DURATION

1 day

DELEGATES

4 people

OVERVIEW

A workshop with plenty of hands-on experience and exercises covering:

• A hostile audience and the hostile situation
• Presentation role play and how to deal with it
• Introduction to the media
• Understanding the opportunity
• Conveying key messages
• Interview preparation and practice - radio and TV

AIMS

The principal aim of this course is to equip you with the skills and confidence to handle an audience and the media in a potentially hostile situation. You will gain valuable insights from media and presentation professionals into audience and media expectations and will be given a framework for planning
and preparing. You will gain practical experience of dealing with a hostile situation using real material or relevant scenarios. Presentations and interviews are videoed and delegates will receive immediate constructive critical feedback on content and presentation.

PROGRAMME  
9.30am Welcome, introductions and outline of the day

9.45am What is a hostile audience?

10.15am Presentation skills training

10.45am Refreshments

11.00am Presentations and role play

11.45am Feedback and review

12.30pm Introduction to the media
• What are journalists looking for and why?

1.00pm Lunch

1.30pm Interview preparation
• Understanding the opportunity
• Key messages
• Differences between print and broadcast media

2.00pm Interview 1 – radio

2.45pm Playback and feedback

3.00pm Refreshments

3.15pm

Interview 2 – TV

4.00pm Playback and feedback

4.30pm Questions and close

  Sample course programme. Timings are approximate