Media training – course programme

At a glance…
The media training course takes scientists with a basic knowledge of the media to a higher level of communication skills, preparing them for radio and television interviews as well as how to approach the written media with news stories and features.

A summary of the course content:
• What is in the print and broadcast media and why?
• How to handle the media successfully – where the success lies and where mistakes are made.

The interviews:
• Soft interview – aims to familiarise the interviewee with media techniques.
• Tough interview – will cover a controversial issue of which the interviewee only has short notice.

Each interview will be discussed constructively and written feedback will be given. A crew experienced in network television will record the interviews on VHS and a tape will be given to the interviewee at the end of the session.

Advice and discussion on ways to deal with all branches of the media in a pro-active sense, including discussion on how to translate an academic paper into an accessible form for the general public, be they readers of the Times or listeners to local radio.

Registration required:

Yes

Free:

No