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Media interviews: Seven ways to become an expert source

by Ann Wright, January 20, 2022

Media interviews in a TV studio

The growing number of news websites, talk radio and 24 hour news, coupled with an increasingly complex world mean that the appetite for “experts” who can explain issues in simple terms is ever increasing. Once you get on the radar of news organisations, they will call you back again and again for media interviews – […]

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Coffey turns off Piers: How not to conduct a TV interview

by Graham Fitzgerald, January 26, 2021

The Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has found herself in the spotlight – but for all the wrong reasons. She became the centre of media attention after switching off her camera during a testy exchange with Piers Morgan on the ITV breakfast show, Good Morning Britain. When asked to explain the UK’s shamefully high […]

Filed Under: All posts, Media Consultancy, News and Views Tagged With: Good Morning Britain, Media training example, Piers Morgan, Therese Coffey

Media Interview Crib Sheet

by Ann Wright, May 18, 2020

Media interview cribs sheet

A recent client asked us to prepare a one-page “media interview crib sheet” for their spokespeople – as well as providing the normal individual feedback and our e-book, the Rough House Guide to Interviews which they receive. So here is our Rough House Media Interview Crib Sheet 1. Prepare: know who (is the audience), what […]

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9 steps to perfect your conference panel performance

by Ann Wright, February 14, 2020

If you’re an academic, an expert, or an entrepreneur, you may well be asked to be part of a conference panel. Here our trainer Paul Curran explains nine steps to making sure you give a good performance.  Being invited as a guest on a discussion panel is a great way to boost your profile, and […]

Filed Under: All posts, Guest posts, Presentation Skills Tagged With: about, panel facilitation, Presentation Skills

Recent feedback for Rough House training

by Ann Wright, January 14, 2020

Feedback

It is always lovely to recent positive feedback after a training course. Here a couple of comments after a training course we ran yesterday. If you’d like to find out more about the range of training courses we offer, do get in touch via our website. by

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Happy Christmas from Rough House Media

by Ann Wright, December 19, 2019

Happy Christmas from Rough House 2019

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Why let branding get in the way of a good story?

by Ann Wright, December 9, 2019

Effective press releases

Time and again when I’m teaching PR people how to write effective press releases, I come up against the problem of branding. This is particular an issue for PR agencies, often at the mercy of their clients’ brand guidelines. The problem is that brand guidelines generally don’t take into account the realities that PRs face […]

Filed Under: All posts, Public Relations Tagged With: Effective press releases, PR

Reputation management – ‘Beliebers’-style

by Graham Fitzgerald, September 3, 2019

Reputation management Bieber

What should you do when you make a big mistake – own up and apologise or try to cover it up and pretend it never happened? The Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has decided on the former – a classic tactic of reputation management – and by all accounts it’s winning over doubters and the […]

Filed Under: All posts, Crisis Management Tagged With: Crisis Communications, Justin Bieber, Reputation management

Media Skills for Conservators

by Ann Wright, December 11, 2018

Media Skills for Conservators

Recently, I gave a speech Media Skills for Conservators at the annual conference of the Institute of Conservation. The aim was to get conservators and restorers to think about the importance of media skills – why they might be valuable for them and the skills it might be useful to might develop. In a packed […]

Filed Under: All posts, Media Consultancy, Public Relations Tagged With: ICON, media skills, speaking

How to handle a press conference: five quick tips

by Ann Wright, July 15, 2018

Press conference microphones

If you’re expecting a lot of media attention, it can make sense to organise a press conference. This is particularly true if you’re in the midst of some kind of emergency or looming PR disaster. The advantages are that: it gives the impression that you are open and transparent, it helps you take control of the […]

Filed Under: All posts, Media Consultancy, Media Training, Public Relations Tagged With: Media Training, PR, PR Tips, Press Conferences, Twitter Tips

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