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Media training: It’s as easy as ABC

by Ann Wright, September 1, 2015

ABC

 

One of the most frequent questions we get asked in our media training courses is how to handle difficult questions.

The answer is as simple as ABC. You need to:

Acknowledge the question

Bridge to your safe ground – the questions you do want to answer

Communicate your key messages

It’s useful to have a range of bridging phrases up your sleeve to use, depending on the circumstances, and of course using this technique takes practice. One of the best ways to do this in a structured training course with professional journalists.

If you want to find out more, please contact us on info@roughhouse.co.uk or 020 8332 6200.

 

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