Media training
Experienced working journalists, alongside videographer Andrew Mulligan, offer high-quality, pragmatic media training specifically tailored to your organisation. The programme is constantly updated to reflect the changing, varied demands of a 24/7 multi-media world. It is designed to support a range of public appearances - podcasts, conference presentations, evidence sessions and stakeholder engagement, for example, as well as ‘traditional’ media interviews.
In 2023, the team worked with some of the UK's top universities – Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt – as well as innovation centres including the Bayes Centre (specialising in data and AI) and The National Robotarium, the UK's leading centre for robotics. Clients also included one of the UK's largest offshore windfarms and a fast-growing digital transformation business.
David Lee Media and Events Ltd delivered an excellent half-day training session for Directors of 4 Interdisciplinary Centres, University of Aberdeen, in November 2023. From first contact to receipt of the forensic feedback report, it was a very positive experience. The trainers took time to understand the individual needs of each participant, and crafted appropriate, relevant and up-to-the-minute scenarios in advance. On the day, they set the scene excellently, engaged in detailed discussion and answered multiple questions - and ensured all bases were covered. The interviews were delivered very professionally with the second round specifically tailored to each individual's performance in round one. We would recommend the team without hesitation for their high-quality and pragmatic training, good humour and excellent customer service.
Ele Belfiore, David Burslem, Jennie Macdiarmid & John Underhill, Directors, Interdisciplinary Centres, University of Aberdeen.
I found the training [in spring 2023] invaluable in giving specific, tailored feedback and areas to work on. I had positive feedback about my voice modulation and pacing, but seeing my recorded self showed me aspects of my non-verbal behaviour I wasn’t previously aware of and wanted to change. So I was able to make an informed choice about what areas of my performance I wanted to keep, what I wanted to discard and what I wanted to add to. I especially appreciated learning how to speak to camera and to speak to an interviewer. The training was tailored to my level, so – as someone relatively experienced in media work – I was given more challenging questions.
Professor Thusha Rajendran, The National Robotarium.
It’s a challenge for fast-growing businesses like ours to carve out time for media training - but I’m so pleased we did. David and the team were patient and professional – and explained clearly how the training related directly to Optima’s business growth. As well as benchmarking our capacity to deal with media interviews as a senior team, the session focused our minds on how we communicate what we do more effectively.
Alan Crawley, CEO, Optima Partners
David Lee Media & Events Ltd delivered an excellent media training package for West of Orkney Windfarm in October 2022. Highly relevant scenarios, tailored to individuals, were provided ahead of the sessions. The trainers set the scene very well, explaining the need for media training in a world of 24/7 information overload - and delivered the sessions in a very professional, but always human, way. Constructive feedback was delivered on the day and in a detailed report afterwards. I recommend their services to anyone with modern media training needs.
Neil Davidson, Communications Adviser, West of Orkney Windfarm
The Bayes Centre team was very impressed by the training provided by David Lee Media & Events Ltd in December 2023. A lot of preparation had clearly gone into the session in advance to make it relevant and practical for all participants. The trainers engaged very constructively with the Bayes team, and provided informed responses to the numerous questions posed. Despite the naturally challenging aspects of media training, they made the experience enjoyable and we even shared a few laughs along the way Overall, it was a very positive session which has helped build capacity in the Bayes team for responding to future media inquiries. I'd recommend the team as a high-quality provider of relevant media training for the modern era.
Ruth King, Director, Bayes Centre
David created an excellent bespoke media training programme for more than 20 academics. He set the scene very clearly and then crafted very relevant and realistic scenarios to test their ability to explain complex research in a straightforward and engaging way.
Fiona Duff, Marketing and Communications Manager (Research), Heriot-Watt University
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