Every year brings a raft of new enquiries but one area we’ve seen a lot of interest in is podcast training. The similarities with ‘traditional’ media training are obvious, but many of the basics are different – i.e., look at the camera, not the journalist and so on. Effective preparation is increasingly important as podcasts […]
Scottish Media Training Launches Bespoke PODCAST TRAINING Service Read More »
It’s 2026 – and that means that Scottish Media Training is officially celebrating its 25th anniversary!! Afraid no big party, but we love what we do so we’re marking this milestone with an offer straight from the archives. To thank clients old and new, the first FIVE enquiries confirmed in 2026 will be charged at
STOP PRESS! MEDIA TRAINING AT 2001 PRICES! Read More »
(written by Martin Docherty-Hughes) Artificial intelligence can draft your speech, write your press release and book your train, but it can’t replace the power of showing up in person. A firm handshake, steady eye contact and the tone of someone saying “hello” matter more now than ever. I have spent years in politics and public
Scottish Media Training offers specialist training in appearing before Holyrood and Westminster committees. Clients tell us that training before appearing in front of parliamentary committees is essential for ensuring clarity, confidence, and credibility. Parliamentary hearings can be intense, with rigorous questioning from often senior elected Members seeking precise and well-supported answers. Without preparation, witnesses may
How would you fare in front of a Holyrood or Westminster Parliamentary Committee? Read More »
That headline may mean nothing to you. I hope it doesn’t. But many of our larger clients – charities especially, but also corporates and others – have associates – many that are not even widely known about – with offices across the world. Last year we got a call from a major UK charity. A
What Do You Mean, Our Indian Office Manager Has Been Arrested? Read More »
Summer 2021 is already looking a bit brighter than the long ‘Groundhog’ days of lockdown during 2020. Although Covid will be part of our lives for years, most UK adults are now vaccinated and within a few weeks half the population should be fully protected after receiving their second jab. At Scottish Media Training
Important GOOD NEWS about our media training Read More »
We realise many businesses, charities and other organisations are getting themselves re-organised after the worst of the pandemic, so with that in mind and to help businesses and organisations get back on their feet , we have decided to keep our prices at 2019 levels. We’ll also be continuing with our very popular ZOOM training
STOP PRESS: IN PERSON MEDIA TRAINING COURSES ARE BACK FROM 1st JUNE 2021 Read More »
Our USP when media training, either conventionally (those were the days…) or via Zoom since last March has been KEEP IT SIMPLE. Don’t overload participants with information – keep to the essentials – and that probably explains why we get so much repeat business. Zoom media training is the now not so new kid on
BLT ….NO…IT’S NOT A SANDWICH….. Read More »
As England starts another spell of COVID-19 related lockdown and Scotland gets used to a new five tiered system (with Edinburgh, Glasgow and most of the central belt in the second highest level from the outset), what does this mean for the media? Well, the show must go on. News on TV, radio, online and
Another lockdown – what does this mean for the media? Read More »
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2017! Where does the time go? January always brings with it the distant horizon of long months stretching ahead and easing your way back into ‘work mode’ is never an easy thing to get your head around. Scottish Media Training is always here to help with any media training request and there is a sound reason for getting
MAKE 2017 YOUR MEDIA TRAINING YEAR Read More »