Media training

The Communications and External Liaison Office (CELO) runs regular media skills workshops for ANU staff.

Participants in these free sessions will learn how to generate and make the most of news coverage, as well as covering essentials like media releases, opinion pieces and interview techniques.

The next session will be between 9.30am and 12.30pm on 2 December 2009 at a venue on campus to be confirmed.

Registration is essential. For more information or to register for a session, please call Martyn Pearce on x55575 or email media@anu.edu.au

About the media skills workshop 

We try to keep the three-hour sessions to a maximum of 14 participants so that the atmosphere is casual and enjoyable.

The workshop is broken into four sections, covering the following themes:

Why do media?
Who can help me with media work at ANU?
What can I get out of media work? What does ANU gain?

You have something to say, so how to go about it?
Selecting key messages
Media release
Opinion pieces
Making the most of media events/conferences

What to do once contacted by a journalist
Who are journalists and how do they work?
How do I prepare for an interview?
Interview techniques

After the interview
Assessing media performance
Keeping track of media clips

We can also arrange for area specific workshops and offer one-on-one media advice.