Media Response Workshop (MEDIA RSP WKSH)

Individual Course / State Pilot Program, Tug & Barge Program

Length 1 Days Approval Location MITAGS/PMI - Onsite Training Method Lecture/Role Play Simulation None Equipment Lecture / Roleplay Pre-requisite None Individual Course Yes Part of Program No Price of Program $465.00

Course Description

This one-day, 7-hour workshop is designed to provide the attendee with the basic knowledge, skills, and abilities for interaction with the news media during and after a crisis event. This is designed as a "hands-on" workshop. The attendee will be expected to participate in video taped mock interviews. 

Pre-requisites- This course has none.

What You Will Learn

• Describe a communication model
• List the goals of crisis communications
• Describe effective communication techniques for the media 
• Demonstrate effective communication techniques for responding to the media

Students who  satisfactorily completed the seven (7) hour Media Response Workshop,offered by the Maritime Advancement, Training, Education and Safety Program through the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies.  This workshop is designed to provide basic knowledge and improve individual skills required to deal effectively with various news media during and after a crisis event.