People learn best when they enjoy the training. Participant comments tell us that one of the things people appreciate the most about Communications Academy courses is the comfortable, relaxed atmosphere. It often means they’re surprised by how much they’ve learned and the skills they’ve strengthened.
The Communications Academy understands that training also works best when it is designed for the audience. It must be interactive and offer true-to-life scenarios and experiences. Most of all, it must be presented in a supportive, non-threatening environment.
Realizing that each business has different needs, Academy facilitators offer a range of courses including both single facilitator and team-facilitated sessions.
SINGLE FACILITATOR SESSIONS
Designed to increase confidence, skill, efficiency and effectiveness, these sessions build on a design created for the University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration’s Oral Presentation Skills course. The difference is that your employees can complete the workshop in just two days instead of a whole semester.
Presentation Skills Tune-Up: This course helps participants improve their content and presentation skills. This enhances presentations made both internally and externally – whether to clients, associates, stakeholders or the community.
Presentations in a Sales Context: Similar to the Presentation Skills Tune-up workshop, this version provides added lecture and discussion time spent on viewing the presentation based on where it falls in the sales process.
TEAM-FACILITATED WORKSHOPS
Most crisis communication or other executive media training is offered either by former reporters or by public relations practitioners. The Communications Academy offers you a choice. One option is our main facilitator. The other choice is that, if requested, our courses can be presented by co-trainers who offer you and your staff a unique blend of skills and experience. Participants often tell us one of the most beneficial aspects of this training is the differing viewpoints provided by the facilitators. The real-life experiences show how theory works in practical applications.
Media Relations: The Communications Academy Media Relations course prepares participants for interactions with members of the media – at any time and under any circumstances. It covers print and broadcast media.
Crisis Communications: This course prepares participants to deal with both the internal issues and external scrutiny that can be generated in a crisis situation. The course deals with planning for a crisis situation and handling those situations. Again, participants practice several media interactions over the two days. They may also practice one-on-one interactions with key stakeholders.
