Media training - Who we work with
We've enabled 100s of individuals in organisations of all sizes and sectors to feel confident about appearing in the media. And they leave our training days actually looking forward to it.
We believe a media interview isn't something to avoid - it's a fantastic opportunity to showcase the brilliant things you do for clients, investors, stakeholders, policymakers and the wider public.
Marvellous Media Training is one of the training and coaching services provided by Bit Famous Ltd.
Our services
Penny Haslam, MD, Bit Famous
Finalist
Personnel Today
Learning and Development Supplier of the Year
2024
Finalist
Business Book Awards
Short Business Book
of the Year
2023
Finalist
Lloyds Bank Business Excellence Awards
Business Enabler
of the Year
2022
Our services
Media training and on-air performance
Master the skills to handle interviews, live broadcasts and on-camera appearances with confidence.
Use our proven frameworks and techniques to handle tough questions and stay on message. You’ll practise with realistic interview scenarios on camera, preparing you to respond confidently and stay in control, no matter the pressure.
Media coaching for events, podcasts and digital content
Enhance your communication skills for business events, podcasts and digital media.
Develop the confidence to host live events, webinars, or segments. We’ll help you engage your audience, stay composed under pressure, and deliver your message effectively.
Media strategy and reputation management
Prepare for high-stakes moments, develop a strong media presence and protect your brand.
Prepare your entire leadership team to face the media with confidence. We’ll work with your C-suite to develop unique specialisms, creating a team of thought leaders who amplify your organisation’s impact.
Get in touch
Ready to empower your team with world-class communication skills? Book a free and no-obligation discovery call today and explore how Bit Famous can help you achieve real results.
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How we can help
We offer group media training sessions and one-to-one coaching, tailored to suit your team’s needs and the unique challenges of your sector. We'll give your people:
A plan to prepare...
Using our tried and tested models and techniques for preparing 'what to say' we show delegates how to share their key messages so they are concise and compelling. We aim to have journalists returning for your help time and again.
Professional results right away...
With plenty of practical and low-stress on-camera practice, we support your to look and feel confident and expert on air. We drill for fluency and build self-belief, so that by the end of our training you'll be ready to cultivate meaningful and useful relationships with journalists.
Strategy, support and accountability...
We can help you to create a stable of go-to experts and spokespeople so you never have to turn down an enquiry again. By having a number of trained 'media-ready' individuals who understand how to prepare and perform, they can also support each other around appearances.
Does this sound familiar? Get in touch
"I had a bad media experience. Now I'm anxious I'll get it wrong."
"We'd like media exposure but don't have a plan to get on air."
"We end up saying no to media enquiries and miss out on opportunities."
Testimonials and success stories
Confidently sharing a corporate narrative in UK broadcasting
Broadcaster UKTV asked us to work with their executives so they can confidently represent the organisation in industry panel dicussions, conferences, interviews, video content and podcasts.
They understood our specific needs
Penny and Steve were an absolute pleasure to work with, from our first discussion through to session delivery and follow up. They quickly understood our specific needs and created a bespoke media training and panel discussions masterclass that was spot on – practical, enjoyable, and completely stress-free. Their hands-on approach meant that the trainees were able to address their own individual concerns, and all came away with a new toolkit of techniques to put into practice to handle interviews and panel discussion with confidence and credibility. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with Bit Famous again.
Yvette Dore, Corporate Communications Manager at UKTV
On-camera confidence for recruitment investment
Bluestones Group is a rapidly growing recruitment investment organisation specialising in sectors from healthcare to professional services. We worked with their whole C-Suite to develop on-camera fluency and confidence.
Engaging, insightful and practical
Thanks to Penny Haslam and Steve Blears for delivering a thoroughly engaging, insightful, and practical media training session. I certainly came away with some useful tactics, a greater understanding of how the media works and some focus areas for our future activities. I highly recommend them both.
Matt Cody, Investment CEO / Group Marketing Director at Bluestones Investment Group
Developing video as a core marketing skill in heritage property development
City & Country are the UK's leading heritage property developer, renewing and repurposing Britain's heritage to create outstanding homes. Already active on social video channels we worked with their leaders, architects and planners to build a stable of brand ambassadors ready to make the most of media opportunities.
Incredible trainers
Incredible trainers who not only taught us all new tricks but made the day full of fun and laughter.
Matt Cody, Investment CEO / Group Marketing Director at Bluestones Investment Group
Attracting sponsors and generating engagement for a year of culture
We worked with leaders, employees, and volunteers at Leeds 2023. We helped them share their message, attract sponsors, generate engagement, and create excitement about their year of culture.
We boosted their team's confidence and ability to articulate and sell the vision and story of Leeds 2023 to media, business and political stakeholders. As a time-limited start-up with a hard deadline, they needed to move fast to establish credibility with stakeholders.
A fantastic job!
"A fantastic job - Since their training, our media and digital engagement is up by 91% and 65% respectively and we've landed 10 new businesses as sponsors including our first all-important headline partner, at a six-figure level!"
Abigail Scott Paul, Director of External Relations and Strategic Partnerships at LEEDS 2023
Reframing narratives around poverty
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's mission is to inspire social change through research, policy and practice. It wanted to shift the dial on social change more quickly and more effectively – and therefore needed to increase its visibility, to have greater influence and impact.
Over a period of months we worked with leaders, researchers and campaigners, supporting them to use opportunities on TV, radio and social media to reframe public perception about the poorest members of British society. After working with Bit Famous, JRF now communicates its thought leadership more widely and with more confidence.
Such a difference
Thank you so much for all of the work you have done with us over the past two years. It has made such a difference to our confidence and ability to communicate.
Claire Ainsley, Former Executive Director, JRF
Developing media preparedness and fluency
B. Braun is a leading medical technology company offering medical equipment as well as healthcare solutions. We worked with their UK senior leadership to develop their fluency and media preparedness.
Essential for any organisation
The training they delivered was fantastic, effective and enjoyable. Essential for any organisation regardless of size or industry.
Brian Chapman, Former Director of Corporate Communications, B Braun Medical Ltd
A dynamic approach to news interviews with the office for the Mayor of West Yorkshire
Decades of experience as journalists at the highest level has equipped us to support MP's, senior civil servants and elected officials. Our unique 'non-combative' approach and tools to support preparation under pressure, makes us a favourite for media training the public sector.
We challenge you to find media trainers with our broadcast experience
Meet your media trainers, Steve Blears and Penny Haslam. Between them, they have decades of experience at the highest levels of journalism and broadcasting.
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