Five of Britain ‘s most familiar TV names have joined Media Mentor’s journalists’ panel. Bill Turnbull (BBC Breakfast and 6 o’clock News), Harry Smith, Hazel Irvine (BBC Sport), Fiona Ross (former political editor, STV) and Kaye Adams (ITV) join senior trainer Paul Murricane to offer media mentor clients a unique insight into the way journalists operate.Says Paul: “Our journalists make Media Mentor courses special. They all started their careers in Scotland – and all are now amongst the best-known television names in Britain.
We can say to clients that our journalist trainers will have stepped straight out of the studio, or direct from front-line reporting, to spend time with them explaining and guiding them through the unfamiliar, turning them into polished performers.”
The four journalist trainers are available throughout the UK to give authentic and up-to-the-minute training in how to handle today’s media.
The presenter of ITV’s top-rating discussion show Loose Women has introduced a new range of presentation courses for media mentor clients.In television journalism, Kaye Adams has done everything from an hour-long interview with then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to presenting ITV Weekend Live, her own BBC2 network show Kaye, filling in for Esther Rantzen on BBC 2′s ‘Esther’ show, and guest appearances on BBC1′s Question Time, and Have I Got News For You. She now offers intensive training in presentation techniques and public speaking.
Says Kaye: ” Highly successful business people, or those who have reached the top in public organisations often need help with their presentation skills. In one day, it is surprising what a dramatic and lasting change can be achieved.”
New York goes Caledonia crazy once a year when Tartan Week hits the streets of Manhattan . And this year, the Scottish Executive hired media mentor to train the entire team of bright young Scots who are bringing the message of Scotland to New Yorkers at a special exhibition in Grand Central Station.Expert coaching in how to present a truly Scottish welcome to busy New Yorkers, and practice sessions in New-York style radio and TV discussion programmes brought Scotlands new ambassadors up to speed before they jetted out to the Big Apple.
Says Paul Murricane: “The image they are presenting to New York is of a modern, vigorous, energising country whose young people have brought the Scottish traditions of tartan, Braveheart and sheer zest for life right into the twenty first century. In just eight hours, we turned our twenty-something trainees into confident ambassadors who were not afraid to go up to New York commuters and get them excited about what modern Scotland has to offer.” Tartan Week is only one of several media training courses commissioned by the Scottish Executive from Media Mentor.
We have also recently trained Executive representatives to handle media interviews about the Scottish Government’s ‘Fresh Talent’ initiative in South East Asia, America, and Poland.
