London Training For Excellence Crisis Communications and Damage Control London Training For Excellence
Price: USD 4,900
Instructor led live virtual classroom online. Classes may be individual or in group.

Course details

Overview
Crisis communicationis a sub-speciality of Public Relations whose purpose is to positively reflect and protect the reputation of the organisation. Without skillful management crises can damage brand image and in extreme cases the very survival of the business. This highly practical and interactive course will develop delegates' knowledge and skills in anticipating preparing for and handling crises.

During the course they will learn which communication strategy works best in which context how to quickly assemble and train a crisis team who needs to know what and when how best to craft their messages and which media channels to choose. Towards the end of the course delegates put their new knowledge and skills into practice by developing a crisis communications strategy and action plan based on a scenario relevant to them.

Objective
By the end of this interactive training programme, you will be able to:
  • Understand what constitutes a crisis and how to manage communications during a crisis
  • Select the most appropriate strategy and approach to different situations
  • Prepare a crisis communications plan
  • Be clear about what needs to be done beforeduring and after a crisis in terms of communication
  • Protect the organisation's reputation by confidently managing all stakeholders involved as well as dealing with the press and social media

Who Should Attend
  • Public Relations managers and directors
  • Internal Communications managers
  • External Communications managers
  • Corporate Affairs managers
  • Marketing managers

Course Outlines
Module 1
  • Introduction to crisis communications
  • What constitutes a crisis?
  • Different theories of crisis communications
  • Who communicates?
Module 2
  • Crisis communication strategies
  • Denial
  • Evasion of Responsibility
  • Reducing
  • Corrective Action
  • Mortification
Module 3
  • Crisis communication process
  • Pre-crisis:
  1. Plan resources to be in place ahead of a crisis
  2. Prepare communications plan and press release templates
  3. Plan for dissemination of information to all publics during a crisis situation
  4. Training for crisis communications team
  5. Identify possible risks
  • In-crisis:
  1. Assess the nature of the crisis and the communications environment at the time of the incident
  2. Collect and process pertinent information to guide the crisis management team in decision making
  3. Identify key stakeholders and create appropriate messages recognising which media channels to use how and when
  • Post-crisis:
  1. Provide follow-up crisis messages as necessary
  2. Review the successes and failures of the crisis communications team
  3. Scan the Internet for online discussions of the crisis
  4. Consult with those affected by the crisis to determine the organisation's role in future arrangements or events
Module 4 - Reputation Management - Managing the Media
  • Organising a Press Conference
  • Conducting Radio and Television Interviews
  • Social media and crisis response
  • Module 5
  • Putting it all into Practice
  • Case Study Exercise: Develop a crisis communications strategy and action plan based upon a given scenario
  • Personal action planning
Updated on 08 August, 2024

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