Choose from five workshops – or ask me to customise for your particular needs.

Newsroom Bootcamp (Half or Full Day): a roller-coaster ride of snap decisions, tough dilemmas and do-it-tomorrow business takeaways

Newsroom Bootcamp is like no other training your staff will have experienced. No flow-charts, no mind-maps, no boring slides. In their place: phones ringing, deadlines looming, video clips bringing breaking news that needs dealing with …

their confidence will be boosted as they express gut opinions while debating news story values
their comfort zone may be tested as they present news headlines to the room off a moving autocue
their quick-thinking will be displayed as they race to meet their deadlines
ideal as a stimulating ice-breaker to open an Away Day or Retreat, or at the end as a thought-provoking way to round things off before heading to the bar
because it’s indoors and on-site, it’s less intimidating than many team-building activities, and a lot less hassle for you
I customise the blend of sheer fun and real learning to meet your own specific requirements
numbers: 9-25 work particularly well, but I can customise to work with much larger groups.

Get It Done By Lunchtime (60 minutes): all the adrenaline of Newsroom Bootcamp (above), but done and dusted to fit into your working day

Get It Done By Lunchtime gives your team a quick-hit experience with immediate impact, at a competitive price. It’s designed to be run over breakfast, during lunch, between work and the pub — or any hour you choose during the working day.

their confidence will be boosted as they express gut opinions while debating news story values
their comfort zone may be tested as they present news headlines to the room off a moving autocue
their quick-thinking will be displayed as they race to meet their deadlines
designed to slot easily between other training events you may have planned — ideal immediately after lunch to reboot energy levels!
because it’s indoors and on-site, it’s less intimidating than many team-building activities, and a lot less hassle for you
I customise the blend of sheer fun and real learning to meet your own specific requirements
numbers: 9-25 work particularly well, but I can customise to work with much larger groups.

Secret Life of TV News: a 45 min keynote to keep them on the edge of their seats

This is perfect for the event host who knows how tricky it can be to keep the audience’s attention after a good lunch. I have a range of solutions to this, including:

Seven Tales from the Newsroom: a 45 minute talk based on thirty years as a BBC News Reporter, but crammed with video clips to illustrate the lessons on life and business that I learnt from each;
Give Me Five: my tried and tested news game — how will you cope in the News Editor’s chair, deciding on today’s news stories, as breaking news disrupts things, headlines need to be written and the deadline approaches?
When TV News Goes Wrong: an edge-of-the-seat insight into what’s going into the newsreader’s ear as things start to go wrong on air … with a chance to read the news yourself off my newsreader’s autocue.

Being the 3D Leader: Deadlines, Decisions, Dilemmas - Half or Full Day, on site, or out of the office

This aimed at the C-Suite, ready to experience a refreshing new take on quick decision making and leadership — but based on a real-time Newsroom Live experience, not a jargon-laden powerpoint.

as news priorities change minute by minute, pivoting skills are tested … useful as Brexit approaches
as headlines are written under real time pressure, clarity and focus of message is developed
as the rough and ready world of breaking news is experienced, we weigh up when to hold our own and when to let go
numbers: 6-10 delegates works best
duration: two to three hours

Thirty Second Showdown: a quick hit masterclass in being succinct -- perfect to open a Strategy Day

If you’ve got some heavy lifting ahead at a Strategy Away Day, with some difficult conversations on the horizon, this could be the perfect way to open or close it … while keeping the mood light.

you’ll discover how TV News journalists take a mass of information — and boil it down into a news bulletin that lasts precisely thirty seconds.
you’ll have a go yourselves — with some of your staff reading the results off my portable autocue. Who will come closest to hitting the 30 second target?
you’ll come away with fresh ideas about brevity, clarity and cutting to the chase.

You tell me what you’re aiming to achieve

More confidence in quick decision-making and just getting the job done? Greater clarity of thought when writing a report or pitch that may help your company get business? Better equipping your team to be more assertive, or patient, with each other? A greater ability to handle a deadline, and boost your profits by keeping your clients happy?

You tell me the numbers and the time-frame

15-25 works particularly well, breaking down into 3 to 5 teams of five, but I’m very flexible. A couple of hours? A morning? A day? I’m versatile, and I’ve got plenty of material.

You tell me where you want to do it

All I need to rig up my TV Newsroom is any standard conference room with a projector, some tables and chairs. But if you want to leave the office, I can suggest some great venues.

If this isn’t quite what you’re after

I can point you to other business contacts who offer different types of business development and event hosting — just give me a call or drop me an email.

I provide

The credibility: I’m a TV news journalist you and your colleagues may have seen on air the night before, but with the training and presenting experience to connect with a very wide range of audiences.
The energy: my workshops are as fast, or as reflective, as you want them to be — without forcing staff into physical or dangerous situations.
The empathy: I’m aware many people may be nervous ahead of one of my workshops, and I am experienced at overcoming that anxiety.
The internal take-aways: my workshops are built upon regular one sentence take-away thoughts to reinforce what has been experienced and ensure it’s transferred to the workplace.
The external take-away: I can provide you with a video of your team reading their headlines off my autocue for your own website, vlog etc, and can publish a blog about our time together — great SEO.
The pre-chat: a preliminary consultation, in person or on the phone, to brief me on your needs.
The follow-up: all bookings include feedback forms which I distill into a succinct one page report for you, providing statistics and quotations on what has actually been achieved on the day, and what the ‘take-aways’ have been. This may help you justify the use of your budget to your own boss.
The necessary credentials: I am CRB/DBS checked, and have public liability insurance up to £5m.

You provide

Staff — 10 to 25 is ideal, though I can work with smaller or larger numbers.
Anything from two hours to a full day — I’ll fit in with your timetable.
A standard office/conference room with video and audio whiteboard or equivalent — I simply plug in my laptop, rig up my news camera and autocue, and we’re away!
A separate flipchart or equivalent, to record learning points and news-desk team scores.

How much?

I like to be really upfront about this, with a sense of prices here on my website rather than only available on request. If you have a fixed budget in mind, give me a call and let’s talk it through. I’m not a believer in one-size-fits-all.

How much

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