We live in an age of spin, sensationalist headlines and consumers' rights. Be prepared!

Wales’ newest bilingual media training team offers your organisation the chance to make the most of those precious but all too rare moments of media exposure.

We can give you and your colleagues the ability to get your message across, on and off camera. During our one-day courses we will:

• Explain how the media work

• Give you an insight into what    they want from you

• Teach you when to say “yes”    and when to say “no”

• Help you to prepare for the    interview

• Show you how to establish    ground rules

• Warn you about pitfalls

• Make you confident on camera

• Teach you to get your message    across clearly

• Help you deal with hostile
   questioning

• Prepare you for doorstep    interviews;  live “two-ways”;    studio discussions

• Teach you how to enjoy the    whole process!

Profiting from the good news; managing the crisis

If your organisation suddenly became“hot” news could you handle it? If you had a good story to tell, could you produce the right person to do it, at very short notice?

Faced with a damage-limitation exercise, do you have someone who could gain the trust of the public? Broadcasters and journalists are demanding people. They don’t only talk to chief executives these days.

In-house technical experts, employees with an intimate knowledge of the relevant topics - they’re all in demand. With a little training most of them do a superb job. The media go away either happy or thwarted, the organisation is happy and - most importantly - the public are reassured.

HPS Media Training is a new organisation, but its trainers have many years experience of the media world and public life. We pose the questions and raise the issues which are most important to you.

We also provide the camera and recording equipment. All you have to do is present us with the raw material - yourselves!