An Intensive 5-day Training Course

Fundamentals of Public Relations

An Essential Introduction to Public Relations

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Public Relations is an ever-evolving industry. Learn the history, theories, and principles of public relations on this 5-day course, and gain a comprehensive foundation to start the journey down the public relations path.

This KC Academy course is a real-world introduction to the practice and purpose of public relations. Bringing together case studies and media coverage, you will learn about the role of PR in organisations and the application of communication tools. You will also look at the current day PR practitioner and the steps required when developing a communication plan before moving into integrated PR strategies and the role of PR in the modern media environment.

During the course, you will learn how to create communication campaigns, manage strong brands, create a cohesive corporate identity, predict and reduce risk, create a crisis plan and risk management strategy, protect and enhance reputation, implement CSR strategies and create strategic media communications plans.

COURSE DETAILS

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OBJECTIVES

During this five-day training course, you will learn:

  • Trends and developments in communications
  • Building reputation through trust and transparency into the brand
  • Brand development
  • Creating a PR strategy and developing PR campaigns
  • Risk and issue management plans for stakeholder engagement
  • Defending your brand and implementing effective risk and crisis plans
  • Effective stakeholder engagement
  • Implementing CSR and sustainability strategies
  • Modern media relations and press campaigns
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is essential for anyone wanting to speed with the fundamentals of public relations and media communications. Suitable for those involved in PR full time or for other media executives who want a better understanding of how public relations work.

  • Public Relations Officers
  • PR executives
  • PR associates and executives working in agencies
  • In-house PR and Communication practitioners
  • Those responsible for preparing public relations reports, stakeholder engagement analysis and briefings.

DAILY AGENDA

Day 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
  • How PR is defined and why it is important to understand the principles
  • The role of PR in business and organisations
  • Different types of PR: from event management and public affairs to experiential and social media
  • Differences between PR, marketing and advertising
  • How digital and social media campaigns are impacting PR
Day 2: CREATING EFFECTIVE PR STRATEGIES AND CAMPAIGNS
  • How to establish your PR goals and objectives
  • How to create successful internal communications strategies to gain maximum engagement
  • How to identify your external audiences, establish engagement and create personas
  • How to use SMART objectives to achieve your PR goals
  • How to plan your budgeting, in terms of human and other types of resources, for the best outcomes
  • How to effectively evaluate to measure the success of your campaign
Day 3 - MANAGING THE MEDIA AND PRESS RELEASE WRITING
  • The different types of media - traditional and digital
  • Creating your media contact list and building your relationship with journalists
  • What makes a good story?
  • Writing persuasive and compelling press releases and getting the message right
  • Understanding writing style for various publications and audiences
  • The building blocks, content, tone, balance and structure: credible headline, lead paragraph, follow-on paragraphs, conclusive paragraph, quotes, notes to editors
  • How to make your press release stand out from the crowd and grab attention
  • Why material gets rejected and getting the timing right
  • The effective use of images and photographs
  • Looking at examples of press releases – the good and the bad
  • Delivery methods to the press – distribution channels and how and which media agencies
  • Developing digital media strategies that produce results for your campaigns
Day 4: EFFECTIVE BRANDING AND REPUTATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
  • Creating effective strategies to build your product or service into a desirable brand
  • The visual elements of the brand and how it shapes our perception
  • Exploring the differences between tangible (physical) and intangible (non-physical) elements of branding
  • Delving deeper into the intangibles: how they impact the reputation
  • Exploring reputation management strategies
  • Strategies for positioning your brand to create loyalty and trust
Day 5: IMPLEMENTING A CSR STRATEGY AND MANAGING RISK AND CRISIS
  • Current perspectives of CSR - setting the scene for current issues
  • Social and environmental approaches to CSR
  • Ensuring CSR helps build brand equity and enhance trust and values
  • Understanding the different types of risk
  • The process and benefits of risk management
  • The process of issues management
  • The impact of social media and exposing your brand to risk
  • Crisis communication planning
  • The importance of internal communications during a crisis
  • Managing the media during a crisis - media and crisis communications during the acute phase of a crisis
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Certificate

On successful completion of this training course, KC ACademy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.

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