When crisis hits, will your leadership be ready?
Intensive, scenario-based media training for executives and spokespeople. Delivered in partnership with former BBC business correspondent Greg Wood, with professional video recording and immediate playback analysis.
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Before Training
Deer in headlights
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After training
Calm, clear, controlled
Crisis readiness isn't optional
Boards need to demonstrate preparedness. Your people need the skills to deliver under pressure.
The governance requirement
Audit committees, insurers and ESG frameworks increasingly expect demonstrable crisis preparedness at board level.
The readiness gap
Most leadership teams have never faced hostile media scrutiny. When it happens, they often freeze, over-share, or go silent - making the situation worse.
The reputational cost
One poorly-handled interview becomes the case study. Share price impact. Investor confidence. Analyst downgrades. The damage compounds.
Greg Wood
Greg has 25 years' experience as a senior business correspondent and presenter with the BBC, ITV News (then called ITN) and Channel 4. He presented business news on the BBC's flagship Today Programme and was the BBC's correspondent in New York during the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the Global Financial Crisis.
After leaving the BBC, Greg was Head of Group Media Relations at Centrica, then the UK's biggest energy supplier. He now works with boardroom and C-suite executives across across a range of sectors from financial services to mining - helping them communicate under pressure.
- BBC Today Programme
- ITV News
- Channel 4
- Centrica
- RTS Judging Panel
Example day workshop for realistic preparation
Our packages are tailored to your needs but below is an example day of training that will leave you prepared in case the moment arises.
More than a training day
You leave with practical tools and assets you can use when it matters.
Video recordings
Full recordings of all scenarios and individual performances. Review privately, share with colleagues, or use for ongoing coaching.
Response playbook
The scenarios you rehearse become your actual crisis playbook. Data breach? Here's what we'd say. Site incident? Here's our statement.
Key message frameworks
Structured templates for developing clear, consistent messaging across different crisis types and stakeholder audiences.
Refresher access
12-month access to recordings and materials, with the option to book follow-up sessions to keep skills sharp.
Professional studio environment
Training takes place in a broadcast-quality setting.
Flexible packages for your team
Pricing is structured around group size. All packages include the full programme, professional video recording, Greg Wood's coaching and all deliverables. Studio is provided through our law firm partnership at no additional cost, or upgrade to an external broadcast studio if preferred.
Built for confidence when it counts
Real journalist, real pressure
Professional video production
Custom scenarios for your sector
Central London studio
Compliance & governance ready
Integrated with wider IR support
Ready to prepare your leadership team?
Let's discuss your requirements and build a programme that fits your organisation.
FAQs
Be ready before the next headline.
We operate a 24 hour rapid response service for existing clients. For video content, we can have a CEO statement filmed, edited, and ready for distribution within one business day.
We focus on content creation and messaging rather than media relations. However, we work seamlessly alongside your existing PR agency or in house team to ensure all communications are aligned and consistent.
Our media training prepares executives for broadcast interviews, investor calls, and press conferences. We run realistic simulations, coach on body language and messaging discipline, and help spokespeople handle hostile questioning with confidence.
Yes. Employees are stakeholders too. We create internal video messages and communication materials that keep your team informed and aligned with external messaging.
We offer both project based work and retainer arrangements. Retainer clients benefit from faster response times, pre agreed rate cards, and regular crisis preparedness reviews.