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Dick Brundage with Camera EquipmentIf you are expected to be the voice of your funeral service organization, you can't afford to miss this seminar. Don't wait until you've been taken out of context in front of 500,000 people. (That's more people than you'll shake hands with during your entire life!) This NFDA endorsed and Nationally accredited seminar, "Mastering The Media", prepares you to succeed when the lights are hot and the questions are tough. You'll receive intensive training that prepares you for television, radio and print interviews. Along with learning how to proactively respond to and relate with the media, you will also learn about partnering with the media to promote your business. The training also teaches effective public speaking, communications and public relations skills that can be incorporated into your existing marketing, advertising and public relations programs.

In this seminar, you will learn:

 
How to prepare for and conduct an interview with any type of reporter
The single technique to insure you are never taken out of context again
How reporters approach the interview and how to build relationships with reporters
How to handle confrontational interviews and be "pro-active" with the media
How to "humanize" your funeral organization
How to make sure your story is told the way you want it told
Effective public speaking techniques for any medium
The four absolutes that make or break a television appearance
48 techniques you can use now to protect your public image
How to bridge from bad news to good
How to anticipate the questions you will be asked
Body language techniques used by the pros
Reduce or eliminate the negative effects of any crisis
Practice drills that make perfect performance second nature AND MORE!!


One communications expert makes this prediction for funeral service organizations: "With the dramatic changes taking place within the funeral service industry your chances of escaping an interview with the media in the next two year years are virtually zero!" You may be called when the news is good. More likely, it will be when some part of the industry is under attack, and you have only a short time to respond. How will you do?

You'll also learn how to get on the evening news, and anticipate the questions you're likely to be asked: a golden marketing opportunity!

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