To Pitch To Journalists,
Learn To Think Like A Journalist.
Our Media Training and Communication Skills sessions are designed to give you the best insight into how and why journalists make the decisions they do - delivered by people who’ve made exactly those decisions themselves.
Media Training, Communications Workshops & Consultancy
In order to pitch to a journalist - you should think like one.
We can help. We have more than 20 years experience of working in senior roles in a BBC newsroom - making the kind of decisions every day you need to understand.
Now we can help you understand how, who, when and where best to pitch.
We can deliver media training for large or small businesses, engage in lecturing and take on consultancy work in all aspects of news, media or decision-making skills.
Our media training is bespoke - we tailor what we deliver to you.
FAQs
What does Media Training involve?We design our media training around your needs. What does that mean in practice? Well, we will have a video chat beforehand in which we work out the priorities you’re looking to address - perhaps how to pitch, maybe who to pitch to, or maybe simply giving you a greater understanding of the media landscape.
Then depending on what is jointly decided, we’ll present you with a formal document detailing the session proposed and its structure; liaise on any further changes and then move to fixing a date. Once that’s confirmed, we ask for a 50% deposit - the remainder payable on completion of the session.
We then work on delivering your workshop!
How Much Does It Cost?All our packages are bespoke. That means there is no standard fee - it depends entirely on what you need.
To give you a guideline, for a 3-4 hour session delivered by a single person to 4-6 people we’d be looking at approximately £2500 + Travel.
We operate different rates for charities and non-profits - and will adapt to fit your budget.
Getting started is simple. Reach out through our contact form or schedule a call—we’ll walk you through the next steps and answer any questions along the way.
What makes Phonogram Media Training different?We have access to a network of hugely experienced journalists, presenters, camerapeople, technicians and writers on whom we can call to truly make your experience bespoke.
Whether you want one-on-one mock television interviews, the full radio reporting experience or a deep dive into how the media sector operates for your PR consultants - we can adapt what we offer so you’re happy.
All of those who help deliver come specially selected - guaranteed to be very good at their jobs, and most importantly - friendly, decent humans!
It’s all about making sure you can communicate clearly - and get reliable results. It’s not just what we do—it’s how we do it that sets us apart.