Communications training for 2010 now booking.

Hootville will deliver media training for the NFP and community sector in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane in September and October 2010. The training is delivered by Hootville's Brett de Hoedt and organised by Our Community.

Each workshop is practical, fast and furious, includes refreshments and 40+ pages of notes. You'll have plenty of time for Q&A and talk with your colleagues.

Media Secrets for Community Groups

Get the media coverage you deserve for your cause, campaign or awareness week. Learn how to discover and develop your stories for media. Practice pitching your idea. Create media coverage from speakers, surveys and other PR dark arts. To be held in Melbourne, Brisbane,

Sydney, Perth.

Details, bookings and payments at the Our Community website.

Weaving Your Web - Online Essentials

Three parts to this: improving your website's performance, creating and improving

e-newsletters and utilising new fangled web 2.0 social media stuff such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. To be held in Melbourne, Brisbane,

Sydney, Perth.

Details, bookings and payments at the Our Community website.

Be an Effective Spokesperson

If you speak or present to media, funders or decision makers you should invest the time to join us. Learn how to persuade, cajole, humour and reason. Find your messages and refine your purpose. Learn how to deal with probing journalists. Great for CEOs, ambassadors, public speakers, trainers. To be held in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth.

Details, bookings and payments at the Our Community website.

How to Run a Campaign that Sizzles

Turn your members, clients, supporters and donors into campaigners with a range of options that can place pressure on government to make change. Ideal for anyone wanting more than a morning tea from their next awareness week. To be held in Melbourne, Brisbane,

Sydney, Perth.

Details, bookings and payments at the Our Community site.

Planning your Website

Developing a website involves a thousand decisions about matters which may not be your cup of tea. How do you assess what you need? How do you brief a developer, designer and copywriter? How much should you spend?

Too many NFP websites are third rate. This workshop will mean you get the most from your web development dollar.

Melbourne only.

Details, bookings and payments at the Our Community website.

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We are one of the few providers offering media training that understands NFPs.That's why our training has been commissioned by the likes of Oxfam, Australian Conservation Foundation, Seeing Eye Dogs Australia, Department of Community Services, AusAID, City of Geelong, Telstra Foundation, Australian Physiotherapists Association, Council to Homeless People, National Parks Victoria, Environment Victoria, City of Stonnington, DOCS NSW, Our Community, General Practice Victoria, Try Youth Services and St Vincent de Paul among others.

We offer three types of media training across Australia: Media Savvy 101, Savvy Spokesperson 101 and Online Savvy 101.

MS101 is aimed at improving the media skills of publicists, PR & marketing people.

SS101 is aimed at building the abilities of media spokespeople such as CEOs, ambassadors and other representatives.

OS101 is aimed at communications people who want to improve skills in website development, e-newsletters, web 2.0 such as Twitter, Facebook, online marketing, database development, online fundraising.

Commission your own workshop anywhere in Australia, anytime. Our training is practical, concentrating on substance more than style. We don't waste time telling you what to wear. It is fast, fun and leads to more favourable coverage, more often.

We are often commissioned for media training by groups – members of membership-based groups, alliances or national professional organisations. This is cost effective and can ensure consistency of skills and messages. It is also an excellent service to offer members.

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Click here for MS101 curriculum.

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