Day 1 :UNDERSTANDING TODAY’S WORLD: HOW DO MEDIA WORKWhat is communication?
Medias laws of proximity
What are medias expectations
Different audiences expect different messages
Day 2 :
FROM ACCIDENTS TO CRISIS
Differences between emergency and crisis
Examples of crisis
Group workshop: analyze a past crisis
Crisis management process and phases
Can we prevent crisis?
Day 3 :
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS: TOOLS AND PROCEDURES
Stages of media communications
Holding statement, press release, Q&A, fast facts group workshop: prepare a statement and write a press release
Day 4 :
BASICS OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Perform a risk analysis
Identify your organization’s gaps
Crisis plan and procedure
Crisis rooms and crisis team
Trainings, exercises and drills
Lessons learned from past crisis
Day 5 :
GROUP EXERCISE
Situation briefing
Team work: solve a crisis situation
Group debrief
Lessons learned
Control is done through the final group exercise
Language
English
Audience type
Students at Master level
Planned duration
5 days x 3 hours, but can be adapted to student’s level and any duration from 3 hours to 20 hours
Support material
Summary of the course and key slides
Prerequisite
Good understanding of English and curiosity for business and media relations
Objectives
Provide the students with a better understanding of basic principles of crisis communication and crisis managementExplains what an organization or a private company has to do in order to be prepared for accidents and crisis