Corporate Communications: PR and Media Skills |Smart

Overview

Why Attend

Nowadays, we are experiencing many high-profile scandals in the corporate world. Such scandals create a tough environment for organizations to conduct business, maintain effective communication and safeguard a positive image and reputation. Corporate Communication is based on the belief that sustainable communication is essential for the health of organizations. In this course we introduce and discuss the theories, tools and perspectives of corporate and organizational communication to be used to enhance participants’ development as communication professionals with the practical insight to deal with complex communication issues in modern organizations within a company as well as externally.

Course Methodology

This course relies on the use of individual and group exercises aimed at helping participants learn all key characteristics of corporate communication. The course also features the use of a number of case studies and presentations by participants, followed by discussions.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Define corporate communication
Apply different techniques and tools to implement an effective corporate communication program
Plan and execute corporate communication programs and campaigns
Employ corporate communication in practice
Implement PR and media tools in corporate communication

Target Audience

Personnel who are seeking an in-depth knowledge of corporate communication as well as managers, supervisors and officers experienced in public relations. Other key personnel whose work is based on relations and interaction within the organization or in the external public sphere, particularly in the areas of media, CSR and branding will also benefit from this course.

Target Competencies

Planning, organizing and leading
Written communication
Public speaking and media handling
Building rapport
Controlling and evaluating

Course Outline

The business case for corporate communications
- Definition of corporate communication
- Corporate communication in a changing environment
- The new media landscape: challenges and opportunities
- Stakeholder management and communication
- Corporate Identity, branding and reputation
- Importance of corporate identity and reputation
- Aligning identity, image and reputation
Turning strategy into actions
- Corporate communication strategy and strategic planning
- Global aspects of corporate communication
- High and low-context culture
- Cross-cultural aspects of audiences
- Planning and executing communication programs and campaigns
- Research, measurement and evaluation
- Measuring corporate reputation
- Theories on measuring the effects of communication
New developments in corporate communication
- Leadership and change communication
- Effective leadership communication
- Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and community relations
- The case for CSR
- Communicating about CSR
- The 8 areas of focus for CSR
- CSR and PR
PR and the media
- Definition of media
- Types of media
- Recorded and live interviews
- Behavior during media interviews
- PR and the media: the tools
- Press conferences
- Preparing press kits
- Preparing press releases
- Dealing with the media
- Building good relations with the media
- Dealing with the press during times of crisis

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

15 - 19 Nov, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

15 - 19 Nov, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

29 Nov - 3 Dec, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

29 Nov - 3 Dec, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

2027 Schedule & Fees

14 - 18 Feb, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

14 - 18 Feb, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

28 Feb - 4 Mar, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

28 Feb - 4 Mar, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

16 - 20 May, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

16 - 20 May, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

30 May - 3 Jun, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

30 May - 3 Jun, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

15 - 19 Aug, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

15 - 19 Aug, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

29 Aug - 2 Sep, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

29 Aug - 2 Sep, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

14 - 18 Nov, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

14 - 18 Nov, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

28 Nov - 2 Dec, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

28 Nov - 2 Dec, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900