Media Training
For Leaders

Take

Control

Senior leaders are expected to champion their brands and engage regularly with the media. They’re required to announce good news, justify bad news, and manage crises. Their words move markets and impact policy.

That’s why HWM delivers customised media training to help leaders stay on message, confidently take control of the narrative, and get their viewpoint across.

Our media training empowers C-suites, government ministers, board members and young leaders. We help them articulate insights, deliver their messages, and overcome barriers that get in the way of effective public appearances.

Our intensely rewarding and interactive media training sessions are always individualised to specific client needs.

We understand

what interviewers are looking for because we are hired professionally to interview influential decision-makers.

We anticipate

what audiences want because we’re expert directors, journalists and public speakers.

We know

how to get you interview-ready because we've helped other senior leaders excel time and again.

Powerful
Presentation Skills

Command

The Room

Your training covers the spectrum of public engagement opportunities. Be it keynote speeches, panel discussions or board meetings, we take you through the presentation skills needed to elevate your delivery.

Your training is interactive and practical, with simulations and practice runs, all customised to you.

HWM gives you actionable tips on body language, delivery, voice control, and much more. Each step is designed to immediately start improving your presence and delivery.

With award-winning public speakers as your trainers, you’ll gain the skills to make genuine impact no matter what room you’re in.

Impactful
Storytelling

We Help You

Tell Your Story

We help you define your narrative through storytelling exercises. We make sure that you are confident and on target no matter the platform. We also have the strategic ability to engage with and refine your messaging.

We break down the elements of a good corporate story. We work with you on the opening, closing and key messages. Be it a board presentation or a big keynote speech, we’ll get you ready to deliver.

Leadership
Presence

Clarity

& Confidence

Our media and presentation skills training combines with strategic direction to guide senior leaders. Longer-term bespoke support empowers you to build an effective leadership brand and deliver on your agendas.

We help leaders enhance their executive presence. We advise on engagements and positioning to ensure maximum impact. We also support you through each engagement with personalised suggestions, talking points and targeted feedback.

  • Strategic positioning
  • Engagement support
  • High-stakes meetings
  • Talking points
  • Difficult question preparation
  • Presentation & delivery
  • Non-verbal leadership signals
  • Confidence & clarity
  • Voice control

Crisis
Communications

Enact

Crisis Scenarios

We brainstorm, rehearse and enact possible crises and responses with our leaders. We collaborate with internal comms teams to set up crisis scenarios that discover, evolve and perfect the right messaging under pressure.

We put your crisis messaging to the test with pilot interviews, and can even create simulations with trained actors to put the finishing touches on preparation.

Bespoke
Solutions

Tailored

Support

Every leader is different in their goals, strengths and what they find challenging. That’s why all our sessions are bespoke to the individual. We design around what you want to achieve, and the specific barriers you want to overcome.

Whether it’s a fear of cameras or hesitation in public speaking, we help VVIPs master messaging and delivery with the greatest confidentiality and discretion.

Our
Process

Together, we workshop your messages to create memorable soundbites that get your point across. We teach you how to smoothly deliver your point of view and back it with evidence. And invaluably, we give you insight into what journalists and audiences want from you.

HWM has a decade of experience in crafting memorable messages at the highest level across industries.  We put that expertise at your disposal. Because when you’re confident in your message, you’ll be confident in you.

There’s always a reason behind a public engagement. We help you understand the context and the ideal outcome for you. This means you’re in control before the journalist asks the first question, or a board member challenges you. With us, you learn about different public engagements – from interviews and panel discussions to keynotes and internal town halls.

We’ve found your messages and honed your talking points. Now, we’re going to workshop delivering with clarity, confidence and gravitas. We teach you what works on camera, on stage and in the board-room. We examine body language, hand gestures, eye contact, voice control and so much more.

We brainstorm crisis messages and hone them with your team. We put these to the test in simulated interviews. We can also prepare interactive scenarios with skilled actors to test your responses in specific scenarios.

Diction and Voice

Speaking clearly and pitching your voice the right way helps you gain control and stay comfortable. We work with you on voice clarity, breathing and control so you come across as calm and assured.

On-Camera Presentation

We’ll give you insider tips into how to improve your on-camera appearance and body language. We'll get you familiar with performing on camera under bright lights so you can deliver when it matters.

Body Language

Here’s a tip: you need to look relaxed, but also alert. It’s not a posture most of us adopt in real life. The good news is that we have a set of really easy steps to get you into a state of “relaxed poise” for your next interview.

Overcoming Nerves

Find yourself nervous when in front of a camera, a journalist or a large audience? Most people do. But don’t worry. We can transform even the most self-conscious individual into a confident communicator, regardless of how nervous you feel.

Meet Your
Trainer

Hisham Wyne and Eve Hester

Eve Hester-Wyne

BBC-trained Eve Hester-Wyne is one of the most experienced and respected director/journalists working in the Gulf region. She has directed and scripted a host of noteworthy projects all over the world, for broadcasters of international repute such as National Geographic, the BBC, CNN, NBC, CBC, Bloomberg, and RTE.

As a media trainer, Eve’s unique advantage is that she’s not just a trainer, she’s a “doer”. The skills she teaches in her training sessions are the same ones she uses on a daily basis in her work as a director, journalist and interviewer.

Eve has an in-depth knowledge of the Gulf’s government, society and senior figures. This makes her ideally placed to lead tailored media training to benefit top management and CEOs for companies in the region.

Behind
The Scenes

Energetic

& Engaging

From the start, our trainees find themselves in the thick of it, doing interviews on camera and honing their skills with live feedback. We don’t do “listen to the teacher” lectures. Instead, the atmosphere is interactive, dynamic, and full of stimulating exchange. It’s exciting, rewarding, and there’s never a dull moment!

Our
Podcast

We’re passionate about media training and how it can benefit individuals in every sector. Our lead media trainer, Eve Hester-Wyne, hosts Media Matters: The Media Training Podcast – for anyone interested in improving interview performance.

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