Whether you have good news to tell or a potential media crisis, how you communicate is critical to your reputation.

Handling the media doesn’t have to be a nerve racking experience. Preparation is the key to your success. Preparation starts with tailored training from our BBC experienced, expert media trainers.

Media Friendly is one of the UK and Europe’s most respected Communications, Media Training and PR companies and was founded in 1998 by Andrew Carapiet and Moya Fillmore.

 Media Friendly’s mission is to empower executives, senior managers and other professionals with the media, PR and communication skills that will help them raise their profile whilst enhancing and protecting the reputation of their organisation.

Media Friendly has worked with over five hundred organisations over the last eighteen years and run training courses for over six thousand Chief Executives, Directors, senior Executives and senior Managers from many of the UK’s leading companies and organisations.

We have an impressive track record working for various Government Departments, including The Department of Health, The Home Office and The Department for Communities and Local Government.

Internationally, we have worked with the United Nations and many other global organisations.

Within the UK we have a great deal of public sector experience – working with the NHS extensively, The National Assembly of Wales, over seventy Local Authorities, over forty Housing Associations and many charities.

In the Private Sector, we have worked with blue chip companies from Financial Services, IT, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, Healthcare, Construction, Retail and Consumer.

In 2008 Media Friendly moved headquarters from London to Grade II listed Cedar House in Marlow, Buckinghamshire to be in easier of reach clients across the country

Our Media Trainers not only understand the media, but they will also research your organisation, your issues as well as help you develop and enhance your key messages.

• Our highly effective Media Training combines theory with plenty of practical media interviews with video playback analysis.
• We tailor individual interview scenarios, specifically for you.
• We share our formulae for handling both crisis and success messages, dealing with aggressive questions from potentially hostile journalists and maintaining “grace under pressure”.
• You’ll take part in realistic media interviews with tailored scenarios and playback analysis to prepare you for real-life Print, Radio and Television Interviews. You will learn how to identify your key messages and how to promote the good news within your organisation.
• We alert you to the pitfalls, show how to stay on message and how to avoid those tricky journalistic traps that can so easily snare even seasoned media performers.

Media Friendly is one of the UK’s most respected Communications, Media Training and PR companies and was founded in 1998 by Andrew Carapiet and Moya Fillmore.

Our mission is to empower CEOs, executives, and other professionals with media training, PR and communication skills to help them raise their profile, promote their success stories, and enhance and protect the reputation of their organisation.

When we started in 1998 our mission was to empower NHS and public sector spokespeople with the skills needed to handle handle media interviews with confidence.

Since then we have worked with thousands of executives and senior managers. We’ve expanded our offering, we not only develop media interview skills, but also offer a range of bespoke communication skills and courses for PR and communications professionals in both the private and public sectors.

We have an impressive track record.

Over the last 25 years we have worked with thousands of executives and senior managers, building their confidence and helping them prepare for challenging media interviews, deliver impactful presentations and manage public consultations effectively. Media Friendly has worked with over six hundred organisations.

We can deliver presentation skills and media training in London, across the UK and overseas, in-person or online. Get in touch now and get training you need. Our BBC experienced media trainers research and structure each course so that you get training that is relevant and engaging.

Andrew Carapiet is a former BBC TV Producer with fifteen years media experience, within television, radio and newspapers.

He was a Health, Political and Local Government Correspondent for the BBC for several years, covering most NHS, political, Local Government and Social Affairs issues for BBC News.

He has been a Media Trainer, Communications professional and Public Relations Consultant since 1997.

Moya Fillmore has been a Communications and Marketing professional for more than twenty five years, working with the Public Sector and the Healthcare Industry.

Moya’s early background in ethical pharmaceutical sales, led to a career in healthcare marketing and communications. 

She has a versatile, flexible business approach, handling activities as diverse as organising medical conferences, to training in the UK, Europe and Middle East. 

She co-founded of Media Friendly with Andrew Carapiet in 1998. She is responsible for business development, sales, marketing, course design, client liaison and account management.

WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT

• We put you first. Whether you are organising a large programme for your organisation, or just for yourself, our experienced account team will ensure that you get exactly what you need from us, before, during and after the training.
• As well as our pre-course consultations and access to all of our online support materials and videos, we also offer free telephone support media interviews for up to 12 months following your training.
• We tailor each course, not only to your organisation, but also the individuals on each course. Whether you are preparing for a presentation, planning a PR campaign or developing key messages for a media interview, our practical training will be designed for you.
• Our trainers are not only highly experienced, but they are also all experts in their chosen fields. We only use BBC/ITN experienced journalists for our broadcast media training.
• Our media trainers not only understand the media, but they will also research your organisation and your issues. They will also keep it confidential, so that your concerns stay in the training room.
• We go where and when you need us. Yes, we do have our own training centre, but the majority of our courses actually take place in our client’s own premises or in broadcast studios in London, across the UK and internationally. We also run courses in the evenings or at the weekend.
• Our media training cost is competitive. Our media training costs for open courses are in our media training brochure and we also offer discounted rates for media training for charities.
• Become more Media Friendly. Call us now to discuss your requirements, or drop us an email and one of us will get back to you as soon as we can.