Media training

Media training workshops: 2012–2013 schedule

UC Davis Strategic Communications offers Media Training I and Advanced Media Training workshops. These sessions are customized for our scientists, faculty, staff and students.

Media Training I

This all-day interactive session is customized for scientists, faculty, staff and students of UC Davis who interact with the news media. It covers the benefits and risks of working with the news media, including strategies for accommodating the differing methods of print and broadcast and new media journalists. Participants will learn what to do when a reporter calls, as well as their rights to obtain information from the news media before agreeing to an interview. A series of exercises will teach participants how to prepare for a successful interview and how to develop strategic media messages and talking points. Techniques are demonstrated through a series of exercises including critiqued on-camera interviews. 

Dates: 2012–13

  • Sept. 7 – UC Davis campus
  • Oct. 12 – UCDHS Sacramento
  • Nov. 9 –UC Davis
  • Dec. 7 – UCDHS Sacramento
  • Jan. 18 – UC Davis
  • Feb. 15 – UCDHS Sacramento
  • March 15 – UC Davis
  • April 12 – UC Davis
  • May 10 – UC Davis
  • June 21 – UCDHS Sacramento

Cost: $50, covers catered lunch, beverages, class materials, room charges (please note that cancellations made less than one week in advance of the scheduled class date will still be charged the entire class fee).

Time:9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Place:Classes will be split between the UC Davis campus in Davis, and the UC Davis Health System campus in Sacramento. UC Davis campus workshops will be held in room 203 Mrak Hall. UCDHS Sacramento classes will be held in Suite 1200 Broadway Building, 4900 Broadway, Sacramento.

Instructor

  • Charlie Casey, senior public information officer, UC Davis Health System; 26 years of media experience, including newswriter and producer for KXTV News; media and communications director for a Sacramento-based nonprofit organization

Registration:Contact for application. Enrollment in Media Training I is limited to eight participants per session.

Advanced Media Training

This three-hour program is for those who have completed the primary media training workshop and are seeking more practice with media interviews and public speaking situations. Topics covered through on-camera exercises will include message development, speaking to a group and aggressive interviews.

Dates: 2012-13

  • Oct. 19
  • Dec. 14
  • Feb. 22
  • April 19

Cost:$50, covers studio rental/equipment use (please note that cancellations made less than one week in advance of the scheduled class date will still be charged the entire class fee).

Time:9 a.m. to noon

Place:All workshops will be held in the UC Davis television studio at Academic Technology Services (in Surge II), unless otherwise noted.

Instructor

  • Pamela Wu, director of marketing and communications for UC Davis School of Law and former reporter and broadcast news anchor

Registration: Contact for application. Enrollment in Advanced Media Training is limited to three participants per session.