Media Training Scotland

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david lee Media and events

We deliver bespoke Media Training. We train groups and individuals, with a sharp focus on identifying each participant's specific needs, building their confidence and honing their skills - and enhancing the ability and capacity of the organisations as a whole to deal with media inquiries effectively.

  • We prepare you to communicate your messages through television, radio, and print interviews

  • We equip you to get the most from media appearances, helping to build your business or organisation’s reputation

  • We provide communications skills that will also be useful more widely for presentations, panel discussions, podcasts, or public engagement

Useful training that fits your needs

  • We come up with questions that are tailored to your business or organisation, allowing you to practise answering the types of questions that journalists will ask

  • We give you practice in front of the camera, so that you can become comfortable answering journalists’ questions

  • We provide on-day verbal feedback for individuals and groups, and written feedback afterwards, helping everyone to learn and improve

  • The programme is constantly updated to reflect the changing, varied demands of a 24/7 multi-media world. 

What our clients say

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“It's a challenge for fast-growing businesses like ours to carve out time for media training – but I'm so pleased we did. David and the team were patient and professional – and explained clearly how the training related directly to Optima's business growth. As well as benchmarking our capacity to deal with media interviews as a senior team, the session focused our minds on how we communicate what we do more effectively. I'd thoroughly recommend David and the team to other businesses looking to put a laser-focus on how to communicate what they do.”

Alan Crawley

CEO, Optima Partners


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“I found the training [in spring 2023] invaluable in giving specific, tailored feedback and areas to work on. I had positive feedback about my voice modulation and pacing, but seeing my recorded self showed me aspects of my non-verbal behaviour I wasn’t previously aware of and wanted to change. So I was able to make an informed choice about what areas of my performance I wanted to keep, what I wanted to discard and what I wanted to add to. I especially appreciated learning how to speak to camera and to speak to an interviewer. The training was tailored to my level, so – as someone relatively experienced in media work – I was given more challenging questions.”

Professor Thusha Rajendran

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“David created an excellent bespoke media training programme for more than 20 academics during 2021 and 2022. He set the scene very clearly and then crafted very relevant and realistic scenarios to test their ability to explain complex research in a straightforward and engaging way.”

Fiona Duff

Marketing and Communications Manager (Research), Heriot-Watt University 


West-wind

“David Lee Media & Events delivered an excellent media training package for West of Orkney Windfarm in October 2022. Highly relevant scenarios, tailored to individuals, were provided ahead of the sessions. The trainers set the scene very well, explaining the need for media training in a world of 24/7 information overload – and delivered the sessions in a very professional, but always human, way. Constructive feedback was delivered on the day and in a detailed report afterwards. I recommend their services to anyone with modern media training needs.”

Neil Davidson

Communications Adviser, West of Orkney Windfarm


Who we are

David Lee

David spent 20 years working at daily newspapers, latterly as an Assistant Editor, before setting up David Lee Media & Events in 2009. As well as delivering bespoke media training for a wide range of companies and organisations, David hosts conferences and events, presents podcasts, and continues to write and edit. Outside work, he loves being on the water with Eskmuthe Coastal Rowing Club – both as a rower and a cox. 

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Pete Ranscombe

Peter cut his teeth during nine years with The Scotsman newspaper before going freelance in 2014. His freelance work for The Press & Journal newspaper saw him named “Journalist of the Year: Nations & Regions” at the 2022 Wincott Awards and “Business writer of the Year” at the 2022 Highlands & Islands Media Awards. As well as penning articles for titles including The Times, The Lancet, and Decanter, he is also a copywriter.

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Nick Drainey

Nick has been a journalist since the days before Tony Blair was prime minister. He has enjoyed written and broadcast work covering everything from walking guides and features to hard news stories.

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Andrew Mulligan

Andrew has 20 years of experience in the video and  broadcast  industry, working on TV shows, social media and corporate marketing. He is skilled in producing, filming and editing content.

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Group or individual – and in-person or online – training available.
You tell us what you want – and we will deliver.

Contact us below to discuss a bespoke training solution for your business