How to Write Perfect Press Releases: Advanced

Add flair and polish to your press releases with feedback from an experienced editor

This four-hour press release training session will help you take your press release writing skills to the next level.

What You’ll Learn: Using quotes and case studies, and receive 1:1 press release feedback

Building on your press release writing basics, we’ll spend time refining your writing and approach. You’ll learn about the power of quotes – including how to get the best ones and the best way to present them – as well as gaining insight into why journalists love case studies. And you’ll receive tips for navigating projects with multiple stakeholders and how to effectively modify your pitches for different audiences.

In the second segment of the course you’ll focus on practical press release writing with an interactive clinic where you will receive actionable feedback on releases you have written. We’ll ask you to share in advance a release you’ve recently sent or are currently working on, and then you’ll benefit from feedback given by an experienced former editor and practitioner. You’ll also have time to work on exercises and further refine your work. 

This advice will help you improve your current and future releases, and make sure your story ends up on a journalists’ ‘yes’ pile. The clinic ends with a group discussion on key lessons from the day.

How you’ll learn

This two-module press release training course will be led by an excellent trainer and practitioner who will share their practical expertise through presentations, discussion and practical exercises – ensuring you have opportunity to reinforce your learning and test your understanding.

Who the course is for

We assume you already have good writing skills and now wish to refine them – if you’d like more support in this area, you might look at our Press Release Essentials course.

BOOK FOR YOUR TEAM: The course will be tailored to your needs and can be delivered remotely or in your offices. Get in touch using the button below to discuss times and dates for bespoke training. 

Course Modules

Advanced Press Release Writing

  1. Using quotes and case studies
  2. Writing for multiple audiences
  3. Notes to editors, images, extras
  4. Managing different stakeholders

Press Release Copy Clinic

  1. Receive feedback on a recent release you’ve written
  2. Spend time rewriting and improving it
  3. Learn from others in a group discussion
press release training - journalists poised for interview

How to Write Perfect Press Releases: Advanced

Add flair and polish to your press releases with feedback from an experienced editor

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What a great session we had on Communicating with Impact. Bridgid shared practical techniques to enhance and develop our communications skills so we can present and speak publicly or to senior stakeholders with confidence and impact.  I speak for my whole team in highly recommending Bridgid Nzekwu if you are after effective and fun communication training.

Vodafone
, Group Legal Director, Corporate Commercial & Compliance

The team is flexible, slick, well-resourced and overall simply first class. Their expertise and knowledge have been invaluable. I was delighted with our choice, so I’d have no hesitation in recommending them

Prostate Cancer UK
, Head of External Relations

PA Media Training were efficient, well organised and genuinely lovely people to deal with and, importantly for us, able to provide flexibility around our needs to create the bespoke training we required. I wouldn’t hesitate to use them for further training or to recommend them to other organisations.

Mayor of London’s Press Office
, Head of Media

The small class sizes nurture a comfortable environment where everyone supports and learns from each other. The staff helped me hone in on my writing skills and develop the confidence to feel comfortable on camera.

Camilla Foster
, Reporter
, Newsquest

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