Writing effective Press Releases

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Durée
2 days
Public
Those with limited or no formal training in writing news releases, both in-house and in consultancy
Objectifs
  • Turn a bad release into a great release that is worthy of media coverage
  • Understand how journalists respond to stories
  • Use copy that grabs attention and flows
  • Write clearly, crisply and colourfully
  • Structure copy for the greatest impact
  • Write for traditional and online media in consumer and b2b sectors
  • Improve your own writing through trying out new techniques in practical exercises
Questions, infos ou réservation

What is News?

The Role that the news release plays

Principles of Release Writing

  • Two approaches to better releases
  • Critique of press release styles
  • Writing a strong headline
  • Writing a powerful last paragraph
  • Tips to improve writing style
  • Punctuation, spelling and grammar
  • How to lay out your release for impact

Appealing to digital media

  • What to include in a social media release
  • Maximising SEO potential

News Analysis and News Writing

  • Review of media

Practical Exercises

  • Improving a bad release
  • Drafting a release from a brief
  • Drafting a release from your own organisation

Evaluation

  • Peer group review of draft releases
Méthodes

The most basic tool of media relations in PR is the news release. But many people who work in communications have not been taught how to write a professional and effective release. This course puts this right. Extremely practical and effective.