Rough House Media

04/11/2025

When you are using slides in a presentation, less is more. Keep your wording short, to minimise the text you use, use bullet-points to make your messages easy to read and add interesting pictures and graphics

04/11/2025

Looking forward to working with a delegate from Kenya this morning to help him prepare for an upcoming radio interview

31/10/2025

: "One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognise a problem before it becomes an emergency." Arnold Glasow

30/10/2025

Our are really important to us. Running our own business means we have the power to live those values in everything we do. Our most important value is to "Make a positive impact" which is why we work with the clients who we feel have something important to say.

29/10/2025

Rough House has been providing a trio of services: communications training courses, video production and crisis consultancy for over 25 years, working with a roll call of global institutions, multinationals and SMEs. We have particular expertise in the public, charitable and not-for- profit sector.

28/10/2025

Do you need to expand your press office function? Have you got contingency plans in place to set up a press conference at short notice? Here are 11 factors to bear in mind if you're working on a strategy for your organisation. . https://roughhousemedia.co.uk/11-points-to-include-in-crisis-comms-strategies/

28/10/2025

When we're running a smartphone video course for a client, one of the questions we'll ask during our briefing is the purpose of your videos. If they're primarily for social media, you may need to film square, or portrait, and think about the on-screen architecture, or graphics, you'll be using. You need to match the way you film with the platform where your video will be shown

28/10/2025

Looking forward to working with one of our regular charity clients today, with a full-day of . We'll be covering how to prepare for an interview, how to frame your key messages effectively, delivery, and how to deal with unexpected questions.

27/10/2025

One topic every delegate wants us to cover is how to deal with a hostile interviewer. While it's very rare to face this kind of interview, it is important to know how to deal with it, in case you are put in that position by your organisation. Here are nine steps to help. https://roughhousemedia.co.uk/nine-steps-to-help-you-handle-hostile-interviews/

A crisis has hit. Your business or organisation is embroiled in a media storm. You have been nominated to front up to the press. So how do you handle hostile interviews? Remember: your two key objectives if you are doing a crisis interview are to take control and deliver your…

24/10/2025

: "Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light." Joseph Pulitzer. I use this quote in all my writing courses, however it's equally applicable for those giving interviews & presentations.

23/10/2025

Chairing or facilitating a panel discussion is a particular skill.

Planning, pitching and introducing the session, involving everyone, promoting audience engagement, dealing with difficult panellists and ending the discussion can all be a challenge.

Our panel facilitation training workshop provides delegates with the techniques & confidence they need to chair panel debates effectively.

It is delivered by BBC presenter Martine Croxall and is highly interactive, blending theory with practical exercises.

22/10/2025

Half-way through two full days of for a financial membership body - with a sprinkling of presentation training on the second day. We'll be giving the delegates advice on how to do pieces to camera for social media.