Rough House Media

16/10/2025

Today is our second course for a London-based medical client. We're running two 1-2-1 courses, one in the morning and one the afternoon. Looking forward to working with them on how to deliver effective messages in a series of interviews.

15/10/2025

We frequently design and manage crisis simulations - business continuity exercises - for our clients. We love doing this - and here is the feedback we got from one of our clients.

14/10/2025

: As experts and specialists in their field, many of our media training delegates often give background briefings to journalists about a particular issue. While the clear understanding should be that these are for information only, and you won't be quoted, do remember, if you tell a journalist a good story, they will want to find a way to publish or broadcast it. Don't rely on the formula of "off-the-record".

13/10/2025

As we all know, podcasting is a growing phenomenon, with hosts such as Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart (from The Rest is Politics) able to sell out major venues, and everyone from former presidents to former royals getting in on the act. This means the demand for podcast guests is also increasing, so more and more of our media training delegates can expect to be on podcasts, rather than radio or TV. The style of a podcast interview is often very different to normal one, so you need to be prepare for carefully. Here are 13 tips to help you give a good podcast interview.

Joe Rogan, the Obamas, Rob Loe Meghan, Peter Crouch, Ed Balls, Alistair and Rory, even our very own Rob Curling - it seems everyone has a podcast nowadays. There's one to suit every interest. As they become increasingly popular, the demand for guests has increased, so more and more of…

10/10/2025

- You can't beat a bit of Winnie the Pooh's wisdom: "It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use difficult words but rather short, easy words like: "What about lunch?"'

09/10/2025

If more video content is part of your marketing strategy, our training will help you create professional looking videos using just your phone and a low-cost edit system. Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/2niano2

08/10/2025

Today we're running a full-day course for a campaigning organisation. Delighted to be doing it at our offices in Richmond!

07/10/2025

: In a course last week, we played an example of a radio i/v, where the interviewee was so obviously reading from notes that the presenter called her out on it. Do avoid using notes with the answers written out as it makes you appear that you're not across your brief - you don't know your stuff. However, you could use cue cards with key facts and figures and bullet points as an aide-memoire of your key messages

06/10/2025

Despite what most of our media training delegates believe at the start of our courses, journalists are generally not aiming to catch out their interviewees. They're on the hunt for information, packaged up in the most interesting way possible. The "gotcha" interview is reserved for elected officials and those whose wrong-doing has been exposed. Find out more in our latest post

https://roughhousemedia.co.uk/journalists-arent-your-enemy/

Despite what interviewees tend to believe, most journalists don't want to catch out their subjects - they're on the hunt for information.

03/10/2025

: "Don't be scared of TV interviews. You're less likely to be misquoted than in a print interview." Graham Fitzgerald, Rough House Media

02/10/2025

If you're about to give a media interview, here is the who/what/where/when and why of preparing to speak to a journalist.

As I’m sure you know, journalists have the above mantra for the questions they ask: who, what, where, when, why and how. It struck me (in the middle of the night), that these provided a handy guide for media interviews. So here are the six key questions to ask when you…

01/10/2025

We're starting the month with a combined media and presentation training course for the CEO of a company who is about to head up a major launch in the UK as well as the latest in a programme of training for an international membership organisation.