Media Training for Your Business

When it comes to media training one size does not fit all - individualized training for "C" level executives and executive leaders

What I’ve learned from YOU: Whether your demands are for presenting, moderating, speaking direct to camera, being interviewed or doing the interviewing: Your end-goals for being confident and charismatic can be accomplished easier than you’d thought.

I’m thanked for being “blunt.. kind.. clear and precise” and “sensitive to [your] unique constellations of skills- or lack thereof”. I’ll work with you to create a targeted plan that works best for you or your company. Your work with me is completely confidential but I do quietly fluff with pride when you excel .

Webinar Broadcasts

Take the drone out of online meetings, training and quarterly reports by learning to use syntax, voice and semantic interpretation to your advantage
Learn how to appropriately infuse personality to make any presentation more appealing
Troubleshooting your visuals: are they working against you?

Media Training for On the Record Interviews

Being interviewed on-camera: Television, web, iPads and smartphones
Audio interviews: Broadcast Radio and Digital
Providing Soundbites for News Stories

Speaking Direct to Camera:

Teleprompter training is available

Intra-company: in- house videos and memos
Client messages and testimonials for proposals
Reporting from conferences
Reporting on smartphones: in the field and unanticipated news events
Skype: being interviewed or sharing Information

Speaker Training: Coaching Speeches and Presentations

Script Editing
Key-Note Speaking to Large Groups
Hosting Events: Master of Ceremony
Intra-Company Presentations
Handling Q&A

Panels

Moderating or Participating
Preparation of Written Material

Converting Written Material into Media Points

SMC, Ltd. will translate your business messages into Media Points

Editing Video/Audio Scripts

Learning Video Skills

Hosting/Introducing a video segment
Being interviewed’ for your company’s video
Serving as the interviewer
Creating short video reports Script narration skills

Print Journalists and Writers: Translating your content into Video/Radio Journalism

Writing, standups, interviewing, tracking/voiceover, live reporting
Constructing short video packages

White Papers

Turning White Paper results into insightful and catchy media presentations

What Clients are Saying

Mike Capek "Turning my MBA class over to Joanne Stevens for 2 weeks was the best alternative to assigning a much-needed business text that doesn’t exist. Joanne takes her theories of TV news, leadership, power, communication, and human behavior- and serves them up to leave us smarter, braver, and savvier about that roaring animal we call television. If you plan to be a leader in your field, you’ll line up to buy this book."

Mike Capek, Stern School of Business

Ellis Henican “Before I met Joanne, I was like most print guys who wanted to be on TV. I had lots of things to say, but they weren't coming out right. Joanne calmed me down, cleaned me up and showed me how to be myself in front of a camera. She did something else I still don't understand: She made me sound smarter on television than I am in real life. I have no idea how she did that. But I owe her big.”

Ellis Henican, Newsday columnist, Fox News Channel Analyst, Bloomberg Radio Talk-Show Host

Paul Steiger “Joanne took a print guy without a clue how to get the most out of television appearances and taught me how to put a point across. She is fun to work with, and she delivers results.”

Paul Steiger, Managing Editor, Wall Street Journal

Mary Kathleen Flynn “Joanne Stevens is in a whole other league from “media trainers” or “voice coaches.” When I jumped from reporting at MSNBC to anchoring at CNN, I was comfortable on-camera but I lacked the authority to carry a show. By understanding how to convey my passion and knowledge for a subject- my voice and my demeanor followed suit.”

Mary Kathleen Flynn, Senior Editor/Senior Video Producer, The Deal & Tech Confidential

Al Della Fave Joanne- Thanks to you I had a tremendously successful and rewarding career with the New Jersey State Police. 15 years as spokes person (that spanned 9 Colonels, 7 Attorney Generals, and 5 Governors) and at the end the head of their Regional Operations Intelligence Center. I like to think of myself as the MVP of all your students. I will always think of you as my launching pad to fame and fortune.

Al Della Fave Media Strategist- Risk Analyst- Crisis Manager