Event Communication for Non-Specialists

Communications and Public Relations|2 days|Classroom or live online

Event Communication for Non-Specialists is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through interview technique and speech writing without assuming prior specialist training. The programme exists because spokespeople are frequently appointed without ever having been trained, and because capability in this area is usually built on the job with no structure behind it. Delegates leave able to work confidently with message development, crisis communication and spokesperson training in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Improve message development within their own organisation, measured against established corporate communication practice
Review crisis communication and say plainly whether it is working
Spot where spokesperson training is failing before it becomes a finding
Put press release writing on a footing they can defend to a reviewer

What the course covers

Interview technique
Speech writing
Message development
Crisis communication
Spokesperson training
Press release writing
Communication auditing

Who should attend

stakeholder relations officers
communications managers
public relations practitioners
corporate affairs managers

Fees

South Africa	R10 000
Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf	USD 1 100
Live online	USD 900

Per delegate, for the full 2 days. Covers tuition, course materials and refreshments. Excludes travel and accommodation. South African courses carry VAT at 15%; on deliveries outside South Africa the VAT position is confirmed on the quotation, because it depends on where your organisation is registered.

Scheduled dates

9 to 10 Nov 2026	Dar es Salaam	USD 1 100
11 to 12 Jan 2027	Durban	R10 000
22 to 23 Feb 2027	Windhoek	USD 1 100
29 to 30 Mar 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
26 to 27 Apr 2027	Kigali	USD 1 100
31 May to 1 Jun 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
12 to 13 Jul 2027	Online	USD 900
16 to 17 Aug 2027	Dubai	USD 1 100
20 to 21 Sep 2027	Kampala	USD 1 100
8 to 9 Nov 2027	Pretoria	R10 000

Dates are the published schedule at the time this page was printed. We also run this programme on request, and in-house for a full team.

How to book

Call 069 221 6943 or email info@isptrainings.co.za with the date and the number of delegates. We reply with a written quotation and an invoice. A registration is not a confirmed booking until we confirm it in writing.

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