Public Relations Essentials

Course date23 - 27 Nov 2026VenueLondonCPD hours20Duration5 DaysFee£4,300The LTFE Guarantee100% satisfaction
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A well-designed public relations programme can improve your organisation’s image, reputation and business success. This course will equip you with the skills needed to promote your company's successes and mitigate any issues or problems, ensuring positive internal and external perceptions of your company's brand and performance.

This comprehensive course provides delegates with a solid understanding of the role of PR in supporting their business and covers all the key areas including evaluation and selection of appropriate media channels, crafting clear and engaging messages, handling and building good relations with the press and media, adapting messages for different audiences and measuring the success of PR activity.

Course Objectives

At the end of this interactive training programme, you will be able to:

  • Understand the ways in which media has an important role in the publicity and image of the business
  • Know how ineffective public relations can lead to bad publicity and a negative public image of the business
  • Understand how effective communication with the media can benefit the business
  • Write a press release and be able to launch an effective PR campaign
  • Know how to talk to different people in different ways depending on what is needed from who
  • Position Your Organisation in the Marketplace.
  • Say Exactly What Editors Want to Hear to Maximise Media "Pickups".
  • Use PR to Support Planning.
  • Use Public Relations as a "Crisis-Solver".
  • Measure the Success of Your PR Efforts.
  • Target Prospects and Adapt Your Message.
  • Build a Network of Valuable Media Contacts.
  • Integrate Low-Cost PR Strategies into Your Efforts.

Who Should Attend?

  • Newly appointed PR managers
  • PR executives
  • Marketing executives
  • Marketing managers with responsibility for PR
Day by day

Course Outline

  • Definitions, Scope and Objectives
  • New Roles and Perspectives
  • The Role of Public Relations in Building the Image of the Organisation
  • The Functions of Planning, Organising and Controlling in Public Relations
  • The Diverse Publics of Public Relations
  • Public Relations as a Powerful Marketing Tool
  • Characteristics of a sucessful Public Relations Professional

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I pay by invoice or purchase order?

Yes — choose “By Invoice” at checkout and we’ll invoice your company. You can also pay instantly by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal, with confirmation the moment payment completes.

What’s included in the course fee?+

Expert-led tuition for the full course, all course materials, and your CPD certificate. The fee shown is per delegate; UK VAT is added for UK-billed bookings.

Will I receive a certificate?+

Yes — every course is CPD-accredited and this course carries 20 CPD hours, which you can put towards your professional portfolio.

Can I transfer to a different date if my plans change?+

Contact our team and we’ll do our best to move your booking to another scheduled date, subject to availability. We never cancel a confirmed booking.

Do you offer group discounts?+

Yes — register 3 delegates on the same course and pay for 2 with our 3-for-2 offer. For larger groups or private delivery, ask us for a group quote.

Can this course run in-house for my organisation?+

Yes — we deliver tailored in-house versions of this course worldwide, at your offices or a venue of your choice. Get in touch for a proposal.

How often do you update your course content?+

Our course content is constantly reviewed and updated to ensure we stay up to date with all the latest trends. After every course is completed we review the feedback and improve the material where necessary.

£4,30023 - 27 Nov 2026 · London
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