Do you feel hesitant about speaking to media?

Are you afraid of saying the wrong thing or being misquoted? 

Get the tools you need to take control and stay on message.

Learning Outcomes

Leave this workshop with: 

  • Strategies to help you prevent being misquoted, answer difficult questions and respond to inaccurate statements made by journalists

  • A solid understanding of what reporters are looking for so you can prepare for different kinds of interviews (print/broadcast, friendly/hostile, long/short, live/taped)

  • Skills to craft concise and quotable key messages

  • Tips on how to bridge from media questions to your key messages

  • Tools to help you translate abstract issues into engaging content

Why Informed Opinions?

  • Safe & Supportive Environment

    Our workshops are delivered to women and gender-diverse individuals only. This creates a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment, which leads to better engagement and learning outcomes for participants.

  • Small Class Size

    We limit our workshops to 10 participants to ensure everyone has a chance to speak and receive individualized feedback.

  • Specific to Women & Gender-diverse individuals' Experiences

    Our training is specifically designed and delivered by women for women and gender diverse individuals; we provide informed perspectives to address the nuanced challenges these groups face in being heard.

Your Facilitator

Jacky Habib, Journalist

Jacky Habib is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience reporting on social justice issues. Her work has been featured in CBC, Canadian National Film Board, National Post and many others. She is also a media trainer, and in addition to delivering the "Develop your Media Skills" workshop, she also developed and regularly facilitates our "Insider Strategies for Becoming a Go-To Media Source" workshop.
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What past participants have said:

“The content was well defined, easy-to-follow for persons with little previous media exposure.”

“Informed Opinions provided smart, hands-on, honest advice, helping participants to reclaim our voices.”

“"This workshop gave me the skills and confidence to share my research more widely."”

We're a charitable non-profit that offers pricing on a sliding scale.

$400 (regular price): Employee in private, government sector or NGO with 25+ staff

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$300 (25% discount): Employee in NGO with 11-24 staff

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$200 (50% discount) : Employee in NGO with 10 or fewer staff OR self-employed OR student

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