Why ‘no comment’ is the wrong comment

13/09/2022 34 min Episodio 5
Why ‘no comment’ is the wrong comment

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This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.
In this episode of the Inside EMS podcast, Host Rob Lawrence is joined by Alexia Jobson of REMSA Health and Mark Tenia of the Richmond Ambulance Authority.
Rob, Mark and Alexia are taking communications on the road this conference season in a number of pre-conference sessions.
The team discusses:
How to communicate your organization’s message
How to make friends of the reporters in your local media market
How to pitch a story
How to prepare for when things go wrong 

Rob, Alexia and Mark also discuss the downside of offering “no comment” to a reporter, as well as tips for dealing with live and pre-recorded interviews. Finally, Rob discusses the free training available at the Emergency Management Institute at Emmitsburg, Maryland.
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