Written by: host 8/14/2009 10:49 AM
August 2009 For more information: Emily Bloxdorf Phone: (803) 252-8773 Email: ebloxdorf@tomsawyercompany.com BIG Tackles the Media Blacks in Government (BIG) will include lights, camera, and action at the 31st Annual National Training Conference, August 24-28 in Washington, DC. The Tom Sawyer Company (TSC) will conduct media training at the conference. Attendees will learn how to meet with the media, the importance of first impressions, qualities of a good interview, how to develop message points, and how to speak in sound bites. Sawyer has been training companies, both in the governmental and private sectors, on various communications strategies for over a decade. The Tom Sawyer Company provides Strategic Instructional Training and has been featured in USA Today for its use of innovative communications techniques. The TSC team consists of savvy Communications Strategists with awarding-winning experience in communications. TSC has provided strategic instructional training for clients including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S, Department of Labor, American Airlines, and the American Council on Education. Blacks in Government was organized in 1975 and was incorporated as a non-profit organization under the District of Columbia jurisdiction in 1976. BIG has been a national response to the need for African Americans in public service to organize around issues of mutual concern and use their collective strength to confront workplace and community issues. BIG's goals are to promote equality in all aspects of American life, excellence in public service, and opportunities for all Americans. The Tom Sawyer Company is one of the Southeast's fastest growing firms with core competencies in Call Center Communications and Strategic Instructional Training and has extensive experience in keynote speaking and moderating events. For more information about how the Tom Sawyer Company can help your organization, please call Emily Bloxdorf, Training Coordinator, at (803) 252-8773 or email: ebloxdorf@tomsawyercompany.com.