PIO BOOT CAMP
A Hard-Hitting, No-Nonsense Media Relations Seminar
for Police, Fire & Public Safety Leaders
Oct. 23-26, 2023
Greenwood Police Dept.
Greenwood, Indiana
4-day ‘Master Public Information Officer’ ™ – Certification Program
Intensive Media Relations Training – High caliber instruction,
exercises, videos, on-camera practicals & more
- Crisis & Incident Command Communications
- Perception vs. Reality – Educating a skeptical audience
- Your “open-door policy” may be a career killer
- There’s a problem with those words!
- Guerrilla tactics to get your message out
- Facebook & Instagram Live! Should we be?
- News coverage trends, updates & challenges
- Police & Fire Brand Reputation Mgmt.
- Social Media Revolution: Tricks, secrets & pitfalls
- Videos: Good, bad & ugly of news interviews
- Impact of “Cyber Activism” on Police & Fire Dept.’s
- When to respond & when to just “shut up!”
- Apps & tech for an overwhelmed PIO
- Write more effective news releases, posts & tweets
- Secrets & tricks reporters don’t want you to know
- Take the heart out of a negative news story
- Emergency responses to toughest media questions
PIO Training in Indiana
Oct. 23-26, 2023 • 0800 to 1600 hrs
Hosted by Greenwood Police Dept
@ Training Academy
736 Loews Boulevard
Greenwood, Indiana 46142
$595 per person – Limited seating available
Info: E-mail or call (480) 622-8297
Hotels
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Greenwood
1180 Wilson Drive
Greenwood, Indiana 46143
1-317-881-0600
Website
Hilton Garden Inn – Indianapolis / Greenwood
5255 Noggle Way,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46237
317-888-4814
Website
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham
1281 S Park Dr, Greenwood, IN 46143, United States
+1 317-865-0100
Website
Airports
Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
7800 Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46241
Indy South Greenwood Airport (Regional)
897 Airport Pkwy, Greenwood, IN 46143
PIO Boot Camp | Locations
Greenwood, Indiana (JULY)
Boerne, Texas (SEPT.)
Greenwood, Indiana (OCT.)
Greenwood, Indiana (JAN. 2024)
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