Media and Content Creation
Media Presence and On-Camera Skills
Prepare for your next interview: a clear message to come back to, a calm answer to the hard question, and a recording you review before your audience sees you.
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Media and Content Creation Courses in Doha Say what you mean on camera and on air.
The Media and Content Creation track at Al Qurain Training Center offers practical courses in Doha in media presence, radio and podcast presenting, journalistic writing and content creation. You record your performance on audio and video, then review it with two trainers: a journalist who has written for radio, and a public speaking trainer.
Who is this track for?
- Leaders and official spokespeople
- Communications and PR teams
- Business owners and professionals
- Aspiring radio presenters and podcasters
Track themes
- Media presence and speaking on camera
- Journalistic writing: news, opinion and interviews
- Radio and podcast presenting
- Social media content creation
How is it delivered?
We will announce the first cohort's dates, format and fees when registration opens. Organisations can request the track's courses as an in-house programme in which their teams practise on their own messages. Each course ends with a certificate of completion for participants who meet its requirements.
Courses in this track
3 courses
- Media and Content Creation
Journalistic Writing
Write a news story that answers the reader's questions in its first paragraph, an opinion piece with a clear point of view, and an interview whose questions you prepare before you sit down with your guest.
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- Media and Content Creation
Radio and Podcast Presenting
Present your first episode in a confident voice: a script written for the ear, a pace that holds the listener, and a conversation that keeps you and your guest on topic.
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Programmes in preparation
Social Media Content Creation
Planning and writing content for social platforms, and reading how your audience responds.
Young Journalist (for teenagers)
A workshop for teenagers: writing a news story, conducting a short interview and presenting it in their own voices.
Register your interest in the first cohort
The centre has not yet set dates or fees for the media courses. Leave your details and tell us which course interests you, and we will write to you when we announce the first cohort. If you are asking on behalf of a team in your organisation, say so in your request.
Questions about this track
What media courses does Al Qurain Training Center offer in Doha?
The track has three courses: Media Presence and On-Camera Skills, Journalistic Writing, and Radio and Podcast Presenting. The centre is also preparing Social Media Content Creation and a Young Journalist workshop for teenagers. In the performance courses you record yourself on audio and video, then review the recording with your trainer.
Will the courses qualify me to work as a presenter?
No. The courses do not grant a professional licence or promise a job with a media outlet. The presenting course builds your voice, script and presence at the microphone, and you leave with a demo recording to share when you apply to a broadcaster.
How is media presence training different from public speaking?
Effective Communication and Public Speaking, in the Personal and Life Skills track, is about speaking to a live audience. Media Presence and On-Camera Skills covers TV and radio interviews, short statements and handling difficult questions on camera.
Who teaches the media courses?
The two co-founders, each in her own field. Anwar Al-Taneeb has written for the press since 1988 and has written radio series broadcast on Kuwait Radio; she teaches journalistic writing and radio and podcast presenting. Dhia Al-Rabeeah is a member of Toastmasters International with awards in public speaking; she teaches media presence with Anwar Al-Taneeb.
Is media presence training suitable for executives and spokespeople?
Yes. The course is aimed at them and at communications and PR teams. The centre runs it as an open cohort or as a closed in-house programme, and participants practise on their organisation's real messages.
Are there media workshops for young people?
The centre is preparing Young Journalist, a workshop in which teenagers write a news story, conduct a short interview and present it in their own voices. Anwar Al-Taneeb has run this workshop before, and the centre will announce its age group and dates when it opens.
Speak on camera and on air, write news and opinion, and review your recorded performance with your trainer.