Training: G290 Basic Public Information Officer Training

Start
02/20/2014
9:00 AM
End
02/21/2014
4:00 PM
Location
212 N I St, Oskaloosa @ ISU Extension office

Course goal: This training will equip participants with the basic skills needed to be full- or part-time Public Information Officers (PIO) such as oral and written communications, and understanding and working with the media, and basic tools and techniques needed to perform effectively.

Target audience: Individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function

Course objectives:

Demonstrate how to communicate emergency public information effectively in writing to the public through the news media.
Describe actions the PIO can take to prepare for and conduct an effective interview with the news media.
Demonstrate the ability to answer questions effectively during an on-camera interview.
Describe how to effectively perform the responsibilities of the PIO at the scene of an incident.
Describe the JIS/JIC concepts as they apply to the public information function in an expanding incident.

Registration: http://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/training/

Cost: FREE