Matt Needham PR

26/01/2022

Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking to Emily about fulfilling her dream to work in hospitality for client Fedcap Employment.

A young woman from Somerset who has Down’s syndrome is planning a career in hospitality after support from employment specialists

09/11/2021

🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY | Matt Needham PR is eight today!

Eight years of hard work, wonderful clients and a huge variety of projects undertaken.

Eight years of writing, reputation management, media liaison, training, project management, researching, mentoring and all the bits in between.

Eight years of working with other fantastic freelancers and creating teams ready to take on the world.

Eight years of worry of where that next client might be coming from (spoiler: it's always just around the corner).

Eight years of telling people it's okay to start a sentence with 'And'.

Eight years of the triumphant feeling when an invoice is paid.

Eight years of imposter syndrome.

But mostly, eight years of pride that comes with running a successful freelance business.

Here's to eight more. 🎱

01/10/2021

Great to launch a huge project with Acis Group today. Forgive my dress sense. 🤦‍♂️

It’s great to see Matt Needham PR, who worked hard on the making of the documentary, at our premiere!

13/09/2021

Introducing Skillzminer!

Very proud to be working on the world's smartest job platform.

If you're unemployed and don't know where to turn, turn to Skillzminer.

If you want a career change, sign up to Skillzminer.

In just four minutes, it'll unearth your potential and find you jobs that you never thought you could do.

It'll help employers recruit better candidates, quicker.

It'll help the economy rebound stronger after the pandemic.

Find out more at www.skillzminer.com

29/04/2021

Check out my very first print ad 👇👇👇

10/03/2021

🎥 FIVE WAYS TO SMASH YOUR MEDIA INTERVIEWS 🎥

The lovely folk at Huddersfield-based Scriba PR asked me to pull a blog together about my media training sessions.

So, I did. Without giving the game away too much, here are five quick ways to smash your media interviews out of the park.

https://scribapr.com/5-ways-to-smash-your-media-interviews/

03/02/2021

Delighted to be working on this project for clients Acis Group and Riverside Training, helping people get back to work across the country.

NEWS | Riverside delivering for national charity

We are delighted to announce our employability arm, Riverside Training, is to deliver part of the government’s flagship back to work programme!

Our work with Shaw Trust will see us deliver part of the Work and Health Programme, delivering online training to people to help them boost their mental health, confidence and wellbeing as they look to progress towards employment.

To read the full update and learn more about the programme, visit: www.acisgroup.co.uk/our-news/news-riverside-delivering-for-national-charity-1438

18/01/2021

The Plain English Campaign's Golden Bull Awards are always a good read. Check out the worst communicators of 2020 👇

Most of these examples are of people trying to use flouncy language to sound more intelligent. There's no point in communicating if your audience isn't going to understand it.

http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/campaigning/awards/2020-awards/golden-bull-award-winners.html

13/01/2021

QUICK TIPS | An increasing number of people are asking for media training. Here's a few quick tips:

👉 Smile (unless it’s really serious or negative)
👉 Do your research
👉 Don’t be scared – journalists are just doing their job
👉 Speak in paragraphs
👉 Write down your key messages beforehand
👉 Standing is better than seating
👉 Wear appropriate clothing
👉 Make eye contact with the person interviewing you
👉 Be groomed (in a digital age, cameras are everywhere)

For all the ins, outs, dos and don’ts, as well as some great opportunities to hone your public speaking techniques, get in touch to take advantage of our media training.

04/01/2021

The use of the word 'pandemic' grew by 57,000% last year. 'Staycation' went up 380% while 'Brexit' reduced by 80%.

What will be the words of 2021?

This year saw 'hundreds of significant new words' rather than just one, Oxford Dictionaries say.

19/11/2020

Throwback to when my wife rescued two 1950s style guides from the bin at her work. She knows me well.

Looking through them, it's a reminder that words and the way we communicate constantly changes.

Some of the words and phrases created in the 1950s: rock 'n' roll (1955), far-out (1954), 3-D (1955), fast food (1951).

09/11/2020

Happy freelancing anniversary to me!

It's SEVEN years to the day since I went solo.

That's:
💷 332 invoices
🧑‍ 43 different clients
💡 57 different brands worked on

Celebrating with a bit of a later than usual start before cracking on with the work I love. Here's to another seven years...