Stillwater Communications

Everyone has a story, but not everybody can tell it. At Stillwater Communications, we help individuals and organisations discover, develop and deliver their stories through training and consultancy services. Whether you want to communicate your story through public relations, an important presentation, a media interview or a job interview, we’ll ensure it is real and compelling.

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Description

At Stillwater Communications, we know that good communication is achieved through well-told stories.

We enable organisations and individuals to communicate effectively with their audiences through the range of training and services we provide. This helps them connect, influence and be understood.

Our combined experience in media, PR and business means that we can provide in-depth communications advice, media training, PR services and career coaching. We also offer all our training and services through Irish. Stillwater Communications is Ireland’s leading consultancy for communications and PR services as Gaeilge

Media Training

"Equipping professional rugby players to deal with pressurised media situations is not an easy feat, Stillwater Communications managed to convey readily digestible strategies which have helped our players focus on their playing without worrying whether they say the right thing in all kinds of public situations whilst at the same time delivering IRFU messages helping to promote the game. It was a really beneficial exercise. I recommend Stillwater Communications warmly without reservation."
Padraig Power IRFU, Commercial & Marketing Director

Stillwater Communications offers individually tailored media training to help individuals and organisations maximise their media appearances.

Media training clients learn how to identify their target audiences, engage with the print and broadcast media, and answer difficult questions from journalists.

Following media training, participants are able to deliver coherent and memorable messages to their audience.

As part of the media training process, participants’ performances are reviewed through the recording of practice media interviews and the provision of feedback.

Topics covered in the Media Training workshop include:

an introduction to the media
establishing your objective
finding your story
preparing well-structured messages
how to engage with the media
how to connect with your audience
how to dress and look good
controlling nerves
one-to-one versus panel interviews
handling tough questions
soundbites

Cilian Fennell

Recognised as one of Ireland’s leading communication advisors, media trainers and keynote speakers, Cilian is one of the founders of Stillwater Communications with his sister Natasha Fennell.

At Stillwater Communications, Cilian specialises in media training, working with top television and radio presenters, businesspeople and political leaders.

He uses narrative and storytelling when working with clients to formulate a communications strategy, giving media training and speaking at conferences. Cilian’s authentic, knowledgeable and highly insightful approach to his work has made him one of Ireland’s most sought after and inspiring media trainers.

Cilian is a powerful keynote speaker and regularly speaks on Storytelling and Business Narrative, Leadership and The Hero’s Journey at conferences, seminars and in-house corporate events in Ireland and internationally.

A native Irish speaker, originally from Connemara in the west of Ireland, he has worked as Head of Programmes for TG4 (Ireland’s Irish-language television station). He has also produced some of the top-rated domestic programmes, including The Dunphy Show, Saturday Night with Miriam, Rip Off Republic, Boom, The Time of our Lives, Where’s My Job Gone and Test the Nation.

He also produced the world’s longest-running chat show, the Late Late Show, in the last four years it was presented by Gay Byrne. It was here that Cilian’s interest in stories was sparked; he recognised the power and value of stories, and how they create such a strong connection with audiences.

Cilian has a first-class honour BSc in Marine Zoology from the National University of Ireland, Galway, where he studied marine life, evolution and migration. His special talent for relating to human stories can be attributed to further study in communications, psychology, mythology and world religions.

Keeping with the water theme, outside the world of work, Cilian enjoys fishing, sailing and journeying on his barge

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