Eulogy
Strategic Communications Planning

Thursday 28 August 2025

09.30-16:30

Venue

Eulogy
​Third Floor, Brownlow Yard,
12 Roger St, London, WC1N 2JU

IMPORTANT

BEFORE THE WORKSHOP:

Complete the pre-work under ‘Preparation’ below.

About the Training

This practical workshop will provide you with the clarity and confidence to structure a compelling strategic communications plan, from scratch. You will understand the core framework, from taking the brief, right through to evaluation and measurement. You will learn how to develop and deliver outstanding, impactful campaigns.

Module 1: Challenging the Brief

  • Interrogate the brief with advanced questioning skills

  • Get under the skin of what the client really wants

  • Navigate through objectives to strategy and tactics

  • Distinguish between business and communications objectives

Module 2: Strategy & Creative Themes

  • Run a strategic brainstorm

  • Expand the SWOT to deliver insight and originality

  • Arrive at the ‘wow’ moment effortlessly

Module 3: Planning Tools

  • Develop the narrative

  • Present research findings in an insightful way

  • Use stakeholder mapping to inform your communications strategy

  • Develop tactics using PESO

Module 4: Showing Value

  • Demonstrate commercial understanding and return on investment

  • Answer the 'so what?' and the 'why?'

  • Understand and use the latest AMEC evaluation tools

Preparation

1. What is your most important objective for the training?

Please send your responses to Gemma by Friday 15 August 2025.

“Isobel was very insightful, engaging and inclusive, making sure to address us all individually. I liked that she made it relevant and provided advice on real-life challenges we’ve come across from our experience in agency.”
— Account Director, Fever
“Isobel is a friendly, warm presenter and made me feel at ease. I’ve learned so much and I have more take aways from this than a lot of other courses I’ve done. I’d recommend to anyone – thank you!”
— — Client Services Manager, Definition
“I was really blown away by Isobel’s training. She provided practical and really useful insights. As well as that, she delivered the training in a positive and warm manner, which is so hard to do on zoom.”
— Associate Director, FleishmannHillard

About Isobel

Isobel is an expert trainer, facilitator and communications professional. She has been delivering bespoke workshops to marketing agencies, in-house teams and individuals for a number of years. Her talent is in tailoring training sessions to clients' specific objectives, and her style is known for being energetic and engaging.

She is rated extremely highly by her clients, which include Unlimited, FleishmanHillard, Four Communications, Lansons, Persimmon Homes and National Grid ESO.

​She is licensed in Insights Discovery and has the privilege of being an accredited trainer for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, where she runs training on a range of topics.

​Before becoming a trainer, Isobel worked in the marketing industry for over 15 years, working both agency-side and as Head of Communications for Williams F1. As such, she brings deep understanding of communication, audience engagement, and influence and persuasion to all of her workshops.