REAL COMMUNICATION CONSULTING
Training and Development in Pietermaritzburg

She maintains there will always be a need for individuals and organisations to improve their communication skills and techniques, hence she wants to share her extensive experience, skills and knowledge in media and communication work, education and training, and public relations with people who aspire to connect, influence and lead. Desiray has presented papers on a number of topics, including: developing responsible leaders through the media; Corporate and government communication regarding social issues; the role of the tabloid in SA, and about negotiating ways around a new kind of journalism for a new kind of audience. In addition, her MA thesis has been published as a book by Lambert Academic Publishers, Germany. Desiray has presented papers on a number of topics, including: developing responsible leaders through the media; Corporate and government communication regarding social issues; the role of the tabloid in SA and about negotiating ways around a new kind of journalism for a new kind of reader. Research: From developing goal-driven strategies and plans through research, to action, implementation, and evaluation. Research tools: Questionnaires; Surveys; Interviews; Focus groups; Media monitoring. Education and Training: Of researchers, emerging managers and business owners, and employees. In all aspects of Communication: Personal and Corporate skills development, training and guidelines through workshops, seminars, and mentorship after on-the-job training. Analysis and Advice: Analysing clients’ situations; giving counsel, advising on strategic relations and actions for goal fulfilment and resolution of problems and crises. Language skills are essential to communication for relationship building. Together these influence all other actions: Liaising and engaging with all stakeholders; Public relations; Mediation on various levels; Media work, including editing for academic and commercial publications; writing of press releases; fund-raising proposal, report writing. Leading becomes easier if others want to listen, engage and follow. General and specific strategic communication counsel to individuals and companies wanting to be heard and understood better. Media Relations planning for those who want to adopt a multidimensional communication campaign. Corporate Stakeholder Relations maintained and improved by ongoing communication and information sharing and reputation enhancement. Skills Development Workshops aimed at everyone from shop-floor and front-line employees to managers and leaders to achieve alignment with corporate vision and goals. OUR VISION To contribute to building a society that really communicates and works better. OUR MISSION To offer individuals, businesses and leaders values-driven advice on building relationships through communication to enhance their reputations and improve our society. From developing goal-driven strategies and plans through research, to action, implementation, to evaluation. Donald Trump uses it to describe any news he doesn’t like, doesn’t agree with, or that doesn’t come from his own tweets. But what does it mean in our hi-tech social media world and how does it affect our own interpretation of news and how we respond to it?