Spokesperson Course Organized in the Framework of Preparations for Qatar World Cup 2022 Concludes

Doha, November 11 (QNA) - The Media Unit of the Security and Safety Operations Committee (SSOC) of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 concluded today the two-month spokesperson course, in which 12 officers from the various units of the Committee participated. The participants received lectures on the concepts of the communication process, digital communication, digital public opinion, digital media crises, the tasks of the security speaker, his characteristics, the speaker's success factors, body language, building a persuasive message, and other topics. The course also included an applied axis on the use of social media platforms, the use of cameras and photographic equipment, mobile journalism, speaking in front of a mobile camera, press conferences and other practical exercises. Head of the Media Unit, Brigadier Abdullah Khalifa Al Muftah, explained that one of the main objectives of the course is to prepare security speakers who are able to deal with traditional and digital media, indicating the importance of the spokesman having media and communication skills, how to face various critical situations and the basis for dealing with them, especially in light of the tremendous and rapid development that the world is witnessing in the fields of digital communication and the new treatments it imposes in the media's handling of various events. He affirmed the keenness of the Media Unit to organize this course to be the beginning of other advanced courses that would benefit the largest number of officers participating in the security coverage of the World Cup, especially that the course content included many innovative and non-traditional training topics and programs. Brigadier Al Muftah pointed out that these courses will provide the participants with a set of modern and interactive communication skills with public opinion and the masses of all segments, noting the importance of keeping abreast of developments in the media field and understanding the requirements and behaviors of public opinion. (QNA)