Jeff Ansell & Assocs., 69 Yorkville Ave., #300, Toronto, ONT M5R 1B8 Canada. 416/413-9660. www.jeffansell.com. Jeff Ansell, Pres.

Mary Dawne Arden, 135 E. 50th St., Suite 7B, New York, NY 10022. 212/644-8199. Arden Associates. mda@ardenassociates.com; www.ardenassociates.com.

Barks Communications, 102 Blue Ridge St., Berryville, VA 22611. 540/955-0600; www.barkscomm.com. Edward J. Barks.

Cameron Communications Inc., 55 Dubois St., Darien, CT 06820. 203/655-0138; fax: 203/655-4752. Jim Cameron, President.

Media/Speech/Testimony training
“Ethics in PR” workshops.
Since 1982. Celebrating 25 years!
Web: www.mediatrainer.tv
E-mail: jim@mediatrainer.tv

CommCore Consulting Group, 1133 21st St., N.W., 3rd flr., Washington, DC 20036. 202/659-4177. Andrew Gilman.

CommCore Strategies, 199 Main St., #300, White Plains, NY 10601; 914/684-2330. Karen Berg, President.

The Communication Center, 1612 K St., NW, #1000, Washington, DC 20006. 202/463-0505; fax: 202/463-0304. www.thecommunicationcenter.com. Susan Peterson, Pres.

Creative Communications & Training, 1614-0 Union Valley Rd., #140, West Milford, NJ 07480; 973/697-3455. www.businesslunchandlearn.com. debra@businesslunchandlearn.com. Debra Hamilton, Pres.

Executive Communications Group, 570 Grand Ave., Englewood, NJ 07631. 201/894-8200; fax: 201/871-0471. Frank Carillo, President.

Focus Communications International, 49 Locust Ave., #105, New Canaan, CT 06840. 203/966-0282.

The Forrester Institute, 52 Rainbow Ridge., PO Box 512, Garden Valley, ID 83622-0512. 208/462-3895; vandye@vandyeforrester.com. Vandye J. Forrester III. www.vandyeforrester.com.

Franco PR Group, 400 Renaissance Ctr., #1000, Detroit, MI 48243. 313/567-2300. Daniel Ponder, CEO.

Karen Friedman Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 224, Blue Bell, PA 19422. 610/292-9780; karen@karenfriedman.com; www.karenfriedman.com. Karen Friedman, President.

The Hampton Group, 5335 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., #440, Washington, DC 20015. 202/686-2020. Lou Hampton, President. www.hamptongroup.com

The Hemingway Media Group, 321 N. Palm Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. 310/274-7406; fax: 310/271-6222. Carole Hemingway, Pres.

Herr Communications, 9 Millbrae Circle, Millbrae, CA 94030. 650/697-1273. Nancy Herr. ncherr@aol.com; www.herrcommunications.com.

Jack Hilton Inc., 230 Park Ave., #1530, New York, NY 10169. 212/687-2002;
fax: 212/697-9008.

Hoffman Communications, 903 Penn Valley Rd., Media, PA 19063. 610/566-5557; fax: 610/892-9197. Cindy Hoffman. choffman@mediatrain.net. www.mediatrain.net.

Image Generators Inc., 18156 Darnell Dr., Olney, MD 20832.301/924-5700, ext. 41; fax: 301/570-8916. Mike Weiner, President.

Impact Communications, 8-C Putnam Green, Greenwich, CT 06830-6037. 203/532-0799. JRImpact@aol.com. Jon Rosen, President.

BE PREPARED! Impact Commun-ications trains your spokespeople to successfully communicate critical messages to your targeted audiences during print, television, and radio news interviews. Issue-driven/role-play based. Videotaping/critiquing. Call Jon Rosen, (203) 532-0799, to make your next news interview your best! Over 25 years of news media/training expertise.

Ketchum Communications Training Center, 1285 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. 646/935-4062. Jocelin Martinez.

Michael Klepper Assocs., 350 E. 51st St., New York, NY 10022. 212/644-1100.

Kundell Communications, 330 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017. 212/877-2798. Linda Kundell. publicspeaking4u@aol.com. www.publicspeaking4u.com.

Techniques for Effective Public Speaking. We help executives and spokespeople of all levels achieve peak performance, build confidence and reduce nervous tension.

Combining theatre and relaxation skills, our custom training covers:

•organizing effective presentations,
•delivering powerful sound bites,
•coping with nerves and developing focus,
•building breathing and relaxation techniques,
•Improving voice production and quality.

Individual coaching, customized programs and workshops available.

Laskin Media, Inc., 220 East 23rd St., 12th fl., New York, NY 10010. 212/777-9092; fax: 212/777-9094. Barbara Laskin, founder. www.laskinmedia.com.

Laskin Media expertly prepares people for media interviews, TV appearances, satellite tours, and presentations. Clients include Pfizer, Am Ex,Polo Ralph Lauren, Fresh Direct, MasterCard, as well as actors, athletes, key executives and celebrity spokespersons.

Media Training Worldwide, 110 W. 40th St., #203, New York, NY 10018. 212/764-4955. www.mediatrainingworldwide.com.

Medianet, 305 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10165. 212/682-2250; fax: 212/
599-5173. www.medianet-ny.com. Tom Mucciolo, Pres.

MediaPrep, 601 W. 5th St., #400, Los Angeles, CA 90071. 213/629-1222;
fax: 818/776-9663.

The Newman Group Inc., 220 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10065. 212/838-8371. Joyce Newman, Pres. info@newmangroup.com; www.newmangroup.com.

Ovations International, Inc., 3481 Wildwood St., Yorktown Heights, NY
10598. 914/245-9721. Matthew Cossolotto. matthew@ovations.com; www.ovations.com.

Deirdre Peterson, 262 West 73rd St., New York, NY 10023. 212/875-0019. deirdrepeters@msn.com.

Planned Television Arts (PTA) and PTA*Satellite, 1110 Second Ave., New York, NY 10022. 212/583-2718. Rick Frishman, Pres.; David Hahn, Sr. VP; Brian Feinblum, AVP. www.plannedTVarts.com; feinblumb@plannedtvarts.com.

Reputation Management Assocs., 2079 West Fifth Ave., Columbus, OH 43212. 614/486-5000; fax: 614/220-9492. Anthony Huey. www.media-relations.com.

Nikki Richardson, 3 Lancaster Ave., Chelmsford, MA 01824. 978/256-1651; fax: 978/256-0751. nikkirichardson@worldnet.att.net.

Virgil Scudder & Assocs., 299 Broadway, Suite 1304, New York, NY 10007. 212/627-4400. mail@vs-a.com; www.vs-a.com. Ken Scudder.

Media training, presentation training and crisis communication. One of the oldest and most respected firms in the field.

StreetSpeak, 36 West 44th St., #620, New York, NY 10036; 212/221-1079; fax: 212/221-1578. info@streetspeak.net; www.wtblase.com. Bill Blase, Pres.

Syntaxis Inc., 2109 Broadway, #12-104, New York, NY 10023. 212/799-3000;
fax: 212/799-3021. www.syntaxis.com; info@syntaxis.com. Brandt Johnson, Ellen Jovin.

Granville Toogood Associates, 5 Salem Straits, Darien, CT 06820. 203/655-5155. G. Toogood, President. toog5155@aol.com.

W.T. Blase & Assocs., 36 W. 44th St., #620, New York, NY 10036. Bill Blase, Pres. 212/221-1079; fax: 212/221-1578. www.wtblase.com.

The Wilson Group, 50 West Broad St., #3150, Columbus, OH 43215. 800/313-9424; fax: 614/461-4387. Steve Wilson, Pres. info@wilson-group.com; www.wilsongroup.com.

Wingate Communications Group, 3316 Edgemere Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55418-1755. 612/782-8551; fax: 612/782-8999. John Wingate. www.wingategroup.net.

Wixted Pope Nora Thompson & Assocs., 4401 Westown Pkwy., #116, West Des Moines, IA 50266. 515/226-0818.