A man standin on a sandy beach looking at a second man who is crouching behind a camera on a tripod, with professional photography lighting equipment set up around them. In the background are a row of small, green-and-white striped beach huts.

Media spokesperson

One ocean needs many voices - a call to all to step forward and make a change for ourselves and for the environment.
Please note: You must have a volunteer account with us to sign up as a media spokesperson
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What's involved?

Once trained, you'll help to raise awareness about our work and marine conservation issues by acting as a media spokesperson in your local area.

You’ll be talking about our work and activities, including our flagship Great British Beach Clean event – this could be by speaking on your local radio, on camera for TV pieces or to the local press.

  • Opportunities will be arranged by our Media & Communications Team who will help to brief you ahead of any activities. You’ll be provided with a key messages document and have the opportunity to ask questions.
  • You'll represent the Marine Conservation Society's values, and will receive training to help you embody our brand.
A man is being interviewed by a female presenter on a beach. They are near a concrete sea wall. The microphone can be seen at the bottom of the image.

A volunteer speaking on camera during Marine Conservation Society's Great British Beach Clean  |  Image credit: The Weather Network UK

Training support

Here are the resources that can help you to get started. You may find some more relevant to your skills and experience than others, but please take a look through them all. You can revisit these at any time, so don’t worry about taking in everything at once!

This training will take you to an external site called 'EdApp', where you’ll need to register to access the information. You’ll be taken through the following:

Required training

This is the Marine Conservation Society: our brand

This module will take approximately 10 minutes.

Optional training

Speaking with confidence

This module will take approximately 10 minutes

Running talks online via Zoom

This module will take approximately 5 minutes.

Watched all the required training?

Now you have watched the training and have a volunteer account, please fill in our sign up form.

We will email you to share some information about the next steps.

Fill in the sign up form

This project is funded by the Government's Green Recovery Challenge Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England, the Environment Agency and Forestry Commission.