JUDY Goldman has been media training since 1993. To back this up she has more than twenty five years professional experience with Australia’s leading print and electronic media organisations. She has worked in television, radio and print media with national news and current affairs programmes and offers an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the mass media.
Judy began her journalism career in newspapers and was a Fairfax bureau chief in the Canberra Press Gallery during the late 1980s. She also has extensive radio experience with ABC Radio, 2UE, and 2GB producing programs for influential broadcasters including Alan Jones and John Stanley.
Her television experience began at ‘A Current Affair’ where she progressed from associate producer to Chief of Staff. Apart from her time at Nine Judy has also worked at Channels 7, 10 and the ABC on of various programs.
Judy has worked as a senior communications manager in several capacities. She worked for the Carmen Lawrence Government in Western Australia as Press Secretary/Media Adviser. More recently, Judy managed all media, communications and corporate affairs for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. She was also Communications and Corporate Affairs Manager for Australia Post.
Since 1993 she has been involved in ongoing media training and communication skills development for a vast range of clients, including Westpac, the Human Rights Commission, St George Bank, Hutchison Telecoms, the Royal Australian Navy, Merrill Lynch, HSBC, the Macquarie Graduate School of Management and CSIRO.
She also lectures in Communications at Sydney University’s Centre for Continuing Education.
Judy’s background in journalism and her on camera experience as a spokesperson is the perfect blend for training at Kennedy Communications.
Testimonials
This course by Judy Goldman exceeded my expectations! I found the course VERY valuable and practical. I could not think of a single way to improve Judy’s course. It was very relevant and the use of technology was great. I would recommend this course with Judy to others without a doubt.
Mairi Steele
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace
Great format and Judy’s experience really helped explore the media issues. The session was much better than I ever expected!
David Rourke, Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment
A very helpful course. Very worthwhile and I will definitely use the excellent workbook and skills I have learnt.
Joanne Cassar, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Judy helped me to focus on areas on which I can improve my technique. The content of Judy’s course was excellent, presentation excellent, format excellent and degree of value was excellent.
Professor Elizabeth Farmer, Dean, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong.
Judy Goldman's television background with A Current Affair was insightful and incredibly valuable. I learned an amazing amount from Judy with her great mix of practice and theory. She's a great asset at Kennedy Communications. Brett Wendort, Kumuka Travel.