As part of the Risk Series, brought to you by Today’s Training, this latest session welcomes Amanda Coleman to discuss her work helping professionals firms respond effectively to crisis management and recover from disaster.
Amanda leads Amanda Coleman Communications Ltd, a specialist crisis communication and issues management consultancy. She is the author of three books on crisis, issues and reputation management and has more than 25 years’ experience in crisis communication including as Head of Communication for Greater Manchester Police. Amanda led the police response to the Manchester Arena terror attack in 2017.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Understand the importance of effective communication to successful crisis management
- Build confidence in feeling able to manage a crisis or emergency situation
- Ability to plan and respond throughout the lifetime of a crisis including into recovery
- Recognise the risks and challenges from communication that may derail or impact on the crisis response
Please note, the course fee is per person.
The session is recorded and will be available on demand if you are unable to join live. Please book your place and the recording will be circulated 48 hours after the live session to review on-demand.
The Risk Management Series
The Today’s Training Risk Management series is a series of online training events designed to help Managers, Partners and Directors within Legal Services firms understand and manage organisational risk. The series will be composed of at least ten modules to be broadcast live throughout 2025.
Training will be delivered by some of the UK’s leading risk management specialists addressing a range of topics from the impact of leadership and culture on risk through to regulation and disaster recovery amongst other topics. Throughout the series delegates will be able to choose the most relevant sessions for them to attend.

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Date: Thursday 24th April 2025, 11.15am-12.45pm (1.5 hours)
Who Should Attend
- Managers, Partners and Directors within Legal Services firms
Speaker: Amanda Coleman FCIPR, FPRCA, Chart PR

Amanda is a crisis communication specialist and the director and founder of crisis communication consultancy Amanda Coleman Communication Ltd. Based in the UK, she has more than 25 years’ experience in crisis and emergency communication.
She is the author of Crisis Communication Strategies published in May 2020 with a second edition published in March 2023 by Kogan Page, and Everyday Communication Strategies published in November 2022. Her third book about Strategic Reputation Management was published in November 2024.