RME Media provides individual, group and retainer packages for executive media coaching and public speaking training.

Clients include, blue-chip companies, captains of industry, ministers, giga projects and government entities.

Coaching is tailored to each client's needs which vary from crisis comms, market listings, delistings, reshuffles, M&A, geopolitical and macroeconomic impacts, force majeure, scandals and product/service launches.

RME's team regularly conducts media training across the GCC, Europe and Asia. 

We bring the studio to your office, supplying all filming-recording equipment, crew and materials. 

Online training and refresher/top-up courses are also available.

All coaching is available in both English & Arabic.

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RME will fully prepare your team for all media engagements, including television, radio, podcast, newswire, print, phone and digital interviews. 

Training rundowns are crafted to include a mix of theoretical and filmed practical sessions, with immediate playback and review.

Clients receive their bespoke PPTs, recap cheat-sheets & recordings of all filmed sessions, following training.

Edited highlights reels are also available for internal-external posting.

UAE national & independent TV presenter Mahra Al Yaqoobi is one of RME Media’s most requested Arabic media trainers & consultants.

 
Having blazed a trail as the first Emirati executive producer and sports anchor on Abu Dhabi TV in 2006, she subsequently held director roles at the UAE’s most established government and private media titans.

Passionate about equipping executives with the first-class communication skills needed for public speaking, engaging with the world’s press, plus presenting to stakeholders, Mahra proudly established the Sky News Arabia Training Academy and spearheaded it for more than a decade.

Responding to requests for tailored, in-house and private training at the UAE Royal Court, in Federal departments and at bluechip MENA companies, Mahra became an independent coach, event host and broadcaster in 2019.

She first met Rebecca at Sky News in Abu Dhabi, and since then the pair have become a powerhouse presenting-producing and coaching force globally in English and Arabic.

Mahra is a Media & Communications graduate of Zayed University with a diploma in Editorial Content Editing and Oration from the BBC in London.

Respected TV anchor Lara Habib Chamat is a valued member of the RME Media training team.  

She embarked upon her career as a research analyst in Lebanon's Blom Bank. She subsequently transitioned to CNBC Arabiya where she presented the main business programmes.

In 2006, Lara joined Al-Arabiya, presenting Aswaq al-Kuwait, whilst reporting on daily economic & market moves. 

In 2008, Lara moved to Dubai to present Aswaq al-Arabiya,  tracking the daily performance of regional & international stock markets. 

Over the years, Lara has covered several high-profile conferences including the World Economic Forum, IMF-World Bank gatherings and G20 meetings.

It was waiting in the wings of some of these global summits, that Lara and Rebecca first became friends & forged their professional partnership.

Lara's portfolio of interviews encompasses conversations with distinguished figures from ECB Governor Christine Lagarde and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, to former World Bank President Robert Zoellick, to name a few.

 
Of Lebanese origin, Lara holds an MBA from the Lebanese American University in Beirut. 

Gorkem Sifael is a highly skilled Creative Director and Director of Photography.

His experience spans every aspect of television, film, advertising and music production from concept, casting and scripting to shooting, editing and post-production, through to screening.

Gorkem's extensive portfolio includes global shows and documentaries. 

He has also worked for 

Getty Images and Fashion TV to name a few outlets.

Rebecca & Gorkem have collaborated for many years to film and edit programmes in the UAE & Saudi Arabia which have aired globally on Euronews TV.

Gorkem's latest narrative proof-of-concept film became a finalist in the global film contest held by Stage 32, the world's largest online network of film and television professionals.

Originally from Turkey, Gorkem has lived and worked in the Middle East and North Africa for the past ten years.

Maher Alawa is well-known in the TV, film, music video and commercials industry for being cool, calm and creative. 

A seasoned lead cameraman and Director of Photography, he has worked for many regional television stations including Dubai TV and Al Emarat. 

Award-winning programmes Maher has directed and shot have spanned the fields of     business, culture, arts, the environment and entertainment. 

From its launch, Maher was Rebecca's trusted DOP & head cameraman at Euronews for the flagship regional magazine show, Inspire Middle East, which she anchored all over the MENA region.

Maher has decades of experience filming corporate videos and conferences. His portfolio also includes fashion shows and commercials for major luxury houses from Dior to Elie Saab.   

Champ Dias is a talented DOP, editor, colourist & cameraman. 

Career highlights include producing films, commercials & shows for media giants from the BBC & Euronews to APTN & Netflix.

Champ also enjoys recording and editing podcasts as well as filming major conferences across the MENA region.

Champ proudly edited an-award winning Emirati film         & has collaborated with many UAE Ministries in visual storytelling in recent times.

Rebecca and Champ have worked on many varied projects together over the years, from TV show to event vignettes and podcast interviews with VIPs and heads of state.

Mabelle Khalil is RME Media’s office manager & senior producer. 

She is responsible for managing day-to-day operations & talent bookings.

She also handles crew arrangements for TV show recordings, corporate video/photo shoots and ‘live studio’ event coverage. 

Mabelle is a key liaison for new and long-standing media training clients & enjoys matching RME’s in-house team of coaches with blue chip companies across the globe.

Originally from Lebanon, Mabelle studied TV & Film at the State University of New York and has been working in the media industry with global networks, world-class brands & leading events for nearly 13 years.