While this is not something I recommend, (I recommend using media training skills to shape the interview and steer in your direction.) check out Jeanne Moos’ humorous review on “How to Walk Off a TV Interview:
What Does the AUDIENCE Want?
Think about the audience and their needs. Are you working that into your interviews?
Do You Hide From Media Requests?
Media Training Executives and others will admit to me that they will sometimes hide from the media. A request comes in and they shy away from talking to that reporter or journalist.
This happens because you don’t have the systems to fall back on. We say it doesn’t have to be this way. You can have an expert rehearse you and give you the skills and systems to fall back on.
It is ok to be a little nervous. It is not ok to “wing it.”
21st Century Ambush Type Interview: Blogger Interviews
What happens if you’re at a conference or trade show, a blogger starts asking you questions???
You can fall back on the techniques. Watch.
Webinar Training
This is the one area where media training skills and presentation training skills intersect.
Presentation Skills are important, but how does it relate to the world of webinars. This video bottom line’s what to worry about and common pitfalls.
The Dale Carnegie technique doesn’t work any more: “Tell the audience what you’re going to say, say it; then tell them what you’ve said.” Sometimes it is quoted as “Tell ‘em what you’re going to tell ‘em, tell ‘em, then tell ‘em what you told ‘em.”
This will bore your audience and cause them to start reading their email until you say something interesting!
Reading a PowerPoint to them for an hour won’t work either.
Watch closely so you can know the do’s and don’ts when it comes to webinars and webinar presentation skils. Presentation skills are not some elusive set of skills that you must take years to learn. You can quickly take these communication tips and implement.
Dealing with Unprepared Interviewers: Media Skills
What happens if you’ve done the media training, you’ve thought about how you want your interview to go and then all of a sudden you find out… your interview knows nothing about you or your topic?
I say, you can’t beat this interview situation! This means they are at your mercy. They must follow your lead. They must go where you take them.
Media Skills: Start With the Results You Are After
The Washington Post calls Jess Todtfeld a “Media Training Expert.” Jess Todtfeld explains these techniques to CEOs, CFOs, executives, experts and authors.
Watch closely so you can know how to begin with the end in mind… we’re talking about RESULTS. Media skills are not some elusive set of skills that you must take years to learn. You can quickly take these communication tips and implement.
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Giving a Press Conference: Tips and Strategies
http://www.ResultsFirstTraining.com Presentation expert, author and speaker Jess Todtfeld explains what to do. He explains these techniques to CEOs, CFOs, executives, experts and authors.
Watch closely so you can know the do’s and don’ts when it comes to giving a press conference. Media skills are not some elusive set of skills that you must take years to learn. You can quickly take these communication tips and implement.
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Media Training: One Size Does Not Fit All
Media Interview Skills are what many people would like to build. They go seeking advice in books or from experts like me. When I began this journey I found a few troubling things. One was that many experts delivered advice and told people it could be used in any interview.
A taped interview is not the same as a live morning show interview. An hour, live newstalk radio interview is not the same as a 3 minute morning drive-time interview. A USA Today print interview will not be the same as talking to your local town’s paper. There are different techniques and strategies. Lumping everything together so people can have a one size fits all set of techniques is not helpful for those seeking good advice.
If there is a specific type of interview that I haven’t recorded a video for, let me know. I will give my advice.
Advanced Technique: Dealing with Objections (Tough Questions)
Advanced Media Training Techniques
How can we take information from the sales world and apply it to media interviews? How can we use these techniques to help you feel more comfortable and confident?
Watch this video to find out. In this installment, we talk about “dealing with objections” when an interviewer speaks to you. During interviews, people commonly refer to this as “tough questions.” I say they are objections, much like objections in the sales world.
Watch to hear the technique.