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7 PR Tips For Nailing A Media Interview

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Here are a few tips on preparing for a media interview so you can absolutely nail it. Remember your media training . If you haven’t already undergone formal media prep, ask your PR team to set up a session when possible. For more on mastering your media training, check out this post.

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Tips for Professional Video Chat Interviews and Meetings

PRSay

Social distancing, quarantining and an increase in working from home have moved many face-to-face meetings and conferences to video chat platforms. The 24-hour news channels have also increased the number of interviews they are doing through Skype, FaceTime and other services. Promise them that it will be a short interview!)

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Meet the Media: Hannah Lutz, Reporter at Automotive News

Bianchi Biz Blog

I never thought I’d write about mayflies or interview an entomologist (an insect scientist) as an auto reporter! My colleague, Pete Bigelow, and I interviewed about three dozen people who were involved with the EV1 and told the story in their words. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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Media Training: How To Pick A Trainer So You Shine In The Spotlight

Polaris

The idea of a media interview is enough to cause even the most confident executive to break into a cold sweat. To make matters worse for some individuals, the thought of taking a media training session to prepare for interviews can be equally daunting. and how these pressures can affect the interview process.

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How Has the Pandemic Changed Journalism? I Asked a New York Times Reporter

PRSay

So I don’t have a spare 30-40 minutes during the day to sit down and do a meet-and-greet via Zoom. Journalists want to do a great job and they want to write great stories. Remember that, although they might be busy, maintaining relationships can allow you to help them do their jobs while meeting your goals. What do you think?’

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Can I Quote You on That? Three Interviewing Blunders to Avoid

Shift Communications

In my last post , I shared three ways to bungle your product launch and touched briefly on preparing your executives for media interviews. First, why is media training so important? 1) They think an interview is just about answering questions. An interview is not about answering a reporter’s questions!

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Avoid These 7 PR “Surprises”

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But by the next meeting, the cast of characters has changed without notice. The best rule, of course, is to slightly underpromise and overdeliver — in writing. Occasionally we see overconfident executives who feel they aren’t in need of media training. The negative media story. .