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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 . For more on mastering your media training, check out this post. Our clients agree that briefing docs make media interviews a breeze. Study the briefing doc. What’s a briefing doc? Beware lengthy tangents.

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Three Tips for Ethical Media Interviews

Deirdre Breakenridge

Interviewing with the media has changed over the years. I remember training executives on how to show up with their messages and talking points. It’s a very noisy landscape, tensions run high on different topics and taking an interview means being present and ready to navigate questions beyond the messages you want to share.

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5 Great Results to Expect After Media Training

Landis PR

By Andie Davis Photo courtesy of Pixabay There are many great benefits that come from media training, and not just for media interviews. If you get media interview requests, you will want experienced media trainers to guide you through the ins and outs (and the dos and don’ts) of being a great interviewee.

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How To Interview Experts Like A Journalist: Tips For PR Teams

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But I do know something about interviewing experts, which is often the basis for B2B comms writing. But once you’ve made your interview subject comfortable, it’s not always easy to think of new questions on the fly. When I think about going deep in interview questions, I like to think about the difference between Twitter and Reddit.

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Not All Media Trainings Are Evidence-Based

Prowly

If you are a senior manager or spokesperson of an organization there is a high probability you will have followed a media training session at one time in your career. These trainings are typically conducted by external consultants and will always involve a mix of theory and mock interviews.

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5 PR Tips For Managing Tricky Media Interviews

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Most PR teams work hard to make sure our client media interviews go off without a hitch. While most qualified media spokespeople are well-versed in what they should discuss in an interview, it is up to the PR exec to manage the conversations with a positive outcome in mind. Confirm specifics ahead of time. Pick the right spokesperson.

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Business Leaders: PR Tips To Ace Media Interviews

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

For any PR agency team , a major media interview for a company spokesperson is a solid win. Nothing is quite as rewarding as securing that one big interview, or even a series of them, if there’s high-profile news to share. They’re unlikely to be included in sites listing the worst interviews of all time , but most can use some help.