ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It’s hard to overstate the importance of quality media-interview preparation to a successful public relations program. As most PRs know, an unprepared or ineffective spokesperson can unwittingly squander a media opportunity, while a well-prepared one can move it from mediocre to meteoric!

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Media Training Training Media Interviews 282

Polaris

MARCH 24, 2015

We have a very simple philosophy about media training. It should provide a spokesperson with the tools needed to conduct effective media interviews when we’re not there to support them. However, someday they will need to prepare for a media interview without access to communications expertise. 2 Be Prepared.

Media Training 100

Media Training Training Media Interviews 100

Polaris

DECEMBER 8, 2014

A little bit of nervousness before a speech or interview is a good thing. Yet public speaking and media interview skills are essential for most executives and business owners. And a poorly handled print or broadcast interview could turn a relatively benign issue into a full-blown crisis.

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Interviews Media Training Media Training 133

Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 25, 2015

When I started out in PR, my focus was building relationships with the media who were mostly print journalists at newspapers and trade publications. In the late 1980s, the media was cut and dry. Yes, there is still print and broadcast media. Media Media Training PR 2.0

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Pitching Radio Newspapers Print 150

PRSay

MARCH 29, 2021

Oprah Winfrey’s prime-time television interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on March 7 provided a reminder of the principles PR professionals should follow to prepare clients for media interviews that create positive coverage and help manage crises. Decide in advance what your goal for the interview will be.

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Media Training Training Interviews Media 182

Reputation Us

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

From cyber attacks, to hurricanes, to mergers gone wrong; the negative headlines seem to rule the front pages in media outlets across the CU world. The Credit Union Times interviewed CU crisis experts, including LT Public Relations ‘s Casey Boggs, for the August 31st cover story (below), “Credit Union Crisis Planning Essential.”

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Crisis Crisis Communications Insurance Insurance 60