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You Land the Interview and Then. the Unexpected Happens

PR for Anyone

If there is one thing I’ve learned doing media interviews and teaching people how to do it, it’s expect the unexpected. When my clients land media interviews, we always do media training beforehand. How to politely break in and be heard if the host is dominating the interview. You really have to be prepared for anything.

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Preparing Media Interview Questions

PR for Anyone

If you plan on doing regular, consistent media interviews - whether it’s television, radio, podcasts, or print - it’s a good idea to put together a list of potential questions that cover the basics of your business that any interviewer can use. I feel interviews are best done free form with nothing scripted.

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Media Training Lessons From Oprah Winfrey’s Interview With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

PRSay

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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Public Relations and Communications - Have a list of prepared interview questions

PR for Anyone

In the world of public relations and communications, one big PR tip is to have a list of potential interview questions for the media to ask you about your industry. You should never read the answers but prepared some that could just help the interview flow. Sometimes television will ask that too. It's a 10-day challenge.

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What Content Marketers Can Learn from the Greatest Television Steal of All Time

Contently - Strategy

As it was announced, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the greatest television steal of all time—and the incredible innovations it introduced. It’d end up being the greatest television steal of all time. sports producers had lost the plot, so he rethought how to televise football from the ground up.

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AirPR Interview Series: Emmy Award Winning Journalist & PR Pro Mika Stambaugh

Onclusive

AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. Both the PR consultant and client should be able to describe the company, brand or product in 30-45 seconds.

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Top Entrepreneur Podcasts PR Agencies Should Know

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Here are six of the top entrepreneur podcasts for PR teams who want to secure meaningful interviews in the podcast industry. . Mixergy is a podcast that brings interviews with some big names, but mostly interviews with lesser-known companies. Entrepreneurs on Fire.

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