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Journalists don’t tend to simply sit around, waiting for a story to come to them. They are often focusing on particular viewpoints or angles and are more reliant on areas like their audience and engagement than we might think. Media Training During Covid, business...

The trade press plays an important role in many industries and sectors but is often overlooked when it comes to media interviews. However modern business owners will often have far more engagement on an ongoing basis with people who work for the trade press across a...

In a media interview, just as in day-to-day life, pleasantries are natural and just being polite, so why should we try to avoid them in the context of getting your message across? Media Interview Training With TV, radio, and any other media interviews that take place,...

With the speed at which information travels in today’s modern world, what constitutes a crisis has changed and being able to respond in a timely manner as a business has become increasingly mission critical. It is not just major events such as data breaches or...

Most businesses don’t have exciting news to announce every day of the week. Getting media coverage when there’s nothing much happening can be challenging. But there are a few ways you can stay in the public eye if you are willing to put the work in. We discuss this...

It might surprise you to learn that spokespeople often have different personal views than the ones they are trying to get across on radio, TV or print media. Politicians in particular sometimes need to tread a narrow path between their party line and what their...

Like many things in life, a media interview is never over until it is over. There have been many experts, CEOs and politicians who have been sent a curveball by that all-important final question. If you find a question coming at you from left field, it can quickly put...

Despite all the best preparation, there will be times when you get asked a question in a media interview that you just don’t know the answer to. This can be a frightening experience if you are not prepared for it. There is the temptation to try and fashion an answer...

Media interviews, whether they are for TV or radio, can be challenging. Difficult questions are often asked. If you’ve watched recent interviews on the news with the Government during the Covid pandemic, you can understand how these can make ministers apprehensive....

I was very fed up at the prospect of moving my media training sessions online 6 months ago. I love the interaction with clients and face-to-face sessions have a dynamic, realism and sense of fun it’s hard to create through a computer screen. However, while I’m no fan...

Media interviews for radio or TV tend to last just a few minutes. If you are trying to get across a complex issue or idea, this can present major challenges. It is easy to panic if you are not prepared. That is why thinking about what you need to say, and how that...

In some parts of the UK, we are slowly beginning to return to something approaching normal after the Coronavirus lockdown. Recent and sudden reversals in places like Manchester, however, reveal that we are not yet through the worst of the pandemic. Things can change...