Preparing for TV and Broadcast Interviews to Promote Your Holiday Products

By Joyce Newman, The Newman Group, Inc. — Leave a comment (0)

The holiday shopping season is about to go into full swing and so are the spokespersons who will be talking about and demonstrating products on television.

Holiday Spokespersons

Holiday Spokespersons

As you watch the plethora of spokespersons this holiday season, see how many of them not only nailed their interviews but compelled you to take action. It’s a sure bet that the ones who got your attention had media training.

If you represent a spokesperson, or happen to find yourself in a position to advise one, you can help them to be more effective with advance preparation. …Read more…

Executive Media Training, Media Interview Coaching, Media Relations Training

Commitment is a Virtue and a Necessity in Building Your Personal Brand

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The other day I sat by the phone waiting for the call about a potential coaching assignment. The phone never rang.

The person who booked the session never bothered to call or write to explain why she didn’t follow through. Was she sick? Did she have to go out of town suddenly? I’ll never know, even though I sent her an email asking. She did eventually call wanting to set up a training session. I declined.

Honoring Commitments

When did it become OK not to honor commitments? …Read more…

Business Presentation Skills, Executive Presentation Skills, Personal Charisma, Presentation Skills Training

When Your Stump Speech Goes Stale

By Joyce Newman, The Newman Group, Inc. — Leave a comment (0)

How’s your stump speech?

You’re not a politician, you say. You don’t give stump speeches. But think about it. If you’re on a company’s new business team, or a member of their speaker’s bureau, you’re giving stump speeches all the time. They’re just called media interviews or presentations.

Aren’t they similar to what the presidential and congressional candidates are doing right now in their stump speeches? You’re pounding away at your key messages every time you speak.

Repair Your Broken Record

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Business Presentation Skills, Celebrity Media Training, Executive Media Training, Executive Presentation Skills, Media Interview Coaching, Media Relations Training, Presentation Skills Training

Should You Be Doing This Media Interview?

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Should I Do This Media Interview?

Should I Do This Media Interview?

That’s an important question to ask yourself before you schedule a media interview with a reporter.

You’ve no doubt noticed that many politicians who appear on Sunday morning talk shows almost immediately go on the defensive. They have a point of view on the topic that is at odds with the reporter’s questions from the get-go.

On the Defensive

Too often a talk show guest will evade answering the questions and continually return to his point of view. This is the broken record syndrome taken to its extreme. …Read more…

Executive Media Training, Media Interview Coaching, Media Relations Training
 
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