In a recent post, we discussed techniques to move your name to the top of the list when reporters are seeking experts for media interviews.
Now that you’ve gone through media training and booked the interview, how do you improve your chances of having reporters use your key messages in their stories? …Read more…
Have you ever asked yourself: what is it about me that would make an audience want to attend my presentation or motivate a reporter to seek me out for an interview?
We all like to think that we’re experts in our subject areas. But no doubt a web search would uncover many other highly qualified people in your field. Conference organizers and reporters are searching the web for experts who can …Read more…
One of the lessons learned from our many coaching sessions is this: don’t allow yourself to get complacent and think you can do the same old, same old as you plan your speaking engagements and media interviews.
Analyzing Your Audience
Speakers often go wrong by not doing a thorough audience analysis. …Read more…
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. …Read more…
The Newman Group is a recognized leader in guiding business professionals, celebrities and authors to improve their communications skills in presentations and media interviews.
Our highly skilled and experienced professionals have the expertise in media and presentation training to meet any business situation -- from helping an executive to prepare for the challenge of talking to a reporter during a business crisis to presenting a group of investors during an IPO or keeping a celebrity spokesperson on point.