Sep 6, 2022 | Blog, Media Training, Media Training Tips
I am as guilty as anyone. You probably have your own internal list of zoom call bad habits which annoy you, right? Many times people are completely unaware they have these bad habits unless someone tells them but the damage has already been done. Bad Zoom call habits...
Jun 22, 2022 | Blog, Media Training, Media Training Tips
Words like “um” and “like” and “basically” are crutch words and this bad habit can be controlled with practice. But I’ll be completely transparent on this topic right up front. It’s not easy to completely get rid of...
May 9, 2022 | Blog, Media Training, Media Training Tips
Of all the media training trouble spots I encounter, the inability to stop talking is at the top of the list. So many many people just can’t stop talking. They can’t stop talking during media interviews, they can’t stop talking during presentations,...
Mar 15, 2022 | Blog, Media Training, Media Training Tips
“I don’t know what to do with my hands when I am doing an on-camera interview?” Without a doubt, this is the single most common question I get during my media training sessions. “Do I sit on them? Put my arms around my back and clasp my hands?...
Jan 7, 2022 | Blog, Media Training, Media Training Tips
I know it seems hard to believe, but before COVID, virtual news interviews via SKYPE, Facetime, Zoom or by any other platform were virtually unheard of. The networks and even local news programs avoided the temptation of a no-cost interview solution because of...
Nov 15, 2021 | Blog, Media Training, Media Training Tips
Oh no! You just found out the media is coming and you know you are not ready. What do you do? I sincerely hope you are not ever caught in this position without media training first but sadly, we often get an inquiry for services AFTER the media event has taken place....
