Comments on: Dealing with the media - The interview stage http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/ Invisible people have invisible rights Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:39:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-688488 Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:17:36 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-688488 Love your tips, particularly "Know your material: 3 points, at most with 3 examples." If you anwser a question by bridging to your key message, and the interviewer says, "Can you give us an example?" and you don't have one at your fingertips, you might be tempted to start babbling so there isn't dead air. Also, as a publicity expert, I advise people to accept every invitation to do interviews, even on rinky-dink Internet radio shows that don't have many listeners. The more you interview, the more comfortable you will feel. Made your mistakes on the small shows so that, eventually, you're ready for prime time. Love your tips, particularly “Know your material: 3 points, at most with 3 examples.”

If you anwser a question by bridging to your key message, and the interviewer says, “Can you give us an example?” and you don’t have one at your fingertips, you might be tempted to start babbling so there isn’t dead air.

Also, as a publicity expert, I advise people to accept every invitation to do interviews, even on rinky-dink Internet radio shows that don’t have many listeners. The more you interview, the more comfortable you will feel. Made your mistakes on the small shows so that, eventually, you’re ready for prime time.

]]> By: Murphy’s Law » Preparing for Media Interviews http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-688441 Murphy’s Law » Preparing for Media Interviews Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:08:19 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-688441 [...] Mulley has published his tips for successful media interviews. [...] [...] Mulley has published his tips for successful media interviews. [...]

]]> By: McAWilliams http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-688297 McAWilliams Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:50:17 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-688297 God now you put this up a week or 2 too late ;-) To be fair very well written article with a few points evne I did not know and heres me working in the media lmao. God now you put this up a week or 2 too late ;-) To be fair very well written article with a few points evne I did not know and heres me working in the media lmao.

]]> By: Red Links 26/03/08 : Alexia Golez http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-687893 Red Links 26/03/08 : Alexia Golez Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:23:36 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-687893 [...] Great post by Damien on how to deal with media interviews. Pro advice for free. Redlinking him, even though he’s already in your feed readers. It’s that good. Now, someone break his fingers. [...] [...] Great post by Damien on how to deal with media interviews. Pro advice for free. Redlinking him, even though he’s already in your feed readers. It’s that good. Now, someone break his fingers. [...]

]]> By: Trinity http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-687578 Trinity Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:28:57 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-687578 it's always good to quote 'them' as well, they love that! something they've talked about reported on etc. Just saying like :) it’s always good to quote ‘them’ as well, they love that! something they’ve talked about reported on etc. Just saying like :)

]]> By: tipster http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-687265 tipster Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:32:21 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-687265 The local radio bit is so important for national campaigns. I remember after the divorce referendum had been passed, at the count centre, an RTÉ reporter interviewed Mervyn Taylor, the Minister for Equality and Law Reform who had led the government's campaign, about the campaign. She put it to him that tightness of the margin was down to his not being available for media interviews. He rebuffed her, with the figures on how many interviews he had done on <i>local</i> radio stations, and pointed out that this had given a larger audience than an equivelnt slot on any RTÉ programme would have given. The local radio bit is so important for national campaigns. I remember after the divorce referendum had been passed, at the count centre, an RTÉ reporter interviewed Mervyn Taylor, the Minister for Equality and Law Reform who had led the government’s campaign, about the campaign. She put it to him that tightness of the margin was down to his not being available for media interviews. He rebuffed her, with the figures on how many interviews he had done on local radio stations, and pointed out that this had given a larger audience than an equivelnt slot on any RTÉ programme would have given.

]]> By: Liam Noonan http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-687244 Liam Noonan Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:15:22 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-687244 Good article Damien, having done several radio interviews I can see that I am doing somethings right but need to improve on my sound bites and start a crib sheet. Liam Good article Damien, having done several radio interviews I can see that I am doing somethings right but need to improve on my sound bites and start a crib sheet.

Liam

]]> By: Darragh http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-686994 Darragh Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:34:02 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-686994 Great post/resource Damien, thanks. Will definitely refer back to this. Great post/resource Damien, thanks. Will definitely refer back to this.

]]> By: Daragh http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-686990 Daragh Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:30:39 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/03/25/dealing-with-the-media-the-interview-stage/#comment-686990 Excellent post Damien, thank you. Bookmarking it for reference and I'm going to send to some friends. Excellent post Damien, thank you. Bookmarking it for reference and I’m going to send to some friends.

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