Navigating the media landscape with finesse and confidence is an art form that can propel you, your book, and your brand to new heights. Helping authors to prepare for media interviews is something I am pretty good at having done it for many years now. […]
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As a publicist and media trainer, my work involves helping authors develop their overall messages, hone their skills to become fantastic at influencing others, and then pitch and land media outlets for interviews. In fact, I am delighted to say that this past week has
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When it comes to doing media interviews, the list of things to do and NOT to do is long. However, there are three that are at the top of the list. As you set up interviews for your book, avoid doing the following three things.
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The month of October has featured the many different kinds of surprises that can happen during media interviews. Here are links to the past three posts on surprises in case you missed them: October 8, October 15, October 22. It’s good to review these so
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Life is filled with surprises. Some of them we love and others, not so much. Today is the final installment of our 3-part series on surprises in the media. When you are out doing media interviews, I guarantee you will run into some surprises. Before
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Last week we started talking about unexpected surprises when doing interviews. They are a part of life, of course, and they often happen when doing any kind of media, including interviews. If you missed it, you can read part one here. Today we’re going to
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The unexpected. It’s a part of life, and it certainly applies when doing any kind of media, including interviews. Because more and more of us are using technology to put our messages out into the world, I thought it would be interesting to talk a
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I did a media training session for several clients this week who are very interested in doing on-camera interviews on television. On-camera interviews are very visual so you want to do everything you can to make sure you look good and what you wear helps
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Many of you may remember agent and friend, Lisa Hagen. I interviewed her for Media Bytes Studio a few years ago during which she shared invaluable information for those wanting to secure an agent for their literary work. This week Lisa posted an article that
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If you’re an author or writer, and we’ve been connected for a while, chances are good you’ve been asked to do a media interview at some point, and perhaps many of them. Whether it’s for a local outlet or a global podcast, interviews are a
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