Executive Media Training
Advertising creates “image.” Media coverage creates something far more important: credibility.
How you handle a media appearance immediately influences the way you and your company are perceived. Your performance can enhance — or harm — your reputation and your brand. With expert coaching, a media interview becomes your secret weapon. Without preparation, it’s an opportunity lost.
Candace BelAir is the consummate “media insider.” An Emmy Award-winning journalist, she has conducted thousands of interviews, from the “man on the street” to President George Bush. Now she shares her valuable first-hand knowledge with you.
With the benefit of Candace's "in the trenches" experience, you'll learn:
- The five steps you need to take before any media interview
- Every reporter has an agenda; you should, too — find out what it must include
- The secrets used by seasoned professionals to deliver key message points — facts are not enough
- How to develop powerful “sound bites” that capture attention and get you quoted
- The three most common on-camera mistakes to avoid at all costs
- How to respond intelligently if you don’t know the answer
- The best way to respond to hypothetical and “what if?” questions
- How to remain calm and in control, even if the interview turns negative
This program is specifically designed for the high-profile executive. It’s focused, practical, and actionable. You’ll view video clips demonstrating the “do’s and don’ts” of being interviewed. You’ll be video-recorded — over and over — in mock interviews. With professional feedback and guidance, you’ll quickly and dramatically improve your skills in all types of media interviews and appearances.
Candace has coached hundreds of corporate leaders who are now the “go to” experts, called on by reporters again and again. As the result of this training, YOU will soon be one of them.