Dad. Media training coach. I sold my 1st newspaper to my grandmother when I was 5. Writer. Conference speaker. Podcast host. Biz owner for 19+ years.
If you surveyed people who do media interviews, you’d discover that one of their most common fears is freezing up during a live TV or radio interview. Losing their train of thought and drawing a blank while the seconds tick agonizingly by. It’s truly the stuff of nightmares. Here are my top 5 tips to help you avoid becoming the deer in the headlights during your next live media interview:
Make these tips part of your media interview prep and you’ll greatly minimize the chances of a deer in the headlights moment.
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Dad. Media training coach. I sold my 1st newspaper to my grandmother when I was 5. Writer. Conference speaker. Podcast host. Biz owner for 19+ years.
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