Interview Skills

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Expose Yourself: Using the Power of Public Relations to Promote Your Business and Yourself
Beals, Melba
Book
1990
A hands-on, practical book that gets down to the details of doing promotion.
Interview conducting guide: Tips and advice on carrying out interviews with people for articles, publications, books, etc.
Article
2006
Interviews can be a useful tool to aid publishing and media efforts. Think of them as an opportunity to get information you don't already know. It is a particularly useful way of relieving the pressu...
Sources media training
Article
2009
Media training to ensure that you are ready to handle media interviews. Topics include Message making, Staying newsworthy, Safe spokesperson techniques, Preparation and relaxation techniques, Media et...

Sources Library

Are You Prepared for 21st-Century Interviews?
Wade, P.J.
2010
Chances are that, if media consider you interview-worthy, you possess a decade or two of experience and knowledge that they believe is valuable. Therefore, the question is not "Do you know enough to a...
Building Media Relationships
How to Establish, Maintain, and Develop Long-Term Relationships
Sommers, Susan
2009
Sommers wrote this guide to teach how media can be used to raise an organization's public profile and improve its connection with the target audience.
The Canadian Guide to Managing the Media
Revised Edition
Shiller, Ed
1994
Every aspect of media relations is covered including crisis management, handling an interview, planting a story and mastering the tools of the trade (media kits, releases, videos, conferences).
How to Handle Phone Interviews
Robicheau, Colette
2010
For some people, doing a phone interview - whether for a job or with the press - can be more unnerving than face-to-face. Being unable to read someone's expressions, or look them in the eye, can throw...
How to Interview
The Art of the Media Interview
McLaughlin, Paul
1986
A guide to good interviewing.
In The News
The Practice of Media Relations in Canada
Carney, William Wray
2002
Carney gives everyone, from student to seasoned practitioner, a thorough understanding of who the media are, how they work and how to approach them with stories.
Making the Most of Your Media Interview
Robicheau, Colette
2010
Being prepared for an interview will make you less nervous and more confident, and with confidence comes increased credibility.
Sources gives you powerful tools to help you stand out from the crowd
2009
An overview of how you can use SOURCES to amplify your message. SOURCES is a media service that connects journalists, editors, writers, producers and researchers with the sources they need for their ...