Can we talk about why you need media coaching for TV interviews? If you’re an online-entrepreneur, expert, influencer, or non-fiction book author and you or your publicist have booked a coveted TV interview to promote your brand, product, or service, there is one thing you do not want to do….you do NOT want to blow your credibility by blowing your interview so you definitely need media coaching.
Now this is where most publicists will just drop you into the deep end and say, “swim!” or maybe they only help you from a publicist’s point of view to prepare you for your interview. But here’s what you need — a talk show producer’s perspective to coach you on how not to blow your big break!
Here’s why – you see, when television viewers first see you on camera on their favorite TV talk show or in a newscast, they make an initial judgment in the first four seconds you’re on the aire and that judgment is finalized largely within 30 seconds.
You only have ONE chance to get it right when it comes to your talk show appearance and that’s why you need Media Coaching.
Here are three key things you need to know:
1. Experts Make Interviewing Look Easy. But what you may not know is that even the most experienced on-camera experts prepare and rehearse for every single TV interview.
2. Avoid Looking Like Bambi in Headlights. Media coaching is essential to learn the skills of mastering your message and time constraints of a TV interview, handling nerves, know what to say when you get a curveball question, and ace your on-camera delivery with poise and polish.
3. Skipping Media Coaching is a Recipe for an On-Camera Disaster. As a producer, my job is to make sure that when you get in front of the camera that you look and do your best and if you skip media coaching, you’re gambling with your reputation since you could derail your credibility and all you’ve worked so hard for when landing a TV interview.
Every expert that I’ve ever worked with for TV appearances invests time in preparing for each and every interview so that when the red light for the camera goes on, they look like they’re making it up on the spot, but what most people don’t know is that they spent hours making it look effortless.
When I work with experts and clients to prepare for them for their talk show interviews, I see things they’re not aware of or I know how to make tweaks to fine tune and polish their on-camera delivery. Sort of like how Golf pros have coaches to perfect their game – I work in a similar way.
My client’s crush their interviews with media coaching. In fact, here’s what my client, Dan Henry, author of the Wall Street Journal best seller, Digital Millionaire Secrets, had to say, “Marianne is a producer, not a publicist. She knows what it’s like to be on the TV producer side. So she knows exactly who to contact, how to pitch the segment, what to say on the segment, how to deal with it — absolutely everything.”
So, if you’ve booked a talk show interview or want to find out more about how I work with clients, please reach out to me on Instagram or Facebook!
Marianne Schwab is the the creator of the ‘Seen on TV’ System and, as Content Creation Strategist, she is the go-to broadcast media expert to show you how to get booked on TV and ace your on-camera interview. Her producer credits include Live with Regis & Kathie Lee, Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous, Runaway with the Rich & Famous, E! Entertainment Television ON E! Specials, and many more. She has worked in broadcast for over 25 years and is currently the Executive Producer for CMP Media Cafe, a company specializing in broadcast public relations where she provides customized media training services for clients.
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