The Media Interview

One of the myths of media and presentation coaching is the notion that how you say something is far more important than what you’re saying. The idea got its primary boost from the studies of Arthur Mehrabian back in the 1970′s. Only problem is, that wasn’t exactly what he was saying. Jim Bergman and Sue [...]

The first few seconds of a media interview, like a job interview, are important for creating the right impression. I was reminded of that while reading this post about body language in a job interview by Erik Folgate: You can show great self-confidence to the interviewer(s) in the first 10 seconds of the interview. Make [...]

Reading through a post by Mr. Obie Joe about his disappointment upon hearing a favourite online journalist speaking live, I was reminded of one of my favourite scenes from the movie Singing in the Rain, when silent screen star Lina Lamont opens her mouth to do her first talkie. Yikes, does she sound like THAT? [...]

What do New York Subway drivers have in common with spokespeople? They should both be clear speakers… Whether it’s an accent, speech impediment, soft-spokenness – whatever – if your job requires clear communication with the public, then part of your job requirement is clear speech. You have to wonder sometimes why a particular person was [...]

Every day, school teachers and university professors have to present hours of material to audiences of students and yet do they receive any training on the art of good vocal presentation? UK teacher Sue Seifert and actor Brian Blessed, in this BBC Breakfast interview, think they should. Sadly, Blessed offers little insight, but Seifert articulates [...]

Went to see She Stoops to Conquer at the theatre last night and the lead actor’s delivery suffered from a form of “white line fever” – h e k e p t t h e s a m e p a c e f o r e v e r y l i n e. [...]