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Political interviews feature

High Profile Political Interviews are only Vaguely Relevant to Standard Media Training

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One of my clients alerted me to this Podcast from Politico: The…
Joseph Feature

Many Colours

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What were the colours of Joseph’s Coat? Well, according to…
Moderate Voice

A Moderate Voice on Northern Ireland

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This weekend I greatly enjoyed listening to Jonathan Powell on…
Most Common Mistakes in Broadcast Interviews

Most Common Mistakes in Broadcast Interviews

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There are quite a few things to get your head around if you want…
answer the question

Please Do Answer the Question in a Media Interview

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We are all used to politicians refusing to answer questions but…
Leveraging localness featurre

Leveraging Localness

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As I’ve discussed before (Why There’s No Such Thing as ‘Only…
Such as what?

Such As What? The Journalists’ Question that Must be Answered

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“Such as what?”: The plea from presenters and journalists…
The elegant put down

The Elegant Put Down

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Reporters ask stupid questions all the time. Sometimes they have…
Logical Fallacies feature

How Journalists Use Logical Fallacies

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There are a number of well-known logical fallacies, tricks or…
The eyes have it feature

The Eyes Have It: Where to Look in Media Interviews and Presentations

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Whether you are being interviewed on camera, giving a presentation…