May 29, 2020

Media Training Tips

Do you like giving media interviews? Are you good at it? Some people loathe talking to reporters on the record. Others can’t get enough airtime. But does experience make you better? And even if you are good at it, could media training help? Rich Dubek is a journalist and media trainer in Phoenix. Robert gets his answers to these questions, and Rich’s advice if you’re in the market for someone to train your organization’s executives.

 

Also, with hair salons opening in the Washington D.C. area this weekend, the gang talks about hair and whether there’s a pandemic-inspired ponytail in Robert’s future. And Sarah endures another round of the AP Stylebook quiz. Did she get all the questions right this time?

 

Links:

 

O’Dwyer’s PR Newsletter

 

Guest: Rich Dubek

 

Do You Need Media Training? Yes. Here are 11 Guidelines

 

Celebrities Do Their Own Haircuts

 

Pandemic or not, hair doesn’t stop growing

 

AP Stylebook

 

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