Top 5 Tips For Newspaper Interviews
November 20, 2007 by Yvonne Russell
We have been following the hypothetical business of Kay at Cooking For Kids Creations.
Kay had a scare with the Chinese made buttons she used on the children’s chef clothes she made. The buttons came from the same Chinese factory that made toys with lead in them. Luckily her buttons were tested and turned out to be lead free.
She turned a negative into a positive. She was proactive and organized a “Get Lead Out of Toys Day” and wrote a great press release and got some very positive publicity. Now she’s preparing for a newspaper interview.
Celine at Pimp Your Work has done an excellent roundup of interview tips when you are your company’s mouthpiece.
There’s some great information here for business owners being interviewed by the media. The tips came from a number of bloggers at b5’s Business Channel. Here is a glimpse at the main points covered.
1. Learn More About the Reporter & The Newspaper
2. Be Prepared
3. Be Ready With Your Own Visuals
4. Stay Focused On Your Objective
5. Take a breath and think before you speak
Read the full article at Pimp Your Work.
Yvonne, good summary of the post Celine did at Pimp Your Work of the Pros Team collection of interview tips. If you’re ever interviewed, you may want to remember these, too.
It was fun to pool our collective thoughts about interview tips. Celine’s article has some great info for anyone who is preparing for a newspaper interview.