media training
Press appearance coaching
Media training is coaching in how to handle interviews, press conferences, and public appearances.
Professionals learn to stay on message, deflect difficult questions, and present themselves effectively on camera or in print.
Politicians, executives, and public figures often undergo media training before high-stakes appearances: She did three days of media training before the Senate hearings.
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- eye contactDirect visual connection
- answerSolution to query
- articulationClear vocal expression
- damage controlLimiting further harm
brevity · clarity · voice · coach · talking points · posture · storytelling · soundbite · key messages · reputation management · interview preparation · script · spin · gesture · on camera · deflection · feedback · active listening
- campaigningcandidate, campaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising
- publicitypublicity, PR, press conference, publicist, press release
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- media spinspin doctor, talking points, framing, reframing, messaging
- PRpublic relations, press release, PR agency, PR campaign, talking points
- PR jargonspin, optics, messaging, talking points, soundbite
media trainingwinging it
Proceeding without preparation
ambush interview · uncoached · improvisation · unrehearsed · caught off guard
media trainingauthenticity
Quality of being genuine
rawness · candor · unvarnished truth · gaffe · bluntness
media trainingjournalism
News gathering and dissemination
reporting · investigative journalism · journalism school · news gathering · interviewing