Signal your play to the interviewer
During my blogging slump earlier this year, one of the blogs I missed reading was PR Buzzsaw from Sawmill Marketing Public Relations - they’ve got a great series of media training tips going, plus lots on PR in general, all done with a fun easy style.
Well, I’m back reading and their Tip #30 is about counting down your points - if you’ve got three points to make, physically count them out on your fingers. Now here’s the nice little twist they give to this advice: “[counting down] signals your agenda to the reporter.” I hadn’t thought of it that way before, but it is a perfect bit of body language to communicate your intentions to the interviewer. Thanks Buzz!
Posted: June 26th, 2008 under Your Presentation.
Comment from Jeff Davis
Time June 29, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Good to have you back from the blogging slump and thanks for reading the PR Buzzsaw. We promise to keep posting useful tips on media training (and other PR topics). And if you’re on Twitter, follow us via @contactjeff and @susananthony