Friday, January 2, 2009

How to be a Good Interviewee

How to be a Good Interviewee

by Lynn Tincher


Now that you have your book, artwork, etc. in the limelight, how do you handle the press that comes along with it? What will make you a good interviewee so that you can land even more press?

Email interviews are the easiest. Most of the time, a list of questions will be emailed to you and you will have a certain amount of time to answer the questions. First read through the questions, think about them. Make you sure take to time to read each part of the question and answer them honestly and completely as possible. Then go back and re-read the questions and your responses to make sure that nothing is missed and that you have said everything that you want to say.

For radio and TV, talk to the hosts to find out what types of questions that may be asked of you. Make a list of your answers to have on hand for radio and memorized for your TV interviews.

Know your audience. Make sure your responses are age appropriate or audience specific.

In TV interviews, be mindful of your appearance and mannerisms. Practice interviewing in front of the mirror or with someone you trust.

These are just a few tips to help you on your way to success.

Also, check out these great web sites for more information:

http://www.utalkmarketing.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ArticleID=4305&...

http://www.eauk.org/media/resources/how-to-be-interviewed-on-radio-...

Copyright 2008 - Lynn Tincher

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