by Chris Henson | Nov 13, 2023
Live television! Sometimes you just don’t know what you’re going to see and hear when a person on your tv screen doesn’t realize the camera is on and the microphone is hot. Over the years, we’ve seen many examples, some funny, some sad, many in between. However, for...
by Ammerman73 | Nov 8, 2023
During our media training workshops, clients sometimes ask if it’s appropriate to share personal experiences and anecdotes in answers to a reporter’s questions. Our advice depends on the topic and the circumstances of the interview. But as a rule of thumb, if your...
by Chris Henson | Sep 27, 2023
A college football player makes a late and very hard sideline hit on an opposing player. The incident is perceived by many as a dirty play that sends the University of Colorado’s Travis Hunter to the hospital with a lacerated liver. The player who made the hit,...
by Chris Henson | Aug 16, 2023
When holding a crisis news briefing, the temptation is to start by describing a series of events in sequence from beginning to end. This may seem to make sense, until you realize you might be burying the most important message in your statement. The Minneapolis police...
by Chris Henson | Jul 12, 2023
We love it when people show a special admiration and respect for their mothers. So, when NBA star Bam Adebayo got a phone call from his mom during a news briefing, we enjoyed the moment as he stopped taking media questions to talk with her. Adebayo displayed the kind...
