Posts Tagged ‘media coaching’
I Was Hit in Aikido—and it was an honor
I was hit repeatedly at an Aikido training over the weekend. And it was an honor. When I told a friend about this she said, “At the first hit, I’d be out of there. Off to get a latte and shopping for shoes.” Of course a part of me wanted out of there. The other part welcomed the opportunity to polish my spirit. As Rumi says, “Criticism polishes my mirror.” My work will be done when nothing can annoy, irritate, anger, or ruffle me. That is a long way off.
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Make Your Sound Bites Steal-able With One-Liners
If you think sound bites are just for the salesy, sleazy or slick, think again. They are your core messages that convey the most important things you want your audience to know. I take you through some steal-able examples that you can model —and show you how to make your sound bites steal-worthy.
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Why I Can’t Stand The Cult of Fake Authenticity
Are you being fake by blurting out your most intimate inner workings to strangers? Do you sometimes feel battered by in-your-face authenticity? Let’s be truly real vs. crafting authenticity.
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A Media Training Transition That Can Save Your Skin
You’re asked a question you don’t want to answer. You’re caught off guard by the host or reporter’s surprise, irrelevant, inappropriate, intimate or invasive question. Here’s the one transition that can save your skin that works every time.
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Media Training to Script Your Story of Origin
Your story of origin or your signature story is the one story you’ll need for any media appearance or any public speaking engagement. This story is what makes you stand out as an original. And it’s the question that practically every journalist or host will ask you about first. You’ll discover 3 ways to uncover your personal, intriguing, and captivating story.
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Bravery in Small Bits
Then there’s bravery in how we think, what we say and what we do. What if you can do one brave act a day, no matter how small to build your bravery?
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