Want to see it? Just click here.Īpril and May were busy with freelance work. The SABRE went to another campaign, but the Silver Anvil went to the campaign I led in June. A week later I learned my campaign was a finalist for a Silver Anvil and then a week after that, it was also a finalist for a Silver SABRE award. You can see that slideshow on my LinkedIn profile. In February, I gave a presentation about social media for nonprofits as part of the Council of PR Firm's effort to give back to communities across the country. That was very bad news.) I earned my APR designation from the Public Relations Society of America in January, won an award from my local PRSA chapter and started doing social media workshops for executives. (Well, with the major exception of having my PR agency position eliminated. It's been a good news kind of year for me. I've learned a lot about being grateful this year. So you don't have to talk about those things. Their tendency to spill is most likely less about being caught by an interview trick and more about the quest for fame.Īnd your organization probably isn't raising sextuplets and divorcing, mysteriously disappearing from important governmental duties or starring in a summer movie. To be fair, the Gosselins and Katherine Heigl are considered to be celebrities and their representatives apparently believe in the old adage "There's no such thing as bad publicity". Don't volunteer tough topics, especially when you don't really know the answer.Here are some other tips for facing the media: Remember, answer the question and then stop. There comes a time when the rest of us just do not need to know anything else about your personal lives.īut there may come a time when your company or organization faces this interview tactic.
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Mark Sanford, maybe even Katherine Heigl. How I wish some folks caught in the media glare would get that: Jon and Kate Gosselin, SC Gov. It's one of the oldest tricks in the book. And maybe putting your foot in your mouth.
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The other guy doesn't say anything, doesn't ask the next question, just looks at you expectantly. You're answering, you're answering, you finish - and silence. If you've ever been interviewed by a journalist, you may have experienced a tactic designed to keep you talking.