Media interview training
Practice the interview before the mic is live.
An AI reporter asks about your story one question at a time. It asks loaded questions, raises the topic you said you can't discuss, and repeats any slip back to you as a quote. Then you see the headline it would write and the line that would have kept you out of it.
15 rounds free (a round is one exchange with your opponent).
- No credit card to start
- Try it free before you pay
- Audio is never stored — only your transcript, for you
- Cancel in one click
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See it in action
A media interview, start to finish
- You set the story. A reporter asks the hard questions on live TV.
- It pushes back, out loud. Answer by voice or type. The opponent follows up on what you actually said.
- You get a scorecard. Your score, the line that cost you most, and what to say instead.
This is a screen recording of the real app with a sample session. Turn the sound on.
How a session works
Three steps, a few minutes
- Write the story and your three messages. Describe what happened and the three things your audience has to hear. Add what you can't discuss and the question you're dreading. Both are optional.
- Pick the room and the reporter. Choose live TV, print or podcast, a doorstep ambush, a crisis presser or local news. Then pick a gotcha, investigative, sympathetic or confrontational reporter at Easy, Normal or Hard. Take 3, 6 or 10 questions, or go open-ended. The reporter asks first, and you can talk or type.
- Get the scorecard. You are scored on Message discipline, Answering the question, Composure under hostility and Quotability. You also get the headline this reporter would write and the exact line you should have said instead.
Pick the format
The interviews that go wrong on the record
Sample scorecard
The headline you handed them, quoted
“I'd be surprised if anything got past the fence line, honestly.”
You guessed instead of saying you didn't know yet. The reporter read it back: "So you can't rule out that it reached homes?" The headline this reporter would write: Plant can't rule out that leak reached homes.
Try instead: “We don't know that yet, and I won't guess about anyone's safety. What I can tell you is that nobody was hurt, the line was shut down in 20 minutes, and an outside review starts Monday.”
Free sessions show your score, the bars, your #1 priority and one missed moment with a better line. Any pack or plan unlocks every moment and your next drill.
What the reporter will try
- The loaded premise. “Why did you wait twelve hours to tell anyone?” If you answer without correcting the premise, you have accepted it, and that counts against you under Composure.
- “So you're saying...” When you speculate, say “no comment” or give a number you can't back up, the reporter reads it back to you as a quote. That is the headline it is hunting for.
- The hypothetical. “What if it turns out the leak was worse?” It comes once per session, and the reporter is waiting to see if you guess.
- Your off-limits topic. Tell it what you can't discuss, like a pending lawsuit, and it asks anyway, once, the way a real reporter would. A flat “no comment” caps your Answering the question score at 3, so rehearse a short, honest line on why you can't discuss it, then move to what you can say. Agree that line with your legal team first.
- Bridging before you answer. If you pivot to your message without answering, the reporter pushes back and asks again. If you answer first and then bridge, it moves on.
- The question you're dreading. If you enter it, the reporter works toward it, and on Hard it keeps coming back until you handle it cleanly. If you leave it blank, the reporter hunts for the weak spot itself: the timeline, who knew what, the number you won't give.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is this real media training or advice?
It is practice. The AI plays the reporter, then scores the transcript the way a media trainer would. It is not media or legal advice, and it does not replace your communications or legal team on a real story.
Will the reporter know facts about my company?
No. It works only from the story and messages you type in, plus the pressure any reporter applies: the timeline, who knew what, the number you won't give. It is told not to invent specific facts about real people or organizations.
Can I practice a friendly podcast or local news interview, not just a hostile one?
Yes. Pick Print / podcast for a long, probing conversation, or Local news for a warm reporter who is still fishing. The Sympathetic reporter is friendly on purpose: it nods along and quotes your overshare back to you.
Is it voice or text?
Either. Voice works in Chrome, Edge and Safari, and you can type in any browser. Rehearsing out loud is closer to the real thing. Audio is never stored; only your transcript is kept, for you.
How long is a session?
You choose 3, 6 or 10 questions, or open-ended so you can stop when you want. The reporter always asks first, one question at a time, and the scorecard comes as soon as you finish.
What does it cost?
Your first 15 rounds are free with no card. After that: Debater is $12 a month for 300 rounds, Coach is $29 for 750, Champion is $49 for 500 premium rounds plus 60 minutes of photoreal video opponents, and Elite is $100 for 1,000 premium rounds and 2 hours of video. Round packs are $9 for 100, $19 for 250 and $39 for 600, and pack rounds never expire. Teams and departments pay $15 per seat a month, schools $6.
Rehearse your media interview free
15 rounds free. No credit card. Round packs from $9 that never expire; plans from $12 a month.
Rehearse your media interview free