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Media Interview preparation worksheet
A reporter is hunting for a headline. Land your three messages, answer the question, and never hand them the quote. Prepare your first attempt using the same skills your practice scorecard evaluates: Message discipline, Answering the question, Composure under hostility, Quotability.
How to use this tool
- Choose one real situation. Write accurate facts and your intended outcome; leave uncertain details marked for review.
- Draft short responses in your own voice. You are preparing to communicate, so write what you would actually say rather than a perfect script to memorize.
- Rehearse one skill at a time: Answer the question directly; Support your message with verified facts; Stay composed during hostile follow-ups.
- Download your notes. Then use a live roleplay to test the response under follow-up questions and review the feedback on the words you used.
My preparation
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What to look for when you rehearse
- Answer the question directly. Compare your first wording with your next attempt. Identify the actual phrase, question, or example that improved this skill, and explain why it helped.
- Support your message with verified facts. Compare your first wording with your next attempt. Identify the actual phrase, question, or example that improved this skill, and explain why it helped.
- Stay composed during hostile follow-ups. Compare your first wording with your next attempt. Identify the actual phrase, question, or example that improved this skill, and explain why it helped.
After each attempt, review one useful moment and one missed opportunity. Use your scorecard’s quoted words to choose a specific change. A score is feedback on the practice sample, not a prediction of success outside the simulation.
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