Successful Radio Interviews

Course Overview

Being interviewed for radio can be an unnerving experience. You have a short time to get your message across and the listeners will be hanging on to every word.

This practical course helps you find the skills and confidence to communicate your message effectively. The course provides the opportunity to practice different types of radio interview - the short news soundbite, the longer discussion programme, the telephone interview and an interview with a roving reporter. You will discover how to focus on key points together with encouragement and practical sound advice from an extremely experienced radio professional.

This course is ideal for anyone who needs an excellent grounding in radio interview skills.
Course content

Introduction
· Radio - the growing medium
· Radio news in all its forms
· Who's in control?

What is news?
· Inside the journalist's head
· Inside the listener's head
· Is your story their story?
· Focusing on your message

Preparing for an interview
· Your key points
· Should I have a soundbite?
· What you need to know
· Home or away?
· Dealing with crises
· Taking control
· Discussion programme format
Practical exercise - the telephone interview
· Special features of phone interviews
· Preparation
· The interview
· Analysis and feedback

Practical exercise - the reporter visits
· Special features of reporter interviews
· Preparation
· The interview
· Analysis and feedback

Practical exercise - the tough interview
· Special features of tough interviews
· Preparation
· The interview
· Analysis and feedback

Burning a CD of your interviews to take away

Questions and answers