Media Interview Advice - What to Do when the Media Calls

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What do you do when the media calls? As a graduate student, you may not realize that your academic work can attract media attention. These links will help you to understand your role in media interviews and will help you to prepare for the role as expert in a media interview.
Media Interviews - Are You Ready to Share Your Findings? What do you do when the media calls? If you're considering a career as a professor, you'll have plenty of opportunities to interact with the media -- more than you might imagine! Communicating Your Ideas Advice for scientists on how to communicate with the media Media Advice and Interview Tips A media interview can be daunting. Here's some excellent advice, from Britain's Biotechnology and Sciences Research Council (.pdf file). Media Kit Media interview tips from the University of Kansas. When Bad Things Happen to Good Spokespeople Handling tough media interviews. On the Mistakes Spokespeople Make Ten sure-fire ways to blow a media interview. Overcoming Anxiety About Public Speaking "Do your knees feel like Gumby's when you have to get up and speak in front of a group? Do you feel like the next words out of your mouth are going to be the dumbest words ever uttered by a human?" Take these tips to heart.

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