AusSMC (Science Media Centre) Interview Bootcamp
Course description
Practice makes perfect, so there's no better way to prepare for media interviews than by doing a mock interview and getting real-time feedback!
This in-depth workshop allows experts to pitch their story and receive feedback ahead of the session before sitting down to receive expert analysis and guidance from Dr Joe Milton, whose interview subjects as a professional journalist included celebrated conservationist Dame Jane Goodall and Nobel laureate and inventor of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Kary Mullis.
Joe has also been a regular guest on ABC radio for more than a decade, so he has extensive experience of preparing to be interviewed and being in the hotseat himself.
Detailed, written feedback on the mock interviews will also be provided after the event.
AusSMC interview bootcamp outline:
- Practical exercise - Pitch Joe your story! (***to be completed and sent to Joe for feedback a minimum of a week ahead of the workshop***). Tips provided for your pitch. Joe will provide written feedback on your pitch before the workshop to help you prepare for your mock interview
- Planning and preparing for interview
- Interview dos and dont's
- Techniques for dealing with and deflecting difficult or inappropriate questions
- Practical exercises – on-camera mock interviews
- Follow-up – Joe will provide written feedback on your mock interviews and a copy for you to watch back
Type of course
Workshop