Media Training
Gain the tools and experience you need to make your media appearances more dynamic, relaxed and authentic
Do you have a fear of being on-camera or misquoted in the news?
Are you worried that if you make a mistake on-camera it will embarrass you or hurt your credibility?
Maybe you struggle with being interesting and articulate in interviews?
Is appearing on camera and in podcast interviews important for your business but you just don’t know where to start?
You are not alone!
If you need to be credible and confident on camera, we can help!
Building confidence, authenticity and ease with media is so much easier when you understand its demands, challenges and pitfalls, and, when you have a clear understanding of the tools needed to succeed.
Practice on camera with specific feedback from an emmy award winning director & media trainer, will help you to quickly identify strengths, overcome challenges and shortcut your path to success.
We work with
Executives, TV hosts and talent, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, doctors, lawyers, interviewers, interviewees, social media talent, authors, athletes, subject experts, and key opinion leaders.
Pollak Productions customized media training includes
On camera practice with expert feedback
Overcoming camera fright
Claiming your expertise on camera
Key Messaging and sound bites
Developing your on-camera presence
Natural body language and voice
Delivering with authenticity
Connecting with your audience
Reading a teleprompter
Becoming an interesting and articulate interviewee
Navigating reporters successfully
Taking control of your interviews
Review of media appearances
One-on-one or group media training with video and playback
One hour, half day and full day trainings. On site or via skype. Contact us for more information
Pollak Productions standard group media training options
(3 or more participants)
Making the Most of Your Interview
(For Interviewees)
Compelling interviews are essential to good storytelling in corporate video, documentary and TV. However, giving an informative and emotionally connected interview is often much more difficult than you would expect. Lights, nerves, and self-consciousness often make people freeze up and give bad interviews when the point is to come alive and appear relaxed.
In this interactive, and informative training, interviewees learn how to prepare for their interview, create a comfortable environment for themselves no matter who the interviewer is, and how to control the content of their interview.
The Art of the Interview
(For Interviewers)
Conducting an on camera interview is truly an art. It takes tools, skills, and practice. Learn how to get the most out of your interviewees, no matter how challenging they are. Understand how to prepare for the interview. Practice tools to draw out the kind of important information and engaged and connected responses you know you need. Get answers that are easier to edit into a story. Overcome challenges presented by the interviewee such as short answers, self-editing and long drawn-out answers that you can’t use, etc. Explore the balancing act of what you want out of the interview versus where the interviewee wants to take it.
The Art of Reading a Teleprompter
Reading from a teleprompter is much harder than it looks. Even the most seasoned performer can seem stiff, awkward and boring in front of a teleprompter.
Get on camera practice, coaching and experience with the teleprompter. Learn from your colleagues in a supportive and non-threatening environment.
Learn the tips, tricks and skills to reading a teleprompter, and managing your script so that you can be relaxed and look like you are talking to an audience rather than reading into a camera lens.
Tackling Your Fears and Getting Comfortable On Camera
We’ve all seen the impact TV, YouTube and quality video content can have. These vehicles can give you, your company, and your brand a huge boost in credibility and profile. But, are you ready to take the plunge and be on camera?
Overcome your fears of being on camera by practicing on-camera skills in a supportive group setting. Have fun while learning your strengths and weaknesses and how to use both to your advantage. Get expert feedback from emmy award winning director and media trainer Madeleine Pollak. Make mistakes in a comfortable, no pressure environment, so you can nail your on-camera appearance and join the world of video.
Script consulting
Having a hard time presenting information on camera that wasn’t written for the camera? Even the best trained actors and presenters have a hard time overcoming difficult writing.
Script Editing
We edit your scripts to be more conversational, easier to deliver on camera, and easier for the viewer to understand.
Script Writing
Need a script for camera but don’t know where to start or even how to write for camera? We work with you to customize a script in your voice with the messages you want to get across.
Madeleine was great to work with for Media Training. She made it fun and shared many helpful tools with me from how to warm up and get ready to be on camera, to how to use my voice and expression for creating variety and keeping viewers engaged, to tips for script writing and scoring in such a way that will make for a smoother process when working with a teleprompter. Madeleine clearly has a great experience base and breadth of know-how to bring to the training, from the talent side of things to the production and directing sides of media. The training I did with Madeleine will continue to inform and improve my abilities, both on and off camera, for a long time to come.
Theresa Bullard, TV Host, Gaia TV
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