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Interview skills for radio and TV

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This short practical course will prepare you to take your message to the community through radio and television. The workshop will focus on developing a press release that will engage the interest of journalists and attract them to your story.

It will use practical exercises and examples to develop your interview skills and explain the nature of news-gathering and dissemination.

The course will also demonstrate techniques for responding to topical and contentious issues as well as communicating a new message to the community.

Here's what some participants have said about this program:

  • Michael Anderson was a good teacher. Strong communicator - interesting topics covered
  • Presenter has a good level of real world experience and knowledge
  • I am glad I undertook the media training - it was worthwhile!

Target Audience

All staff interested in engaging with the electronic media.

Outcomes

In this program participants will:

  • Explore rationales for using the electronic media to tell your story
  • Prepare you to take your message to the community through radio and television
  • Develop approaches for getting your story into the electronic media
  • Practice interview skills for radio and television

Presenter

Dr Michael Anderson teaches and researches in media, drama and education in the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Michael appears regularly in the print and electronic media discussing elements of his research and teaching.

In 2009 he co-authored Teaching the Screen and in 2006 he co-authored Real Players: Drama, Education and Technology (Trentham, 2006) which was the first publication of its kind in the field. This research monograph emerged from his doctoral thesis which was a winner of the AATE distinguished dissertation award.

Michael has an M.A. (Hons) in Journalism and is a Chief investigator on Accessing the Cultural Conversation (Large ARC Grant 2007-2010) and The Role of the Arts in Academic Engagement (2009-2011).

Duration

9.00am - 4.30pm

Venue

Ground Floor, Bligh Building (L03B)
90 Carillon Avenue, Newtown
Sydney University Village
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Date

  • 17 November 2009 FULL