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After doing media training for close to a decade, I have put together my Top 5 tips for doing a great media interview.

If you want to improve your communication skills, start by changing the first words you speak. It can make a huge difference.

Finding a media trainer isn't always easy, but if you follow these steps you'll increase your chances of being successful.

The most important part of any recorded media interview are the sound bites that come out of it. Here is how to make sure the media picks up what you are laying down.

Being a great spokesperson in the media is not always easy, but these tips will help.

Shows like TSN's Sportcentre and Rogers' Sportsnet Central have become masters at stretching their programs to 60 minutes and here's how they do it.

Whether you are speaking to a reporter, or somebody at work, it is always best to know what you are going to say before you say it. You will be amazed how much better you say it.

The role of a spokesperson is not an easy one. There is pressure from above, the public and the media. I learned a technique that makes the life of a spokesperson a lot easier.

Most people have some big misconceptions about dealing with the news media. Grant Ainsley tries to set the record straight.

You may not realize it, but when you watch sports programming in Canada, which team wins and loses is not the most important thing to the networks.

Media Training Coach Cam is up and running and it will be a great way for me to connect online with future clients.

It is a real battle for the news media to fill newscasts and newspaper space over the holiday season, but it has made a nice living off year end reviews of all sorts.

As the year comes to a close, here are your favourite blogs of mine from 2016, counted down.

I have noticed Alberta politicians reading prepared statements a lot lately. They should be talking to reporters, not reading to them.

Before you pick up the phone to make your next business call make sure you re ready to leave a great voicemail. Here s how.

If you want to become a better public speaker, just watch how the pros do it and try to copy some of their moves.

What would life be like if hundreds of the biggest newspapers in Canada closed their doors? It now seems like a a bigger possibility than ever.

The name Donald Trump and the words media training don t go together and here s why.

It s the morning after. Donald Trump will become President Trump in a matter of weeks. What will happen to the news media as a result?

There are good and bad ways to do interviews with the news media. Here are my top 10 dos when it comes to media interviews.

Turn on the TV or listen to people speak and far too many are adding needless words or using redundant phrases.

Donald Trump and his supports are blaming the news media for their problems. Here s why they re wrong.

There are two reasons why leaving a printed newspaper is so difficult, but it s time to embrace the digital version.

After over 50 years of reading the Edmonton Journal newspaper, I have decided to say goodbye to my morning ritual.