Course Description

Media Training for Beginners covers every aspect of speaking to the news media. Even if you have never been interviewed before, you can quickly gain the confidence you need to get your message across, after completing this course. TJ Walker is an internationally renowned media trained with more than 30 years of experience. He will teach you how to do four things: 1. Look comfortable on camera. 2. Prepare media messages. 3. Answer questions strategically and 4. Speak in sound bites.

After spending four hours in this course, you will learn how to be successful in any interview. You do not have to learn in front of the whole world during a real interview. The time to learn media do's and don'ts is now, before your next interview takes place.

This course will give you step-by-step instructions on how to prepare and practice for any media interview, talk show appearance or interaction with a reporter. Your homework will include conducting practice interviews with yourself using your cell phone or other video recording device. As unpleasant as that may seem, the homework will drastically reduce your nervousness for your real interview.

You do not have to do a poor or average job on media interview for a dozen years in order to be great at media interviews. You can learn the secrets right now.

TJ Walker will be sharing with you the very best secrets he has learned over the last 30 years conducting media training sessions with Celebrities, Presidents of countries, Prime Ministers, Nobel Peace Prize winners, NFL stars, and even Miss Universes. He's trained more than 10,000 people from six contents and most were frightened and nervous before their first interview.

Now is your chance to learn top media training skills from a first-class media trainer. You will not regret signing up for this class.

President, Media Training Worldwide

TJ Walker

TJ Walker is the founder of Media Training Worldwide and has been conducting public speaking and media training workshops for 30+ years. Walker has trained: • Presidents and Prime Ministers • U.S. Senators and Members of Parliament • Nobel Peace Prize winners • Super Bowl champions • Miss Universe winners • CEOs and senior executives around the world His book, Secret to Foolproof Presentations, was a USA Today #1 Bestseller and also appeared on The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller lists. TJ is a frequent network news communications analyst and has made more than 2,000 appearances on major outlets including: CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, NPR, SiriusXM, Fox Business, HLN, and others. In 2009, he entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the most talk show appearances in a 24-hour period. A Global Leader in Presentation Skills Training: TJ Walker is one of the most prolific producers of online presentation and media training courses in the world, with: • 200+ specialized online, in-person, and blended courses • 2.1 Million students worldwide • Learners in 172 countries His additional books include: • Media Training A-Z • Media Training Success He also produces daily public speaking training content through his platform, TJ Walker – Speak to Influence. Academic Background: • Merit Scholar, Duke University • Graduated magna cum laude • Lecturer and trainer at Yale, Columbia, and Princeton What Industry Leaders Say: “TJ Walker’s single-minded devotion to presentation has made him the #1 expert for executives seeking guidance on speaking to the public and media.” — Bob Bowdon, Bloomberg Television “TJ Walker is the leading media trainer in the world.” — Stu Miller, Viacom News Producer “The world’s leading presentation and media training firm.” — Gregg Jarrett, Fox News Channel Anchor “It's important to get your message out in a clear and concise way. TJ gives specific strategies to help you succeed.” — Jeff Winteroff, Winteroff Securities

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Overview of Media Training for Beginners

    • Overview

    • Message Development

    • Answering Questions

    • Creating Sound Bites

    • Cheat Sheet

    • Looking Good on TV
  • 2

    Conclusion

    • Feedback

    • Conclusion
  • 3

    Bonus

    • Bonus TV Tips

    • Media Training Success

    • Media Training A-Z

    • Bonus Course