"Communication skills are very important to my job at DreamWorks/PDI. I am a lead lighter, which means I have to often communicate with my team. After the classes with Angelika, I gained a lot of confidence in speaking before groups, and my better communication skills have helped speed up my production. Since then, the company has given me more opportunities to take on bigger projects. I have been able to share my knowledge with my co-workers, I take on more responsibility and have gained more trust in my work from the company."
Jin Liou, Lead Lighter, October 10, 2001
Jin Liou, Lead Lighter, October 10, 2001
We offer media training for professionals who are frequently interviewed about their company and its new products or about some innovative, sometimes controversial software.
We have you, our clients, look out for some of the following issues:
- Prepare your information well, know what you want to say.
- Make an outline ahead of time, focus on the 3 major points you want to make.
- Write out your points in 20 second sound bites.
- Develop quotable quotes, good stories and practical applications.
- Show your good sense of humor.
- Speak simply and clearly.
- Be the expert – demonstrate your expertise and knowledge about your field.
- Not use jargon.
- If you don’t know something, admit it and get back to your interviewer later.
- Be friendly, and polite.
- Watch out for the way you sit or stand- you want to look relaxed and open to questions.
- Prepare for the questions ahead of time and practice the answers.
- Don’t show that you are nervous; if you get a question you don’t like, give a very short answer and continue on to talk about what you wanted to talk about in the first place.
