Types of pregnancies and the method of preparation
Basically, there are three main types of performances in the electronic media, and each of them has different constraints in terms of interview time, screen time is derived from the interview, the degree of expertise of the interviewer and the audience, and your ability to influence as an interviewee on the structure and results of the interview. |
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The news interview
Here the key word is 'deadline' - the interviewer is very pressed for time, and there is a high chance that he will not be able to find a replacement for your message, so if the message is good enough, it will go in (as opposed to a documentary where you can look for another message, and in a panel performance where it is more difficult to cut even if The message is not good).
Your constraint as an interviewee is that your preparation time is very limited, that the interview time is short, and that the screen time from the interview is even shorter. Therefore, the best strategy is to define in advance what the message you want to convey, and find a way to convey it almost regardless of the question being asked
The documentary interview
When it comes to a program with a frequency of a week or more, and especially one-time productions such as a film, the preparation time of the producer and the interviewer is greater, and they have more opportunities to look for the best material for their needs.
From your point of view as the interviewee, you will have more time to prepare, you will have reasonable control over the questions presented and the duration of the interview itself will be relatively long (although here too the editing will reduce a very large percentage of the raw material).
Therefore, the strategy here is less to forcefully push the answers you want, and more to make the interviewer ask the questions that are important to you to answer. Also here there is more room to try different messages or different wordings of the same message in the hope that at least one of them will pass the editing and enter as you wanted
The panel appearance and interview program
An appearance on the 'Talking Heads' program gives the most screen time and includes minimal editing. In fact, most of the editing is done in real time by the director who guides the photographers and interviewers on how to conduct the interview. That is why self-control and quick response are of great importance. Another significant constraint is that often in such a program there will be an interviewee at the same time as other interviewees.
In such a situation, the main importance is good advance preparation for the interviewer and the other panel participants, as well as a quick response while having strong control over the message and the ability to insert your main points into the flow of the discussion.
A special emphasis in terms of appearance in this type of interview is on maintaining an active and engaged appearance even when one of the other participants is speaking.