Paul Carr Media Interview & Presentation Skills Coach

Paul Carr Media Interview & Presentation Skills Coach We help company spokespeople develop the confidence – based on skills – to handle the media no matter what the circumstance.

04/09/2026

Eye contact is key to connecting with your audience. How you gaze upon others when speaking & listening will make you & your message more memorable. NYT journalist David Brooks with a reminder that how you look at others matters!

31/08/2026

Regulators, Regional impacts & AI implications - three topics most spokespeople will be asked about during a broadcast media interview.
Ann Prendagast from State Street Investment shows us how to use:
Subtle hand gestures ✅
Smiles when appropriate ✅
Succinct answers with examples that help explain the point being made ✅

28/08/2026

Just when I thought the week was over, along came a brand new client inviting me to lead a workshop focusing on the soft skills that sell!

26/08/2026

Hand gestures matched to the message being delivered, help make you a more compelling storyteller. We’ll forgive him for scratching his head. Don’t overdo your hand gestures & don’t choreograph them. When talking to camera ensure your hand gestures remain within the frame of the shot!

24/08/2026

Rare to see a doctor invited to be interviewed by a broadcast journalist to help make sense of what’s happening in the world. Let’s hope more journalists ask doctors to be interviewed & that more doctors say yes!

21/08/2026

Day 5 of handling the media during a crisis you can expect the questions to be a lot more informed & difficult to answer given there is a police investigation underway. Sydney Swans Coach & Captain adopting the “feed em well & feed em often” approach to handling the media!

19/08/2026

Speaking to the media when a police investigation is underway requires a clear focus on what you can & cannot talk about. Sydney Swans officials hold second crisis press conference in as many days.

18/08/2026

Ambush interviews will most likely happen when you are on the way into the office to deal with a crisis. If you do talk to the media don’t walk & talk - stop and say similar things to these two guys.

17/08/2026

When things go wrong, the person in charge is required to show good leadership and speak to the media - even if they don’t answer questions because the matter is a police investigation - because explaining what’s happened & what you’re doing in response is critical to maintaining your credibility.

16/08/2026

Speaking to a journalist effortlessly and making it look & sound like it’s a normal conversation when it’s not, is what CapitaLand’s Group CFO Paul Tham achieves here. Look & learn how he achieves this:
Good active listening for 35sec while a Q is asked ✅
Standing rather than sitting ✅
Conversational style answers ✅
Hosting journalist in office ✅
Keeps all answers succinct & full of detail.
Uses gentle tone of voice ✅
Hand gestures matched to message ✅
Dials up the charm factor while not losing his credibility ✅

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