Surprising Questions To Use In (Almost) Any Interview
The biggest reason some interviews with guests are boring is because the questions are predictable. The guest has heard (and answered) them a million times, and listeners have heard (and usually don’t care) about the...
7 Ways To Get More Value From Local Interviews
Local interviews can be a great way for your show stand out from voice-tracked or satellite-delivered national radio shows.
With the right guest, you have the potential of adding entertainment value to the show while endearing...
Promoting Interviews On Social Media
Most celebrity interviews are weak and should either should not have been aired or severely edited. We can fix that by improving techniques. But once you have a strong interview, you can get more...
37 Amazing Questions For Amazing Interviews
Great interviews start with amazing questions. Many programmers downplay the value of interviews and guests on the radio. But that's short sighted.
True, many radio personalities aren't proficient in the art of the interview. They...
How To Make The Best Of Client Interviews On the Air
In many markets, sales managers have become increasingly aggressive in promising client interviews on the air. And man, they can kill a show.
The situation is bad in some stations. In order to justify an...
Interview Technique: Mirroring
Interviewing is a hard skill to master. Most personalities have never been trained in the art of interview techniques, which is a shame because everyone can be much better at interacting with guests. The...
Interview Technique: Labeling
Labeling is a powerful interview technique. It's a little trickier than mirroring, but equally effective. Instead of repetition, labeling uses intuition to make a connection and encourage more details. It's a great way to...
How To Ask Great Interview Questions
I once had a mentor that told me there was no such thing as a bad interview, only bad interviewers. There's truth in this statement. Once a good interview guest is identified, personalities should...
Key Secrets to Great Radio Interviews
Most radio shows really aren’t very good at interviews. In fact, interviews are often ratings death. Even celebrity interviews. Choosing the right guests is a great start, of course. But even with the right...
5 Fast, Easy Ways to Improve Interview Skills
Some personalities are naturally good interviewers. Others are horrible, and no matter how much they work at it, they just don't seem to get it right. After all, just like in a relationship, you...
Mile of Men
The Mile of Men is one of the best Valentine’s Day events in radio history. It attracts a lot of listeners, sounds...
