Meet interesting people. Empower yourself by empowering others. Contribute to society by sharing ideas. Explore the work or adventures of others. Explore how others have solved a problem. Build out your network. Strengthen your own personal brand. Develop your own conversational and coaching skills. Learn the impact that good questions can have on other people – and how that turns you into an even more interesting person. Search for other people’s strengths and talents. Make constructive use of social media and just maybe attract the attention of media companies.
Your motives may vary, but as far as your personal development is concerned, you will meet new people, increase your social skills and learn about new ideas.
No, you are not alone. There are dozens and dozens of Talkshows on television, hundreds if not thousands of Talkshows on various media platforms. In addition, there are now hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of podcasts.
If you do this in the hope of becoming a late-night television celebrity, well, good luck with that. Do a good job, and who knows what opportunities will come.
Do this primarily for yourself, for your learning, and to make new contacts. Do this to learn the art of how to be a better conversationalist. Do this to become a good interviewer. Learn how to ask insightful questions that increase your ability to help others to help themselves. Do this to help your guests find their voice and their way to get where they want to go.
With the help of virtual meeting apps like Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, and many others, it is easy to create a Talkshow from your home, office or the home of office of the person you will interview – or anywhere you want to be for that matter.
Watch interview example 1 with Sabrina. Make some notes. Try to deduce my philosophy and methodology as I interview my guest. What are the various phases of the conversation? Try to put headlines on my process. We’ll get into the details a bit later.
Watch interview example 1 with Sabrina. Make some notes. Try to deduce my philosophy and methodology as I interview my guest. What are the various phases of the conversation? Try to put headlines on my process. We’ll get into the details a bit later.