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Watch Free TrainingYou're an expert. You know your ideas better than anyone else.
But when it comes to sharing your ideas on a podcast in a way that is entertaining, engaging, and enlightening... you feel lost and nervous.
Without proper media training, you could end up freezing under the spotlight, stumbling over your words, or accidentally saying something that tanks your brand.
The Democracy Group's media training will prepare you to share your ideas in a positive way that will give podcasters and other media outlets an interview they are excited to share.
By the end of the training you will...
Our media training is tailored to fit your unique concerns and sticking points. We'll develop our curriculmn for your podcasting goals.
During the training you will receive personalized recommendation and advice for podcasts you want to be interviewed on and what you're pitching.
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You'll be paired with a podcast expert from our network who can deliver the best tailored advice that matches your style or content.
After the training, you'll have an opprituntity to practice what you learned in a mock interview where we ask you 3-5 questions about your ideas.
We'll turn your practice interview into professionally edited, marketable videos that you can use to pitch to podcasts or share on social media.
We've partnered with podcast PR firm Tink Media to help pitch you to podcasts and get you interviews so you can use your new media skills!
You have a new coming book out! You would like to do everything you can to share it with a broad yet tailored audience and to position yourself as an expert in the field.
You have great research and academic knowledge, but no one taught you how to share that with the public! You want to make your message relatable and digestible.
You have a mission or cause! You want to refine you communication skills, learning to be concise yet complete with your messaging, getting to the core of the issues.
When you apply, you’ll share your goals, concerns, and key ideas you want to convey on podcasts. We'll do our best to provide you with a tailored match to a podcast expert who's most suited to help you.
We’ll develop a customized curriculum that lines up with your specific training needs. During the training you will work with a podcast expert from our network on presenting yourself in an engaging way, avoiding common interviewee mistakes, and working out specific strategies for you to be the best podcast guest possible.
After the training, you'll do a short practice interview with 3-5 conversational questions about you, your book, or your ideas. The recording will be edited and divided into short segments that you can use in your marketing materials or send as previews to podcasts or other media outlets you’d like to appear on.
Download our case studies and see how we helped a new author, a non profit leader, and a political activist to turn their disparate ideas into cohesive key points and exciting stories that could be shared on podcasts. Each of these people were just as nervous as you, but by the end of the training they were confident and prepared for any interviews.
Download the Case Studies
- Author of Grandmothering While Black.
-Founder of American Leader
-Executive Director of People 4 Utah
Tailored media training that lines up with your needs
($1997 Value)
One-on-one personalized feedback from podcast expert
($997 Value)
Recording of training to refer to later
($97 Value)
Practice interview of 3-5 questions on your key ideas
($497 Value)
Professionally edited, marketable videos from your interview
($247 Value)
Tailored media training that lines up with your needs
($1997 Value)
One-on-one personalized feedback from podcast expert
($997 Value)
Recording of training to refer to later
($97 Value)
Practice interview of 3-5 questions on your key ideas
($497 Value)
Professionally edited, marketable videos from your interview
($247 Value)
Custom pitch materials & press release
($497 Value)
Pitch to 30+ podcasts with targeted audience
($2997 Value)
Analytics and data on podcasts to make informed decisions
($497 Value)
Coordination and scheduling with hosts
($247 Value)
The Democracy Group Podcast Media Training includes:
An overview of what democracy focused podcasts are looking for in guests
How to effectively research and prepare for being on a podcast
How to find podcasts to pitch yourself to
The art of natural conversation and becoming a confident podcast guest
How to illustrate important points using stories
Sell without ‘selling’: how to pitch your book, cause, or product without sounding like an advertisement
Training sessions are done remotely, over video chat, just like you would do a podcast interview. The session will be 90 minutes, with 60 minutes devoted to training and 30 minutes to a short mock interview asking 3-5 conversational questions about you, your book, or your ideas.
We've partnered with podcast PR firm Tink Media to help pitch you to podcasts and get you interviews on podcasts that you might like to appear on. During the training we also show you tools you can use to find podcasts to pitch to.
Taking training with us does not guarantee you placement as a guest on one of the shows in our network. While we can recommend you, each show in our network maintains editorial autonomy which means they make the decision of who is on their show.
No, this training is focused on becoming a guest on podcasts.
Yes, we do! If your organization has several people who would like to take our media training to prepare them for podcast features, we can work with you to setup up a discount rate for your group. Please reach out to our Network Manager, Brandon Stover and he will help you create a package just for your organization.
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