Media Training Boot Camp

Featuring Toronto-based dietitian Zannat Reza – media dietitian superstar and owner of the health promotion social enterprise thrive360 In our Secrets of Success series, we are interviewing Canada’s top media dietitians to share their media experience, insights and nuggets of wisdom to help YOU be a media rockstar! We’re sure you will enjoy learning about more about Zannat’s extensive media experience and some of her top tips for media success! Zannat is a food and health storyteller who runs the health promotion…

Secrets of Success from Canada’s Top Media Dietitians – Patricia Chuey

October 1, 2017

Featuring west coast dietitian Patricia Chuey – media dietitian superstar and recipient of the Dietitians of Canada 2017 Ryley Jeffs Memorial Lecture Award. In our new Secrets of Success series, we are interviewing Canada’s top media dietitians to share their media experience, insights and nuggets of wisdom to help YOU be a media rockstar! We’re sure you will enjoy learning about more about Patricia’s extensive media experience and some of her top tips for media success! Active in the media since her…

Secrets of Success from Canada’s Top Media Dietitians – Laurie Barker Jackman

September 6, 2017

Featuring media savvy east coast dietitian Laurie Barker Jackman, RD In our new Secrets of Success series, we will be interviewing Canada’s top media dietitians to share their media experience, insights and nuggets of wisdom to help YOU be a media rockstar! We’re sure you will enjoy learning about Laurie and some of her top tips for media success! Laurie is an RD based out of Halifax, Canada. She is passionate about helping people understand the science of food and…

Top Five Food Styling Tips for TV Interviews

July 5, 2017

Food styling and food demos are fun to create, but admittedly they do take time and prep. Here are our top 5 food styling tips to help you make your next TV interview a success! Always do a dry run of your food demo at home. Practice creating it ahead of time and ensure you have all the ingredients and supplies ready for the interview. Try ‘talking your way’ through your recipe demo to gauge how long it takes to…

Media Interview Fumbles & Fixes #4

June 5, 2017

No matter how much we prepare and practice, things don’t go exactly as planned when it comes to media interviews! As life-long learners and media trainers, we’re always looking for ways to improve, learn and share our secrets of success with you! In the next few newsletters, we’ll share some our TV interview fumbles – and how to fix them Media Interview Fumble #4: Communication break-down In this interview, renown chef Jamie Oliver visited Canada to advocate for kids cooking…

Media Interview Fumbles & Fixes #3

May 1, 2017

No matter how much we prepare and practice, things don’t go exactly as planned when it comes to media interviews! As life-long learners and media trainers, we’re always looking for ways to improve, learn and share our secrets of success with you! In the next few newsletters, we’ll share some our TV interview fumbles – and how to fix them! Media Interview Fumble #3: Picking a sensitive recipe Gina’s story: I usually pre-tape 3-4 television segments at a time– all…

Media Interview Fumbles & Fixes #2

April 1, 2017

No matter how much we prepare and practice, things don’t go exactly as planned when it comes to media interviews! As life-long learners and media trainers, we’re always looking for ways to improve, learn and share our secrets of success with you! In the next few newsletters, we’ll share some our TV interview fumbles – and how to fix them! Media Interview Fumble #2: Relying on the producer to supply your food props Sue’s story: The night producer for CBC Morning…

Media Interview Fumbles & Fixes #1

March 16, 2017

No matter how much we prepare and practice, things don’t go exactly as planned when it comes to media interviews! As life-long learners and media trainers, we’re always looking for ways to improve, learn and share our secrets of success with you! In the next few newsletters, we’ll share some our TV interview fumbles – and how to fix them! Media Interview Fumble #1: Forgetting to ask about parking and construction Gina’s story: While driving into downtown Winnipeg for an in-studio…

Time to Shine in the Media!

December 14, 2016