Comments on: Media Tip: The Fine Art of Saying ‘No’

By: Blog Bits from the Left | Kiwiblog

Blog Bits from the Left | Kiwiblog — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:38:57 +0000

[...] Judy Callingham on the art of saying no [...]

By: Oregono

Oregono — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:15:52 +0000

Everything that Judy has written about saying “NO” is absolutely, positively the Reall Truuuthh. And it doesn’t apply only to The Media, but to anybody else whatsoever. That is Your Choice.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:56:32 +0000

Now this is fun! At the very least it would get the rumour mill rotating at speed. I suspect it would have the same effect on journos as Rob Muldoon’s classic response to questions he didn’t like: ‘That’s just the sort of question I’d expect from you left-wing, Labour Party sympathisers.’ Closed it down every time!

By: Explinocious

Explinocious — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:42:21 +0000

Ok, Ok. But this works equally well, for the real intrepid and persistent interviewer. I call it ‘inverting awkwardness’. “In light of our past clandestine relationship, I am not confident as to your impartiality or objectiveness”. The trick here, is to tilt your head slightly to the side, make the utterance with slight quivering lips, and have a pained melancholic look. Believe you me, the reaction is a studied look in “interviewer mortification”.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:14:20 +0000

Nice technique. It has both courtesy and class. But I have to ask, is it game playing? Trouble with game playing is that it only works once and then they suss you! And the media are past masters at recognising games – they’ve seen and heard them all.

By: Explinocious

Explinocious — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:08:44 +0000

This works wonders in keeping pesky interviewers at bay: “In a different time and/or place, I would happily answer all your questions. But, this is neither the right time nor place. I’m most dreadfully sorry.” It’s a real bewdie.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:55:45 +0000

"How to Survive and Win with the Media". Have a look at the bottom of our Media Tips page, Conor Joe.

By: ConorJoe

ConorJoe — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:46:42 +0000

Have you a book?