One-on-one interviews allow members of the media to have a more in-depth and focused discussion with EMB media relations staff members or officials. If an interview is with a non-media relations staff member, it is best if it is still scheduled through the Media Relations Department. An EMB interviewee may benefit from reviewing talking points to guide his or her answers, prior to participating in the interview and should be experience with talking with media. A Media Relations Department may suggest certain topics to focus; a skilled interviewee will know how to redirect conversations back to these topics when faced with questions they wish not to answer, are not authorized to answer, or are not constructive to answer.
Interviews can be live or pre-recorded depending on the resources of the media organization as well as the preference of interviewee.
