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01
Dec 10

Thank You for Interview







Guidelines : Thank You for Interview

Thank You for Interview

Guidelines and Alternate Phrases

  • Express appreciation for the time and effort the reporter made in giving you air time.
  • Thank you for the August 6 opportunity to share with your listeners how they can….
  • I appreciate your taking the time to interview me and prepare a feature story on the issue of….
  • Your questions proved quite out of the ordinary in our August 2 interview. They were a welcome change to the mundane issues that usually come out of such a discussion. I appreciate your thorough preparation on the subject.
  • Summarize modestly your contribution to the publication, radio, or TV audience.
  • I hope your readers now will have a better idea about how to….
  • As a result of the interview, the public now can put a name and an agency with their funds.
  • At the least, your audience now will be aware of all the available avenues to accomplish their tasks of….
  • The key message your audience should benefit from is that….
  • Remind the reporter to direct inquiries to you and provide details about where you can be reached.
  • If your listeners call you for more information, please refer them to my office.
  • Should you receive inquiries about…, let your readers know they can call us direct at 680-8890.
  • We’ll have staff on duty all weekend to handle calls from your viewers who may need help with….

Example 1: Sample of a thank you letter after media interview

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Dear Ted:

Thank you for the August 6 interview on work-at-home arrangements offered to employees by major corporations. No doubt, you had read several pieces on that growing trend because you asked such intriguing questions. I hope my answers were equally on target.

Also for those would-be entrepreneurs, the article might spur them into early retirement and a brand-new career. I do think that decision will be easier after they face the realities we covered in the interview.

Should you have any inquiries about the research or our organization, please refer them to Merry Ringer at (800)898-9876 and we will follow up.

Sincerely,

Example 2: Letter of thanks to reporters

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Dear Jeanie:

Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of your morning radio show. We are excited about our company fund-raiser for the local shelter for homeless children, and were grateful for the chance to let even more people know about it.

I appreciated all the questions you asked concerning the fund-raiser. I must admit, at first I was pretty nervous, but your hospitality and the questions you asked not only helped calm me down, but they also helped make sure your listeners got all the pertinent information!

Should anyone call for more information about the fund-raiser, please refer to them to Betsy, our fundraising coordinator, at 490-5395, ext. 484. Thank you again for your time.

Sincerely,

Example 3: Thank You for Interview

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Dear Carson:

Thank you for allowing our organization to be a guest on your show.

Many people have heard the term “non-profit organization” but not everyone knows how a non-profit organization works. Your questions helped guide the viewers through the basics of non-profits. They certainly provided me with an easy framework for getting across all the information I felt was important for people to know.

If you should receive phone calls from people who wish to volunteer their time or services, please have them contact me at 493-2356. I enjoyed being a part of your show.

Yours Truly,

Example 4: Thank you letters

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Dear Noah:

Thank you for the feature story on our company, Interviews Inc. We feel we offer a unique service-—as far as we know, we are the only company in the area that conducts seminars on “how to survive job interviews”.

We especially appreciate you attending a seminar so you could see firsthand how we operate, and the follow-up interviews you conducted with people who have attended our seminar. We are pleased you were impressed with our company. And we must say we were more than mpressed with your article.

If anyone should call the paper for further information, please tell them to contact Stan Lee at the number you provided in your article.

Sincerely,

Example 5: Thank letter to interviewer

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Dear Mr. Calhoun:

Thank you for your plans to feature BioGenetics in November issue of your magazine. We are at the forefront of a scientific revolution, and we welcome the chance to explain how and why our company is advancing in the studies of biogenetic engineering.

It was obvious from your questions you had done a great deal of research before you ever came to our offices, and we appreciated your interest. We only hope our answers interested you as much as your research did.

We look forward to reading your article. Remember, if you receive any inquiries about BioGenetics, you can refer them to Ms. Jane Loyola in our public relations department.

Sincerely,

Suggestion for Interview — 1 Comment
01
Dec 10

Suggestion for Interview







Guidelines : Suggestion for Interview

Making Suggestions for Interviews

Guidelines and Alternate Phrases

  • Grab attention with a startling statistic, pithy quote, intriguing question, or provocative statement.
  • Suggest the interview and possible topics of discussion.
  • Sam Levett is an expert in…and can make himself available for an interview on August 9 or 10.
  • I’m enclosing some further information on the new product line, along with a biography of the principal engineer involved. If you would like to interview Sam, please call 349-009-3879.
  • Your readers would most certainly be interested in how they can…, and Sam Levett is just the kind of guy who can inspire them to action. He will be doing interviews in your city on August 10 and would be glad to set something up with you.
  • Emphasize the interviewee’s credentials.
  • As an engineer with 23 years’ experience for the company,….
  • John has been on the President’s Task Force for the past two years….
  • Having published frequently in trade journals, Myron now has put his information into booklet form and has sold the rights to Prentice Hall.
  • As a consultant to clients such as IBM, Exxon, and Proctor and Gamble, you’ll find Myron a particularly knowledgeable consultant with a wide range of expertise to draw from in fielding questions.
  • Include a contact name and number.
  • If you’re interested in pursuing this subject, please call….
  • If you think your audience could profit from hearing about…., Dan James (312-688-9998) will be happy to schedule an interview.
  • To discuss this idea further, please phone….
  • If you need a guest who can motivate your audience to…., then call Dan James at 312-688-9998 to arrange a convenient interview time.

Example 1: Letter for give suggestion for Interview

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Dear Mr. Jamieson:

“I can’t get anything done at the office; I’m going home to work.” When employees utter that sentiment, it’s time for a change. Last year, 18.3 million people ran their businesses from home, a 23 percent increase over the previous year. The IRS reports one in three businesses registered in the last two years has been home-based. The typical home worker is a 41-year-old male college graduate, married with children, making $40,000 annually.

More than 200 major corporations in the U.S. now have pilot projects allowing their employees to work at home at least part of the day or week.

Myron Jones, director of Human Resources at Fountain Corporation, has just completed a study among these 200 corporations on productivity increases. Myron will be available for interviews the week of August 5 and would be willing to share with your readers some other fascinating survey results such as:

• The “mommy track” idea misses the mark.
• Large companies fear small businesses.
• Husbands and wives can blend business and family under the same roof.

Myron’s studies have taken him into corporate offices around the world, where he has met with heads of major corporations to get their feedback on such at-home arrangements. He also has been published widely in trade journals in the human resource field.

If you’d be interested in interviewing Myron about supervising work-at-home employees and the productivity increases associated with this phenomenon, please call Margaret Hayden (315)378-9873.

Sincerely,

Example 2: Recommend the person for interview

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Dear Mr. Jensen:

Restructuring a company isn’t an easy task—sometimes you are so close to the situation it is almost impossible to tell where the most effective changes would take place. That’s why I would like to suggest that you contact Kendall Craig.

Kendall is a consultant specializing in restructuring recommendations. Her credentials are impressive, to say the least. She graduated from Harvard with honors, and has established for herself an enviable reputation in her field. Because of her work with Schuster’s last year, they managed to stay afloat, and have even shown a gain this year for the first time in several years.

Mr. Jensen, I really feel that Kendall could help you streamline your company quickly and more efficiently. She can be reached at Crisis Consultation, Inc. I think you will be impressed by what you hear.

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

Example 3: Suggestion for Interview

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Dear Ms. Van Dyke:

I empathize with your employee training problems, having had a similar dilemma myself recently. I solved my problem by hiring Rod Sterling as our company’s personnel trainer; and you would not believe the difference he made. Not only were there startling improvements in employee morale, but there were definite net gains as well. Unfortunately, Rod has relocated.

But my misfortune is your golden opportunity, because Rod has moved to your town. I happen to know he is available. If you are interested in his unique training approach, I would suggest you call him at 554-4858.

I hope you will consider letting Rod work for your company. I know you will be pleased with the results.

Yours Truly,

Example 4: Letter to interviewer for suggestion

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Dear Sue:

I understand you have reached the end-of-year-fiscal-report brain-lock, having read the same words so many times that you are no longer sure how they sound, if words are spelled right, or what a punctuation mark is. However, I just may have the solution for you.

My friend Sharon works at Editors Inc. and not only has 10 years experience with the company, but worked 15 years prior to that as an editor at Random House—in their Corporate & Business Books section. If her experience doesn’t speak for itself, let me add that she worked with me on my company’s end-of-year report last year and I ended up receiving an award as a direct result of her extremely perceptive advice.

I would strongly urge you to call Sharon at work (545-FIXX) and arrange an interview with her. For the amount of work she does, her fee is quite reasonable.

I hope you give Sharon a chance. I know you will be ecstatic with the results (and, more importantly, so will your boss, your CEO, the Board of Directors and the stockholders!) Let me know what you decide!

Regards,

Example 5: Give suggestions for celebrity

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Dear Jake:

I know your cleaning company has been doing a poor job, but do you realize that they could be causing an employee health hazard as well?

Studies show that a growing number of people are having problems with dust allergies. That increase in dust and dust mites in that section of the office could be the reason you are experiencing an increased amount of employee absenteeism, as well as why so many people in that division are complaining of “summer colds.”

Tedrow Cleaning Staff cleans our offices, and I highly recommend them. Since Mahkalia Tedrow and her staff have started cleaning for us, the office has been absolutely spotless. The pride they take in their work and the thoroughness of the job they do has been noticed and appreciated by everyone from the receptionist to the CEO, and, more to the point, by our clients.

Should you like the chance to interview Mahkalia Tedrow, her number is 853-7439.

Cordially,