Eat The Lens Podcast
by Noeleen McGrath
Increasingly we're living our lives on-camera. Whether it's a television news interview, a presentation to your virtual team in Beijing and London or a keynote address being broadcast live on the internet, you need to know how to put your best face forward.That's where Noeleen McGrath comes in. As an award-winning television news journalist, media trainer and video producer—no one is better qualified to help you improve your on-camera performance. Every week, McGrath will share her wealth of knowledge in bite size tips. She covers such topics as media interviews, presentations, corporate videos and speeches.Why Eat The Lens? What does it even mean? It's a term that's used to describe someone who has great presence and charisma on-camera
Episodes
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Entrée #2: Podcasting with Special Guest, Tim Keenan (Part 2 of 2)
Noeleen McGrath, founder of McGrath Comm, speaks with studio owner, Tim Keenan, about podcasting. In this second of two parts, Noeleen and Tim discuss the best microphones and software to use for your podcast. Tim also describes what to do and what to us use to soundproof your space while…
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Entrée #1: Podcasting with Special Guest, Tim Keenan (Part I of 2)
Noeleen McGrath, founder of McGrath Comm, speaks with studio owner, Tim Keenan, about the importance of voice. In this first of two parts, Noeleen and Tim discuss the pros of using a studio to record your podcast, as well as the benefits of receiving coaching if you are new to podcasting.
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Bite Sized Tip #92: Advice for Fast Talkers
Noeleen McGrath, President of McGrath Comm--which specializes in executive media training and executive presentation skills coaching-- explains why fast talkers need to slow down during a media interview.
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Bite Sized Tip # 91: Stand-Alone Sound Bites
Noeleen McGrath, President of McGrath Comm--which specializes in executive media training and executive presentation skills coaching-- explains what a stand-alone sound bite is.
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Bite Sized Tip #90: Voiceover Tip
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, shares some voice tips. They are especially helpful for executives, who are recording voiceovers, giving speeches or are being interviewed by the media.
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Bite Sized Tip #89: Makeup Application Help
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells you where to go to learn how to apply HD makeup.
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Bite Sized Tip #88: Looking Good in Natural Light
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, tells you what to do to look your best outside--in natural light.
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Bite Sized Tip #87: Moire Effect
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, explains what the moire effect is and how it impacts what you wear on-camera.
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Bite Sized Tip #86: "Stepping" on Audio
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us what it means to step on someone's audio during an interview.
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Bite Sized Tip #85: Confidence
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us how to prepare for media interviews so that we feel more confident.
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Bite Sized Tip #84: Propping Yourself Up!
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells you how to handle being on-camera with someone who is much taller than yourself.
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Bite Sized Tip #83: Don't Repeat Negatives!
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us why we should never repeat negative statements during media interviews.
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Bite Sized Tip #82: TV Interview Eye Contact
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells you where to look during a television news interview.
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Bite Sized Tip #81: Biggest Interview Mistake
Noeleen McGrath, Preisdent and Founder of McGrath Comm, tells us the biggest mistake she sees people making when they're being interviewed.
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Bite Sized Tip #80: How Many Takes?
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells you how many good takes you should have when recording a VO or doing on-camera work.
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Bite Sized Tip #79: Eye Contact
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells you where to look during speeches and presentations.
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Bite Sized Tip #78: Sounds of Silence
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us how to handle silence from reporters during an interview.
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Bite Sized Tip # 77: Don't Rush Your Preso!
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, reminds us not to try to cover more material than we have time for in our presentations.
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Bite Sized Tip #76: Media Interview Preps
What should you know like the back of your hand before doing any media interview? Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us in this week's Eat The Lens podcast.
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Bite Sized Tip #75: On-Camera Brows
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, tells us why we should care about how our eyebrows look.
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Bite Sized Tip #74: Live Remote Interviews
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us what to expect when doing a remote interview.
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Bite Sized Tip #73: Live Radio Interviews
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrathComm, explains how the seven second delay on live radio interviews can trip you up.
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Bite Sized Tip #72: No Two-Tone Makeup
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us how to make sure our on-camera makeup is applied evenlyi
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Bite Sized Tip #71: How to Handle Mistakes
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us what to do if we make a mistake or misspeak during a media interview.
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Bite Sized Tip #70: Photogenic vs Telegenic
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, tells us the difference between being photogenic and telegenic.
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Bite Sized Tip #69: Telling it Like it Is!
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, reminds us about the value of good friends, especially when it comes to our on-camera appearance.
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Bite Sized Tip #68: Don't Want to be Quoted?
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, reminds us that it's not just reporters that we need to be careful around.
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Bite Sized Tip #67: Media Trainers
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, tells us where to find the best media trainers.
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Bite Sized Tip #66: To Swear or Not to Swear?
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, tells us what words you can get away with saying and which ones you can't.
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Bite Sized Tip #65: Superficial Tips?
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, tells us why we need to pay attention to superficial details when appearing on-camera or presenting.
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Bite-Sized Tip #64: On-Camera Facial Expressions
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, reminds you to be aware of your facial expressions, especially while on-camera.
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Bite-Sized Tip #63: Black & White On-Camera
Noeleen McGrath, President of McGrath Comm, tells us whether we should wear black and white on-camera.
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Bite Sized Tip #62: Pitching TV Newsrooms
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, tells you the best person to pitch in the newsroom if you're trying to be interviewed on your local TV news station.
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Bite Sized Tip #61: Smiling!
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us why we should smile while delivering a speech!
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Bite Sized Tip #60: Sleeveless Tops--On-Camera Do or Don't!
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us whether it's OK to wear a sleeveless top on-camera.
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Bite Sized Tip #59: Shades Are Shady
Noeleen McGrath, President of McGrath Comm, tells us why you shouldn't wear sunglasses on-camera.
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Bite Sized Tip #58: Timing Your Preso
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells you how to practice your presentation so you don't go over your allotted time.
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Bite Sized Tip #57: Walk & Talk Presentations
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm tells us whether it's OK to walk and talk while presenting.
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Bite Sized Tip #56: Presenting at a Conference
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm tells you what questions to ask when presenting at a conference.
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Bite Sized Tip #55: How to Look Your Best On-Camera
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells you the most important thing you can do to look your best on-camera.
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Bite Sized Tip #54: On-Camera Hair
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tell us what hairstyle looks best on-camera.
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Bite Sized Tip #53: Knowledge is Power
Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, explains how to prepare for a media interview by researching your interviewer.
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Bite Sized Tip #52: What's Fair Game?
Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, tells you what's fair game (what reporters will use for quotes) during a media interview.
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Bite Sized Tip #51: Media Interview Protection
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Bite Sized Tip #50: No Excuses!
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Bite Sized Tip #49: Don't Take the Bait
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Bite Sized Tip #48: C-Suite Media Training
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Bite Sized Tip #47: What New Speakers Need
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Bite Sized Tip #46: How to Make Your Slides Stand Out
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Bite Sized Tip #45: How Long Should that Video Be?
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About this show
Increasingly we're living our lives on-camera. Whether it's a television news interview, a presentation to your virtual team in Beijing and London or a keynote address being broadcast live on the internet, you need to know how to put your best face forward.That's where Noeleen McGrath comes in. As an award-winning television news journalist, media trainer and video producer—no one is better qualified to help you improve your on-camera performance. Every week, McGrath will share her wealth of knowledge in bite size tips. She covers such topics as media interviews, presentations, corporate videos and speeches.Why Eat The Lens? What does it even mean? It's a term that's used to describe someone who has great presence and charisma on-camera
Hosted by
Noeleen McGrath