Eat The Lens Podcast

Eat The Lens Podcast

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

June 22, 2020 13 mins

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 recording your podcast.

Lastly, Noeleen and Tim remind listeners of the benefits of receiving coaching if you are new to podcasting.

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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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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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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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May 3, 2015 55 secs

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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Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells you where to go to learn how to apply HD makeup.

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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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February 10, 2014 46 secs

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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January 21, 2014 45 secs

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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January 14, 2014 49 secs

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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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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December 31, 2013 47 secs

Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us why we should never repeat negative statements during media interviews.

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Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells you where to look during a television news interview.

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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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December 9, 2013 36 secs

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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December 2, 2013 54 secs

Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells you where to look during speeches and presentations.

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November 25, 2013 55 secs

Noeleen McGrath, Founder and President of McGrath Comm, tells us how to handle silence from reporters during an interview.

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November 19, 2013 43 secs

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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November 12, 2013 49 secs

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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November 4, 2013 48 secs

Noeleen McGrath, President and Founder of McGrath Comm, tells us why we should care about how our eyebrows look.

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