I might have touched on this topic in prior posts. I write about the topic because (1) In the last few weeks the below advice has resonated with many of my clients. (2) I still regularly hear politicians and other luminaries in radio interviews, begin the interview, sheepishly.
The take-away messages is this:
Whenever you’re being interviewed or you are a guest speaker at a function et al, when the host, emcee, interviewer etc. welcomes you to the event,
- Don’t say “Thanks for having me.”
Do say: