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How Andrea Leadsom Could Have Avoided the Debate About Her Times Interview This is the newspaper article at the centre of the furore Jul 09, 2016 20:58 +08 How Andrea Leadsom could have avoided the debate about her Times interview Do parents make better government leaders than childless people? This question has become a big source of embarassment for Andrea Leadsom, who is competing with Theresa May to lead the Conservative Party and become the United Kingdom's Prime Minister after David Cameron steps down. At issue is a newspaper interview with the London Times, in which she suggested that being a mother made her more qualified than the childless May. "I feel being a mum means you have a very real stake in the future of our country, a tangible stake," she is quoted as saying. When the article was published, she was incensed, saying in a tweet: Truly appalling and the exact opposite of what I said. I am disgusted. https://t.co/DPFzjNmKie — Andrea Leadsom MP (@andrealeadsom) July 8, 2016 Journalist Rachel Sylvester defended the article in an interview with the BBC, saying that "...the article was 'fairly written up' and she was 'baffled' by Mrs Leadsom's 'rather aggressive reaction'." (full article under Links) Times Deputy Editor Emma Tucker tweeted the relevant part of the transcript: Transcript from the key part of the interview with Andrea Leadsom this morning in @thetimespic.twitter.com/aFtIECBIiC — Emma Tucker (@emmatimes2) July 8, 2016 David Cameron weighed in with his own tongue-in-cheque assessment: I'm disgusted that Andrea #Leadsom has been reported saying exactly what she actually said. Shoddy journalism. — David Cameron (@DavidChameron) July 9, 2016 The lessons you can draw as an interview guest from this debacle are: 1. Don't talk about your competitors - If you don't want to be caught comparing yourself with your competitors, don't compare yourself with your competitors. Don't even utter their names. Besides avoiding stiuations like Leadsom's, why would you give them publicity? 2. Avoid ambiguity - Reading user comments on Twitter, there are obviously lots of people who strongly agree - and strongly disagree - with the headline. Whatever Leadsom's intentions were, she started this mother/no mother discussion to begin with. Don't go down a path which you don't want to go down. Be crystal clear with what you mean, and stick to it. 3. Write your own headline - As you plan your interview, think about what headlines could at best - and at worst - be written atop your interview. Adjust your messaging accordingly. 4. Record the interview yourself - the Times obviously had a transcript of the interview. Did Andrea Leadsom? As an interview guest, you should always have your own recording of what was said. Every smart phone has a voice recorder. Use it! The reporter is under no obligation to provide you with a transcript or the recording. Hong Bao Media provides media solutions for corporate and government clients in the Asia Pacific and Middle East. Our three core businesses are: 1. Media skills and executive presence training and coaching for senior business leaders 2. Live webcast production from our green screen studios, or on- location 3. Active investments in a portfolio of blockchain and fintech start- ups We operate two Integrated Communications facilities, one in Singapore's Central Business District and another in Kuala Lumpur's Central Business District. These consist of green screen television studios for on-camera recordings and webcasts, adjoining training facilities for small groups of senior executives. Contacts Mark Laudi Press Contact Managing Director [email protected] (+65) 6223 2249.
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