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Media Training Tips: Avoid Evasion

A grey-haired businessman in a navy suit stands with his hands clasped and a wary expression, facing a microphone, a TV camera and two smartphones held out by reporters.

In the clip economy, a dodge doesn’t look like a dodge. It looks like a guilty face and a pause long enough to cut. Here’s why “no comment” is never the answer, the four tools I teach spokespeople instead, and what the Palace, Ed Sheeran and Travelodge show about how to decline.