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Media Opportunity Readiness Checklist
Use this checklist before you pitch, accept, or join a Media opportunity. It helps you check your evidence, audience fit, practical setup, and boundaries. You can use it whether or not you join SeenAs, and completing it does not guarantee coverage.
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Clarify the useful idea
Write one sentence describing what the audience should understand or be able to do after hearing from you. Narrow claims are easier to support and more useful to an editor than a broad promise to discuss your industry.
Separate what you know firsthand from what you have learned elsewhere. Mark any statistic, legal claim, medical claim, or market claim that needs a current primary source.
- I can name the specific audience and question.
- I have two or three useful points rather than a sales pitch.
- I can support important claims with current evidence.
- I can say what remains uncertain or outside my expertise.
Make your background checkable
A producer should be able to understand why you fit the subject without guessing. Use a current role, concise biography, and links to relevant work. Remove inflated titles or credentials you cannot substantiate.
- My name, role, organization, and location are current.
- My public biography matches the topic I am discussing.
- Relevant books, credentials, research, or prior work are linked.
- Conflicts, sponsorships, and commercial interests can be disclosed clearly.
Check the opportunity
Read or listen to recent work from the Media property. Confirm the audience, format, deadline, editing process, attribution, and whether the opportunity is editorial or paid. A topic match is only a starting point.
- I have reviewed recent work and understand the audience.
- The host, publication, or Media owner is identifiable.
- The format, time commitment, deadline, and recording method are clear.
- Any fee, sponsorship, usage right, or promotional expectation is disclosed.
- I am comfortable with how my name, image, recording, and links may be used.
Prepare the contribution
Prepare examples, not a memorized speech. For an interview, test your microphone and camera. For writing, agree the length and editing process. For every format, bring a plain-language explanation and a short example that makes the idea concrete.
- I have a short biography and approved headshot ready if requested.
- I can explain specialist terms in plain language.
- I have one real example that protects confidential information.
- My equipment, connection, and quiet space are ready.
- I know who to contact if timing or facts change.
Set ethical and practical boundaries
Do not share private client details, confidential employer information, or claims you cannot verify. Ask for clarification when a request crosses your professional, legal, or personal boundaries. Coverage and business outcomes are never guaranteed.
- No customer or patient detail will be identifiable without consent.
- I will correct a factual mistake promptly.
- I will not imply an endorsement or guaranteed result.
- I know which subjects I must decline or refer to someone else.
- I have recorded agreed next steps and publication timing.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a full media kit before accepting an interview?
No. A current short biography, relevant proof, an appropriate photo when requested, and clear contact details are often enough. Follow the Media team's stated requirements.
Does completing this checklist guarantee coverage?
No. Editors, hosts, and producers make independent decisions based on relevance, quality, timing, and their own standards.
Can I use this checklist without a SeenAs account?
Yes. The checklist is a standalone preparation tool for any legitimate Media opportunity.