WHEN Tuesday, Nov. 14, 6:45-9:45 p.m. WHO This class is taught at the Beginner level. No journalism experience is required. WHERE offices of mediabistro.com 7494 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 303 West Hollywood, Calif. MORE INFO Email learnwest@mediabistro.com, or call (310) 659-5668. PRICE $65 ($50 for ) more info

Course Details

Who wouldn't want to talk to interesting, bright, powerful people all day and get paid to do it? Well here's your chance! If you aspire to be the next Oprah (or even interview the likes of Oprah), find out the tools you need to get the scoop your readers want. The best part? You can put your skills to use whether you have a couple minutes or a couple hours. So get ready to learn how to get anyone to open up whether it's a small business owner or an A-list movie star (deep breaths, everyone!).

• The basics of setting up an interview: everything from negotiating time and place to convincing someone to talk to you
• Coming prepared: how to do effective research and brainstorm original questions
• How to make the most of your time
• Beginner's mistakes--what they are and how to avoid (or recover) from them
• Getting your subject to dish: tools every interviewer needs
• The art of asking the tough questions (without ending an interview!)
• Knowing your audience: how to satisfy editors and readers
• Celebrity interviews: why you need publicists and how to work together

Instructor Bio

Jenny Sundel's Courses

Jenny Sundel spends most of her days interviewing celebrities and lusting after their wardrobes. A former contributor to Us Weekly, her work can now be seen in People, Women's Wear Daily, Self, and Calabasas, among several other publications. She has also written for Shop Etc., InStyle, Women's Health, the New York Post, E! Online, TeenPeople.com, Career World, and Modern Bride (regional editions).

Testimonials

Jenny's energy definitely kept me zoned in on the topic at hand. She gave great pointers, tips, and anecdotes of her own experience as a party and red carpet-reporter. I look forward to going to more courses in the near future, and I hope that they are just as animated as she is! -- Elana Pruitt, Online Fashion and Health Editor, agendamag.com and PlasticSurgery.com

"I loved the Party Reporting seminar. Jenny Sundel was a fantastic teacher very insightful, professional and candid! You could tell that she has volumes of experience. It was wonderful that she was willing to share so many first hand experiences and personal lessons. It is clear that she has great enthusiasm about her profession and the media industry and it's fun to learn from someone who really enjoys what they are doing.The small class size was great to. I took away a lot from the session including many new ideas about how to get my own career of and running in a new direction. If these are what all MediaBistro classes and seminars are like you are doing something right." -- Brie Strohmeyer, Associate Producer, Conan: Red Nails