How to Prepare for Reporter Interviews
Mock interviews need unpredictability to be useful
Practicing with a list of questions you wrote yourself defeats the purpose. You already know what's coming.
Real interviews have unexpected angles, tough follow-ups, and moments where you have to think on your feet.
To actually improve, you need something that reacts to what you say—not a static script.
Why the usual approaches fail
Static prompts don't adapt
A list of questions can't respond to what you actually say. They don't dig deeper or change direction based on your answers.
Talking to yourself has no feedback loop
Your brain needs conversational cues—questions, acknowledgments, follow-ups—to maintain natural delivery.
Video editing can't fix structural problems
You can cut out rambling, but you can't edit in the conversational rhythm that should have been there from the start.
Why conversational structure matters more than content
You can have great ideas and still produce flat content if the delivery lacks conversational rhythm.
The back-and-forth of conversation—asking, answering, following up—creates natural pacing that keeps people engaged.
This isn't about what you say. It's about how the conversation unfolds. And that requires another participant.
Olyetta: An AI interviewer that creates conversational structure
Olyetta is designed to solve the core problem: you need someone to talk with, not just talk at.
It asks follow-up questions, responds to what you actually say, and maintains the conversational loop that makes content engaging.
This isn't a prompt generator or a teleprompter. It's a system that actively participates in the conversation.
Asks follow-up questions
Reacts to your answers in real-time, digging deeper into interesting points instead of moving through a static list.
Maintains conversational pacing
Knows when to let you elaborate and when to move on, creating the natural rhythm that keeps viewers engaged.
Forces articulation under pressure
Challenges vague statements and pushes you to clarify your thinking, just like a real interviewer would.
Practice scenarios
Preparing for founder interviews
Face realistic questions about your business, product, and vision before the real interview.
Media training on-demand
Practice handling hostile or challenging questions without booking expensive coaching sessions.
Testing messaging clarity
See if your explanations actually make sense when someone asks follow-up questions.
Building camera confidence
Get comfortable speaking naturally on camera by practicing in a low-pressure conversational environment.
Practice your next interview with Olyetta
Get realistic conversational practice without booking real people.