By Nawaf Al-Deqbasi
KUWAIT, May 28 (KUNA) -- Media figures and academics affirmed on Sunday National Assembly candidates should be trained in media to influence voters with their ideas.
In a statement to KUNA, multiple media academics said that certain media skills acquired through training courses helps candidates to attract public attention and the acceptance of voters.
Professor of Media at Kuwait University Dr. Khaled Al-Qahs said that each candidate needs a media personality to convince voters with their ideas, as well as intellectual and cultural characteristics especially in the legislative and constitutional aspects and public affairs issues.
Al-Qahs added that candidates must acquire the ability to deal with various media platforms, appear in media conferences and interviews and speak about public issues.
Journalist Dr. Bassam Al-Jazzaf said that candidates' most important characteristic is to maintain a positive and honest image in the voters head, and the ability to dialogue, negotiate, persuade, respond to arguments and confront the media and the public, which is achieved by intensive training sessions.
For his part, Media figure Eid Al-Rashidi stressed the importance of media characteristics for the candidate is to have the ability to influence others and persuade and evoke their feelings as well as have confidence in what he says.
He also added on the need to develop training programs for candidates that are exposed to pressure and contribute to their media success and confidence in what they present and discuss.
Al-Rashidi stated that the best advice to give any candidate was to provide good content for the issues raised, choosing a good media platform to convey ideas and having alternative plans to deal with any issue in addition to clarifying the electoral message. (end) nnd.msa.ahm