At the end of each session, they receive individual feedback, and as their interviewing skills mature, the sessions progress from friendly to more adversarial. The value of the media skills workshop extends beyond dealing with the news media, as participants learn to think strategically about personal communication in a variety of broader business contexts. Executives also get to tour various high-tech research centers at Carnegie Mellon. Spouses and friends are invited to join participants for the last three days of the program. In these sessions, they are exposed to some of the same strategic and high-tech management experiences that participants have had during the program.
Participants have the opportunity to meet with some of the country s outstanding business leaders.