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TJ Walker Promotional Video
Posted by TJ Walker in Body Language, CEOs/Financial, Debate Central, Fear of Speaking, Great Lectures, Humor, Media Training, Meeting Planners, Pitching, Politics, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Speaking Competition, Story Telling, Student Speak, Training Community, Uncategorized, Voice, Workplace on May 27, 2009
my video reaction to Sonia Sotomayer’s speaking skills
Posted by TJ Walker in Crisis Communications, Government & Politics, Keynote Speaking, Media Training, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on May 26, 2009
I just recorded and posted 110 new speaking related videos to youtube
http://www.youtube.com/user/tjwalker
It’s Ok to use Notes – FDR
Posted by TJ Walker in CEOs/Financial, Fear of Speaking, Great Lectures, Politics, Video on May 23, 2009
We see in this example its ok to use notes when giving a presentation.
Audience Q&A
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Fear of Speaking, Keynote Speaking, Video on May 23, 2009
How to Handle Questions and Answers After Your Presentation.
Top 100 speakers from 1960-2010
Posted by TJ Walker in Body Language, Fear of Speaking, Great Lectures, Humor, Keynote Speaking, Media Training, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Social Speaking, Speaking Competition, Story Telling on May 23, 2009
I have compiled a list of people I consider to be the top 100 speakers of the last 50 years. This list is not meant to be definitive. I selected the speakers based on several factors: a. did they attract a large following. B. are there certain basic speaking skills that they demonstrate that are relevant and easily copied by other speakers and c. did they move people in some way. The speakers could be form any field and they could speak in any forum or medium, hence you will see infomercial gurus and ad pitchmen here. There are numerous arbitrary elements here, plus many bias. One, the focus is on English speaking speakers. Two, the focus in on US-Based speakers. Three, no consideration was given to the genuine accomplishments or the ideology (even when I find the politics of the speaker repugnant) of the speaker. Four, yes, you will see a disproportionate amount of white men here and a corresponding under representation of non-white men. Five, it is heavily weighted toward people who are alive and well-known today and in this decade. Hence, someone like Senator Eugene McCarty who became prominent in the 1960’s didn’t make the list. If you check back here in the next few days you can click on the hyperlink and watch my video analysis of each speaker’s strengths. Please feel free to submit your own list of the top 100 speakers of the past 50 years in the comment section below.
1. Al Franken
2. Alan Dershowitz
3. Ann Coulter
4. Ann Richards
5. Anthony Robbins
6. Arnold Schwarzenegger
7. Art Linkletter
8. Barack Obama
9. Barbara Walters
10. Bill Clinton
11. Bill Cosby
12. Bill O’Reilly
13. Billy Graham
14. Billy Mayes
15. Bob Costas
16. Bob Newhart
17. Bono
18. Charles Osgood
19. Charlie Rose
20. Chris Rock
21. Colin Powell
22. David letterman
23. Dick Clark
24. Don Imus
25. Donald Trump
26. Dr. Joyce Brothers
27. Dr. Phil
28. Ellen DeGeneres
29. Garrison Keillor
30. George Carlin
31. Glen Beck
32. Gloria Steinem
33. Gore Vidal
34. Howard Cosell
35. Howard stern
36. Jack canfield
37. Jack Lalane
38. Jack Welch
39. Jay Leno
40. Jeffrey Gitomer
41. Jerry Seinfeld
42. Jesse Jackson
43. Jim Cramer
44. Jimmy Swaggert
45. Joan Rivers
46. Joel Osteen
47. John Edwards
48. John Kennedy
49. John Madden
50. Johnny Carson
51. Johnny Cochran
52. Katie Couric
53. Larry King
54. Larry the Cable Guy
55. Les Brown
56. Louis Farrakhan
57. Malcolm x
58. Margaret Thatcher
59. Maria Bartiromo
60. Mario Cuomo
61. Mark victor Hansen
62. Martha Stewart
63. Martin Luther King Jr.
64. Michael Moore
65. Mike Huckabee
66. Mike Wallace
67. Montel Williams
68. Newt Gingrich
69. Nido Qubein
70. Norman Vincent Peal
71. Oprah
72. Pat Buchanan
73. Pat Robertson
74. Patricia Fripp
75. Paul Harvey
76. Phil Donahue
77. Rachel Ray
78. Randy Pausch
79. Richard Pryor
80. Robert kennedy
81. Robert Schuler
82. Roger Ebert
83. Ron Popeil
84. Ronald Reagan
85. Ross Perot
86. Rudy Giuliani
87. Rush Limbaugh
88. Sarah Palin
89. Sean Hannity
90. Steve Jobs
91. Steve Martin
92. Stephen Covey
93. George Wallace
94. Studs Terkel
95. Suze Orman
96. Tony Blair
97. Walter Cronkite
98. Warren Buffet
99. Wayne dyer
100. Zig Zigler
top 100 public speakers since 1950
Posted by TJ Walker in Government & Politics, Great Lectures, Humor, Keynote Speaking, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on May 22, 2009
I am trying to put together a list of the top 100 public speakers form the past 60 years. Please send me yoru favorites. Speakers from all fields are welcome,
TJ Walker behind the scenes preparing to be interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning news program
Posted by TJ Walker in Authors Corner, Body Language, Fear of Speaking, Great Lectures, Humor, Media Training, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Uncategorized, Voice on May 20, 2009
Analysis of KFC Crisis Communications Ad
Posted by TJ Walker in Crisis Communications, Media Training, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on May 19, 2009
7 lessons to learn from Obama’s humor speeches
Posted by TJ Walker in Government & Politics, Humor, Keynote Speaking, Politics, Public Speaking Skills on May 15, 2009
President Obama was masterful in his speech at the White House Correspondents’ dinner last week. I would urge you to watch the whole speech here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB1olxLwBWI
So what, exactly, did Obama do well that we can all learn from for our own humorous speeches?
The Case for Telling Lies to the Media
Posted by TJ Walker in Crisis Communications, Humor, Media Training, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on May 12, 2009
At the annual White house Correspondents’ dinner, the comedian Wanda Sykes made a joke about conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh. Sykes was commenting on Limbaugh’s stated desire that Obama “fail” as president. She suggested Limbaugh was guilty of treason and that he was actually the 20th terrorist highjacker on September 11th. Then she went to her punch line: “but he was so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight.”
The president’s spokesperson, Robert Gibbs, was asked what the white House thought of this joke. Here is what Gibbs said, “I think there are a lot of topics that are better left for serious reflection, rather than comedy….there’s no doubt that 9/11 is part of that.”
No Presentation is Loved by Every Audience Member
Posted by TJ Walker in Fear of Speaking, Government & Politics, Great Lectures, Humor, Keynote Speaking, Media Training, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills on May 3, 2009
The following quote comes from a major media commentator/journalist. Can you guess who said it and about what president?
“The cheeks of every American must tingle with shame as he reads the silly, flat and dishwatery remarks of the man who has to be pointed out as the president of the United States.”
A. Author Ann Coulter on Bill Clinton’s 2nd Inaugural Address
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