Archive for February, 2010

Leno Goes Late Again, Will He Speak Up

AVAILABLE For Interviews – #1 USA TODAY Best-Selling public speaking author and trainer to past Nobel Prize winners can offer his commentary on the performance of Jay Leno as he re-launches The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1st.

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President Obama shuns press conferences? public speaking media training sales presentation training

Jay Leno’s Return to Late Night! public speaking media training sales presentation training

Lenos return to Late night

How will Jay Leno do in his return to Later Night on Monday? I think he will return with force. why will people hold a grudge against Leno? I don’t think he’s done permanent damage to his brand. Check back here Monday after his debut.

ABC News cuts staff-public speaking media training sales presentation training

215 days since last Obama Press conference

According to some White House reporters, it’s been 215 days since the last full-fledged Obama press conference–a longer drought than W ever had. What’s going on here?

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Woods’ Mea Culpa: A Solid B+ for Performance

Woods’ Mea Culpa: A Solid B+ for Performance
According to Leading Media Trainer/Crisis Communications Coach TJ Walker, Tiger Woods’ press conference was a surprising success. TJ is available for analysis via Satellite TV Studio.
TJ Walker will explain:
The things that Tiger did well in his speech
If Tiger came across as genuinely sincere
If Tiger answered any or most [...]

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Tiger Woods Press Conference Analysis

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Tiger Woods to Have Press Conference without the Press on Friday

(press release)
Leading Media Trainer/Crisis Communications Coach Available for Analysis via Satellite TV Studio
Tiger Woods set to have 5-minute press conference at 11:00 AM EST Friday, February 19th.
TJ Walker is available Thursday February 18 and Friday February 19, before and after the press conference to provide analysis to your audience.
TJ Walker will analyze:
• Will Tiger’s strategy of [...]

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“Cat Stew…Better than Chicken?” public speaking media training sales presentation training

Sound bite of the week (eating cat) is “better than chicken, rabbit or pigeon”

Beppe Bigazzi, 77, is an Italian Chef who claims he was joking recently on Itaian national television when he said he enjoyed eating cat stew. He’s not joking on TV anymore; he was fired from his on-air position. Apparently you can joke about war, murder or other atrocities as long as yo don’t favor a [...]

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Obama Administration Changing its Communication Strategy

The AP reports that the Obama Administration is trying to re-tool its communication strategy. They want to regain their campaign-like discipline from 2008. They have also taken upon themselves to use the White House blog and even twitter. Will it work? See the my video below for more opinions.

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Obama Administration Changing Communications – public speaking media training presentation training

Kevin Smith Too Fat for SW Airlines! – public speaking media training presentation training

Guru yoU-rough draft table of contents for my new book on how ot become an expert

Title: Guru yoU: how to live your passion, become a world renowned expert and fulfill your dreams
Introduction *partial
Chapter 1 Positioning
Define what you are about in one to three words. Define everything you do in one ten-word sentence.
Focus on defining yourself as #1 in your niche.
Do you have the personality characteristic to make it on your [...]

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Excerpt from book on being expert

Find your niche by exploring your passion and seeing if enough other people in the world care about it too
The hardest thing for most people to do who want to become experts in a field and make a living form following their passion is defining their niche. If you can’t define your niche or if [...]

Head of BBC Urges all journalists to get with the Social Media Program

The head of the BBC urged all of that organization’s journalists to get used to using social media in all that they do or they should get out. Strong language, but language I think we are going to hear more of from all media companies and non-media companies alike. At some point in the very [...]

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Alec Baldwin punches Photographer! – public speaking media training presentation training