TJWALKER Media - TJ Walker Bio

TJWALKER Media Helping Senior Officers in Public Corporations Become Better Communicators TJWALKER media training is here to help with communications training, public speaking training and interviewing. Media training is our core business. In addition to media training, we provide a full range of presentation training services. If you are looking for media training, communications training, public speaking training, presentation training or interview training, you have come to the right place. The only way to improve communications skills is by DOING and then watching yourself and receiving feedback from a coach. We can provide the interview coach, media training coach, or speech coach that you need. We come to you with video cameras, microphones and lights. Or you come to our media training TV studio in midtown Manhattan (a couple of blocks from CNN and Times Square) Our speech coaches, media coaches, speech trainers, and media trainers are among the best and most experienced in the world. And we are flexible. We can put together everything from a two-day program to a 45-minute tele-training session to cover your media coaching, media training and speech rehearsal needs. After receiving media training, you will have the ability and confidence to go into any media interview or opportunity and know that you will be able to control your message and image. You will communicate what you want to your intended audiences. After receiving public speaking training, you will be able to speak to any audience with confidence. Every speaking opportunity will be a chance to sell people on your ideas, products or services. In addition to our one-on-one and group media training seminars and workshops, we also provide online communication training. Our online media training and presentation training school is FREE to listen to and is like having your own personal interview coach, speech coach and media trainer rolled into one. Please click on our Frequently Asked Questions section so that you can learn more about or media training and communications training programs. Then, pick up the phone and call us at 212-764-4955. Together, we will come up with a unique plan to meet all of your media training, communications training or public speaking training needs.

TJ (Timothy John) Walker is a media trainer and presentation coach who specializes in helping senior officers of public corporations become better communicators. He began media training in 1984 and has since trained top executives with Charles Schwa, EMC, Ernst and Young, Goldman Sachs, RLI Corp., Summit Technology, NBTY, Inc., TransAct Technologies, and American Science and Engineering. Before specializing in training corporate officials, Walker trained everyone from the US Auditor General to members of the Osmond family to the star of the "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" movies. For a more extensive list of his clients, click here.

A communications industry leader, Walker has interviewed more than 500 hundreds public relations and investor relations professionals regarding industry trends and issues. A media columnist, Walker writes "The Quote Doctor" column each month for Investor Relations Magazine, the number one trade publication for the investor relations industry.

As a media/presentation coach, Walker has extensive experience in every medium. Walker has been a guest or host on more than 2000 radio/TV news/talk programs.
Out of 37,000 media training web sites/pages listed in Yahoo, TJ Walker Media is the number one ranked American media training web site.

TV
Walker has been seen frequently on MSNBC, Fox News Channel, and Court TV as a media/political analyst. He is a former talk show host for the Regional News Network, Florida Public Television and was the producer/host of the syndicated "Walker Roundup." He has also appeared on the "Montel Williams Show," Day and Date and NY1.

Radio
Walker has hosted news talk programs on WEVD in New York. For several years, Walker's media commentary was heard worldwide each week on the Voice of America Radio Network. He has also been a commentator on the Pacifica Radio Network. Walker has appeared on National Public Radio, NBC Radio, and WABC. He has hosted his own programs on the following broadcast networks: Independent Broadcasters Network, Sun Radio Network, and Peoples Radio Network. Walker has also hosted regular talk programs on WSBH in Miami, FL and on WTAL in Tallahassee, FL. Walker has been a guest on hundreds of talk radio stations throughout America and has been heard frequently on such top-rated programs as Mutual's "Jim Bohanon Show."

Print
Walker's writings and columns have appeared in the New York Times, Charlotte Observer, Gainesville Sun, Florida Times Union, and Campaigns and Elections. As a spokesperson, Walker has been quoted or profiled in the New York Times, Newsday, Ms., Miami Herald, PR Week, and Editor and Publisher. He is a regular monthly columnist for Investor Relations Magazine.

Internet
Walker writes a widely read Internet column based at TJ Walker.com. He has provided content to Voxcap.com, Intellectualcapital.com, Mediachannel.org, American Politics Journal and numerous other web sites.

Books
Walker is the author of two books on media including the upcoming "1001 Ways to Wow the Media and Speaking Audiences."

Documentaries/Training Videos
Walker was the producer/director for "The Boiler Room Operators" and "Conquering Television."

Formerly, Walker worked for Congress and as the Director of Communications for the Florida Department of Banking and Finance. He was a merit scholar at Duke University and was graduated magna cum laude. Walker is an Eagle Scout. He was raised in North Carolina and resides in New York City.