http://www.tjwalker.com News analyzed from a communication perspective. | Public speaking, media training, presentation training, crisis communications Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:18:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/25/president-obamas-state-of-the-union-body-language-mike-bako-on-kex-1190-portland/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/25/president-obamas-state-of-the-union-body-language-mike-bako-on-kex-1190-portland/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:01:37 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12534
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Mike Bako appears on Headline News to discuss the upcoming battle Mitt Romney will have in New Hampshire after his win in the Iowa caucuses.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/05/mitt-romney-set-for-more-battles-in-new-hampshire-mike-bako-on-headline-news/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/09/is-mitt-romney-too-smart-for-the-republican-base/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/09/is-mitt-romney-too-smart-for-the-republican-base/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:52:32 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12388
A lot has been written about Mitt Romney’s flip flopping on important philosophical and public policy issues, but does he have a greater problem with the GOP electorate? Perhaps Romney appears too smart, as in the intellectual variety. You don’t have to be Bill Maher (he calls the GOP the “stupid party”) to acknowledge that [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/09/is-mitt-romney-too-smart-for-the-republican-base/feed/ 5 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/20/the-herman-cain-show/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/20/the-herman-cain-show/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:22:05 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12318 Someone has to say this. Herman Cain isn’t running for President, and, contrary to popular belief, he isn’t running a book-selling campaign. Herman Cain is running a full-fledged Minstrel Show on Prime Time TV and it’s hideously embarrassing. I couldn’t stop cringing while watching him on CNN’s Piers Morgan last night. Half of me expects [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/20/the-herman-cain-show/feed/ 2 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/14/the-clio-healthcare-awards-2011-inside-communications-with-mike-bako/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/14/the-clio-healthcare-awards-2011-inside-communications-with-mike-bako/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:49:45 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12298
Karl Vontz joins Mike Bako to discuss this years Clio Healthcare awards. The CLIO Healthcare Awards is an extension of The CLIO Awards, one of the world’s most recognized awards competitions for advertising, design and communications, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2009. Healthcare accounts for more than one-third of the U.S. gross national product. [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/14/the-clio-healthcare-awards-2011-inside-communications-with-mike-bako/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/03/the-human-body-and-things-you-likely-dont-know/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/03/the-human-body-and-things-you-likely-dont-know/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:22:06 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12290 Just stumbled across this infographic and although it has little reference to public speaking or dealing with the media, it is interesting! See larger versionGraphic Via: this useful resource: RadiologyTechnician.com]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/03/the-human-body-and-things-you-likely-dont-know/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/27/the-ugly-side-of-public-relations-in-the-beauty-industry/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/27/the-ugly-side-of-public-relations-in-the-beauty-industry/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:40:34 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12282
Mike Bako sits down with the Director of Publicity for Yellow Sky Agency Marcy Clark, to discuss Yellow Skys campaign for the book Beauty Wars on Inside Communications]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/27/the-ugly-side-of-public-relations-in-the-beauty-industry/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/13/who-won-the-tea-party-presidential-debate/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/13/who-won-the-tea-party-presidential-debate/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:31:58 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12254
TJ Walker looks at the winners and losers of the CNN Tea Party GOP Presidential Debate. CORRECTION: “Correction: I made a blunder in this video. I incorrectly stated that Pawlenty endorsed Perry. In fact, Pawlenty endorsed Romney. I will try not to make such simple, unforced errors in the future.” http://www.dailynational.com TJ Walker speaks with [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/13/who-won-the-tea-party-presidential-debate/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/31/crisis-communication-for-sports-stadiums-what-is-the-price-for-fan-loyalty-and-safety/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/31/crisis-communication-for-sports-stadiums-what-is-the-price-for-fan-loyalty-and-safety/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:23:12 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12216
Can violence by sports fans be addressed by legislation? That’s the hope of a California state lawmaker who has introduced a bill meant to deter violent fan behavior at sports events. Mike Bako, Vice President of Media Training Worldwide “You can not put a high enough price tag on a fans safety. Fan safety leads [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/31/crisis-communication-for-sports-stadiums-what-is-the-price-for-fan-loyalty-and-safety/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/what-is-steve-jobs-legacy-as-a-speaker/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/what-is-steve-jobs-legacy-as-a-speaker/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:23:33 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12169
The announcement of Steve Jobs’ resignation shines a light on his brilliant career as an innovator at Apple. What it also shines a light on is his amazing skills as a presenter and speaker. What lessons can be learned from Jobs that can help you as a speaker? “Jobs made products that were easy to [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/what-is-steve-jobs-legacy-as-a-speaker/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/steve-jobs-resigns-what-presentation-and-speaking-secrets-can-you-learn-from-him-presentation-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/steve-jobs-resigns-what-presentation-and-speaking-secrets-can-you-learn-from-him-presentation-training/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:00:59 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12161
              Steve Jobs Resigns. What Presentation and Speaking Secrets Can You Learn From Him? For more information on media and presentation training please visit http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com, http://www.mediatrainingworkshop.com and continue reading http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog for news and analysis to help you communicate more effectively.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/steve-jobs-resigns-what-presentation-and-speaking-secrets-can-you-learn-from-him-presentation-training/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/daily-national-managing-editor-tj-walker-speaks-at-the-north-america-chinese-entrepreneur-association/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/daily-national-managing-editor-tj-walker-speaks-at-the-north-america-chinese-entrepreneur-association/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:58:12 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12163                 For more information on media and presentation training please visit http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com, http://www.mediatrainingworkshop.com and continue reading http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog for news and analysis to help you communicate more effectively.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/daily-national-managing-editor-tj-walker-speaks-at-the-north-america-chinese-entrepreneur-association/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/08/tiger-woods-loses-tag-heuer-endorsement-why-mike-bako-on-business-talk-radio-network/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/08/tiger-woods-loses-tag-heuer-endorsement-why-mike-bako-on-business-talk-radio-network/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:34:47 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12135
            For more information on media and presentation training please visithttp://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com, http://www.mediatrainingworkshop.com and continue reading http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog for news and analysis to help you communicate more effectively.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/08/tiger-woods-loses-tag-heuer-endorsement-why-mike-bako-on-business-talk-radio-network/feed/ 2 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/05/7-communications-lessons-from-nj-gov-chris-christie-that-every-democrat-needs-to-learn-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/05/7-communications-lessons-from-nj-gov-chris-christie-that-every-democrat-needs-to-learn-media-training/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:47:20 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12129 You might think that Chris Christie is nothing more than Ann Coulter force fed a Duncan Donuts factory, but the guy is a fantastic, powerful communicator. Your first image of him might be of the demagogue vilifying a school teacher or defending the indefensible use of a state helicopter to attend his son’s ballgame but [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/05/7-communications-lessons-from-nj-gov-chris-christie-that-every-democrat-needs-to-learn-media-training/feed/ 3 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/18/does-murdochs-apology-measure-up/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/18/does-murdochs-apology-measure-up/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:35:30 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11942 This apology would have been a great first step in Murdoch’s crisis communication strategy. Instead, it comes 12 days after the scandal broke and when most people had already made up their minds on whether there was wrongdoing or not. Murdoch’s legacy will forever be painted with the brush of this scandal. The printed apology [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/18/does-murdochs-apology-measure-up/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/14/wall-street-journal-radio-mike-bako-analyzes-the-roger-clemens-mistrial/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/14/wall-street-journal-radio-mike-bako-analyzes-the-roger-clemens-mistrial/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:38:01 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11940
Wall Street Journal Radio: Mike Bako analyzes the Roger Clemens mistrial   For more information on media and presentation training please visit http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com, http://www.mediatrainingworkshop.com and continue reading http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog for news and analysis to help you communicate more effectively.  ]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/14/wall-street-journal-radio-mike-bako-analyzes-the-roger-clemens-mistrial/feed/ 7 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/13/tj-walker-filming-at-the-learning-annex/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/13/tj-walker-filming-at-the-learning-annex/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:07:27 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11919 TJ Walker recently filmed two live segments for the Learning Annex. To see more pictures click here.   For more information on media and presentation training please visit http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com, http://www.mediatrainingworkshop.com and continue reading http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog for news and analysis to help you communicate more effectively.  ]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/13/tj-walker-filming-at-the-learning-annex/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/13/tj-walker-guest-lectures-at-the-college-of-tourism-in-belgrade/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/13/tj-walker-guest-lectures-at-the-college-of-tourism-in-belgrade/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:04:18 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11916 TJ Walker at the College of Tourism in Belgrade. For more photos click here.   For more information on media and presentation training please visit http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com, http://www.mediatrainingworkshop.com and continue reading http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog for news and analysis to help you communicate more effectively.  ]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/13/tj-walker-guest-lectures-at-the-college-of-tourism-in-belgrade/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/12/are-beauty-pageants-sexist-relics-from-the-past-or-are-they-modern-tools-for-empowering-women/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/12/are-beauty-pageants-sexist-relics-from-the-past-or-are-they-modern-tools-for-empowering-women/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:43:14 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11900 Actually, they are both. I’ve just returned from judging my second European beauty pageant and I can tell you that people are as fascinated as ever by beauty contests. Some people love them. Others despise them. I seem to be in the minority in that I really don’t have strong views either way. To me, [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/12/are-beauty-pageants-sexist-relics-from-the-past-or-are-they-modern-tools-for-empowering-women/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/11/gordon-brown-targeted-by-sunday-times-murdochs-last-pillar-of-legitimacy-crumbles/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/11/gordon-brown-targeted-by-sunday-times-murdochs-last-pillar-of-legitimacy-crumbles/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:59:13 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11898
To read more on this story click here for analysis by Michael Collins. The Times of London, Sunday Times, stands accused of tapping into former Labour Party Leader Gordon Brown’s private medical records. According to the story published today by BBC, Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of the Times parent, News International, called Brown in 2006 [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/11/gordon-brown-targeted-by-sunday-times-murdochs-last-pillar-of-legitimacy-crumbles/feed/ 3 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/11/inside-communications-with-mike-bako-mark-macias/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/11/inside-communications-with-mike-bako-mark-macias/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:22:28 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11886
Mike Bako sits down with Mark Macias of 3M Media Group to discuss Crisis Management on Inside Communications. For more information on media and presentation training please visit http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com,http://www.mediatrainingworkshop.com and continue reading http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog for news and analysis to help you communicate more effectively.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/11/inside-communications-with-mike-bako-mark-macias/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/21/what%e2%80%99s-the-easiest-way-to-distract-your-audience-wear-something-like-this/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/21/what%e2%80%99s-the-easiest-way-to-distract-your-audience-wear-something-like-this/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:09:52 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11854 by Mike Bako What is the quickest and easiest way to have an audience not remember a word of what you say during a media interview? Wear something so loud and outrageous that they spend all their time looking at what you are wearing and no time actually listening to what you are saying. If [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/21/what%e2%80%99s-the-easiest-way-to-distract-your-audience-wear-something-like-this/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/09/barack-obama-on-60-minutes-killing-of-bin-laden-media-training-analysis/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/09/barack-obama-on-60-minutes-killing-of-bin-laden-media-training-analysis/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 15:14:02 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11710
http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog Three days after he announced that American troops had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan — President Barack Obama talked with “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. How did Obama communicate with the American public and how will his message be remembered in 2012 when he runs [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/09/barack-obama-on-60-minutes-killing-of-bin-laden-media-training-analysis/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/09/forbes-com-what-do-i-do-with-my-hands-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/09/forbes-com-what-do-i-do-with-my-hands-media-training/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 15:11:01 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11705 by TJ Walker Several times each week, I have speech and media training clients who come into my training studio who express themselves in an extraordinarily passionate, confident manner. Everything about their voice, body and hand gestures conveys confidence. Read more at Forbes.com]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/09/forbes-com-what-do-i-do-with-my-hands-media-training/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/02/tj-walker-on-wall-street-journal-radio%e2%80%99s-the-daily-wrap-discussing-president-obama%e2%80%99s-speech-on-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/02/tj-walker-on-wall-street-journal-radio%e2%80%99s-the-daily-wrap-discussing-president-obama%e2%80%99s-speech-on-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 21:24:52 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11686
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