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/2011/12/09/french-speaking-mitt-romney-ad/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/09/french-speaking-mitt-romney-ad/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:18:55 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12386
AmericanLP, a new Democratic Super PAC, announced today that it is launching a new advertising campaign designed to mock Mitt Romney and the current state of the Republican Party.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/09/french-speaking-mitt-romney-ad/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead-barack-obama-speech-analysis-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead-barack-obama-speech-analysis-media-training/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 14:29:03 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11681
The President addresses the nation at a triumphant time for America. TJ Walker offers his analysis of the media message that Obama and the White House communicated to the American public and the world.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead-barack-obama-speech-analysis-media-training/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/31/how-to-conduct-an-international-media-interview-via-email-tj-walker-in-merca-2-0-mexico/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/31/how-to-conduct-an-international-media-interview-via-email-tj-walker-in-merca-2-0-mexico/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:03:22 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11574 TJ Walker interviewed by Pamela Escamilla for Merca 2.0: * How would you define “opinion leader”? TJ: An opinion leader is anyone who has opinions that other people will listen to, respect and occasionally or frequently follow. * An opinion leader, is born or made? TJ: Opinion leaders are made. * With social networks, how [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/31/how-to-conduct-an-international-media-interview-via-email-tj-walker-in-merca-2-0-mexico/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/25/how-to-greet-investors-in-different-countries/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/25/how-to-greet-investors-in-different-countries/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:02:16 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11553
Not all countries have the same mannerisms and practices. Before you make a speech in a different part of the world, listen to these quick tips and make sure you do your research so that you don’t offend anyone.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/25/how-to-greet-investors-in-different-countries/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/25/should-i-memorize-a-speech-in-a-foreign-language/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/25/should-i-memorize-a-speech-in-a-foreign-language/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:20:54 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11549
When delivering a speech to potential investoris who speak a different language do not memorize the speech in their language. Instead, here are some tips to help you present in a confident maner in your native tongue.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/25/should-i-memorize-a-speech-in-a-foreign-language/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/03/john-galliano-to-face-trial-in-france-for-anti-semitic-and-racist-speech%e2%80%94could-be-imprisoned-for-6-months/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/03/john-galliano-to-face-trial-in-france-for-anti-semitic-and-racist-speech%e2%80%94could-be-imprisoned-for-6-months/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:19:34 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11136 Wow, no wonder so many racists and anti-Semites move to America—our First Amendment speaking privileges make it a lot less punishing on them. Galliano has apologized this week. He will have top flight legal counsel. I doubt he’ll serve hard time. Still, if I were a prosecutor, what better way would there be for me [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/03/john-galliano-to-face-trial-in-france-for-anti-semitic-and-racist-speech%e2%80%94could-be-imprisoned-for-6-months/feed/ 2 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/berlusconi-faces-prostitution-charges/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/berlusconi-faces-prostitution-charges/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:56:09 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10437 I’ve worked with a lot of politicians trying to help them with their crisis communications, but I don’t know what I’d advise Berlusconi to get himself out of his current jam (And it’s not usually my job to tell clients to stay away from hiring prostitutes). At some point, if you’ve been the leader of [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/berlusconi-faces-prostitution-charges/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/indian-foreign-minister-reads-the-wrong-speech-at-the-united-nations/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/indian-foreign-minister-reads-the-wrong-speech-at-the-united-nations/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:43:15 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10421 This is one of the funniest and most bizarre public speaking stories I’ve ever heard of. The Indian Foreign Minister picked up the Portuguese Foreign Minister’s speech and read the dang thing like it was his own in front of the UN Security Council. Wow, I know that UN speeches are supposedly thought to be [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/indian-foreign-minister-reads-the-wrong-speech-at-the-united-nations/feed/ 2 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/u-s-state-department-starts-farsi-twitter-feed/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/u-s-state-department-starts-farsi-twitter-feed/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:39:55 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10417
http://www.tjwalker.com -media training, presentation training http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com The U.S. State Department launched a new Farsi-language Twitter feed Sunday in a bid to connect with internet users in Iran.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/u-s-state-department-starts-farsi-twitter-feed/feed/ 3 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/if-mubarak-steps-down-today-what-willshould-he-say/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/if-mubarak-steps-down-today-what-willshould-he-say/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:38:56 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10168 If Mubarak makes a resignation speech today, what should he say? It will be the largest world audience watching him in his career, and will likely be the image that sets his reputation with the public and historians for generations to come. If I were Mubarak, I’d be very careful not to sound bitter, petty [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/if-mubarak-steps-down-today-what-willshould-he-say/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/04/census-estimates-show-big-gains-for-us-minorities/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/04/census-estimates-show-big-gains-for-us-minorities/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:09:40 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=9828 It will be interesting to see if the census news that racial and ethnic minorities accounted for roughly 85 percent of the nation’s population growth will translate into a new demographic of elected officials and an increase of advertising directed at this growing group. More attention and concessions will be made to groups who can [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/04/census-estimates-show-big-gains-for-us-minorities/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/02/gop-insider-backlash-continues-against-sarah-palin/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/02/gop-insider-backlash-continues-against-sarah-palin/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:02:40 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6524 Now Ed Rollins has ripped Sarah Palin a new one. Rollins was Reagan’s campaign manager and he isn’t taking too kindly to Palin’s comparisons of herself to the Gipper. Does this hurt Palin among GOP faithful? No; it actually helps her solidity her base with the Tea Party and other outsiders. Rollins is a Washington [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/02/gop-insider-backlash-continues-against-sarah-palin/feed/ 2 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/sen-caught-on-live-mic/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/sen-caught-on-live-mic/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:50:27 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6410 Sen. Bennett was caught today on a mic in the senate claiming “It’s all rigged.” No one really knows what he’s referring to or if it’s bad, but the cardinal rule of open microphones is don’t say anything that isn’t clear or off message. And if you seem to be talking in a way that [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/sen-caught-on-live-mic/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/could-hillary-clinton-be-the-first-victim-of-wikileaks/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/could-hillary-clinton-be-the-first-victim-of-wikileaks/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:12:19 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6364 Jack Schafer at Slate makes the case that Hillary Clinton is going to be seriously damaged as Secretary of state, given revelations that she authorized spying on diplomats from other countries. Yes, this sort of thing has long gone on, but it isn’t talked about or openly acknowledge. Now, there is no way of hiding [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/could-hillary-clinton-be-the-first-victim-of-wikileaks/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/george-bush-praises-obama-admits-hes-just-trying-to-sell-books-in-facebook-webcast/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/george-bush-praises-obama-admits-hes-just-trying-to-sell-books-in-facebook-webcast/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:21:33 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6337
Watch live streaming video from facebookguests at livestream.com by Mike Bako Former president George Bush is finally getting it. The ‘it” is that the Internet is a powerful tool for reaching out to people and having them hear your message. Bush sat down with Mark Zuckerberg for a live broadcast on Facebook and right at [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/george-bush-praises-obama-admits-hes-just-trying-to-sell-books-in-facebook-webcast/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/11/boehner-takes-on-skyrocketing-federal-salaries/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/11/boehner-takes-on-skyrocketing-federal-salaries/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:03:43 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=5246 According to a USA Today analysis the number of workers making more than $150,000 has doubled since January 2009 and incoming leader of the House of Representatives John Boehner is planning on doing something about it. As he plots his public course one of his stated top priorities is to bring down the salary of [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/11/boehner-takes-on-skyrocketing-federal-salaries/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/08/obama-is-a-big-hit-with-votes-%e2%80%93-in-india/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/08/obama-is-a-big-hit-with-votes-%e2%80%93-in-india/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:49:00 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=5038 Obama is winning new friends in India. His big speech yesterday was well-received. His move to endorse India for a slot as a permanent member of the UN Security Council was a message that generated great press and resonated with the political establishment as well as the public in India. Now, if only he could [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/08/obama-is-a-big-hit-with-votes-%e2%80%93-in-india/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/08/how-is-obama-spinning-the-election/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/08/how-is-obama-spinning-the-election/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:37:21 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/08/how-is-obama-spinning-the-election/ Last night, Obama told 60 Minutes that the election results were primarily a reflection of the poor economy, that may be all well and good, but what specific lessons were learned from that, and what other messages were intended by the voters? The Republicans are spinning this election as a message from voters that they [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/08/how-is-obama-spinning-the-election/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/02/art-of-the-victory-speech-%e2%80%93-9-key-elements/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/02/art-of-the-victory-speech-%e2%80%93-9-key-elements/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:02:42 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=4724 Congratulations, you got more votes and you have won public office. Everyone is happy at your party and it’s time to give your victory speech. It’s important to realize that now is not the time to relax; you must win the battle of public opinion on a daily basis for your whole term of office [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/02/art-of-the-victory-speech-%e2%80%93-9-key-elements/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/10/29/president-obama-to-visit-mosque-in-indonesia/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/10/29/president-obama-to-visit-mosque-in-indonesia/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:13:36 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=4522 President Barack Obama will visit one of the world’s largest mosques when he makes good on a long-delayed promise to visit Indonesia, the island nation where he lived briefly as a child. This is a great move by Obama to schedule the trip for after the elections in November. Why give ammunition to critics who [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/10/29/president-obama-to-visit-mosque-in-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/10/21/preparing-for-an-interview-with-the-chinese-media-guest-blog-from-richard-burger/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/10/21/preparing-for-an-interview-with-the-chinese-media-guest-blog-from-richard-burger/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:29:03 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=4288 As TJ has said many times, the key to a successful media interview or presentation is preparation. When you work with the media in Mainland China, you need to prepare in a special way. Before you arrive, you need to have a grasp of how the Chinese psyche works, and you need to respect China’s [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/10/21/preparing-for-an-interview-with-the-chinese-media-guest-blog-from-richard-burger/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/09/20/radio-communication-accros-borders-what-you-need-to-know/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/09/20/radio-communication-accros-borders-what-you-need-to-know/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:13:18 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=3355
Dr. Ted Sun author of “Survival Tactics” and “Inside the Chinese Business Mind” shares some tips with host TJ Walker about successful communication. To learn more about Dr. Ted Sun vist: http://www.executive-balance.com/]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/09/20/radio-communication-accros-borders-what-you-need-to-know/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/08/12/david-dinkins-gives-the-middle-finger/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/08/12/david-dinkins-gives-the-middle-finger/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:52:33 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=2128
]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/08/12/david-dinkins-gives-the-middle-finger/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/05/10/gordon-brown-resigns-tj-walkers-analysis/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/05/10/gordon-brown-resigns-tj-walkers-analysis/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 17:30:00 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=1307 Gordon Brown’s political status finally caught up with his media status. Brown was singularly inept at communicating through television. Whether he was grimacing, glowering or calling voters bigots, Brown seemed to use every media opportunity to alienate voters. His defeat at the polls last week and resignation today are logical outcomes for a pre-TV era [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/05/10/gordon-brown-resigns-tj-walkers-analysis/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2009/06/01/tj-walkers-secret-to-foolproof-presentations/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2009/06/01/tj-walkers-secret-to-foolproof-presentations/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:11:45 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=538 ]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2009/06/01/tj-walkers-secret-to-foolproof-presentations/feed/ 0