TJ Walker #1 USA TODAY Best-Selling public speaking author and presentation trainer to past Miss Universes, Super Bowl Winners, Nobel Peace Prize Winners presents the 1^st annual Snoozy and Snazzy awards to the best and worst speakers at the Academy Awards.
For video analysis from TJ go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUvRcScaAGI

SNAZZY AWARD:  Best speech

Sandra Bullock, Best Actress

“She nailed it last night. This is an actress who can poke fun at herself but she was also emotional, funny and she specifically thanked every single woman in this category.

It was classy, funny, everything you could want in an acceptance speech.”

SNOOZY AWARD: Worst speech

Christoph Waltz, Best Supporting Actor

“He came out and gave a laundry list of 15 names and mentions, too long for a 45 second speech. Not enough humanity or stories. In short there wasn’t anything entertaining in his speech.”

AVAILABLE For Interviews:

TJ Walker will offer his unique take on which winners put the audience to sleep and which speeches were worthy of their own golden statue.

Attention TV producers throughout US and Worldwide: Walker is available for live and recorded TV interviews anywhere in the world from his Manhattan remote broadcast studio (there is no fee or expense for TV stations)
For video analysis from TJ go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUvRcScaAGI

TJ Walker is one of the leading media trainer/crisis communications counselors in the world. For more than 25 years he has coached president s of countries, CEOs, Prime Ministers, Nobel Peace Prize winners, Miss Universes and thousands of corporate executives. He is CEO of Media Training Worldwide www.mediatrainigworldwide.com

Walker Electronic Press Kit http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/epresskit.html

TJ on CNN, Fox, Headline News, Comedy Central and other TV networks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18jagMi5cBU

MEDIA CONTACT:

Availability: Walker is available for live and recorded TV interviews anywhere in the world from his Manhattan remote broadcast studio (there is no fee or expense for TV stations) (remote via Skype over a business class 5 Mbps upstream connection. Other streaming options also available, including LiveStream and iChat.)

To Book, contact Ryan McCormick at (516) 901-1103 Ryan@risingsunpr.com, Mark Goldman (516) 639-0988 markgoldman73@gmail.com, Mike Bako at 212-764-4955 or TJ Walker at 917-204-9490 tj@tjwalker.com.

TJ Walker is now available for keynote speeches to remote convention and conference audiences around the world via Skype Satellite/Internet Technology. This is ideal for conferences that are already projecting speakers on I-Mags (Image Magnification) or other projection screens. (Works for any sized group) TJ speaks live (not a canned, pre-recorded video) and answers questions live from audience members.

Additional Benefits:

Travel costs are reduced to $zero.

Audience members get more direct contact with TJ, more of their questions answered, and more online interaction than with traditional in-person speakers.

Great for last minute speaker cancellations.

Adaptable for the urgent needs of companies that require media or presentation training.

Technical Specifications

Conference site location requirements: High Speed Internet connection, computer, speakers, microphone, webcam, LCD projector.

TJ Walker provides the following: T1 line for quick uploads, 3-HD cameras, 3 videographers, TV studio, director, 1-800 help desk.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does a Remote Keynote speech work? TJ’s Remote Keynote speech is delivered in the same high-energy, passionate, engaging and interactive manner as his live presentation. He walks around, moves, and gestures freely. All of this is captured by a professional three-camera studio that provides top quality lighting, shot variety, and audio quality.

Why would someone want to watch or deliver a speech via Skype? From the standpoint of an audience member in a large or medium sized conference hall, there is very little difference in the experience of watching a speaker up on stage in-person versus via satellite. In most cases, audience members are looking at a large video image of a speaker, not the speaker directly.

Isn’t this sort of like a boring webcast? No, webcasts are often boring because the speaker is sitting in a static position, is poorly lit, is only with one camera and has poor audio quality. TJ’s Remote Keynote has none of those problems.

Is this less personal and less interactive for the audience? Actually, TJ’s Remote Keynote ends up being more personal. Immediately after the keynote speech, TV takes live questions from the audience for a period determined by the conference organizer (usually 15-25 minutes). Immediately after the keynote, TJ makes himself available for one hour to audience members in a live chat room on The Speaking Channel www.speakingchannel.tv. Additionally, TJ then personally answers every single email question sent to him by audience members for the next 24 hours (this is possible, in part, because of all the time savings associated with non-travel)

Isn’t this technically complicated, won’t we need special equipment? The technology is very simple. The host organization needs a high-speed Internet connection, a laptop with a webcam, speakers loud enough to be heard around the room and one hand-held microphone.

What other bonuses do audience members receive? Each audience member receives an electronic version of the #1 USA Today bestselling “TJ Walker’s Secret to Foolproof Presentations” and a one-week all-access pass to TJ Walker’s Online Presentation Training School.

It still sounds risky; can’t technical problems occur? That is why the TJ Walker Speaking staff conducts a 15-minute rehearsal/sound check with the conference tech coordinator either the day before the event or the morning of the event to do a dry run and go over all tech details. Additionally, a TJ Walker Staff member is available via an 800 number throughout the keynote speech.

Speech Topics:
• SPEAKING WITH SKYPE: How to Speak effectively around the world using Skype and Internet Technology
• GO SOCIAL, GO GLOBAL: Using talking head (speaking) social media to increase your presence on the internet
• ARE YOU RECESSION-PROOF? : How to ramp up your sales presentation in a down economy!
• TURN THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT ON YOU: Make the news with your expertise
• BULLY PULPITS: TJ Walker’s Speaking Secrets of World Famous Leaders
• TJ WALKER’S SECRET TO FOOLPROOF PRESENTATIONS: 25 years of TJ’s training experience brought to life
• DONT GO DOWN WITH THE SHIP: How to handle a crisis in the media
Bonus materials given to audience members: Book, “TJ Walker’s Secret to Foolproof Presentations (PDF) (retail value $19.95) and a one week pass to TJ Walker Online Interactive Presentation Training Course (retail value $297.00)

For more information, contact Mike Bako or TJ Walker 212-764-4955 mike@mediatrainingworldwide.com tj@tjwalker.com
(TJ Walker is also available for live, in-person speaking engagements)

How to Give a Pretty Good Presentation

Introduction

Shortly after my book “TJ Walker’s Secret to Foolproof Presentations” went to #1 on the USA Today Bestseller list, I received a call from an editor. “Hey TJ, congrats on the book, but what about all the people who don’t want to give a “Foolproof Presentation?”

I said “What?”

She responded, “Well, your book talks about how to give a Foolproof Presentation, and it seems like all the books on speaking are on how to get a standing ovation, an exceptional presentation or and insanely great presentation. What about the 99% of the world who don’t want to be the next Tony Robbins? What about the people who either don’t like giving presentations or fear public speaking and just want to get through the darn thing? What about all the people who just want to give a pretty good presentation, but not one that will set the world on fire…don’t they have a right to get what they want?”

And that’s how this book was born.

If you want to become the next Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, or Winston Churchill, then this book is NOT for you. (There are already a gazillion books written for you) If there is nothing you would rather do than deliver a PowerPoint to 1000 people, give a toast to a wedding party of 500 or do a live interview on CNN, then this book is not for you (though you would be just like me).

This book is written for normal people (I readily admit I’m not one – I was the nerdy, dweeby JR High School student council President who loved giving speeches in front of 1200 students at age 13)

I’m not going to waste your time giving you time-consuming and difficult exercises in order to make you the next king of the motivational speaking circuit, as seen on late night infomercials. Instead, I’m going to give you the fastest, shortest, simplest ways of giving a pretty good presentation. Period.

I work with thousands of business people, political leaders, United Nations officials and beauty queens from 6 contents every year—and they have varying skills and goals when it comes down to their speaking abilities. Everything I’m going to share with you is based on real world experience helping people just like you—most of them sent to my presentation workshops reluctantly — usually by a boss who believed in them and wanted to help them gain skills needed to advance to the next part of their careers.

While there are a million different kinds of speakers and speaking situations in the world, I boil everything down into three main categories. First, there are the truly awful speakers: these people do boring data dumps. No one in the audience remembers anything from the message or the speaker other than that the speaker was boring and perhaps seemed nervous. This is the widest variety of all presenters in the world.

Second, there is the category of truly outstanding speakers. Whether it is someone on the international level like a Steve Jobs in business or Tony Blair in Politics, they have the ability to make any presentation truly memorable, engaging, interesting, and useful—plus they convey confidence, warmth and likeability in the process. At the local level, your own mayor or head of the Chamber of Commerce may be like this. This is a small group of people, typically less than 1% of all speakers.

There is also a third group of people. These individuals are able to speak much better than the second group, but not nearly as well as the first group. The third group is able to come across professional, competent and understandable. These presenters are able to get to their points in a concise manner and have their points remembered. No one was ever moved to tears after listening to someone in this third group give a presentation. But no one ever fell asleep while one of these third group speakers was presenting either. Members of this third group don’t spend days preparing and rehearsing their speech the way Ronald Reagan did or the way Steve Jobs does. They don’t spend days rehearsing because they have too many other demands on their time at work and home and giving a spell-binding speech simply isn’t a top priority in their life. But they are willing to spend between 5 minutes to one hour preparing their speeches because they know they have to in order to get what they want done for their career and in life. They want to eliminate the pain of giving an awful presentation and avoid the pain of dozens of hours of rehearsal. Members of this third group simply want to give a pretty good presentation—and they do it, every time.

If you want to be in the group, the third category of speaker who can give a pretty good presentation, then this book is for you. I promise you that if you follow the simple and straight forward lessons I have laid out for you, you will consistently be a pretty good presenter. You will never fail to get a promotion or win a new client, just because your presentation skills are considered substandard. You will never have to spend another sleepless night before a big speech worrying that you will bomb, because you will know that it will no longer be possible for you to bomb.

I am going to respect your time because I know that speech making is not your number one concern, so I am only going to give you the most important and least time-consuming tips to make you a better presenter.

Here’s what else you will learn: 1. the most common blunders in every speaking situation that plague most presenters. 2. The difficult and time-consuming advanced techniques that professional speakers use THAT YOU WONT HAVE TO USE. And 3. The simple, easy, fast way to give your presentation better than 80 percent of your colleagues so that you can sit down and get on with the rest of your busy life.

Shall we begin?