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/2011/03/13/speak-like-a-king/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/13/speak-like-a-king/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:20:05 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11397 Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday celebration will soon be here and most of us will see and hear bits and pieces of his famous 1963 “I Have a Dream Speech.” This speech is routinely ranked as the best or one of the best speeches of the 20th Century. Many business executives will see video of [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/13/speak-like-a-king/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/02/leaders-ask-john-f-kennedy-example/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/02/leaders-ask-john-f-kennedy-example/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:44:33 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11116
How can you learn from one of the most famous quotes in American history?]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/02/leaders-ask-john-f-kennedy-example/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/27/what-do-all-great-leaders-have-in-common/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/27/what-do-all-great-leaders-have-in-common/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:53:27 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10944
TJ Walker says all great leaders are also great communicators!]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/27/what-do-all-great-leaders-have-in-common/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/18/fearless-leaders-churchill-example/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/18/fearless-leaders-churchill-example/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:46:24 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10589
Great leaders are not afraid to state clearly what is good and evil.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/18/fearless-leaders-churchill-example/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/mubarak-refuses-to-step-down-video-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/mubarak-refuses-to-step-down-video-media-training/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:43:01 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10223
Talk about failing to meet expectations. Egyptian President Mubarak spoke earlier today and with the world watching he defiantly refused to step down. Mubarak went so far as to say the he plans to stay in Egypt, will never leave Egypt and will die in Egypt. The way things are going he might be right [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/mubarak-refuses-to-step-down-video-media-training/feed/ 44 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/03/why-rick-santorum-could-win-in-2012/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/03/why-rick-santorum-could-win-in-2012/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:43:59 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=9772 Believe it or not, that’s not a headline from a fake news source like the Daily Show or The Onion. That actually appeared in the Daily Beast today. It’s a summary of the George Will column showing how Santorum could plausibly be the next president. At first blush, this seems crazy. Santorum is somebody that [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/03/why-rick-santorum-could-win-in-2012/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/04/whats-in-a-name-if-it-is-steven-cohen-it-brings-a-lot-of-confusion/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/04/whats-in-a-name-if-it-is-steven-cohen-it-brings-a-lot-of-confusion/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:43:07 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=8570 NY Governor Andrew Cuomo has just appointed a new high level secretary, Steven Cohen, not to be confused with Steven Cohen the Congressman or Steven Cohen the hedge fund manager or Steven Cohen the Middle East expert. This gets confusing. New rule: if you want to be a good parent, give your kid a name [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/04/whats-in-a-name-if-it-is-steven-cohen-it-brings-a-lot-of-confusion/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/03/navy-captain-owen-honors-under-investigation-for-starring-in-raunchy-videos/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/03/navy-captain-owen-honors-under-investigation-for-starring-in-raunchy-videos/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:06:45 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=8441 Prediction: 2011 will be another great year to lose your job by saying and doing really stupid things on video. It’s one thing to get caught doing something stupid when you don’t realize you are being videotaped, but it’s another to actually intentionally produce and star in videos where you are making homophobic slurs and [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/03/navy-captain-owen-honors-under-investigation-for-starring-in-raunchy-videos/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/01/gov-chris-christie-continues-to-damage-his-reputation/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/01/gov-chris-christie-continues-to-damage-his-reputation/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:17:39 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=8382 Gov Christie doesn’t seem to understand that his failure to be in New Jersey during the blizzard can’t be written off as mere partisan carping. Even Conservative GOP leader and former Regan Campaign manage Ed Rollins has condemned Christie for his failure of leadership this past week. At a press conference yesterday, Christie’s blunt, “I [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/01/gov-chris-christie-continues-to-damage-his-reputation/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/01/joe-miller-finally-gives-a-concession-speech/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/01/joe-miller-finally-gives-a-concession-speech/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:43:47 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=8378 A concession speech is a great way to leave a good taste in peoples’ mouths. It is a way to look classy and leave the stage with a positive image, even when you didn’t win. However, if you wait so long that your opponent has practically finished the term of office and retired, you just [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/01/joe-miller-finally-gives-a-concession-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/29/hawaii-governor-neil-abercrombie-to-take-on-birthers/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/29/hawaii-governor-neil-abercrombie-to-take-on-birthers/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:00:52 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=8214 Abercrombie wants to release even more documents proving Obama was born in Hawaii, since the birth certificates and numerous newspaper announcements at the time haven’t persuaded more than 40% of the American people. Abercrombie seems like a smart and ambitions fellow. Perhaps next he can persuade people that the moon landing wasn’t a hoax, that [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/29/hawaii-governor-neil-abercrombie-to-take-on-birthers/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/28/sound-bite-of-the-day-%e2%80%9cwe%e2%80%99ve-become-a-nation-of-wusses%e2%80%9d-ed-rendell/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/28/sound-bite-of-the-day-%e2%80%9cwe%e2%80%99ve-become-a-nation-of-wusses%e2%80%9d-ed-rendell/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:00:33 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=8106 This sound bite is continuing to get good play. Here is more of what the Pennsylvania Governor said: “We’ve become a nation of wusses…China…is kicking our butt in everything…Chinese residents would have marched to the stadium…and done calculus all the way down!” That is funny! It’s forceful, absolute, not whishy washy and is sure to [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/28/sound-bite-of-the-day-%e2%80%9cwe%e2%80%99ve-become-a-nation-of-wusses%e2%80%9d-ed-rendell/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/12/the-seven-key-speaking-rules-sen-bernie-sanders-broke-while-giving-the-most-talked-about-speech-of-2010/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/12/the-seven-key-speaking-rules-sen-bernie-sanders-broke-while-giving-the-most-talked-about-speech-of-2010/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:44:56 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=7167 Sen. Bernie Sanders gave an 8 hour and 37 minute speech on the floor of the Senate and has since become an Internet sensation and a hero to liberals/progressives as his speech has become the most discussed of 2010. Bernie did it HIS way, but he also shows how many of the so-called rules of [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/12/the-seven-key-speaking-rules-sen-bernie-sanders-broke-while-giving-the-most-talked-about-speech-of-2010/feed/ 4 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/11/new-gates-study-students-can-accurately-rate-their-teachers%e2%80%99-effectiveness/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/11/new-gates-study-students-can-accurately-rate-their-teachers%e2%80%99-effectiveness/#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:49:51 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=7156 A new study out shows that students who rate their teachers as effective actually make greater measurable improvements over the school year. It turns out that students really are the best judge of speakers. Boring, ineffectual teachers are not liked by students and therefore little learning takes place. But this goes far beyond the classroom [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/11/new-gates-study-students-can-accurately-rate-their-teachers%e2%80%99-effectiveness/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/07/president-obama-calls-republicans-hostage-takers-video-analysis-of-press-conference/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/07/president-obama-calls-republicans-hostage-takers-video-analysis-of-press-conference/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:36:50 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6888
]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/07/president-obama-calls-republicans-hostage-takers-video-analysis-of-press-conference/feed/ 4 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/06/are-you%e2%80%99re-a-social-media-addict-check-out-this-hilarious-spoof-of-social-media-addiction/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/06/are-you%e2%80%99re-a-social-media-addict-check-out-this-hilarious-spoof-of-social-media-addiction/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:42:08 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6749
]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/06/are-you%e2%80%99re-a-social-media-addict-check-out-this-hilarious-spoof-of-social-media-addiction/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/03/sound-bite-of-the-day-charlie-rangel-%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99m-not-going-t-be-judged-by-this-congress-%e2%80%9d/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/03/sound-bite-of-the-day-charlie-rangel-%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99m-not-going-t-be-judged-by-this-congress-%e2%80%9d/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:33:24 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6610 Sorry Charlie, but yes, you will.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/03/sound-bite-of-the-day-charlie-rangel-%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99m-not-going-t-be-judged-by-this-congress-%e2%80%9d/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/mike-huckabee-finally-finds-way-to-get-in-media-headlines-without-standing-next-to-sarah-palin/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/mike-huckabee-finally-finds-way-to-get-in-media-headlines-without-standing-next-to-sarah-palin/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:48:45 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6407 You have to feel sorry for poor Mike Huckabee. No one ever seems to mention him anymore now that all political news is devoted to Sarah Palin 100% of the time. But Huckabee finally found a way to get a little bit of the spotlight back. He called for the execution of the WikiLeaks guy. [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/mike-huckabee-finally-finds-way-to-get-in-media-headlines-without-standing-next-to-sarah-palin/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/is-murdoch-looking-for-liberals/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/is-murdoch-looking-for-liberals/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:36:17 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6387 Hmm… we’ll see. But it does look like Rupert’s new digital daily is NOT trying to be another Wall Street journal, Fox news or New York Post. The new online daily will attempt to be centrist and will have a wide range of opinion writers. I’m still skeptical that this site will have anything to [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/is-murdoch-looking-for-liberals/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/hillary-clinton-makes-statement-attacking-wikileaks/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/hillary-clinton-makes-statement-attacking-wikileaks/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:42:38 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6371 A lot of people have made a nice living trashing Hillary Clinton on a daily basis, but you have to feel sorry for her today. Her statement attacking Wikileaks was fair and passionate. But let’s face it; it’s inherently difficult and complicated to have to defend secrecy. It really comes down to this: it’s a [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/hillary-clinton-makes-statement-attacking-wikileaks/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/29/wikileaked-cable-from-bob-gates-russian-democracy-has-disappeared/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/29/wikileaked-cable-from-bob-gates-russian-democracy-has-disappeared/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:48:56 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6279 Many of the WikiLeaks are going to be like this one, where the obvious is stated, but by people in power who usually don’t say things like that it public. Will Secretary’s of defense ever speak freely again with staff members, given their fears that their comments will be turned into text and then leaked? [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/29/wikileaked-cable-from-bob-gates-russian-democracy-has-disappeared/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/28/christopher-hitchens-and-tony-blair-debate-whether-god-exists-%e2%80%93-and-hitchens-wins-the-debate-no-god/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/28/christopher-hitchens-and-tony-blair-debate-whether-god-exists-%e2%80%93-and-hitchens-wins-the-debate-no-god/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:19:49 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6224 Congratulations to Christopher Hitchens for beating Tony Blair last week in Toronto in a debate on whether God Exists. And congrats to the organizer of the debates—it was a sellout crowd AND the story got massive worldwide coverage. Regardless of your position on the existence of a supernatural being, this is good news for those [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/28/christopher-hitchens-and-tony-blair-debate-whether-god-exists-%e2%80%93-and-hitchens-wins-the-debate-no-god/feed/ 3 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/22/fran-lebowitz-in-public-speaking-tonight-on-hbo-at-10pm/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/22/fran-lebowitz-in-public-speaking-tonight-on-hbo-at-10pm/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:38:51 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=5952 If you are into speaking, media, punditry, and life of the public intellectual, then Martin Scorsese’s Public Speaking tonight is “must see” TV. I know I’ll be watching this. Variety gave this review: “‘My Dinner With Andre,’ if Andre sat at a diner alone rambling about what annoys him.” That’s so biting and harsh and [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/22/fran-lebowitz-in-public-speaking-tonight-on-hbo-at-10pm/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/18/did-bill-clinton-ban-tweeting-during-his-speech-no-it-turns-out/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/18/did-bill-clinton-ban-tweeting-during-his-speech-no-it-turns-out/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:55:56 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=5666 Bill Clinton was giving a speech at Salesforce.com this week. His representatives requested that there be no press allowed into the event. The organizers of the even interpreted this to mean no media at all, i.e. social media and thus told people no Tweeting. This, of course, raised a stir. Why would someone like a [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/18/did-bill-clinton-ban-tweeting-during-his-speech-no-it-turns-out/feed/ 0