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/2011/03/22/ford-unveils-new-spokesperson-creative-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/22/ford-unveils-new-spokesperson-creative-media-training/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:08:56 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11516 ]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/22/ford-unveils-new-spokesperson-creative-media-training/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/17/should-you-use-humor-in-vc-pitch/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/17/should-you-use-humor-in-vc-pitch/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:26:23 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11473
its important to be professional and not misuse humor in your financial elevator pitch.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/17/should-you-use-humor-in-vc-pitch/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/12/sound-bite-of-the-day-gail-collins-on-gingrich-of-course-gingrich-is-being-a-better-husband-this-time-around-he%e2%80%99s-67-by-then-most-men-have-not-just-finished-sowing-their-wild-oats-the/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/12/sound-bite-of-the-day-gail-collins-on-gingrich-of-course-gingrich-is-being-a-better-husband-this-time-around-he%e2%80%99s-67-by-then-most-men-have-not-just-finished-sowing-their-wild-oats-the/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:32:34 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11405 That’s the funniest and most accurate phrase I’ve seen in a New York Times Column in a long, long time. Read the whole column here.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/12/sound-bite-of-the-day-gail-collins-on-gingrich-of-course-gingrich-is-being-a-better-husband-this-time-around-he%e2%80%99s-67-by-then-most-men-have-not-just-finished-sowing-their-wild-oats-the/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/11/governor-walkers-negative-ratings-make-for-good-comedy/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/11/governor-walkers-negative-ratings-make-for-good-comedy/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:39:45 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11366 Here’s why Governor Walker’s negative ratings are so high and why so many people are siding with the teachers union in Wisconsin. What the video HERE to get a glimpse at humor with a message]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/11/governor-walkers-negative-ratings-make-for-good-comedy/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/11/the-presidents-speech/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/11/the-presidents-speech/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:27:33 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11361 If you are a big fan of the King’s Speech and not a big fan of George W. Bush then you will think this is the funniest thing you have seen all week.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/11/the-presidents-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/14/public-speaking-advice-telling-jokes/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/14/public-speaking-advice-telling-jokes/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:45:49 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10400
So you want to be a Comedian? TJ Walker explains more about using humor in your presentations.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/14/public-speaking-advice-telling-jokes/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/14/sound-bite-of-the-day-from-barbara-bush-you-could-be-speaker-of-the-house/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/14/sound-bite-of-the-day-from-barbara-bush-you-could-be-speaker-of-the-house/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:59:05 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10395 Barbara Bush always did have a tart tongue and she proves she still hasn’t lost her touch. During an interview with the Today Show’s Jenna Bush (hmmm…wonder how she got that job?), Barbara made a quick snip at her husband for crying on camera. What an obvius burn on Speaker John Boehner! Barbara’s quips always [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/14/sound-bite-of-the-day-from-barbara-bush-you-could-be-speaker-of-the-house/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/13/snl-shows-why-bill-oreilly-is-widely-loved-and-hated/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/13/snl-shows-why-bill-oreilly-is-widely-loved-and-hated/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:15:21 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10341 Two of the keys to success for any media personality are being distinctive and memorable. Bill O’Reilly is both, which makes it very easy for Saturday Night Live to mock him. Watch below.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/13/snl-shows-why-bill-oreilly-is-widely-loved-and-hated/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/18/eliminate-your-fear-of-public-speaking/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/18/eliminate-your-fear-of-public-speaking/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:15:33 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=9090
TJ walker gives advise on how to rid yourself of public speaking fears, communicate more intimately with audiences and to be wary of humor!]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/18/eliminate-your-fear-of-public-speaking/feed/ 122 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/18/the-perils-of-excessive-communication-woman-falls-in-fountain-while-texting/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/18/the-perils-of-excessive-communication-woman-falls-in-fountain-while-texting/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:29:23 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=9056 ]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/18/the-perils-of-excessive-communication-woman-falls-in-fountain-while-texting/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/04/funniest-oddest-weirdest-speech-of-the-day/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/04/funniest-oddest-weirdest-speech-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:50:57 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=8504 Here’s a kid running for student body president and his whole speech is about his devotion to sex symbol Megan Fox. It’s both good and bad, but mostly bad. Check it out for yourself.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/01/04/funniest-oddest-weirdest-speech-of-the-day/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/30/even-the-eloquent-british-stumble-and-stammer/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/30/even-the-eloquent-british-stumble-and-stammer/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:24:14 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=8253 We Americans often put the British on a pedestal when it comes to their speaking skills (think George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter versus Tony Blair and Winston Churchill). That’s why it’s refreshing to see this clip of all the major blunders made by BBC anchors during the last year. Enjoy the show.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/30/even-the-eloquent-british-stumble-and-stammer/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/21/larry-king-makes-standup-debut/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/21/larry-king-makes-standup-debut/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:31:38 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=7738
]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/21/larry-king-makes-standup-debut/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/21/pat-buchanan-slams-gays-better-than-any-other-conservative-pundit/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/21/pat-buchanan-slams-gays-better-than-any-other-conservative-pundit/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:51:47 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=7726 I love Pat Buchanan. There I said it. He’s consistently the most honest, most intellectually forceful, and occasionally, the funniest conservative pundit in the business. (I don’t actually share his views on anything, but that is irrelevant and beside the point) Here is a sample of his rhetoric from the McLaughlin Group this past weekend: [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/21/pat-buchanan-slams-gays-better-than-any-other-conservative-pundit/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/21/donald-trump-to-be-roasted-on-comedy-central/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/21/donald-trump-to-be-roasted-on-comedy-central/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:44:05 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=7711 I have to admit, there aren’t many people I have lower respect for than Donald Trump. Still, he does an amazing job of living his brand 24/7, i.e. being a pompous, egocentric windbag. Here is the statement he put out with news of him being selected for a roast on comedy Central: “I’ll show up [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/21/donald-trump-to-be-roasted-on-comedy-central/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/13/this-isnt-quite-a-clinton-on-arseno-hall-moment-but-its-still-kind-of-weird-putin-singing-on-blueberry-hill/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/13/this-isnt-quite-a-clinton-on-arseno-hall-moment-but-its-still-kind-of-weird-putin-singing-on-blueberry-hill/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:40:12 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=7236 ]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/13/this-isnt-quite-a-clinton-on-arseno-hall-moment-but-its-still-kind-of-weird-putin-singing-on-blueberry-hill/feed/ 0 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/2010/12/06/rabbit-ears-perk-up-for-free-hdtv/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/06/rabbit-ears-perk-up-for-free-hdtv/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:38:07 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6745 How to watch great TV without cable or the Internet. It turns out that rabbit ears are great on new digital TVS. A little known fact is this: reception of a digital channel (which all broadcast stations are now) with a digital rabbit ears on a digital TV is actually BETTER than the reception you [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/06/rabbit-ears-perk-up-for-free-hdtv/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/05/clinton-jokes-about-wikileaks%e2%80%94does-it-take-the-sting-out/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/05/clinton-jokes-about-wikileaks%e2%80%94does-it-take-the-sting-out/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:57:10 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6720 Yes, if you can joke about it, you can own it. Though Bush’s joking about trying to find WWMDs behind furniture at a DC humor dinner several years ago didn’t help him in the long run. Clinton was at an event last night with Oprah and Paul McCartney. Clinton said she was overwhelmed at the [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/05/clinton-jokes-about-wikileaks%e2%80%94does-it-take-the-sting-out/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/05/the-funniest-news-social-media-satire-ever/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/05/the-funniest-news-social-media-satire-ever/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:49:00 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6718 They nailed it!]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/05/the-funniest-news-social-media-satire-ever/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/03/what-was-the-most-searched-phrase-online-last-year-how-to-tie-a-tie/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/03/what-was-the-most-searched-phrase-online-last-year-how-to-tie-a-tie/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:01:17 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6615 Yahoo news came out with a report that the number one most searched phrase was “how to tie a tie?”. This presented an excellent opportunity to advance our position as communications experts by producing a video ourselves here at TJ Walker Interactive. It is a lesson that can easily be put into use by anyone [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/03/what-was-the-most-searched-phrase-online-last-year-how-to-tie-a-tie/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/02/steve-martin-not-funny-enough-tickets-refunded-what-to-do-when-your-audience-isnt-satisfied/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/02/steve-martin-not-funny-enough-tickets-refunded-what-to-do-when-your-audience-isnt-satisfied/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:22:12 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6553
Steve Martin did not leave the audience happy at the 92nd street Y after a speech. But nothing compares to an interesting character in Norway who flashed his…privates on live TV.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/02/steve-martin-not-funny-enough-tickets-refunded-what-to-do-when-your-audience-isnt-satisfied/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/02/the-big-internet-question-%e2%80%9chow-to-tie-a-tie%e2%80%9d/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/02/the-big-internet-question-%e2%80%9chow-to-tie-a-tie%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:56:15 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6496 Yahoo came out with research this week claiming that the number one question on the internet is how to tie a tie. Interestingly, news topic searches came out ahead of celebrity gossip for the first time ever. “BP Oil spill” was huge. Predictably, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, etc were all on the top [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/12/02/the-big-internet-question-%e2%80%9chow-to-tie-a-tie%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/15-of-incoming-members-of-congress-plan-to-sleep-in-offices/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/15-of-incoming-members-of-congress-plan-to-sleep-in-offices/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:41:48 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=6393 On the one hand, incoming GOP members who plan on sleeping in their offices can earn a lot of good pr because this makes them look frugal and as though they are working 24/7. But on the other hand, they run the risk of staffers walking in on them in the morning when the Reps [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/11/30/15-of-incoming-members-of-congress-plan-to-sleep-in-offices/feed/ 0