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/2012/01/31/speaking-to-the-media-how-anyone-can-improve/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/31/speaking-to-the-media-how-anyone-can-improve/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:56:02 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12551 A preview of an upcoming article in Pioneer Growing Point Magazine featuring Media Training Worldwide President Mike Bako discussing how anyone can improve their skills in dealing with the media:]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/31/speaking-to-the-media-how-anyone-can-improve/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/23/giants-and-patriots-headed-for-super-bowl-rematch-in-indy-mike-bako-on-americas-news-radio-network/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/23/giants-and-patriots-headed-for-super-bowl-rematch-in-indy-mike-bako-on-americas-news-radio-network/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:27:03 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12518
The New England Patriots and the New York Giants are headed to Super Bowl XLVI, after New England edged the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 for the AFC title, and the Giants beat San Francisco 20-17 in overtime, for the NFC trophy. This marks a rematch. Back in 2008, when the same two teams met in the [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/23/giants-and-patriots-headed-for-super-bowl-rematch-in-indy-mike-bako-on-americas-news-radio-network/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/16/mike-bako-on-fox-report-tim-tebows-season-comes-to-an-end/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/16/mike-bako-on-fox-report-tim-tebows-season-comes-to-an-end/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:54:17 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12507
Mike Bako wraps up a wild weekend of NFL playoff action on the Fox Report (1/15/12). What does the future hold for Tim Tebow? Also, is this the last of Tebowing and Tebowie? Are the New York Giants and New England Patriots on a collision course for a Super Bowl rematch? How did Tom Brady, [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/16/mike-bako-on-fox-report-tim-tebows-season-comes-to-an-end/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/11/is-it-fair-to-quote-mitt-romney-on-%e2%80%9cfiring%e2%80%9d/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/11/is-it-fair-to-quote-mitt-romney-on-%e2%80%9cfiring%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:08:36 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12503 There is a great deal of nonsense surround the fairness of quoting Mitt Romney saying “I like to be able to fire people.” Romney defenders scream that this quote is taken out of context and is horrifically unfair. But every quote in every newspaper, TV newscast and political ad is “taken out of context.” It [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/11/is-it-fair-to-quote-mitt-romney-on-%e2%80%9cfiring%e2%80%9d/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/08/mlb-institutes-dress-code-for-media-mike-bako-on-wor-radio-with-rita-cosby/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/08/mlb-institutes-dress-code-for-media-mike-bako-on-wor-radio-with-rita-cosby/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:51:41 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12384
Major League Baseball created and passed a dress code for members of the media on Tuesday, putting the guidelines in writing on the second day of the Winter Meetings in Dallas. The guidelines are the first of its kind among the four major North American professional sports leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) and implements a [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/08/mlb-institutes-dress-code-for-media-mike-bako-on-wor-radio-with-rita-cosby/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/07/debate-night-for-republicans-who-will-come-out-swinging/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/07/debate-night-for-republicans-who-will-come-out-swinging/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:08:20 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12223
Who has the most to win during tonight’s Republican Debate? Will Mitt Romney go on the offensive? Should we expect to see Rick Perry make a verbal gaffe that reminds of all of his predecessor in the Texas governors mansion? TJ Walker of the Daily National offers his analysis.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/07/debate-night-for-republicans-who-will-come-out-swinging/feed/ 3 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/01/university-of-miami-president-takes-to-internet-video-for-crisis-communication-announcement/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/01/university-of-miami-president-takes-to-internet-video-for-crisis-communication-announcement/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:56:41 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12218 by Mike Bako, Vice President of Media Training Worldwide Visit Daily National.com for more news and analysis http://dailynational.com 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/2011/09/01/university-of-miami-president-takes-to-internet-video-for-crisis-communication-announcement/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/2011/08/08/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/2011/08/08/how-do-you-media-train-police-officers-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/08/how-do-you-media-train-police-officers-media-training/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:33:49 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12133 Question: I have a possibility of doing some training with police here in New Zealand. How would you train police officers on the beat to deal with pushy journalist who arrive at the scene of a crime they are dealing with? They may want basic information, or more detail. These may be low ranking police. [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/08/how-do-you-media-train-police-officers-media-training/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/21/rewrite-questions-to-suit-you-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/21/rewrite-questions-to-suit-you-media-training/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:00:41 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11965 After you have heard a reporter’s question, hold it up to the light and rewrite the question in your own head to make it easier for you to answer it. Note: this is not the same thing as ignoring the question and saying whatever you feel like. The art in this process is finding a [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/21/rewrite-questions-to-suit-you-media-training/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/20/mike-bako-on-fox-news-live-obama-and-the-debt-crisis/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/20/mike-bako-on-fox-news-live-obama-and-the-debt-crisis/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:46:09 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11957
Host of Inside Communications, Mike Bako, guesting on Fox News Live discussing the debt crisis and national reaction to Obama.   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/2011/07/20/mike-bako-on-fox-news-live-obama-and-the-debt-crisis/feed/ 3 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/17/donald-trump-2012-always-looked-like-a-publicity-stunt-tj-walker-on-kduk/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/17/donald-trump-2012-always-looked-like-a-publicity-stunt-tj-walker-on-kduk/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 15:09:53 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11732
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TJ Walker offers his media analysis of Donald Trump’s decision not to run for president in 2012.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/16/trump-fires-himself-from-2012-race-tj-walker-on-wall-street-journal-radio/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/16/donald-trump-not-running-for-president-%e2%80%8e-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/16/donald-trump-not-running-for-president-%e2%80%8e-media-training/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 17:34:42 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11721 by TJ Walker Donald Trump couldn’t be any more full of BS if he swallowed every pasture in Texas. Trump had his fun. made a fool out of the national media, and now he’s gone home to do what he does best, play the fool on a realty show.Trump proves part of the old adage [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/16/donald-trump-not-running-for-president-%e2%80%8e-media-training/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/10/forbes-com-is-jason-calacanis-the-best-talk-show-host-on-tv-today-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/10/forbes-com-is-jason-calacanis-the-best-talk-show-host-on-tv-today-media-training/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 18:41:53 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11712 At first blush, this is an absurd question. Calacanis and his show “This Week in Startups” aren’t even on “real” TV—it’s only seen on the internet. Second, Calacanis fidgets nervously with his pen in a distracting manner that is usually displayed by pimply-faced college freshmen appearing on camera for the first time. Read more of [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/10/forbes-com-is-jason-calacanis-the-best-talk-show-host-on-tv-today-media-training/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/media-training-tip-of-the-day-focus-on-three-key-messages-no-more-if-you-try-to-communicate-more-than-three-points-people-will-remember-nothing-if-you-have-more-than-three-points-then-write-an-a/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/09/media-training-tip-of-the-day-focus-on-three-key-messages-no-more-if-you-try-to-communicate-more-than-three-points-people-will-remember-nothing-if-you-have-more-than-three-points-then-write-an-a/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 15:12:52 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11707 ]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/09/media-training-tip-of-the-day-focus-on-three-key-messages-no-more-if-you-try-to-communicate-more-than-three-points-people-will-remember-nothing-if-you-have-more-than-three-points-then-write-an-a/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/2011/05/09/champion-drops-mendenhall-over-bin-laden-tweets-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/09/champion-drops-mendenhall-over-bin-laden-tweets-media-training/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 15:09:30 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11702 Rashard Mendenhall can say so long to his endorsement deal and hello countless Sunday afternoon’s of being booed by the fans of opposing teams and maybe even his own. His crime? Mendenhall was terminated because of controversial tweets he made earlier this week about Osama Bin Laden. He questioned why people would celebrate his death, [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/09/champion-drops-mendenhall-over-bin-laden-tweets-media-training/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/06/so-who-won-the-first-republican-primary-debate-of-2012-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/06/so-who-won-the-first-republican-primary-debate-of-2012-media-training/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 15:17:39 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11696 This is a complicated question because there are many ways of “winning” a debate like this. Herman Cain won the “Pat Buchannan/Alan Keyes contest for most articulate debate performance from a candidate who doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning” award. Ron Paul won the “Everyone in the whole world is a complete [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/06/so-who-won-the-first-republican-primary-debate-of-2012-media-training/feed/ 13 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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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/2011/04/28/tj-walker-on-wall-street-journal-radio%e2%80%99s-the-daily-wrap-discussing-ben-bernanke%e2%80%99s-press-conference/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/04/28/tj-walker-on-wall-street-journal-radio%e2%80%99s-the-daily-wrap-discussing-ben-bernanke%e2%80%99s-press-conference/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:50:33 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11679
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