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New ‘Got Milk?’ campaign seeks to help men dealing with… PMS. Who gets the better PR from this campaign, men or women?


Starting Monday, a new campaign hopes to encourage milk consumption through a less neutral angle: Milk as a cure for PMS, and for the men who have to deal with women during “that time of the month.”

TJ Walker offers his analysis of the campaign on NBC News NY

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Presentation Training Tip: If you get invited to give a speech, then speak. If you get invited to a reading, then read. (However, great authors don’t read at their own book readings, they tell stories instead.)


Presentation Training Tip: If you get invited to give a speech, then speak. If you get invited to a reading, then read. (However, great authors don’t read at their own book readings, they tell stories instead.)

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Facebook Adds “Civil Unions” to List of Official Relationship Statuses


So Facebook has added Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships to the list of how people can describe their relationship. Why is this significant?

Read more of TJ’s analysis on FORBES.com

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Piers Morgan Conducts Worst Interview Ever


Last night I caught Piers Morgan on CNN. He was interviewing Michael Oher, the guy who was the central character in the Sandra Bullock movie, The Blind Side. I hate to be mean, but the interview was an embarrassment for all involved.

Oher said two “uhs” and three “ya knows” for every single other word that came out of his mouth. It was painful and horrific. Look, not everyone has to be great at everything.

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Presentation Training Tip: If someone interrupts you before you finish, stop, and then continue where you were. Don’t let an interrupter disrupt your message.

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How to succeed using new and social media -media training

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Presentation training tip: Your colleagues and competitors spent on average 12, 16, or even 20 years on daily instruction on how to write well in school, but most of them never received more than 15 minutes on how to speak well. This is an opportunity for you.

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John McCain Tweets That it’s Time for Mubarak to Step Down


John McCain came close to being President of the United States and is well-known around the world, but he is still just a member of the minority party in the Senate.

So I think it’s fine for him to tweet foreign policy positions on Twitter. But Presidents still need a more official way of communicating policy shifts of such magnitude. Don’t expect to see Obama tweeting that North Korea’s dictator should step down anytime soon.

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Media Training advice for entrepreneurs- media training with TJ Walker

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Ex-President Bush’s daughter supports gay marriage- Video analysis


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Barbara Bush supports marriage equality in NY. A video analysis of what it means for her to break rank from her father’s point of view.

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California Student Suspended From School For Calling a Teacher a Nasty Name—On Facebook


I don’t believe freedom of speech should exist for students—in a classroom. Teachers have to be able to impose discipline and require respect.

But suspending a student for calling a teacher fat and another nasty name on Facebook? That seems ridiculous. What next, wiretapping students’ cell phones to make sure they don’t disparage the principal?

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PRESENTATION TRAINING TIP: If you try to memorize your speech, it will only make you nervous because the chances are so high that you will get off track.

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Social media has starring role in Egyptian revolt


But the New York times reveals that many strongmen and repressive regimes are now using social media to monitor and punish activists.

Read more at the Times.

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How Caroline Kennedy, Maria Shriver Helped Kill ‘Kennedys’ Miniseries

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Rick Sanchez Tweets Cry for Help “Wish media would look beyond 5 seonds of my life”


Sorry, Rick. It doesn’t work that way. To many in the media, you will always be that guy who traffics in anti-Semitic nonsense. Politicians don’t get a break, so why should you.

Prediction, Sanchez will get a rebirth in talk radio and in his own multi-media online platform. But don’t expect to see him as a network news anchor again.

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Global Warming Lesson Done In The Nude?

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How to Give A Perfect New Years Toast (Archive Video)

Dug out and dusted off, this video of TJ is from our video archive. Happy New Years Eve everyone! Watch to get some last minute advice on giving a holiday toast.

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Michael Vick Jerseys Flying Off Shelves -public relations

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12 Tips on Making a New Year’s Toast

new years toastNew Year’s Eve is almost upon us, and that means it’s time to make toasts with friends and family. A toast is actually a mini speech (just don’t break out the PowerPoint slides).

If you ever wanted to stand up and offer a toast among friends, but you chickened out because you felt awkward about what to say and how to do it, you are not alone. If you adhere to the following tips, you can’t go wrong this New Year’s Eve or any other toasting opportunity. Read the rest of this entry »

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5 Quick tips for New Year’s Eve Toasts

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