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Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Interact With Their Kids
Posted by TJ Walker in advertising, Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Social Media, Social Speaking, Story Telling, Student Speak, Video on December 28, 2010
TJ Walker offers analysis of how a parent can join the social media world without angering their kids.
Behind the scenes and in the studio at TJ Walker Interactive
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, blogging, Body Language, Communications, Crisis Communications, Media, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, publishing, Sales and Marketing, Social Media, Social Speaking, Story Telling on December 28, 2010
Hugh Hefner Announces Engagement on Twitter and Continues to be Relevant
Posted by TJ Walker in celebrities, Media, reputation management, Social Speaking on December 27, 2010
Regardless of what you think of Hugh Hefner’s subject matter, the 84 year old mogul continues to be the master of all media. True, if you are an investor in playboy, you haven’t done well in recent years.
Still, The Hef is constantly reinventing himself and embracing not only young women, but all forms of new media. Hefner (or someone who can read a keyboard) is an active Twitterer. Hef still has shows on basic cable and content on every single old and new media outlet. I don’t know how long Hef will live, but he’s now entering his 7th decade of captivating the public and living in the public eye.
NBA Coach Phil Jackson On Christmas Games: “It’s Like Christian Holidays Don’t Mean Anything To Them Anymore.”
Posted by TJ Walker in advertising, Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Communications, Crisis Communications, Debate Central, Sermons, Social Media, Social Speaking, Workplace on December 23, 2010
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson comments about playing on Christmas and how Christian holidays don’t mean anything to the NBA need to be looked at through the prism of the source. Jackson is someone who is known for his measured comments and rarely ever says anything that is not premeditated.
These comments are not an off the cuff remark by a player who is complaining about having to “work” on Christmas. They are being made by the most respect coach in the sport, the son of a minister and by someone who is a thoughtful thinker with many interests away from the basketball court.
Snooki Shores Up $11,000 Pay Day To Appear At Tanning Salon
Posted by TJ Walker in advertising, Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Sales and Marketing, Social Media, Social Speaking, Speaking Competition, speech writing, Story Telling, Student Speak, Technology, tip of the day on December 16, 2010
The next time you laugh at the long lines of contestants waiting to audition for a reality show take a look at this story from TMZ. Snooki from MTV’s Jersey Shore is cashing in on her reality fame at the tune of $11,000 a day for an appearance at a tanning salon.
This speaks to the larger issue of fame and why so many people chase it on reality tv shows. If you can gain notoriety or infamy you can use it as a personal checkbook for many years after your show or appearance has gone off the air.
Top-Ten buzzwords of 2010 released on LinkedIn
Posted by TJ Walker in advertising, Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Social Media, Social Speaking, Story Telling, Technology, Workplace on December 16, 2010
It’s good to use words that people understand and convey meaning, but at some point, words become so popular, that they lose all meaning. Click below to see a full list of the most over-used words on LinkedIn for 2010.
And for goodness sake, don’t tell anyone you have “extensive experience” in 2011.
Twitter now valued at $3.7 Billion
Posted by TJ Walker in advertising, Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, blogging, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Social Media, Social Speaking, Story Telling, Workplace on December 16, 2010
And yet it makes less than $100 million. Is this rational? Time will tell. For the moment, being the industry leader in short-burst world wide communication seems like a winner.
It’s as if someone invested TV and had a monopoly with 90% of the world audience. How Twitter is going to make big money in the future? To be determined???
I was driving by Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library Saturday night and the place was packed
Posted by TJ Walker in blogging, Communications, Social Speaking on December 12, 2010
Here’s the power of social media.
Former Rep. Mark Foley Running for Palm Beach Mayor – Was Gary Condit Not Available?
Posted by TJ Walker in advertising, Analysis, Best Speaker of the Day, Body Language, CEOs/Financial, Communications, Crisis Communications, Debate Central, Media, Presentation Skills Training, reputation management, Social Media, Social Speaking, Speaking Competition, speech writing, Workplace on November 30, 2010
How do you spin your way out of a sex scandal with teenage boy pages? I wouldn’t want to be Foley’s media consultant of campaign manager.
Arizona Quarterback Flips Out On Reporter During Post-Game Press Conference
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, Fear of Speaking, Social Speaking, Speaking Competition, speech writing, Workplace, Worst Speaker of the Day on November 30, 2010
by Mike Bako
Video does not lie and what it told us about Arizona Cardinals quarterback Derek Anderson was that he was laughing on the sidelines of an embarrassing 27-6 loss to the San Fransisco 49ers last night. Why then did Anderson get so upset when reporters questioned him about it after the game? Getting so upset that he stormed off from the press conference.
Here’s the reality. Anderson was laughing during the game, so he was lying after it. Getting pissed and talking loudly and walking off doesn’t change that fact.
Martin Scorsese’s “Public Speaking” – a Review
Posted by TJ Walker in Authors Corner, celebrities, Communications, Humor, Media, Public Speaking Skills, Social Speaking on November 28, 2010
I caught the new Scorsese documentary on Fran Lebowitz when it premiered last week on HBO. While I don’t think this will spawn the next “Sex in the City” franchise for HBO, I personally loved the film. If you have an interest in the life of the public intellectual, the role of the speaker on college campuses and a the history of commentary going back to the infamous Gore Vidal/William F. Buckley (Queer) debate, then you will find this film as fascinating as I did. More at HBO.
What to do if you don’t want to Tawk like a Noo Yawker
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Social Speaking on November 19, 2010
Great article in The New York Times today on the field of accent reduction and change. It also gives a nice plug to accent specialist Sam Chwat (I’ve attended his workshops and bought this CDs as research for my own clients).
Big question: How much of a problem is having a regional accent these days? In my opinion, not much. It a lot more important to have something interesting to say. Rosie O’Donnell has a strong New York accent; didn’t seem to hurt her career much. Dan Rather has a Texas accent; he had a good run. And then there’s Governor Arnold…
How YouTube Could Have Failed
Posted by TJ Walker in Audio/Video Technology, Crisis Communications, Media, Social Speaking on November 9, 2010
If you’ve ever wondered why YouTube succeeded and so many other video file sharing sites failed, or if you’ve wondered why YouTube didn’t fail, then this article is for you.
Sex, drugs more common in hyper-texting teens. Video analysis of why. -presentation training
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Audio, Audio/Video Technology, Body Language, reputation management, Social Media, Social Speaking on November 9, 2010
TJ Walker offers his analysis of why sex and drugs are more common for teens that hyper-text.
New Study: Kids who text a lot have more sex
Posted by TJ Walker in Audio/Video Technology, Communications, Media, Social Speaking, Technology on November 9, 2010
Case Western has a new study out showing that kids who text more than 120 times a day are more likely to have sex and drink than kids who text less. You can read the reports on the study here. And watch my analysis below.
So the Queen of England is now on Facebook – so what?
Posted by TJ Walker in blogging, Communications, Media, public relations, Social Speaking on November 8, 2010
There was a time when a major organization launching a Facebook page was big news, somewhere around 2007. It’s kind of like 1995 when companies could get press for starting a website. But at some point, it no longer because news when a company started a web site, it was news if came out that a company DIDN’T have a website. I think that’s where we are now with Facebook; it’s news if a major organization doesn’t have a Facebook page. Somehow the queen was able to get a positive PR spin on this during the last few days, but I predict she will be the last one.
Sarah Palin in Twitter “Racist Tweet” controversy?
Posted by TJ Walker in celebrities, Communications, Social Speaking on November 5, 2010
Sarah Palin, who seems to be the only thing anyone can talk about these days, was in the center of a mini-controversy earlier today when it looked like she had Favorited a nasty tweet from Ann Coulter (I realize the “nasty” part probably could have gone without saying, since it was from Ann Coulter). This episode does show the perils of politicians having a huge social media presence, especially if it is run by a lower level staffer. However, I give Palin very high marks for her quick email response to ABC’s Jake Tapper, thus diffusing the whole scanal quickly and painlessly. Read the full story at the Washington Post.
Media Training techniques for all ages
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Media Training, Social Media, Social Speaking, Technology, Training Community, Video on November 4, 2010
Fox News Destroys its Competition on Election Night
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, celebrities, Communications, Media, media relations, Media Training, News, Politics, Social Speaking on November 4, 2010
Fox News Channel had nearly 7 million people watching Tuesday night. That’s a lot more than BOTH CNN and MSNBC combined! Whether you call it spin, bias, perspective, tone or attitude, something is working big time for Fox and if the other networks don’t figure out how to get some of Roger Ailes magic pixie dust sprinkled on some of their reporters or hosts, it looks grim for their long-term financial future.
Fox detractors can’t simply claim that Fox won big this year because it was a conservative Tea Party kind of year. Fox beat all of the competition during the last mid-term election in 2006 as well.
Nine reasons why Sen. Marco Rubio is the ideal new spokesman for the Republican Party
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, celebrities, Communications, Government & Politics, Keynote Speaking, Media, Media Training, Politics, public relations, Public Speaking Skills, Social Speaking, Uncategorized on November 4, 2010
Part of being a compelling political spokesperson is that you must have not only the right message, but be perceived as the right messenger. Who you are counts for as much as what you say. Many on the right are now looking for their next generation of leaders and are most impressed with Senator-Elect Marco Rubio of Florida.
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