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/2011/12/02/speak-and-be-heard-tj-walker-in-workingwomen-com/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/02/speak-and-be-heard-tj-walker-in-workingwomen-com/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:08:14 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12368 Whether it’s your first team meeting, a big presentation or just introducing yourself at a networking event, learning how to speak with confidence can be a daunting task. Here are tips from TJ Walker, who can help you put your best self forward. Learn to Like Your Voice: Most people hate the sound of their [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/02/speak-and-be-heard-tj-walker-in-workingwomen-com/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/12/airline-security-and-how-it-has-changed/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/12/airline-security-and-how-it-has-changed/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:35:39 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12292 I am set to travel for a training in Denver shortly and am dreading the always tedious security checkpoints. The graphic below shows a timeline of recent security threats and why travels need to now remove their shoes and get patted down by TSA officers. Click here to magnify More useful and interesting resources at [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/12/airline-security-and-how-it-has-changed/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/29/one-slide-one-image/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/29/one-slide-one-image/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:17:06 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12214 This is an example of a chart that I would suggest NOT putting in your PowerPoint slides. It shows both the average salary and employment of Accountants in the US over the past 8 years. As a handout the graphic works, but flash this image on the screen and people will be decoding the chart [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/29/one-slide-one-image/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/08/training-tip-abstraction-is-your-enemy-if-you-are-communicating-abstract-concepts-give-extra-preparation-to-vivid-analogies-and-word-pictures-that-can-be-visualized-by-your-audience/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/08/training-tip-abstraction-is-your-enemy-if-you-are-communicating-abstract-concepts-give-extra-preparation-to-vivid-analogies-and-word-pictures-that-can-be-visualized-by-your-audience/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:13:26 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11290 Training Tip: Abstraction is your enemy. If you are communicating abstract concepts, give extra preparation to vivid analogies and word pictures that can be visualized by your audience.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/08/training-tip-abstraction-is-your-enemy-if-you-are-communicating-abstract-concepts-give-extra-preparation-to-vivid-analogies-and-word-pictures-that-can-be-visualized-by-your-audience/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/08/media-training-tip-don%e2%80%99t-%e2%80%9cdumb%e2%80%9d-you-message-down-it-takes-more-intellectual-rigor-and-discipline-to-communicate-in-one-minute-than-it-does-to-blab-on-and-on-for-10-minutes/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/08/media-training-tip-don%e2%80%99t-%e2%80%9cdumb%e2%80%9d-you-message-down-it-takes-more-intellectual-rigor-and-discipline-to-communicate-in-one-minute-than-it-does-to-blab-on-and-on-for-10-minutes/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:13:24 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11287 Media Training Tip: Don’t “dumb” you message down. It takes more intellectual rigor and discipline to communicate in one minute than it does to blab on and on for 10 minutes.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/08/media-training-tip-don%e2%80%99t-%e2%80%9cdumb%e2%80%9d-you-message-down-it-takes-more-intellectual-rigor-and-discipline-to-communicate-in-one-minute-than-it-does-to-blab-on-and-on-for-10-minutes/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/05/four-ways-to-data-dump-2/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/05/four-ways-to-data-dump-2/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:13:07 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11203 What do you do if you have an incredibly large amount of data that you must present to an audience, but you are limited to a strict time amount of, say 10-30 minutes? By far, the absolute worst mistake you could make is to do the following: cram every fact you can find into a [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/05/four-ways-to-data-dump-2/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/22/media-training-tip-of-the-day-if-you-are-going-to-apologize-for-some-great-blunder-or-offense-you%e2%80%99ve-committed-do-it-right-away-if-you-wait-a-week-until-after-everyone-i-the-world-has-criti/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/22/media-training-tip-of-the-day-if-you-are-going-to-apologize-for-some-great-blunder-or-offense-you%e2%80%99ve-committed-do-it-right-away-if-you-wait-a-week-until-after-everyone-i-the-world-has-criti/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:40:15 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10792 Media Training tip of the Day: If you are going to apologize for some great blunder or offense you’ve committed, do it right away. If you wait a week until after everyone in the world has criticized you, you won’t get any credit for being real or sincere in your apology or change in policy.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/22/media-training-tip-of-the-day-if-you-are-going-to-apologize-for-some-great-blunder-or-offense-you%e2%80%99ve-committed-do-it-right-away-if-you-wait-a-week-until-after-everyone-i-the-world-has-criti/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/20/communications-thought-of-the-day-every-new-communication-technology-completely-changes-how-we-communicate-with-friends-and-strangers-whether-we-realize-it-or-not-what-was-science-fiction-a-few-dec/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/20/communications-thought-of-the-day-every-new-communication-technology-completely-changes-how-we-communicate-with-friends-and-strangers-whether-we-realize-it-or-not-what-was-science-fiction-a-few-dec/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:46:55 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10735 Communications thought of the day: Every new communication technology completely changes how we communicate with friends and strangers, whether we realize it or not. What was science fiction a few decades, becomes cool, then becomes, obvious, then becomes so woven into lives it is not even noticed anymore.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/20/communications-thought-of-the-day-every-new-communication-technology-completely-changes-how-we-communicate-with-friends-and-strangers-whether-we-realize-it-or-not-what-was-science-fiction-a-few-dec/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/what-are-examples-of-business-jargon-or-marketing-speak-that-writers-and-presenters-should-avoid-presentation-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/what-are-examples-of-business-jargon-or-marketing-speak-that-writers-and-presenters-should-avoid-presentation-training/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:00:43 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10601
http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com -media training, presentation training http://www.tjwalker.com What are examples of business jargon that writers and presenters should avoid? -QUORA questions]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/what-are-examples-of-business-jargon-or-marketing-speak-that-writers-and-presenters-should-avoid-presentation-training/feed/ 2 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/michigan-man-demonstrates-how-not-to-make-a-viral-video%e2%80%8e-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/michigan-man-demonstrates-how-not-to-make-a-viral-video%e2%80%8e-media-training/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:53:55 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10596
http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com -media training, presentation training http://www.tjwalker.com The YouTube posting, removed from the Internet late Tuesday, shows Emory sitting on a chair in front of a group of young children, playing a guitar and singing a song about having sex and doing sexual things.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/michigan-man-demonstrates-how-not-to-make-a-viral-video%e2%80%8e-media-training/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/chobani-greek-yogurt-fuses-traditional-advertising-campaign-with-social-media/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/chobani-greek-yogurt-fuses-traditional-advertising-campaign-with-social-media/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:32:03 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10577 Chobani is now undertaking a major ad campaign where they focus on their actual users in billboard and TV ads. Here’s what a spokesperson told the New York Times: “We did not want a ‘corporate-out’ campaign,” he added. “We wanted a ‘consumer-up’ campaign, to tap into and extend the ‘Chobani love’ that is rapidly spreading [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/chobani-greek-yogurt-fuses-traditional-advertising-campaign-with-social-media/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/crisis-communications-tip-of-the-day-if-you-have-to-beat-up-reporters-to-stop-negative-stories-about-yourself-you-probably-don%e2%80%99t-have-much-time-left-in-power-plan-accordingly/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/crisis-communications-tip-of-the-day-if-you-have-to-beat-up-reporters-to-stop-negative-stories-about-yourself-you-probably-don%e2%80%99t-have-much-time-left-in-power-plan-accordingly/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:58:07 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10565 Crisis communications Tip of the Day: If you have to beat up reporters to stop negative stories about yourself, you probably don’t have much time left in power. Plan accordingly.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/17/crisis-communications-tip-of-the-day-if-you-have-to-beat-up-reporters-to-stop-negative-stories-about-yourself-you-probably-don%e2%80%99t-have-much-time-left-in-power-plan-accordingly/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/16/new-obama-spokesman-carney-steps-into-spotlight-video-analysis-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/16/new-obama-spokesman-carney-steps-into-spotlight-video-analysis-media-training/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:20:33 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10540
http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com -media training, presentation training http://www.tjwalker.com WH’s Carney Deflects Question on Iranian Warships In the Suez.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/16/new-obama-spokesman-carney-steps-into-spotlight-video-analysis-media-training/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/16/communications-tip-of-the-day-if-you-are-a-leader-and-you-have-the-desire-ability-and-willingness-to-shut-down-your-entire-country%e2%80%99s-access-to-the-internet-chances-are-that-it%e2%80%99s-lat/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/16/communications-tip-of-the-day-if-you-are-a-leader-and-you-have-the-desire-ability-and-willingness-to-shut-down-your-entire-country%e2%80%99s-access-to-the-internet-chances-are-that-it%e2%80%99s-lat/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:27:15 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10508 Communications Tip of the Day: If you are a leader and you have the desire, ability and willingness to shut down your entire country’s access to the Internet, chances are that it’s later than you think and you won’t be in power much longer.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/16/communications-tip-of-the-day-if-you-are-a-leader-and-you-have-the-desire-ability-and-willingness-to-shut-down-your-entire-country%e2%80%99s-access-to-the-internet-chances-are-that-it%e2%80%99s-lat/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/media-training-tip-of-the-day-when-getting-ready-for-an-in-studio-radio-or-tv-interview-a-producer-will-often-ask-you-to-count-to-ten-for-a-microphone-volume-check-instead-say-%e2%80%9chi-im-y/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/media-training-tip-of-the-day-when-getting-ready-for-an-in-studio-radio-or-tv-interview-a-producer-will-often-ask-you-to-count-to-ten-for-a-microphone-volume-check-instead-say-%e2%80%9chi-im-y/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:23:40 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10443 When getting ready for an in studio radio or TV interview, a producer will often ask you to count to ten for a microphone volume check. Instead say “hi, I’m (your name) and I listen/watch (name of program) every chance I get.” First, the whole staff will appreciate your enthusiasm. Second, they might use what [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/media-training-tip-of-the-day-when-getting-ready-for-an-in-studio-radio-or-tv-interview-a-producer-will-often-ask-you-to-count-to-ten-for-a-microphone-volume-check-instead-say-%e2%80%9chi-im-y/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/u-s-state-department-starts-farsi-twitter-feed/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/u-s-state-department-starts-farsi-twitter-feed/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:39:55 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10417
http://www.tjwalker.com -media training, presentation training http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com The U.S. State Department launched a new Farsi-language Twitter feed Sunday in a bid to connect with internet users in Iran.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/u-s-state-department-starts-farsi-twitter-feed/feed/ 3 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/presentation-tip-of-the-day-people-are-watching-you-before-you-utter-your-first-word-so-give-some-thought-to-what-people-will-see-will-you-be-smiling-or-frowning-staring-at-notes-or-looking-at-the/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/presentation-tip-of-the-day-people-are-watching-you-before-you-utter-your-first-word-so-give-some-thought-to-what-people-will-see-will-you-be-smiling-or-frowning-staring-at-notes-or-looking-at-the/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:35:46 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10412 Presentation Tip of the Day: People are watching you before you utter your first word. So give some thought to what people will see. Will you be smiling or frowning, staring at notes or looking at them, standing erect or slumping over, being boring or popping out of an egg?]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/15/presentation-tip-of-the-day-people-are-watching-you-before-you-utter-your-first-word-so-give-some-thought-to-what-people-will-see-will-you-be-smiling-or-frowning-staring-at-notes-or-looking-at-the/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/14/public-speaking-moment-of-the-day-lebron-james-confronts-his-heckler-in-detroit/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/14/public-speaking-moment-of-the-day-lebron-james-confronts-his-heckler-in-detroit/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:28:38 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10379 by Mike Bako -At this point in his career Lebron James has heard it all from opposing fans. The boos, the cheers, the cursing and through it all he has continuously preformed at a high level. At times it almost seemed like he used it as fuel to reach even greater heights. So why did [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/14/public-speaking-moment-of-the-day-lebron-james-confronts-his-heckler-in-detroit/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/12/presentation-tip-of-the-day-you-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-make-every-single-audience-member-love-you-or-even-a-majority-of-the-audience-members-love-you-but-if-95-are-chanting-that-they-want-you-to-resi/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/12/presentation-tip-of-the-day-you-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-make-every-single-audience-member-love-you-or-even-a-majority-of-the-audience-members-love-you-but-if-95-are-chanting-that-they-want-you-to-resi/#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:38:23 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10303 Presentation Tip of the Day: You don’t have to make every single audience member love you or even a majority of the audience members love you. But if 95% are chanting that they want you to resign, be fired, or leave the country, chances are, it’s time to find a new line of work.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/12/presentation-tip-of-the-day-you-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-make-every-single-audience-member-love-you-or-even-a-majority-of-the-audience-members-love-you-but-if-95-are-chanting-that-they-want-you-to-resi/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/11/presentation-training-tip-of-the-day-if-you-just-practice-in-your-head-at-your-computer-what-seems-like-a-20-minute-powerpoint-presentation-will-actually-turn-into-a-50-minute-presentation-in-front/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/11/presentation-training-tip-of-the-day-if-you-just-practice-in-your-head-at-your-computer-what-seems-like-a-20-minute-powerpoint-presentation-will-actually-turn-into-a-50-minute-presentation-in-front/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:22:57 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10261 Presentation Training Tip of the Day: If you just practice in your head at your computer, what seems like a 20 minute PowerPoint presentation will actually turn into a 50 minute presentation in front of the audience.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/11/presentation-training-tip-of-the-day-if-you-just-practice-in-your-head-at-your-computer-what-seems-like-a-20-minute-powerpoint-presentation-will-actually-turn-into-a-50-minute-presentation-in-front/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/11/media-training-tip-of-the-day-if-you-were-interviewed-for-two-hours-by-a-major-news-weekly-or-business-publication-and-your-major-competitor-was-quoted-and-you-were-not-guess-what-no-one-at-the/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/11/media-training-tip-of-the-day-if-you-were-interviewed-for-two-hours-by-a-major-news-weekly-or-business-publication-and-your-major-competitor-was-quoted-and-you-were-not-guess-what-no-one-at-the/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:11:50 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10267 Media Training Tip of the Day: If you were interviewed for two hours by a major news weekly or business publication, and your major competitor was quoted, and you were not, guess what, no one at the publication has a vendetta against you or an “in” with your competitor. You weren’t quoted because you didn’t [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/11/media-training-tip-of-the-day-if-you-were-interviewed-for-two-hours-by-a-major-news-weekly-or-business-publication-and-your-major-competitor-was-quoted-and-you-were-not-guess-what-no-one-at-the/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/mark-sanchez-accused-of-funny-business-with-17-year-old-girl-crisis-communications-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/mark-sanchez-accused-of-funny-business-with-17-year-old-girl-crisis-communications-media-training/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:13:34 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10158
Mark Sanchez Accused of Funny Business with 17-Year Old Girl Mark Sanchez isn’t in any legal trouble. According to the state of New York, 17 year olds are adults and can have relations with anyone of their choosing. But he is facing a major crisis communications and reputation management issue.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/mark-sanchez-accused-of-funny-business-with-17-year-old-girl-crisis-communications-media-training/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/09/piers-morgan-conducts-worst-interview-ever/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/09/piers-morgan-conducts-worst-interview-ever/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:12:06 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10125 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 [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/09/piers-morgan-conducts-worst-interview-ever/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/09/presentation-training-tip-if-someone-interrupts-you-before-you-finish-stop-and-then-continue-where-you-were-dont-let-an-interrupter-disrupt-your-message/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/09/presentation-training-tip-if-someone-interrupts-you-before-you-finish-stop-and-then-continue-where-you-were-dont-let-an-interrupter-disrupt-your-message/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:01:41 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10102 ]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/09/presentation-training-tip-if-someone-interrupts-you-before-you-finish-stop-and-then-continue-where-you-were-dont-let-an-interrupter-disrupt-your-message/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/09/media-training-tip-emotions-and-examples-the-more-personal-the-better-make-good-quotes-and-sound-bites/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/09/media-training-tip-emotions-and-examples-the-more-personal-the-better-make-good-quotes-and-sound-bites/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:58:25 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10098 ]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/09/media-training-tip-emotions-and-examples-the-more-personal-the-better-make-good-quotes-and-sound-bites/feed/ 1