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/2012/01/24/democratic-super-pac-leader-gives-assessment-on-role-of-super-pacs-in-2012/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/24/democratic-super-pac-leader-gives-assessment-on-role-of-super-pacs-in-2012/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:31:54 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12515 Posted by AmericanLP in Press Release, Press Room TJ Walker, founder of AmericanLP, a Democratic Super PAC, gave his assessment on the role his organization and other Democratic Super PACs have played in the 2012 campaign: “We couldn’t be happier! Our goal all along has been to tarnish the Republican brand and to diminish the [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/24/democratic-super-pac-leader-gives-assessment-on-role-of-super-pacs-in-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/04/mitt-romney-ad-poll/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/04/mitt-romney-ad-poll/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:27:44 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12484 Can You Help Pick the Best Attack Ad Against Mitt Romney? While none of us Progressive Democrats applaud the Citizens United case unleashing Super PACs, it is a fact of life. So we can either play by the rules as they are at this moment, or we can sit still like little lambs waiting to [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/04/mitt-romney-ad-poll/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/03/mitt-romney-vs-ken-doll/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/03/mitt-romney-vs-ken-doll/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:12:52 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12477 Does Mitt Romney seem “plastic” to you? Help us get this ad on network TV.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/03/mitt-romney-vs-ken-doll/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/30/gop-nuts/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/30/gop-nuts/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:32:23 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12478 A little keepsake for new year’s from Republicans just to remind you of remarkable moments of 2011.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/30/gop-nuts/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/23/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ron-paul/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/23/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ron-paul/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:44:31 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12473 As a typical egotistical, arrogant, columnist/blogger, I usually think I can express my viewpoints better than anyone else. But when it comes to summing up the Ron Paul situation, the conservative blogger Erick Erikson says everything anyone needs to know. This is from Erick’s column today in www.redstate.com: “Let me get this straight. Twenty years [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/23/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ron-paul/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/22/ron-pauls-misguided-media-anger/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/22/ron-pauls-misguided-media-anger/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:44:09 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12468 Ron Paul is doing a lousy job of handling the spotlight into the racist writings of his old newsletters. By walking off the set of CNN he made a molehill into a mountain. Paul needs to understand that you can’t run for President and then try to control the media by telling them what they [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/22/ron-pauls-misguided-media-anger/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/22/gp-rep-claims-first-lady-has-a-%e2%80%9clarge-posterior%e2%80%9d/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/22/gp-rep-claims-first-lady-has-a-%e2%80%9clarge-posterior%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:29:43 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12460 Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner R Wisconsin is getting the biggest press coverage of his life. He’s on the front page of the Drudge Report, Huffington Post and, basically, everywhere else. Did he finally author earth-shattering legislation after 33 years in Congress? Nope. He said the First Lady has a “Large Posterior.” A Democratic operative recently overheard [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/22/gp-rep-claims-first-lady-has-a-%e2%80%9clarge-posterior%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/21/why-rick-perry%e2%80%99s-92000-a-year-government-pension-is-a-bigger-problem-for-liberals-than-conservatives/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/21/why-rick-perry%e2%80%99s-92000-a-year-government-pension-is-a-bigger-problem-for-liberals-than-conservatives/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:14:44 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12406 News came out this week that, on top of getting a mansion to live in and a $150,000 salary, Governor Rick Perry also gets a $92,000 a year government pension. Wow! The amazing thing about this is that it’s really not very unusual to see this sort of thing for people who work in and [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/21/why-rick-perry%e2%80%99s-92000-a-year-government-pension-is-a-bigger-problem-for-liberals-than-conservatives/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/01/amy-binder-of-rf-binder-partners-talks-nuclear-fuel-recycling-for-areva-on-inside-communications-with-mike-bako/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/01/amy-binder-of-rf-binder-partners-talks-nuclear-fuel-recycling-for-areva-on-inside-communications-with-mike-bako/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:26:18 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12419 Speaking Channel TV’s newest PR talk-show Inside Communications has released it’s latest interview with Amy Binder of RF Binder Partners. Ms. Binder recently sat down with host Mike Bako at Inside Communication’s studio in Midtown Manhattan to discuss how her firm solved a challenging problem for their client AREVA, a world-leading company in nuclear energy. [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/10/01/amy-binder-of-rf-binder-partners-talks-nuclear-fuel-recycling-for-areva-on-inside-communications-with-mike-bako/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/07/who-won-the-gop-debate-rick-perry-gets-thumbs-up/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/07/who-won-the-gop-debate-rick-perry-gets-thumbs-up/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:58:37 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12229 TJ Walker, Managing Editor of The Daily National, offers his analysis of who came out on top during the Republican Debate at the Reagan Presidential Library. How did Rick Perry do in his first national debate? Is this now a two man race between Perry and Romney?]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/07/who-won-the-gop-debate-rick-perry-gets-thumbs-up/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/11/cigar-peg-2011-presents-pirates-of-the-podium/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/11/cigar-peg-2011-presents-pirates-of-the-podium/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:19:41 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11890 Party Information: http://www.cigarpeg.com/Fund_Raising_NSA.htm Join the Cigar PEG: http://www.cigarpeg.com/join2011.htm 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/2011/07/11/cigar-peg-2011-presents-pirates-of-the-podium/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/02/shaquille-oneal-uses-social-media-to-retire-%e2%80%8e/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/02/shaquille-oneal-uses-social-media-to-retire-%e2%80%8e/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:52:01 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11797 Shaquille O’Neal spent his entire career making news on the court and off so it is no surprise that his retirement announcement, and the way he made that announcement, would also become news. It was not enough for the 4-time NBA champion to simply issue a press release announcing that he was walking away from [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/02/shaquille-oneal-uses-social-media-to-retire-%e2%80%8e/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/01/anthony-weiner-twitter-photo-scandal-congressman-breaks-his-silence-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/01/anthony-weiner-twitter-photo-scandal-congressman-breaks-his-silence-media-training/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:54:58 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11790 What did Anthony Weiner say that made this an even bigger story and media frenzy than it already was?]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/01/anthony-weiner-twitter-photo-scandal-congressman-breaks-his-silence-media-training/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/27/technology-or-lack-thereof-at-the-podium/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/27/technology-or-lack-thereof-at-the-podium/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 18:41:18 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11787 To read David Pogue’s thoughts on technology and presenting from the NewYorkTimes.com click here. Reader response by TJ Walker Dave, you are my favorite tech columnist in the world and your videos are brilliant. But for the love of Pete, you over-complicate speaking. I recommended that you have a single sheet of notes printed in [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/27/technology-or-lack-thereof-at-the-podium/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/19/katie-couric-signs-off-as-cbs-evening-news-anchor-becoming-the-new-oprah-next/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/19/katie-couric-signs-off-as-cbs-evening-news-anchor-becoming-the-new-oprah-next/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 20:26:40 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/19/katie-couric-signs-off-as-cbs-evening-news-anchor-becoming-the-new-oprah-next/ By Mike Bako Katie Couric left the cushy confines of the Today Show 5 years ago in the hopes of making a ratings dent for the CBS Evening News as the first solo female anchor in broadcast history. The only dent Couric made was to her reputation. She was never able to make any inroads [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/19/katie-couric-signs-off-as-cbs-evening-news-anchor-becoming-the-new-oprah-next/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/29/powerpoint-alternatives/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/29/powerpoint-alternatives/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:40:27 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11557 TJ Walker is asked what alteratives to PowerPoint he recommends. Want more advice from TJ Walker? http://www.tjwalker.com]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/29/powerpoint-alternatives/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/15/top-communications-blogs-315-what-tj-is-reading/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/15/top-communications-blogs-315-what-tj-is-reading/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:13:05 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11411 Werewolves Not As Sexy As Everyone Thought More anchors arrive in Japan (The Cutline) The DRESSMAKER: The True Story Of 5 Women Entrepreneurs Living Under The Taliban Japan Quake Moment #9: Tsunami Wave Rips Through Calif. Harbor Canadian Baby ‘Rescued’ After Doctors Planned to Pull Breathing Tube Quake halts Toyota, Sony, Toshiba Alec Baldwin to [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/15/top-communications-blogs-315-what-tj-is-reading/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/14/president-obama-roasts-himself-at-gridiron-club-gala/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/14/president-obama-roasts-himself-at-gridiron-club-gala/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:00:20 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11425 President Obama’s roast of himself at this years Gridiron Gala is good for his image and country moral.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/03/14/president-obama-roasts-himself-at-gridiron-club-gala/feed/ 4 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/19/is-there-a-plastic-surgery-epidemic/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/19/is-there-a-plastic-surgery-epidemic/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:24:03 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10697 Each ethic group in New York City is becoming known for the specific type of plastic surgery its members like. Each ethic group seems to have a slightly different idea of what constitutes “true” beauty. Read more at NYTimes.com]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/19/is-there-a-plastic-surgery-epidemic/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/13/10343/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/13/10343/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:27:11 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10343 Borders Bookstore to go Bankrupt This Week I don’t think Borders is managed especially poorly. It’s just that publishing is, frankly, a horrible industry. The economics of creating or selling a book has always been awful. Revenues are slim. Profit margins are even slimmer. So when rents go up, as they inevitably do, bookstores can’t [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/13/10343/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/fake-twitter-accounts-get-real-laughs-rahm-emanuel/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/02/10/fake-twitter-accounts-get-real-laughs-rahm-emanuel/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:00:11 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=10209
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