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Obama and O’Reilly Face Off In the White House
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Best Speaker of the Day, Body Language, Communications, Government & Politics, Politics on February 7, 2011
And nothing much happened. I can’t fault Bill O’Reilly for anything he did or didn’t say, but both men are on national TV a great deal, on a daily basis. To me the show seemed less like a TV interview and more like two heads of state meeting at the White House for a photo op.
Is Barack Obama coloring his hair?
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, CEOs/Financial on January 23, 2011
A number of prominent media outlets in recent days have been asking the question “is Obama coloring his hair to get rid of the grey?” I don’t know, but it’s worth considering that different lighting and different backdrops can make anyone’s hair look substantially lighter or darker.
Media Training Tip: my advice to anyone who is in the media spotlight every day, the way a president or governor is, is do not color your hair. The change is too abrupt and easily noticed and commented on. The hair coloring becomes a story in its own right. Movie stars can get away with it because they are often out of the spotlight for months or even years at a time. However, if you are as disciplined as Ronald Reagan was when he started coloring his hair long before he entered politics and kept it up regularly through the rest of his life, then you can get away with it.
PREDICTIONS: What Will Obama Say in the State of the Union? -Preview Analysis
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, Debate Central, Government & Politics, Politics, tip of the day, Workplace on January 14, 2011
What Will Obama Say in the State of the Union?
Obama will use his bully pulpit to put a focus on his agenda for the next year. Predictions:
1. Obama will stress bi-partisanship and his willingness to work with the new Republican House leadership.
2. The President will continue to talk about the economy and new initiatives for stimulating the economy.
3. Finally, the President will gingerly discuss the Tucson shootings and how our culture most rise above violence
Robert Gibbs Leaving Job as White House Press Secretary- VIDEO analysis
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Best Speaker of the Day, CEOs/Financial, Communications, Government & Politics, Politics, Video, Voice, Workplace on January 5, 2011
President Obama Gives 491 Speeches, Statements and Remarks in 2010
Posted by TJ Walker in advertising, Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Government & Politics, Speaking Competition on January 3, 2011
People ask me all the time “TJ, what’s the secret to being a great speaker?” part of the answer is simply speaking a lot. The best speakers in the world also tend to peak a lot more than other people do. Obama spoke 491 times last year.
Practice doesn’t make you perfect, but it does make you better than someone who speaks once or twice a year. The only person I can think of who speaks more often that Obama is Bill Clinton.
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Are The Most Admired Man and Woman In America – USA Today
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, Government & Politics on December 28, 2010
Polls like this are meaningless. All they do is measure name ID. If you like Obama and Clinton don’t get too excited; Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin are on the list too, with Palin actually coming in 2nd place.
Obama Leaves Briefing Room Again, Different Clinton This Time -VIDEO
Posted by TJ Walker in advertising, Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Video on December 16, 2010
TJ walker comments on another Clinton taking the spotlight from Obama.
New poll shows Mitt Romney would beat Barack Obama
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Government & Politics on December 15, 2010
Is this meaningful? Nope. It just means that we have high unemployment and incumbent presidents always have low poll numbers in those situations. So, when a president is paired with a well-known politician from the other party who has relatively low negative, that other guy is magically “beating the president” in polls.
In 1982 Walter Mondale was beating Ronald Reagan in the polls. And we all know how that one turned out.
Right wing media cook up another “Scandal” about Obama “dissing” Clinton
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Government & Politics, media relations, Media Training, Politics, Public Speaking Skills, reputation management on December 11, 2010
This bit of nonsense ranks right up there with the so-called Obama ‘terrorist” fist bump. Yesterday, Obama was meeting with Bill Clinton in the white house to discuss the new tax compromise. The two then held a spontaneous press conference to discuss with reporters. After awhile, Obama told Clinton that the First lady was waiting and that he must leave and that Bill should carry on. Clinton being Clinton, he kept on talking.
The right wing media is now spinning this as a “PR disaster” and a humiliation of Clinton by Obama. Anyone with half a brain who watched the video would conclude something dramatically different.
Bill Clinton To Meet With Obama At White House
Posted by TJ Walker in advertising, Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Government & Politics, Video, Workplace on December 10, 2010
Obama’s failure to communicate with liberals may create challenger
Posted by TJ Walker in Authors Corner, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Communications, Crisis Communications, Government & Politics on December 8, 2010
What has only been whispered about for months is now seeping into the pages of the New York Times. Liberals are so dissatisfied with Obama and his refusal to defend liberal values from a rhetorical and policy perspective. Prominent bloggers are even putting forth names such as Howard Dean and Russ Feingold. Obama must give more rhetorical attention to his liberal base and stop spending so much time trying to seem reasonable to conservatives in the Senate and House, given that their number one stated policy goal for the next two years is to defeat Obama. More at the NYTimes
TV – Analysis on the latest from Palin, Obama, Olbermann and Hef
Posted by TJ Walker in celebrities, Communications, Crisis Communications, Media, public relations, Video on November 11, 2010
President Obama calls for Kindler, Gentler Washington???
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Crisis Communications, Government & Politics, Media, media relations, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, reputation management on October 30, 2010
President Obama, in his weekly radio address today, spoke of a post-election desire for compromise and rhetorical cooling down between Republicans and Democrats. Huh? Obama appears to be more and more isolated in the White House. His passionless rhetoric is demoralizing his liberal base. Meanwhile, conservatives are flexing their muscles in DC and can’t wait to begin de facto or even actual impeachment hearings for Obama, Who seems clueless to what is happening. Read more at the Washington Post
President Obama appears on the Daily show with Jon Stewart
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, celebrities, Communications, Government & Politics, Media, Media Training on October 28, 2010
So how did Obama do? I don’t agree with those who claim it’s below a President to go on a comedy show. The bridge was crossed in ’92 when Clinton went on Arsenio Hall’s show. I give Obama a B- for his appearance. He made a strong, positive defense for why his health care initiative was a major accomplishment that helps 30 million people. But he was weak at defending his specific economic actions. Finally, he just isn’t tough or mean enough at defining his opponents in a negative light. Reagan was able to do it, and still appear to be a gentleman. You can watch the Daily Show here and judge for yourself.
Is President Obama exploiting his daughters?
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Authors Corner, Politics, Public Speaking Skills, Social Media, Social Speaking, Story Telling, Technology, Video, Voice, Workplace on September 14, 2010
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