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So how was Elliot Spitzer’s TV hosting debut? media training – presentation training
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Communications, Media, Media Training, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on October 5, 2010
Spitzer was great! And I think he will be canceled within 90 days.
Here’s my breakdown of the show tonight as it happened:
…Opening banter was OK, but Spitzer reading from the teleprompter at the beginning seemed contrived and stiff….
…Kathleen Parker is attractive, intelligent and likeable. But this was clearly Spitzer’s show. He was the dominating force…
Every Public Speaking opportunity is Different
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Help, Media, Media Training, podcasting, Public Speaking Skills, Technology on August 18, 2010
PowerPoint presentations are different from elevator pitches. Keynote speaking is different from seminar conducting. Being a panelist is different from being a moderator. Speaking to millions on TV is different from speaking to 1000 at a convention. Speaking on a video webcast is different from being on a teleseminar. And being a guest on a talk show is different from being the host.
Every speaking opportunity is a little bit different. Nobody is 100% great at every type of presentation opportunity. Both Presidents Reagan and Obama are (were) better at delivering the big speech off of the TelePrompTer that they are (were) at speaking to reporters in interviews. (Reagan got his facts wrong. Obama says “uh” a lot.)
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