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Public speaking moment of the day: LeBron James confronts his heckler in Detroit
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Best Speaker of the Day, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Crisis Communications, Public Speaking Skills, tip of the day, Training Community on February 14, 2011
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 he decide to verbally confront a fan in Detroit over heckling that he was receiving? It certainly was not the first time he had heard it from the Detroit crowd. What was different this time was that his small children were nearby and he did not want them hearing the curses coming out of the fans mouth.
French President Nicholas Sarkozy Speaks Out Against Multiculturalism
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, Communications, Crisis Communications, Government & Politics on February 11, 2011
Sarkozy joins leaders from Britain, Germany and Spain who have all spoken out against multiculturalism. Sarkozy also proclaims that multiculturalism has been a “failure.”
How will liberal democracies continue to assimilate immigrants? The key word is assimilate, in the eyes of these leaders. This battle is going to continue to brew and we are going to see more and more speeches on this topic in the months and years to come.
Dick Cheney Gets Booed and Called a Draft Dodger at CPAC Convention
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, CEOs/Financial on February 11, 2011
One of the interesting things about public speaking is the unpredictability of the audience. You are never 100% certain what you will get.
At first blush, Dickey Cheney speaking to a group of conservatives at a Washington conference should be as friendly as a high school 50-year reunion.
Sarah Palin to Survey Her Future Domain
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Authors Corner, Best Speaker of the Day, Debate Central, Government & Politics on November 12, 2010
Sarah Palin is hitting the road to campaign for big sales of her new book “America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag.” I have to wonder though is she hitting the road to drum up big sales for her book or to lay the groundwork for a potential presidential run in 2012. The list of cities that she is hitting are heavy on republican red and includes two spots in Iowa.
I think this is a great move by her and her political team as well as her publisher. She gets the dual publicity of promoting her book as well as keeping her name right in the forefront of everyone’s mind as a political candidate. Add in the fact that her new TLC show will be debuting this week and you have a multimedia barrage of Palin without her having to expend any political capitol. Read the rest of this entry »
Obama Press Conference “I feel bad” It was a “shellacking”
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Communications, Crisis Communications, Government & Politics, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills, reputation management on November 3, 2010
Obama gave a very poor performance today at his post-election press conference. For starters, it’s stupid to say “I feel bad” and it was a “shellacking” unless you want that in every single headline.
Next, the President said he still “hoped for civility” in post-election Washington. This surely motivated any members of his liberal and activist base that hadn’t jumped off a bridge in the last 24 hours to rethink their decision. Furthermore, the conservative/Republican establishment is chortling at his naiveté. This is the best news they’ve ever heard. It means they can implement their plan of obstructing everything for the next 2 years, even if, (especially if) it destroys the economy and Obama’s chances of getting re-elected.
Jon Stewart is Askmen.com’s Most influential Man for 2010
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, celebrities, Communications, Government & Politics, Media, media relations, public relations, reputation management on October 28, 2010
Something tells me President Obama still wouldn’t change places with Stewart (though after Republicans take over the House, Obama might be tempted to). On the one hand, polls like this are a silly media institution. What they really are measuring is this “Of people who are famous and on TV a lot, who do you generally find likable and who seems to have an idea of what is good and bad in the world?” By that standard, I can see why lots of men picked Stewart. And this is a proud day for Stewart. After all, it’s really hard to be funny, and it’s really hard to talk about politics with a point of view without making people hate you or fall asleep. Stewart walks on a lot of land minds here regularly and he does it brilliantly. More at AskMen.com
Leslie Robinson, inventor of the game ‘Keep It Real’, with TJ Walker
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Audio/Video Technology, Authors Corner, Great Lectures, Social Media, Technology, Video on October 16, 2010
PR award for the week goes to BWM- presentation training, media training
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The German carmaker BMW said Friday that it was voluntarily recalling 350,000 cars worldwide because of a possible brake problem that has not caused any accidents.
TJ Walker explains why this is a good pr strategy.
The Business of Life with Michael Kay
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, CEOs/Financial, Communications, Video on September 24, 2010
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Michael Kay, author of The Business of Life, visits TJ Walker Interactive Live to discuss why so few people know how to communicate when it comes to discussing their finances.
How to speak with theatrical flair with Wendy Scharfman
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Body Language, CEOs/Financial, Communications, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Technology, Training Community, Video, Voice, Workplace on September 22, 2010
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Why the Twitterverse Turned on Bieber
By Evann Gastaldo
Twitter—or at least all the teenage girls on Twitter—loves (really, really loves) Justin Bieber. Until he goes and gets himself photographed making out in the back of a car.
CUNY to offer nation’s first Master’s degree in entrepreneurial journalism
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, blogging, Body Language, Communications, Crisis Communications, Student Speak, Training Community, Video on September 21, 2010
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Top speaking stories of the day 9/20/10- TJ Walker Interactive
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Communications, Crisis Communications, Government & Politics, Great Lectures, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Video on September 20, 2010
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Lady Gaga To Attend Maine Anti-’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Rally
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Social Media, Social Speaking, speech writing, Story Telling, Technology, Video on September 20, 2010
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How to Completely Disappear from the Digital Grid
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, internet marketing, Politics, PowerPoint, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Social Media, Voice on September 17, 2010
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PR plans for How to Give a Pretty Good Presentation Book
Posted by TJ Walker in Fear of Speaking, Great Lectures, Keynote Speaking, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills, Story Telling on July 21, 2010
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Plain and simple, we do a satellite radio & TV tour in the three days leading up to August 2nd, which is National Speaking Day.
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Critiquing the speaking skills of foreign leaders
Posted by TJ Walker in Body Language, Debate Central, Fear of Speaking, Government & Politics, Keynote Speaking, Media Training, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Uncategorized on January 27, 2010
From time to time, I analyze the speaking skills of political and business figures from around the globe. If you have someone you’d like to see me critique, please send a video link to tj@tjwalker.com.
Speaking analysis of Julia Timoshenko, a Ukrainian political figure. Based this video http://www.youtube.com/user/tymoshenkoua?hl=ru#p/u/35/VSnihNPq6d8
What is the best way for me to start my presentation?
Posted by TJ Walker in Fear of Speaking, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on August 20, 2008
There is no one perfect way to start a presentation. You don’t have to tell a knee-slapping joke or start with a poignant anecdote. But you don’t want to start the way most presenters do. Why? Because most presenters start of by talking about themselves too much.
As a presenter, you have to make one fundamental choice about how you start: are you going to focus on yourself, or on your audience? If you focus on your audience, you will likely be a success. If you focus on yourself, no matter how polished you are, you will likely fail.
Here’s how most people start a presentation.
“Good morning. My name is TJ Walker (the audience already knows this because I was just introduced or my name is on the agenda).â€
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