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Media Training Insider’s Mike Bako on WTGM 960 Sports Talk breaking down the NFL lockout
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Audio, Media, Media Training, Press Room on April 27, 2011
A Note to readers
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Pitching, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on April 18, 2011
I’m spending a lot of time over at my new site, The Pitching Well www.pitchingwell.com. Please take a look and tell me what you think–TJ
How to appear confident during a financial presentation
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Pitching, Presentation Skills Training on April 18, 2011
Koch Industries Continues To Give Itself a PR Black Eye
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, media relations on February 17, 2011
The good folks at Gawker take Koch Industries to task in that wonderful Gawker way. But in between all the Gawker snarkiness, they provide some good PR tips for Gawker, including:
#1. Hire a spokesperson.
From Prison, Madoff Says Banks ‘Had to Know’ of Fraud
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Video, Worst Speaker of the Day on February 16, 2011
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“They had to know,” Mr. Madoff said. “But the attitude was sort of, ‘If you’re doing something wrong, we don’t want to know.’ “
Ann Coulter, Sound Bite Queen
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, Government & Politics, Politics on February 14, 2011
Once again Ann Coulter stole the show at the annual conservative gathering in Washington known as CPAC. 10,000 conservative activists listened to dozens of presidential candidates and pundits. Here’s an example of what made Coulter so popular:
“[President Obama] turned over our entire healthcare system to the Department of Motor Vehicles. You know those interminable lines at the DMV. Now imagine you’re standing in one of those lines, but this time you’re in a hospital gown that’s open in back. That’s Obamacare.”
Steve Jobs First TV Interview at 23 “I’m Nervous. I want to Throw Up! I’m Not Kidding!”
Posted by TJ Walker in CEOs/Financial, Communications, Media Training, Presentation Skills Training, public relations on February 11, 2011
Steve Jobs developed into one of the great communicators of the last quarter century. So people think he was someone “born with the gift of speaking.” Wrong! This video proves what I tell my clients every day: No one is a natural born speaker. Everyone has to learn the skill. And it is a skill like any other skill. See for yourself.
Obama Speaks Out Against Mubarak
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Communications, Crisis Communications, Government & Politics, Politics on February 11, 2011
The Obama Administration was clearly not happy with Mubarak’s head fake last night. Team Obama put out a statement criticizing the Egyptian’s failure to communicate clearly on what is happening.
You get the sense that the Obama administration is one straw away from breaking completely with Mubarak and just sending a jet to take him away to Paris.
NY Times Op-Ed by ElBaradei: The Next Step for Egypt’s Opposition
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Government & Politics, Politics on February 11, 2011
Mohamed ElBaradei’s column in Today’s New York Times reveals much about who he is. The fact that at a time when he is, presumably, very busy, he takes the time to reach out to the West in general and the United States in particular, is significant. ElBaradei cares about the international community’s opinion and specifically the United States view toward Egypt. He wants to have good relations with us.
ElBaradei also does a masterful job of oh-so-gently chastising the United States for not being stronger and earlier supporters of the Egyptian opposition and coming out against Mubarak. After a lifetime work in high level diplomatic circles, ElBaradei knows the best way to convince someone to change is to focus on their own self-interest and to cite their own values in defense of that policy. ElBaradei very diplomatically makes the case that the US is spending a fortune trying to create democracy around the world and here is a case where it’s just happenings, so why are we jumping up and down helping them?
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.
Media Training Tip: How to Keep your Audience Interested
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Media, media relations, Media Training, Politics, Social Media, tip of the day, Training Community, Video, Voice, Workplace on February 1, 2011
PowerPoint Public Speaking tip of the Day
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on January 23, 2011
Use short video clips of your clients or prospects portraying them in a positive light in order to make your points in a speech; your audience will think you are brilliant.
President Obama Speaks at the Tucson Memorial – public speaking analysis
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Crisis Communications, Government & Politics, media relations, Politics, Presentation Skills Training on January 12, 2011
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot Speaking at Public Event in AZ
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Crisis Communications, Government & Politics, Public Speaking Skills on January 8, 2011
This is not only a sad moment for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the nation, but it’s a sad moment for public speakers everywhere. Public speaking was already the number one fear must people have. Now, all local, city, county, state, and federal officials are going to have to literally fear for their life every time they speak in public.
This should do for public speaking events what 9/11 did to airport security. Prediction: public officials are going to speak in public much less often in the future, security will be tighter, and those without ID and social security numbers will be turned away.
Funniest, Oddest, Weirdest Speech of the Day
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Government & Politics, Humor, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on January 4, 2011
Here’s a kid running for student body president and his whole speech is about his devotion to sex symbol Megan Fox. It’s both good and bad, but mostly bad. Check it out for yourself.
Momentum Is Gaining In the Senate for Filibuster Reform
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Debate Central, Government & Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers on December 31, 2010
The Democrats in the Senate are advancing their plans to change filibuster rules in the new Congress. Regardless of your politics, this is GREAT news if you are a lover of speeches.
If the filibuster rules go back to their old style, that will mean Senators will have to speak for hour after hour if they want to prevent a vote from happening on a bill. Sure, some speeches will be boring (Sen. Strom Thurmond resorted to reading the phone book when he filibustered for 24 hours against desegregation in the 1950s). But some of the speeches Will be fascinating, especially when a Senator is tired and has run out of prepared text–then we’ll really hear some fun stuff!
Top Communication Blogs of the Day-Here’s what I’m reading
Posted by TJ Walker in blogging, Communications, Crisis Communications, Media, media relations, Media Training, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, reputation management on December 31, 2010
The Media Coach Radio Show- Presentation design blog | Sticky Slides: Angry Birds fonts in PowerPoint!
- Do You Wanna be a Better Speaker? Check this out… | Public Speaking Tips from 997 Ways To Be A Great Speaker
- Can You Make it As a Professional Speaker in 2011? :: Public Speakers Blog
- Subtle little differences make all the difference! :: ‘No Sweat’ Public Speaking!
- Nick Morgan, Public Words: The Only Reason to Give A Speech in 2011
- Great Speaking Coach: Set Speaking Goals to Grow Your Business
- 5 Stages of Presentation Grief | Ethos3 – A Presentation Design Agency
- Dave Paradi’s PowerPoint Blog: The Top 5 PowerPoint Slide Makeover videos of 2010
- Elevator pitch? – Breaking Murphy’s Law
- Max Atkinson’s Blog: Twelve video clips of the month, 2010
Chris Brown Apologizes for Using Anti-Gay Slurs In Social Media
Posted by TJ Walker in celebrities, Communications, Media, Media Training, public relations, reputation management on December 31, 2010
We are in the tail end of a zeitgeist change where using gay slurs has gone from acceptable and normal to unacceptable and taboo. Entertainers who use anti-gay slurs now face the wrath of Perez Hilton and many other outwardly Pro-Gay media outlets that didn’t exist, 20, 10 or even 5 years ago. We are now a matter of months, not years, from the point where using a gay slur will be seen as no different from using the “N” word, and with all the career ending baggage that entails.
Even the Eloquent British Stumble and Stammer
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Humor, Media, News on December 30, 2010
We Americans often put the British on a pedestal when it comes to their speaking skills (think George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter versus Tony Blair and Winston Churchill). That’s why it’s refreshing to see this clip of all the major blunders made by BBC anchors during the last year. Enjoy the show.
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