Public speaking, media training, presentation training, crisis communications
Posts Tagged speaking to the media
Media Training–Beat the Clock
Posted by TJ Walker in Media Training, Presentation Skills Training, Uncategorized on April 23, 2008
Sometimes a reporter will call under deadline and your goal is to get as many quotes in the article, while at the same time, eating up the clock to make it unnecessary and undesirable for the reporter to call your competitors for a quote. Below is a link to a story where I was interviewed for a story by Forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/leadership/2008/04/21/ceo-corporate-image-lead-manage-cx_mk_0421tv.html
Don’t Let Your Anger Dominate the News
Posted by TJ Walker in Government & Politics, Media Training, Politics, Public Speaking Skills on January 18, 2008
 As much as I think Bill Clinton is a master communicator, no one is perfect. Lately, he has been a little too quick to appear angry at reporters. There is a role for anger, but it must be used sparingly and for big issues only, especially if you have the stature of being a former president.
Fees for Guest Experts on TV
Posted by TJ Walker in Professional Speakers, Sales and Marketing on January 8, 2008
In America, the fastest way to look like a rank amateur is to ask a TV producer what you will be paid for being interviewed. You don’t usually get any fee unless you have been on for free as a guest and now are being promoted to the level of an official commentator or expert for that show or network. But in England, for example, the rules are different. Check out this article for how things are done there.
Recent Comments