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Jerk Face Media Move of the Day: Republican Congressman Steve Womack Files Amendment to Stop Funding Obama’s TelePrompTer
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills on February 18, 2011
The Arkansas Republican has since removed his amendment once he realized that he was basically being an incredible jacka*@!
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ABC Reporter Attempts To Explain The Budget With $100 In Pennies -VIDEO
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Give ABC’s Jonathan Karl some credit. The guy’s creative–and willing to risk the snarky ridicule of those media websites. In an effort to explain the federal budget, Karl got his hands on $100 in pennies, and then proceded to cover a conference room table with them–all divided up according to the spending in the president’s budget.
SI Swimsuit Cover Accidentally Revealed -VIDEO analysis -social media
Posted by TJ Walker in advertising, Analysis, Body Language, celebrities, publishing, Video, Voice on February 15, 2011
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The cat was of the bag for the reveal of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover on the Late Show With David Letterman.
Michael Vick To Sit Down With Oprah Winfrey
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, blogging, Body Language, celebrities, Communications, Crisis Communications, tip of the day on February 15, 2011
by Mike Bako – The media spotlight has shown brightly on Vick this year and he has not had any hiccups along the way. Vick is now in the home stretch of his rehabilitation tour and he will be crossing the finish line with a sit-down on Oprah Winfrey’s couch.
Vick has said and done the right things every step of the way this year. Aside from an interview with 60 Minutes he has said most of these things to the sports media. I think that going on Oprah is a good final step to reach some of those casual fans or people who still only associate his name with dog fighting and going to jail.
Lady Gaga on Grammys 2011 Red Carpet (Inside an egg) -Media Training
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Tiger Woods Fined for Spitting -VIDEO analysis -media training
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Crisis Communications, Video, Voice, Worst Speaker of the Day on February 15, 2011
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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.
Donald Trump Wows the Audience at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC)
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Best Speaker of the Day, blogging, Body Language, celebrities on February 11, 2011
Yep, nothing speaks out to conservative values as well as a thrice-married guy who wrote about his pro-choice views a few years ago and now claims to be pro-life. Donald, it turns out, you really CAN fool all the people all the time.
Mubarak Refuses to Step Down -VIDEO -media training
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, CEOs/Financial, Communications, Crisis Communications, Government & Politics, Great Lectures, Video, Voice, Workplace, Worst Speaker of the Day on February 10, 2011
Talk about failing to meet expectations. Egyptian President Mubarak spoke earlier today and with the world watching he defiantly refused to step down.
Mubarak went so far as to say the he plans to stay in Egypt, will never leave Egypt and will die in Egypt. The way things are going he might be right about the last part.
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
Advice for Taking Classes Online
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Body Language, Communications, Public Speaking Skills, Student Speak, Technology, Video on January 24, 2011
When taking an online class, some things may seem unnatural, but there are ways to become more comfortable with these technological advances.
Sound bite of the day: “Berlusconi pays for sex, for votes, for mafia protection, for everything he can buy. What he cannot buy, will be stolen”
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Government & Politics, media relations, Media Training, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, public relations, reputation management on December 19, 2010
That’s what someone tweeted about The Italian Prime Minister at a European Union summit this week–and it was projected up on a big screen at the conference attended by…Berlusconi. This sound bite is priceless. while it sums up what many people think about politicians in general, it does appear to be true with respect to Berlusconi. The sound bite stands out in its purity. It is pity, attacking, forceful, all-encompassing, accurate, fair, economical and says what what most people (at least in Europe) think about Berlusconi, but are afraid to say in public or on Twitter.
This story is also a good reason conference organizers need to think twice about projecting all tweets about a ocnference. More at Gawker.
Hollywood wants women over 40!
Posted by TJ Walker in celebrities, Communications, Media, Pitching, Public Speaking Skills, reputation management on December 12, 2010
The LA Times does a big story today on the rise of so many over-40 actresses getting starring roles in recent years. What’s’ really going on here? Is Hollywood suddenly more enlightened?
I think it comes down to two trends: Read the rest of this entry »
Senator Bernie Sanders Filibusters for 9 hours
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Debate Central, Government & Politics, media relations, Media Training, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on December 11, 2010
Finally, it’s nice to see a senator use a filibuster as was intended by the founding fathers. Sanders didn’t just threaten to speak out against a bill (that’s been all it takes to stop legislation in the /senate for the last couple of decades), he actually delivered. True, Sanders didn’t actually stop a vote from taking place, because none were scheduled for Friday. Still, he put a major spotlight on his viewpoints and philosophies; specifically that he feels the country should not cut taxes for rich people. A lot of people like to mock Sanders New York, outer borough accent, his rumbled appearance and his socialist rhetoric, but he captivated millions of people around the country yesterday with his withering denunciations of the Obama tax compromise. Sanders was funny, emotional, passionate and attacking. That might not always make for good public policy, but it sure livens C-SPAN up a bit. More at Talking Points memo.
What to do if you don’t want to Tawk like a Noo Yawker
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Social Speaking on November 19, 2010
Great article in The New York Times today on the field of accent reduction and change. It also gives a nice plug to accent specialist Sam Chwat (I’ve attended his workshops and bought this CDs as research for my own clients).
Big question: How much of a problem is having a regional accent these days? In my opinion, not much. It a lot more important to have something interesting to say. Rosie O’Donnell has a strong New York accent; didn’t seem to hurt her career much. Dan Rather has a Texas accent; he had a good run. And then there’s Governor Arnold…
Sen. Chuck Schumer gets new Leadership Position
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Government & Politics, Media, Politics, Public Speaking Skills, reputation management on November 16, 2010
If Harry Reid had lost his re-election bid, there’s a good chance that Chuck Schumer would have become the new Majority Leader of the Senate. Now, at least he’ll get a new leadership position. But how is Schumer as a spokesperson for the Democratic Party?
Schumer is an odd duck, to say the least. On the one hand, nobody anywhere has as strong a work ethic as Chuck Schumer. Whether it’s calling a press conference very Sunday morning since he was in high school or making fundraising calls at Midnight, he is a worker. He understands the media and is wildly creative when it comes to positioning himself as a credible source on a wide variety of issues.
NYC subway lady voice has never been on the subway!
Posted by TJ Walker in Audio/Video Technology, Communications, Public Speaking Skills on November 14, 2010
Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight contents Palin/Huckabee/Romney/Gingrich will be the 2112 GOP Ticket
Posted by TJ Walker in Uncategorized on November 12, 2010
Fascinating column from Silver this week in which he points out that of the dozen or more major names bandied about for the Republican nomination for 2012, there are four people who all have over 80 percent name recognition, plus high positive ratings, plus low negative ratings, plus unique niche followings within the party. (Palin, Romney, Huckabee, and Gingrich)
Silver’s conclusion? Any one of the top contenders could falter, but it’s virtually impossible for all four to falter, thus meaning it will be impossible for any newcomer to catapult over these four. He’s predicting that one of these four will be the Republican nominee and I agree. I’m willing to go one step further and predict it will be Mike Huckabee. He’s the best communicator of the four, has the least baggage, and is the most palatable to conservatives.
Fox News Destroys its Competition on Election Night
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, celebrities, Communications, Media, media relations, Media Training, News, Politics, Social Speaking on November 4, 2010
Fox News Channel had nearly 7 million people watching Tuesday night. That’s a lot more than BOTH CNN and MSNBC combined! Whether you call it spin, bias, perspective, tone or attitude, something is working big time for Fox and if the other networks don’t figure out how to get some of Roger Ailes magic pixie dust sprinkled on some of their reporters or hosts, it looks grim for their long-term financial future.
Fox detractors can’t simply claim that Fox won big this year because it was a conservative Tea Party kind of year. Fox beat all of the competition during the last mid-term election in 2006 as well.
Steve Jobs shows why he is a master presenter in his recent MacBook Air
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Best Speaker of the Day, celebrities, CEOs/Financial, Communications, Keynote Speaking, Media, media relations, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, public relations, Public Speaking Skills on October 26, 2010
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