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NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE:

04/19/2010: How Should I Encourage the Audience to Participate (if at all?)

04/16/2010: Teacher's Union Prays for N.J. Governor Christie's Death

04/15/2010: Oprah Winfrey Does Not Need to Tell All in Response to Kitty Kelley's New Book

04/14/2010: Obama's Supreme Court Nominee Must be able to Talk the Talk

04/13/2010: Conan O'Brien and TBS - How Corporate Communications Should be Done

04/12/2010: How Do I Deal with Prespeech Jitters?

04/09/2010: Michael Steele in the Hot Seat. Again!

04/08/2010: 5 Minutes to Prepare for your next Presentation

04/07/2010: Should I Be Introduced Before Giving a Presentation or Not Introduced at All?

04/06/2010: Tiger Woods press conference today: big step for the golfer and the pitchman

03/31/2010: TJ on The CBS Early Show - Fear of Public Speaking

03/30/2010: Ask for Action & Tiger Woods Press Conference Preview

03/29/2010: CBS Clip & Speech Practice Tips

03/26/2010: Preview Interview: Public Speaking Fear on CBS

03/25/2010: How to do a Quick Media Interview Rehearsal

03/24/2010: The Top 10 Speaking Blunders Contest from TJ Walker

03/23/2010: Can You Spot 10 Mistakes?

03/22/2010: Tiger Woods First Interview Since Thanksgiving Crash

03/19/2010: Foot in Mouth Biden & Bad Speech, Good Q and A

03/18/2010: Build Your Library - TJ on CNN HLN talking about Woods Return

03/17/2010: Notes as a Roadmap - AND - TJ via Skype in Sacramento

03/16/2010: Top 5 Mistakes CEO's Make When Delivering Bad News

03/15/2010: Speaking about your Posture - Plus Tiger's Return?

03/11/2010: Glenn Beck Apologizes and Six Crucial PR Lessons from TJ Walker

03/10/2010: Now it's Your Chance to Submit a Job Interview Video to The Wall Street Journal Digital Network

03/09/2010: President Obama's Healthcare Address

03/08/2010: TJ Walker Ranks the Best and Worst Speeches At The Academy Awards

03/05/2010: How to deal with technical difficulties

03/04/2010: Sarah Palin on The Tonight Show

03/03/2010: Who Will give the BEST and WORST Acceptance Speech at the 2010 Academy Award Ceremonies?

03/02/2010: Warren Buffett - King of the Sound Bite

03/01/2010: Disarming the Distrations and Jay Leno

02/25/2010: What if I’m asked a question I can’t answer?

02/24/2010: ABC News Budget Cuts and The Rise of Citizen Journalists

02/23/2010: A Video College Essay?

02/22/2010: Avoiding Bad Public Speaker Stereotypes - Plus Reaction to Tiger's Press Conference

02/18/2010: Tiger Woods Apology Tour Starts on Friday

02/17/2010: Obama Administration Changing Communications Strategy

02/16/2010: Attack Your Way to the Headlines - Just Like Kevin Smith

02/15/2010: What You Can Learn From Honest Abe

02/12/2010: How to Handle YouTube Critics and Lawyers

02/11/2010: What happens if your speech gets snowed out?

02/10/2010: Eye Contact, Cheat Sheets for Sarah, and a Media Crisis

02/09/2010: 10 Rules you need to follow when using technology with a presentation

02/08/2010: Sarah Palin Writes Cheat Sheet on Hand

02/05/2010: Scott Brown Handles Nude Photo Flap

02/04/2010: President Obama--YouTube Star!

02/03/2010: Let Your Body Breath

02/02/2010: Test Your AV Equipment -- and Obama Debates House Republicans

02/01/2010: Michael Jackson's Son Presents at The Grammy Awards

01/29/2010: Grading Obama's State of the Union Address

01/28/2010: Obama & Steve Jobs - Big Day for Speeches - How Did They Do?

01/27/2010: What Obama Needs to Say in His State of the Union Address

01/26/2010: Obama Mocked for Using Teleprompter at Elementary School

01/25/2010: Pope asks priests to take it to You Tube

01/22/2010: John Edwards Media Crisis - What You Can Learn

01/21/2010: Senator-elect Scott Brown's for President?

01/20/2010: Did Poor Speaking Skills Cost Martha Coakley the Senate Race?

01/19/2010: What you can learn from Robert Downey Jr

01/18/2010: Golden Globe Award Analyses

01/15/2010: George Clooney Speaks Out For Haiti

01/14/2010: Sarah Palin Makes Her Fox News Debut

01/13/2010: McGwire's Swing at Honesty, VideoConferencing, Looking thinner on camera

01/12/2010: How Did Sen. Harry Reid Handle His Media Crisis?

01/11/2010: Michael Steele Gets in Trouble for NOT Lying

01/08/2010: Speak - Don't Talk About Speaking

01/07/2010: Can old dogs learn new tricks?

01/05/2010: Last chance on new year's business gifts

12/29/2009: Ask Questions for Better Presentations

12/28/2009: Answer One Question at a Time

12/23/2009: The Rise of Diane Sawyer

12/22/2009: Full body communication

12/21/2009: Bad presentation advice

12/18/2009: Live and Taped Interviews

12/17/2009: Lessons from a scandal

12/16/2009: Wall Street Executives in Hot Water

12/15/2009: Fat Cat Bankers & Advice About Asking from TJ Walker

12/14/2009: What is important to the Media?

12/11/2009: How did Obama's Speech go?

12/09/2009: Arguing is not communication

12/08/2009: Is Tiger Destroying His Brand?

12/07/2009: PowerPoint - #1 Sleep Aid : Animated Reenactment of the Tiger Woods Crash

12/04/2009: Don't be Afraid of Large Audiences

12/03/2009: More on Tiger Woods - and advice for your Media Crisis

12/02/2009: Tiger Woods - Did he crash his image?

12/01/2009: Body Language, Praise, & Criticism - Media & Presentation Tips

11/30/2009: Tiger Woods Crashes his Car, and his Image?

11/27/2009: Black Friday Opportunity - Best Workshop

11/25/2009: Paula Deen Attacked by Ham – Plus, Q&A tips, more Videos, and Speech Advice

11/24/2009: Short Media Messages

11/23/2009: The best way to begin your speech

11/20/2009: The #1 Secret when Speaking & Presenting

11/19/2009: Crying to Get What You Want - Is it a Good Thing?

11/18/2009: Sara Palin: Managing your Sound Bites | Plus More Presentation & Leadership Tips

11/17/2009: Sara Palin is Back!

11/16/2009: TV Interview Strategy: Just the Facts

11/13/2009: When Warren Buffett Speaks, People Listen - Learn Why

11/12/2009: Lou Dobbs Resigns! Carrie Prejean's blunders on Larry King, & Obama on Fox

11/11/2009: Was this Obama's Best Speech Ever?

11/10/2009: Extreme Speaking Fear (And Some Extreme Remedies)

11/09/2009: Should Obama boycott Fox? and Building Your Core Speech

11/06/2009: Does Oprah Plan to Move Her Talk Show?

11/05/2009: Fear of Public Speaking: Text and Video to help

11/04/2009: Steve Martin's Sound Bite of the Day | 7 Tips To Prepare For A Television Interview

11/03/2009: Tips for a Job Interview via a Webcam

11/02/2009: Love Him or Hate Him, Why Newt Gingrich is a Media Master

10/30/2009: What Do Right Wing Michelle Bachman & Left Wing Alan Grayson Have in Common?

10/29/2009: Speaking: Alan Grayson Crying, and WSJ Video: How to ask for a Raise

10/28/2009: What is your point? Lieberman threatens to filibuster, and handling media bias.

10/27/2009: It's only a matter of time before you bomb!

10/26/2009: Women Earn 77% of What Men Make - Plus ESPN gets trashed

10/23/2009: Cat Calling to Public Speaking Success

10/22/2009: Pros and Cons of Michelle Obama going on Leno's Show

10/21/2009: Number One Mistake when Ending a Media Interview

10/20/2009: NY Times Fires 150 - TJ looks at the future of Media

10/19/2009: "Balloon Boy" media disaster - What we can learn

10/16/2009: Old dog and Mike Huckabee

10/15/2009: And Wait. . .

10/14/2009: Bloomberg vs Thompson NYC Mayoral Debate Analysis

10/13/2009: From Sales Pitch to Sales Miss & Bush and Clinton - What should we expect?

10/12/2009: Sarah Palin, Michael Moore, Jay Leno, and The Enemy Within

10/09/2009: Obama's Olympic Pitch

10/08/2009: Gloomy Employment Data

10/07/2009: David Letterman Crisis Management Lessons and much more

10/06/2009: Dealing with Tough Criticism

10/05/2009: An Unpredictable Audience, Job Interview Tips and Obama Olympics

10/02/2009: Old Solutions For New Problems

10/01/2009: The Alan Grayson Technique

09/30/2009: Using Humor, Gordon Brown, and Debates

09/29/2009: What Destroys Communication - PowerPoint?

09/28/2009: William Safire Dead and Planning Your Ad-Lib Speech

09/25/2009: Audience as Equals

09/24/2009: Are You Too Busy to Prepare for the Media?

09/23/2009: Sarah Palin's Comeback

09/22/2009: A Two Word Solution

09/21/2009: TJ Walker WSJ Interview - How Much Obama is Too Much?

09/18/2009: The Clock!

09/17/2009: What do Jimmy Cater, Linda McMahon, and Joe Wilson have in Common?

09/16/2009: Using Notes, Bold Action-Oriented Words, and more Videos

09/15/2009: Confess Nothing

09/14/2009: Are You Tossing Money Away?

09/11/2009: Your "Canned Speech" - Making it great

09/10/2009: President Obama's Healthcare Speech - Analysis

09/09/2009: Sales Pitch Tips, Obama's Speech Preview, and more

09/08/2009: Make the Most of Your Conference Calls

09/04/2009: The Rule of Three (Messages)

09/03/2009: Faster, Faster, and Faster!

09/02/2009: You're the Star – Focus on YOU! | Presentation and Media Tips

09/01/2009: It's in the details...

08/31/2009: Draw Your Speech

08/28/2009: Improve Sales with a Handout!

08/26/2009: Learning from the Reporter's Perspective

08/25/2009: Tell 'em 3 Times - Good or Bad Advice?

08/24/2009: Dispense with the Chewing Gum

08/19/2009: Aggressive Public Speaking & How to Get Over Your Speaking Nerves

08/18/2009 Sweating & Worrying During Speeches

08/17/2009: Large Audience Advantage

08/14/2009: How To Look Guilty on TV

08/12/2009: Top Speaking Stories Video - Facial Expressions - Asking

08/11/2009: Tight and Simple - Your Message

08/10/2009: Don't Write Questions

08/06/2009: What are you really saying?

08/05/2009: Should you use special effects in PowerPoint?

08/04/2009: Even Your Eyebrows Count!

08/03/2009: Your 4 Goals for Getting What You Want

07/31/2009: You and the Spotlight

07/29/2009 Using Notes is NOT Cheating -Media & Speaking Strategies

07/28/2009: Power of the Negative Messages

07/27/2009: The Speech of Your Life

07/24/2009: Preacher Presenter Pros

07/23/2009: The Benefits

07/22/2009: Tips to Incorporate Stories and a Ronald Reagan Video Example

07/21/2009: Ask about the Room?

07/20/2009: How to Save Prep Time

07/17/2009: Getting Quoted off the Other Guy

07/16/2009: Improve Your Credibility

07/15/2009: A tip to get your message on TV - The Sarah Palin Factor - Sport References...

07/14/2009: 7 Tips for a Better Image

07/13/2009: A Speaker's Toolbox - Paper

07/10/2009: TJ FONZarelli's take on media interviews & speeches

07/09/2009: Your Media Message - What do you want?

07/08/2009: MJ's memorial can help you, TV Punditry, and some wisdom

07/07/2009: Are you using Rhetorical Questions?

07/06/2009: Some Educated Opinions and A Modest Guru

07/02/2009: What's NEW With You?

07/01/2009: Ignore the People, Al Sharpton, and Your Hands

06/30/2009: The 7 Secrets to Great Webinars

06/29/2009: Leaving a Voicemail Message

06/26/2009: Hold Questions Up to the Light

06/25/2009: Obama Press Confrence Comments, Your Best Friend

06/24/2009: Teleconferencing Tips

06/23/2009: Surprise Inside

06/22/2009 The #1 Secret for Getting Ahead at Work and in Life

06/19/2009: Priming The Hand Pump

06/18/2009: Design Your Presentation Image

06/16/2009: One Laugh At A Time

06/15/2009: I Will Not Fear Speaking

06/12/2009: Cracking Under Pressure

06/11/2009: Are you a Broadway actor?

06/10/2009: Letterman on Palin, Some Bad Habits, and Makeup Tips

06/08/2009: Don't Give Your Script In Advance

06/05/2009: Volunteer Your Way to Presentation Excellence

06/04/2009: Reruns Are Your Way to Insight

06/03/2009: A New Record, Distractions, and Wording Your Speech

06/02/2009: 112 interviews in 24 hours - Congratulations!

06/01/2009: Today we're LIVE

05/27/2009: Answer the Basic Questions, Behind the Scenes, and an Explosion!

05/26/2009: Top 100 Speakers From 1960-2010

05/22/2009: Confess Nothing

05/21/2009: McCain's Mother on TV

05/20/2009: Here Comes the Grammar Police

05/19/2009: KFC Crisis TV Ad - Analysis by TJ Walker

05/18/2009: 7 Lessons From Obama

05/15/2009: Four steps to overcoming your fear

05/14/2009: Speaking Wisdom from Dale Carnegie

05/13/2009: 8 Advantages for In-Studio Radio Interviews

05/12/2009: Robert Gibbs - Telling Lies to the Media

05/11/2009: Answering Media Questions With Precision

05/08/2009: It's Friday... Make 'Em Laugh

05/07/2009: Battling the Talk Radio Clock

05/06/2009: Makeup, Twitter, and some Fuzz - Lots of good stuff this week

05/05/2009: Behind the Scenes at CNN

05/04/2009: Not Everyone Will Love Your Speech

05/01/2009: Want to be Considered Great?

04/30/2009: Speaking Disasters - Remember Tony Danza?

04/29/2009: Obama's First 100 Days

04/28/2009: How To Deal With Hostile Questions

04/27/2009: Nobody likes to feel manipulated...

04/24/2009: More Reading Challenges

04/23/2009: Move Your Eyebrows

04/22/2009: Public Speaking / Presentations - Defy Expectations

04/21/2009: Improve the Lives of Your Audience

04/20/2009: Tips, Analysis and Content

04/17/2009: Free Speech Today with TJ Walker

04/16/2009: TV Legend Retires Today

04/15/2009: Releasing your Nerves

04/14/2009: 10 Tips to Keep Your Audience Awake

04/13/2009: Lose the Weasel Words!!!

04/10/2009: Listen Up Speakers...

04/09/2009: Managing Media Interviews

04/08/2009: Timing is Everything

04/07/2009: Makeup - Sissy Stuff?

04/06/2009: The Sourpuss Audience Member

04/03/2009: A Special Day in History

04/02/2009: Why is Bill Clinton Great?

04/01/2009: Reacting to No Questions

8/11/2008: 7 Tips for a Better Image
8/8/2008: Picture Your Numbers
8/7/2008: Spelling it Out
8/6/2008: 10 Presentation Tips to Keep Your Audience Awake
8/5/2008: Props Aren’t Just for Magicians
8/4/2008: The Future of Media Training
8/1/2008: Should I Hold A Pen?
7/30/2008: PowerPoint - Graphs that are Concise and Make Sense
7/29/2008: Video in Your PowerPoint
7/28/2008: Preparing Your TV Comments
7/25/2008: Don''t Spit on Your Audience
7/24/2008: What''s the Point?!!!
7/23/2008: Perfecting Your Sound
7/22/2008: Freestyle Media Interviews
7/21/2008: Abe Lincoln''s Tips
7/18/2008: Are You A Star?
7/17/2008: We Need Your Feedback

7/16/2008: An Often Asked Question..
7/15/2008: Make Your Message Tight and Simple
7/13/2008: The Believability Factor
7/11/2008: Speaking Your First Draft - Bad Idea
7/10/2008: Confidence In Your Message
7/9/2008: Your Appearance!
7/8/2008: How Important are Presentation Skills?
7/7/2008: Just Say No When Speaking
7/3/2008: Control Freaks - Don't be One
7/2/2008: Formal Speech VS Informal Speech
7/1/2008: Media Interviews and Background Noise
6/30/2008: Do Women Talk More Than Men?
6/28/2008: Warren Buffet Says...
6/26/2008: Are You a Slave to PowerPoint?
6/25/2008: Your Speech Ender
6/24/2008: Don't Cold Call. But...
6/23/2008: Bully Pulpits: Speak to the Heart - FDR
6/19/2008: Prediction: The Better Speaker Will Be President
6/18/08: Become an Expert
6/17/08: Media Training Godfather
6/16/2008: Tim Russert – Master of Sound Bites
6/13/2008: Rest Before The Big Speech
6/12/2008: Are You A Mumbler?
6/11/2008: Accepting and Learning from Criticism
6/10/2008: An Unpredictable Audience
6/9/2008: Incorporating Substance and Humor
6/6/2008: The biggest difference between minimum wage and making $4 million a year
6/5/2008: Make Your Notes BIG!!!
6/4/2008: Peer Review and Honesty
6/3/2008: PowerPoint: Avoiding Humiliation
6/2/2008: Don't Experiment Before Public Appearances 5/9/2008: How to Make Your Employees Better Speakers
5/8/2008: More Satellite Interview Tips
5/7/2008: Handling the “Just In Case” Moments in your Speech
5/6/2008: Is it OK to say “no comment”
5/5/2008: Top 10 Musts for Panel Moderators
5/2/2008: How NOT to Deny Adultery
5.1.2008: The Future - Media Training for the Masses
4.30.2008: Grading Barack Obama’s Crisis Communications Efforts Regarding Rev. Wright
4.29.2008: The Full Frontal Profile Interview
4.28.2008: ABC Mangles Debate?
4.25.2008: Does your mind go blank in the spotlight?
4.24.2008: Tips - How We Got In Forbes!
04.23.08: Honing your Skills for Consistently Great Presentations

04.22.08: I Have A Dream - Martin Luther King
04.21.08: How Can I be More Concise?
04.18.08: Holding a Pen, Is that OK?
04.17.08: Should I show my audience that I am well-organized
04.16.08: Starting your Speech Right
04.15.08: Video Analysis of Barack Obama's Recent Controversial Comments
04.14.08: Personalized PowerPoint Slides
04.11.08: The Roadmap To Speech Disaster
04.10.08: What Is The Point?
04.09.08: What Is Politically Incorrect?
04.08.08: Get Over Stage Fright and Nervousness            
04.07.08: Should I Outline
04.04.08: What is the single biggest difference between great speakers and average/mediocre speakers?
04.03.08: Do Sound Bites Really Rule?
04.02.08: Promoting Yourself in a Radio Interview
04.01.08: Do I need to speak in a deeper voice
03.31.08: What will be most interesting to my audience?
03.28.08: Should I take questions during my presentation
03.27.08: What bugs my audience the most?
03.26.08: Choosing and Preparing the Subject Matter of your Presentation
03.24.08: Should I tell my audience
03.21.08: Teleconferencing Tips
03.20.08: Old Fashion
03.19.08: Who should be my role model for speaking?
03.18.08: Should I rehearse my presentation
03.17.08: Should I use special effects in my PowerPoint?
03.14.08: How will I know if my speech “worked?”
03.13.08: How should I end my speech?
03.12.08: How big of a disaster
03.11.08: How long should my speech be?            
03.10.08: Should I Use Stories in My Presentation?
03.07.08: What should I do with my hands?
03.06.08: Should I stand behind the lectern?
03.05.08: Is Stealing From a Speech Ok?
03.04.08: Picture Your Numbers
03.03.08: Have An Ending, Happy or Otherwise
02.29.08: The Enemy Within
02.28.08: Ugly Sides Make Ugly Presentations
02.27.08: How many PowerPoint slides should I use?
02.23.08: The 80th Academy Awards
02.22.08: Live Is Better Than Tape
02.21.08: The best way to begin my speech?
02.20.08: Wording your Speech
02.19.08: The Demagoguery Dimension
02.15.08: Should I Make A Formal Presentation?
02.14.08: Joking Your Way On To the Airwaves
02.13.08: NJ Gov''s Powerpoint Disaster!
02.12.08: Should I tell my audience...
02.07.08: Does Body Language Really Say More Than Words?
02.06.08: Using Notes During your Speech
02.04.08: Are You Blocking Your Presentation Screen
02.01.08: Video Pitfalls in Presentations
01.31.08: YouTube videos in Your Powerpoint
01.30.08: Analysis of 2008 State of the Union Speech
01.29.08: Tips For Teleconferencing
01.28.08: Why is Bill Clinton a Great Public Speaker?
01.25.08: Do You Move Your Eyebrows?
01.24.08: Podcast - Making Presentations More Memorable
01.23.08: The Wisdom of the Public Speaking Audience
01.22.08: Is the Camera On?
01.18.08: Confess Nothing
01.17.08: Should you use 3D in PowerPoint
01.16.08: Bill Gates Keynote - Highlight of the Consumer Electronics Show
01.15.08: Good Spin of the Day
01.14.08: Judging the Presidential Candidates
01.10.08: Hillary Clinton ''Crying'' Sound Bite
01.09.08: Avoid Being Painted As the Bad Guy
01.08.08: Bill Gates' Final Speech
01.07.08: Democratic Debate Summary
01.04.08: Public Speaking Skills Come in 1st and 2nd in Iowa Caucus
01.03.08: New Year’s Speaking Resolutions
01.02.08: Jack Nicholson Reveals Public Speaking Fears

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