22 Jan 2015

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyYrIAo3X4g Imagine the surprise when Bill Belichick took the podium this morning and gave a 7+ minute statement, mostly without reading and came across as credible and sincere. Who ever thought we would be using the words credible and sincere when discussing Bill Belichick? Don't get too excited though, when the questions started he was back to his old...
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02 Dec 2014

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd5sQEI_chs Like most of the country, I was watching live when St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch read the grand jury's decision on the Michael Brown shooting. It was clear to me, that McCulloch spent a lot of time writing his statement and carefully crafting the words that went into it. For the most part, I thought the words he us...
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05 Nov 2014

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTjqwo31MEk Often times in our Media Training we have to explain to participants how much the media today has changed from in years past. One example of this is the lack of knowledge the media now has on many matters that should be obvious. Case in point, this CNBC anchor who has no clue which UK and EU countries use the Pound versus the Euro. Luckily ...
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23 Oct 2014

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy8acMKab1A Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper yesterday addressed the nation in wake of the terrible tragedy that took place in his nation's capitol. His statement was extremely well written, one of the better in those types of situations I've ever heard, but the delivery lacked emotion. Now, it's important to consider that Mr. Harper probably didn'...
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16 Oct 2014

Videos
Skype is just another example of the length major news organizations are going to in order to make sure they get the "big" story of the day on their air. This example of the Dallas nurse who calls out her employer, Texas Health, for not following proper procedures in handling Ebola patients at her hospital only typifies how Skype, phone, Facetime and other less-glitzy forms of interview...
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06 Oct 2014

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Say what you will about Piers Morgan and his politics, but the man knows how to use an analogy to effectively demonstrate a point. Just watch this clip of him being interviewed by Matt Lauer. The analogy comes about midway in when he tries to explain why his campaign for more gun control in the U.S. eventually led to him being fired by CNN. In all of our Media Trainings, we tell par...
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11 Sep 2014

Videos
As we watch the Ray Rice saga unfold this week, much criticism has been made of the NFL's slow response in handling the situation. That brought to mind one of the first lessons in crisis management when it comes to the public's desire of a company (or entity in this case) in terms of how it deals with a crisis. Here's what they want: 1. The right people 2. Doing the right thing 3. At th...
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