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Tips, Tricks & Tactics for Leaders to Create and Deliver Powerful Messages that Get Results. Special Focus on Media Training and Presentation Skills from Lou Hampton.
Recent Posts
Humor Trivializes Evil - NPR Treats ACORN Child Prostitution as a Joke
First of all, now that I have your attention, I want to make clear this is not an attack on National Public Radio. But it was an NPR broadcast that sparked my thoughts about the power humor has to trivialize... ...
Public Speaking: Mnemonic Devices-Barfing Your Way to Success
Mnemonic devices for public speaking have been used for thousands of years. The initial application was to help speakers remember what they were going to say as they delivered the speech. (For an overview and history of mnemonic devices used... ...
Persuasive Messages: Story Power, Greek Tragedies & Post Traumatic Stress Treatment
As those of you who read this regularly know, I'm a strong advocate of the power of stories, the use of narrative, to engage audiences and open them to your messages. Today's edition of USA Today contains an interesting article... ...
Presidential oratory, discourse & disagreement - A look back at a kinder time?
Congress has gone home. The president and his family are vacationing in Martha's Vineyard. And most of the political structure (except the ones who can't afford private schools; public schools are already back in session) including the news media, ar...
Persuasion: Dangerous Message - Joe Friday vs Clarence Darrow at Political Bloggers Conventions
"Just the facts, ma'am."* The phrase made famous by Dragnet's Sgt. Joe Friday, raised its deceptive head last week at the Netroots Nation and RightOn (conservative) political bloggers annual conventions in Pittsburgh. Toward the end of a Q&A session ...
Webinars: Aceing Interviews, Crafting Messages, Coaching Your Client - A Quick Survey
Several of you have been asking me when I would be doing any webinars or teleseminars for PR and Communication professionals on topics related to media and speaking skills, messaging, attracting new clients, etc. Well the time has come! And... ...
