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Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Mastering the Post Game Interview

OK sports clients, were you watching NFC game tonight? I won’t get into the play-by-play, or even ask who you wanted to win. However, I will ask, did you watch the post game interviews and were you taking notes on what everyone did well, and how they positioned themselves?

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Commentator Jabbed for “Con-text”

Horrified. That is the word used to describe the look on commentator Todd Woodbridge’s face during his on-court interview with tennis great, Kim Clijsters!

While there was no harm done, and Kim will likely continue to dominate the game without breaking too much of a sweat, and keep her smile and sense of humor, this is a great opportunity to remind everyone of some basic technology communication rules:

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

Kanye West Squares off with Matt Lauer: A Lesson in Preparation

Well, there isn’t any other word to use except “uncomfortable” when describing the somewhat painful exchange between Matt Lauer and Kanye West. West, whose two big media faux pas were stating “George Bush does not like black people” after Hurricane …

Friday, October 29th, 2010

People Before Profits=Less Need for Crisis Communication Plans

It’s been quite a week. First, we learn of a young college student’s death, after he was sent to the top of a more than 30 foot tower to shoot video, and was literally blown over. Then today, we learned …

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Words vs. Tone: Candidates Must Balance the Two

Wherever you are in the country, there was probably an election for some office yesterday.  Here in Washington, DC, incumbant mayor Adrian Fenty lost to City Council Chairman, Vincent Gray.  The news is nothing shocking, people win and lose elections …

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

A Gun, a “Bomb,” and 3 Hostages = Crisis Communication Time

If you watched television today between 2 and 5 p.m. eastern you watched a real life “Flashpoint” drama unfold before your eyes. In summary, a man with a history of protesting at the Discovery Channel Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD, …

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Mel’s Meltdowns: Lessons Learned

Another day, another meltdown caught on tape for Mel Gibson.  Typically, I blog about athletes who get into trouble and executives who score big, or have a huge miss, but rarely do I dip into Hollywood.  Yesterday, someone who follows …

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