Samantha asks the Wall Street Journal how to get the press to cover her service-based business. WSJ opens the question up to a group of experts – proving the point that every business has a story to tell. It just takes a creative approach and effective communication skills to connect with a reporter. http://on.wsj.com/fUUKQT

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Think the traditional news media no longer have power? Viewers aren’t watching TV news? Listeners aren’t tuning into local radio? Readers aren’t picking up the local daily or weekly newspaper? Yes, viewership, listenership and readership numbers are down as we all have so many more options for our news. But, there’s still some life in [...]

Yes! People in business have important things to say, and there are countless opportunities to provide expert analysis, thought-provoking ideas and insight.

Tags: Capitalism, Gregg Sherrill, media, news media, Tenneco, Wall Street Journal

Come on. The builder was caught red handed. No potties one day, a TV investigation and OSHA investigation and the potties appear. Not exactly a coincidence.

Tags: crisis communication

Here’s the deal: If you’re a politician – or someone actively seeking the news media stage – you can’t turn the reporters on and off at your whim; especially when you’re flying into a town to stump for a fellow political candidate.

Tags: communication, interview, politician, politics, reporter, TV news

Watching people speak in front of a crowd is always a fascinating learning experience. Today, I watched about a dozen people get up, one-by-one, in front of a crowd of about 120 people.

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I had a great coaching session with a new client today – stepping into that intimidating world of excellent performance in front of the camera. I told the client the only point I wanted written down during the first session was, “Spontaneity is conditioned reflex.” I borrowed the line from Denis Waitley’s The Psychology of [...]

Busy workers turn to the telephone and the ability to bring several people on the same line at the same time to conduct efficient meetings. How efficient is the conference call when you factor in poor communication ? I’ll argue 90-95% of meetings held via conference call are plagued by numerous problems that are easily [...]

During my Tell Your Story training sessions, I lead the audience through the process of growing professional relationships with local news reporters. The idea behind the concept is that everyone – and every business – has a story to tell. The storytellers in broadcast, print and online news media are always in need of the [...]