Anne Ready LOS ANGELES – Whether you’re socially-conscious Kermit the Frog. Or inexperienced with being one-on-one to a camera… Photo courtesy of The Guardian It’s not as easy to be on-camera talent as broadcast journalists make it look! Talking to a camera lens or a desktop computer as though it was a person is not easy or natural. But with …
To debate or not to debate
Legend has it that John F. Kennedy beat Richard M. Nixon in the first televised debate and eventually the presidency because Mr. Kennedy looked robust and healthy and wore a dark suit vs. Mr. Nixon’s ill-fitting gray one. And Mr. Nixon’s 5 o’clock shadow and pallor prompted Democrats to ask, “Would you buy a used car from this man?” suggesting …
This Time Together
Inspired by the women they watched on television was a theme at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards. Saturday Night Live comedian Kate McKinnon gave an emotional introduction of Ellen DeGeneres who was to accept this year’s Carol Burnett Award for Achievement in Television. Photo courtesy of LesbianNews.com “In 1997, when Ellen’s sitcom was at the height of its popularity, …
A Woman’s Work
“A man can work from sun to sun. But a woman’s work is never done,” penned author Jean Little. Proving this poignant truth are women athletes in every sport from soccer and ice hockey to tennis players and elite runners. Photo courtesy of news.berkeley.edu Alex Morgan is part of the American team that brought home gold in the 2012 London …
And the Winner is …
There are times when we can’t help but smirk at obvious communication blunders made by celebrities and other public figures. Then there are also times when they manage to get it just right. Such was the case with both Drake, during his Grammy acceptance speech for best rap song, “God’s Plan,” and Glenn Close, as she accepted her Golden Globe for …
Executive Leadership 101
The Wall Street Journal headlined a recent article, “A CEO’s Survival Guide: No Anxiety Signals,” cautioning that “it can be costly when CEO’s stumble in the spotlight.” It points out that when a senior executive is interviewed by the press, “investors listen for hard swallows, changes in voice and tone.” Case in point: About a year after the board of General Electric Co. …
Think On Your Feet … Before You Tweet
Social media has become a PR nightmare for some. Instead of carefully planning answers to bridge to in interviews and crafting speeches reflecting thought leadership, it is now possible to make a serious media mistake with the push of the button. …
A Pre-emptive Strike
Before his election to the Presidency in 2001, George W. Bush successfully apologized for his past bad boy behavior and promised that he had been reformed. Now, former Vice President Joe Biden is taking on issues before they are used against him as a possible Presidential candidate. …
Going by the Book
Photo Courtesy of Facebook.com Why would the heir to a tobacco company fortune, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, turn his back on cigarette smoking? “Because I watched my father die from cigarettes,” comments Patrick …
In Search of Justice? #Metoo
Photo Courtesy of ABC.com “The arc of the moral universe is long but bends toward justice.”- Martin Luther King “The great thing …