tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-528465 2013-03-12T23:15:27-04:00 Tips, Tricks & Tactics for Leaders (and the Communication Professionals Who Support Them) to Articulate and Deliver Persuasive Messages that Get Results. Special Focus on Media Training, Message Development & Presentation Skills. By Lou Hampton TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834545fe469e2017c379bc29a970b 2013-03-12T23:15:27-04:00 2013-03-12T23:15:27-04:00 Lou Hampton This is International Listening Awareness Month, a time to focus on using the power of listening to make our lives, our communities, and our nations better. As part of the awareness campaign, I am presenting a free workshop in Washington...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=bD_p61ri0JI:gPmhBJWTthE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=bD_p61ri0JI:gPmhBJWTthE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=bD_p61ri0JI:gPmhBJWTthE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTrainingGuru/~4/bD_p61ri0JI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.speaktolead.com/2013/03/listening-awareness-workshop.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834545fe469e2017d41974216970c 2013-03-07T23:58:11-05:00 2013-03-08T09:23:02-05:00 Lou Hampton No visual is better than a stupid visual, unless you want to help your boss look dumb. Quick background in the event you weren't clued to C-Spam today. 1. Rand Paul ended a 13-hour filibuster to draw attention to potential...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=-3FiuL12t2s:r2LQPYC_sL0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=-3FiuL12t2s:r2LQPYC_sL0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=-3FiuL12t2s:r2LQPYC_sL0:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTrainingGuru/~4/-3FiuL12t2s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.speaktolead.com/2013/03/lindsey-graham-charts-his-course-against-rand-paul-loses-on-points-style.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834545fe469e2017d412b8abb970c 2013-02-19T23:51:32-05:00 2013-02-19T23:51:32-05:00 Lou Hampton In 1786 Thomas Jefferson wrote: "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." In a recent Politco article, Obama the puppet master, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen write: "President Barack Obama...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=mxt3Lh3WQbk:1TqVbyW6QJM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=mxt3Lh3WQbk:1TqVbyW6QJM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=mxt3Lh3WQbk:1TqVbyW6QJM:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTrainingGuru/~4/mxt3Lh3WQbk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.speaktolead.com/2013/02/is-pres-obamas-manipulation-of-media-coverage-a-threat-to-liberty.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834545fe469e2017d4103c229970c 2013-02-13T00:09:13-05:00 2013-02-13T00:10:13-05:00 Lou Hampton Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) went out of his way to connect with the average American during his Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union Address. Perhaps farther out of his way than he intended. His son-of-immigrants success story...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=rVK7MDI0uFg:-qONW5znV24:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=rVK7MDI0uFg:-qONW5znV24:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=rVK7MDI0uFg:-qONW5znV24:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTrainingGuru/~4/rVK7MDI0uFg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.speaktolead.com/2013/02/tips-for-marco-rubio-to-prevent-dry-mouth.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834545fe469e2017d3ca017fd970c 2012-10-10T17:36:18-04:00 2012-10-10T17:36:18-04:00 Lou Hampton The conventional wisdom seems to be that Joe Biden is going to be wiped out by Paul Ryan. Why? Because, the thinking goes, Joe Biden is everyone's lovable, but crazy, uncle. He is gaffe prone. He has never demonstrated any...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=CgBaWSeMS90:lOmb7qX4SsM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=CgBaWSeMS90:lOmb7qX4SsM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=CgBaWSeMS90:lOmb7qX4SsM:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTrainingGuru/~4/CgBaWSeMS90" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.speaktolead.com/2012/10/biden-vs-ryan-a-lesson-from-ronald-reagan-for-republicans-democrats.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834545fe469e2017c32533beb970b 2012-10-04T18:08:20-04:00 2012-10-04T18:04:54-04:00 Lou Hampton Last night's first presidential debate of 2012 produced two winners. Viewers and pundits across the political spectrun agreed it was a good performance for Romney; Obama, not so much. But the big winners were the viewers thanks to the open...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=3VIR8ntsMTk:C8FWHylPkZ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=3VIR8ntsMTk:C8FWHylPkZ4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=3VIR8ntsMTk:C8FWHylPkZ4:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTrainingGuru/~4/3VIR8ntsMTk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.speaktolead.com/2012/10/romney-obama-debate-1-and-the-winner-isthe-american-voter-courtesy-of-jim-lehrer.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834545fe469e2017d3c294c17970c 2012-09-19T10:27:10-04:00 2012-09-19T10:27:10-04:00 Lou Hampton What's friendly about change? Not much. Change produces stress, which produces resistance, but it doesn't have to be that way.With the Change-Friendly Leadership framework, leaders will learn to engage people's head, hearts, and hopes to achieve lasting, effective change in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=N6E3rbohtI0:vjSD1ijMpdY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=N6E3rbohtI0:vjSD1ijMpdY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=N6E3rbohtI0:vjSD1ijMpdY:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTrainingGuru/~4/N6E3rbohtI0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.speaktolead.com/2012/09/speak-the-language-of-a-change-friendly-leader-from-good-intentions-to-great-performance.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834545fe469e20176168ff9f0970c 2012-07-19T08:57:00-04:00 2012-07-19T10:53:22-04:00 Lou Hampton A few years ago, I conducted a survey of over 250 business executives. I asked them to list behaviors on the part of listeners they found irritating. I then asked them to select the behavior they found most irritating. The...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=gy7D-8N7Po8:bFEMhN0B4qw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=gy7D-8N7Po8:bFEMhN0B4qw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=gy7D-8N7Po8:bFEMhN0B4qw:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTrainingGuru/~4/gy7D-8N7Po8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.speaktolead.com/2012/07/listeners-beware-interrupting-can-be-bad-for-your-health.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834545fe469e20163036dded9970d 2012-03-29T12:50:05-04:00 2012-03-29T12:50:05-04:00 Lou Hampton Saturday evening I dressed up in white tie and tails for an intimate dinner with Rick, Leon and Debbie. But it's hard to keep meetings secret in Washington, especially with an exquiste, definitely-not-rubber-chicken, menu, so soon we were joined by...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=-qLIWAa7spY:Q7r-8v0ev2g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=-qLIWAa7spY:Q7r-8v0ev2g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=-qLIWAa7spY:Q7r-8v0ev2g:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTrainingGuru/~4/-qLIWAa7spY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.speaktolead.com/2012/03/dinner-with-gov-rick-perry-defense-sec-leon-panetta-dnc-chair-debbie-wasserman-schultz.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834545fe469e20168e7b22434970c 2012-02-20T16:34:55-05:00 2012-02-20T16:34:55-05:00 Lou Hampton It's Presidents' Day in the U.S. In practical terms that means if you work for the government or many large corporations, you have the day off. If you are employed by a small firm (or retailer), you're working. But as...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=Ev30gpB25mw:J3bN1yj922o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=Ev30gpB25mw:J3bN1yj922o:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?a=Ev30gpB25mw:J3bN1yj922o:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MediaTrainingGuru?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTrainingGuru/~4/Ev30gpB25mw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.speaktolead.com/2012/02/presidential-tweets-exposed-what-jfk-grovertweets-honestabe-would-have-written.html