I admire people who are good at communicating a message! They make a dull topic seemingly interesting. This is an art, and the people who have it are blessed! For a lot of people it is just part of the job requirement, particularly as you climb up the corporate ladder, or if you happen to be in the business of communication. Think the PR companies, the spokespersons, the news anchors, the TV hosts! In the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, I have been watching the spokespersons, the campaign managers’ and the respective surrogates (that’s what they are called by the media, I am just borrowing the term..) almost having perfected this to an art form. The spin they put on controversial issues, the rebuttal they issue against each other, reading between the line and making interpretation and giving it their own spin …gosh that’s an art and I love and enjoy reading that political bickering!! A lot to be learned there right, after all who doesn’t make some stupid mistakes in day to day life and needs a spin to cover it up! I can use some of it, sure!!
When I get some free time I watch Anderson Cooper 360 ( AC 360) on CNN, the guy reflects a kind of innocence rarely found in these anchors, doesn’t pretend to be know-it-all (think Bill O Reilly‘ Fox news), generally comes out sincere in what he does and seems like he really cares about the issues he reports on. It may just be a facade, a veil of innocence, but I think not, he seems very genuine! That’s an art my friend.. to make your audience feel that way!

Speaking of AC 360, I noticed Erica Hill who co-anchors the show sometime and throws in her words of wisdom. What a charm, the sincerity, the inquisitive eyes,the body language and the facial expressions…Seems like I am not the only one who thinks this way, quoting the source here “series of well-timed facial expressions, off-the-cuff jokes and generally unflappable, smart-as-a-whip demeanor”, I couldn’t have agreed more! And as the source I quoted says, her cameos are “brief but memorable”, indeed! According to this source , in 2006, Erica was listed as one of the “100 Most Beautiful People” for People Magazine. She was selected as Number 35. Watch out of for her..Paula Zahn has been put on notice!
Let’s see who else do I like, Campbell Brown,she did a good job of hosting the faith based Q & A Barack Obama and Hillary had.Who else, lets see, Tim Russert, being a veteran in anchoring, at times seems like the same old …same old..nothing intriguing …kinda Larry King Live..only much more intense and more probing to his guests, whereas Larry King cuts some slack and doesn’t terrorize his guest with a dreaded follow-up question. Bottom line if you want to defend your act get on Larry King ( think Tom Cruise sofa jumping act on Oprah…) he will let you go with minor interrogation, a patient hearing and a last word where you can set the record straight. Whereas if you are going to Tim Russert’s Meet the Press, you better prepare well my friend and get all your facts straight! Expect hardball, expect deeper probes, and the follow up questions and you know what, sometime this is exactly what the audience wants, the truth!

>I admire people who are good at communicating a message! They make a dull topic seemingly interesting. This is an art, and the people who have it are blessed! For a lot of people it is just part of the job requirement, particularly as you climb up the corporate ladder, or if you happen to be in the business of communication. Think the PR companies, the spokespersons, the news anchors, the TV hosts! In the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, I have been watching the spokespersons, the campaign managers’ and the respective surrogates (that’s what they are called by the media, I am just borrowing the term..) almost having perfected this to an art form. The spin they put on controversial issues, the rebuttal they issue against each other, reading between the line and making interpretation and giving it their own spin …gosh that’s an art and I love and enjoy reading that political bickering!! A lot to be learned there right, after all who doesn’t make some stupid mistakes in day to day life and needs a spin to cover it up! I can use some of it, sure!!
When I get some free time I watch Anderson Cooper 360 ( AC 360) on CNN, the guy reflects a kind of innocence rarely found in these anchors, doesn’t pretend to be know-it-all (think Bill O Reilly‘ Fox news), generally comes out sincere in what he does and seems like he really cares about the issues he reports on. It may just be a facade, a veil of innocence, but I think not, he seems very genuine! That’s an art my friend.. to make your audience feel that way!

Speaking of AC 360, I noticed Erica Hill who co-anchors the show sometime and throws in her words of wisdom. What a charm, the sincerity, the inquisitive eyes,the body language and the facial expressions…Seems like I am not the only one who thinks this way, quoting the source here “series of well-timed facial expressions, off-the-cuff jokes and generally unflappable, smart-as-a-whip demeanor”, I couldn’t have agreed more! And as the source I quoted says, her cameos are “brief but memorable”, indeed! According to this source , in 2006, Erica was listed as one of the “100 Most Beautiful People” for People Magazine. She was selected as Number 35. Watch out of for her..Paula Zahn has been put on notice!
Let’s see who else do I like, Campbell Brown,she did a good job of hosting the faith based Q & A Barack Obama and Hillary had.Who else, lets see, Tim Russert, being a veteran in anchoring, at times seems like the same old …same old..nothing intriguing …kinda Larry King Live..only much more intense and more probing to his guests, whereas Larry King cuts some slack and doesn’t terrorize his guest with a dreaded follow-up question. Bottom line if you want to defend your act get on Larry King ( think Tom Cruise sofa jumping act on Oprah…) he will let you go with minor interrogation, a patient hearing and a last word where you can set the record straight. Whereas if you are going to Tim Russert’s Meet the Press, you better prepare well my friend and get all your facts straight! Expect hardball, expect deeper probes, and the follow up questions and you know what, sometime this is exactly what the audience wants, the truth!