Course Description

President, Media Training Worldwide

TJ Walker

TJ Walker is the founder of Media Training Worldwide and has been conducting public speaking training workshops and seminars since 1984. Walker has trained Presidents of countries, Prime Ministers, Nobel Peace Prize winners, Super Bowl winners, U.S. Senators, Miss Universes and Members of Parliament.His book, "Secret to Foolproof Presentations" was a USA Today #1 Bestseller, as well as a Wall Street Journal, and Business Week Bestseller.  A frequent network news communications analyst, Walker has made more than 2000 network TV and radio appearances on CBS, ABC, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, CNN, Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, NBC, CCTV, Fox Business, HLN, TrueTV, Comedy Central, Sirius and NPR.In 2009, Walker entered the Guinness Book Of World Records for most talk show appearances ever in a 24 hour period. Yearly, Walker has more than a quarter of a million views of his public speaking tips videos on social media platforms.Walker is also the author of "Media Training A-Z" and "Media Training Success." Walker is also the producer/host The Facebook Page "TJ Walker - Speak to Influence" a source of daily public speaking training videos, tips and inspiration. He is also a past president of the National Speakers Association, New York City.Walker is the most prolific producer of presentation skills online training courses in the world, with more than 100 separate courses. He has more than 50,000 students enrolled from 172 countries.Walker was a merit scholar at Duke University where he graduated magna cum laude. He has lectured or conducted trainings at Yale University, Columbia University and Princeton University.***“TJ Walker’s single-minded devotion to presentation has made him the #1 expert for executives seeking guidance on speaking to the public and media.” Bob Bowdon, Anchor/Reporter, Bloomberg Television“TJ Walker is the leading media trainer in the world.” Stu Miller, Viacom News Producer“The world’s leading presentation and media training firm.” Gregg Jarrett, Fox News Channel Anchor“To break through the cluttered media environment, it's important to get your message out in a clear and concise way. TJ knows how to do it and gives you the tips to succeed."

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Your Personal Productivity Will Begin to Skyrocket Today!

    • 00 Personal Productivity Promo Video

    • 1 Quick Win! Master Your Phone Now! Avoid Switching Costs!

    • 2 The #1 Secret of the Wildly Productive

    • 3 Embrace-the-Concept-of-Deep-Work-And-Watch-Your-Productivity-Soar

    • 4-The-Real-Truth-About-Time-Management

    • 5 The-Top-10-Tips-To-Help-Your-Personal-Productivity (1)

    • 6 Sleep-Your-Way-to-Productivity-Success

    • 7 Produce-Just-One-Thing-Each-Day

    • 8 Big-News-You-Need-Less-News

    • 10 Streamline-Your-Cell-Phone-for-Massive-Productivity-Gains

    • 11 Read-Books-Even-Free-Books

    • 12 Fun-Is-the-Ultimate-Productivity-Motivator

    • 13 Celebrate-the-Easy-Wins

    • 14 Giving-Your-Brain-Space-to-Breathe

    • 15 Daily-Entertainment-Must-Come-with-Limits

    • 16 The-Grandest-Delusion-of-All-Multitasking

  • 2

    Fundamentals on Personal Productivity

    • 17 Productivity Tips for taking this Course

    • 18 Always Look for the Fast-Forward Button In Life

    • 19 Surprisingly, Not all Procrastination Is Bad

    • 20 Personalizing Productivity Tips Just for You

    • 21 Why You Will Never Say I Didn't Have Time for That

    • 22 Simplify Your Way to Personal Productivity Success

    • 23 You Already Are Productive, When You Want to Be

    • 24 You Will Become Your Own Personal Productivity Guru

    • 25 Forget High Tech and Low Tech, You Must Be Now Tech

    • 26 Here Is the ONE Thing That Is Consistent Among Wildly Productive People

    • 27 Why 100% Personal Productivity Is Not Your Real Goal

    • 28 Avoiding This Secret Un-Productivity Trap

    • 29 You Can't be Productive Unless You Know Exactly What You Want to Produce

    • 30 Infinite Opportunities To Be Productive Or...

    • 31 Simple, Obvious, Non-Profound Tip That Many People Never Follow

    • 32 Not enough To Be Good At Something, You Need To Have A...

    • 33 Coming Up With Your Own Vision Of the Productive Life

    • 34 Increase Your Productivity By Doing Less

    • 35 The More Fun You Have, The More Productive You Can Be

    • 36 Always Look for a Fun Way To Do Boring Tasks

    • 37 Why You Should Never Try To Manage Every Second Of Your Day

  • 3

    Create The Highly Productive Daily Habits Used By Highly Productive People

    • 38 Produce This One Thing Every Day

    • 39 Here is How To Schedule Your Daily Productivity Output

    • 40 The Most Important Part of Your Day - The Digital Detox

    • 41 Highly Productive People Think of Themselves as Highly Productive People

    • 42 Limiting This Dangerous Productivity Destroyer - The TV

    • 43 The 30 Minute a Day Solution

    • 44 Productive People are Never 'Busy'

    • 45 Building Your NOT 'To Do' List

    • 46 Time Is Always More Valuable Than Stuff or Saving Money

    • 47 Don't Cut Lines, But NEVER Wait in Lines

    • 48 Simplicity, Simplicity, Simplicity

    • 49 Make Sure This Is Absolutely the Simplest Way of Doing Something

    • 50 Don't Add Complicated, Time-Consuming Steps Just Because Everybody Else Does

    • 51 Improving Your Daily Standard Operating Procedures

    • 52 Figuring Out What Is the Most Productive Time of Day for You

    • 53 Asking 'Why' A Lot Will Lead You to Greater Productivity

    • 54 Build On Strengths, Don't Focus on Most Weaknesses

    • 327 Is It OK To Wear Glasses During a Presentation

    • 55 The Most Productive Social Media Platform for You Is...

    • 56 Not All Productivity Is the Same

    • 57 YOU Can't Be Your Only Source of Inspiration

    • 58 Decrease Your Work Hours to Increase Your Productivity

    • 59 Stand Up! Take a Break!

    • 60 The Most Productive Way You Can Get What You Want Is to Ask

    • 61 The Highly Productive Don't Rely on Memory

    • 62 Make It Easier for Other People to Be More Productive

    • 63 Say 'NO' Daily

    • 64 Avoid Lines Like the Plague

    • 65 It Never Hurts To Be Reminded, Automatically

    • 66 Scheduled Learning Is a Daily Habit of the Highly Productive

    • 67 Why Honesty Really Is the Best Policy

    • 68 More Reasons to Say No

    • 69 Higher Productivity the Mundane Way

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    Having a Broader And Deeper Perspective On Your Personal Productivity

    • 70 The Personal Productivity Bigger Picture

    • 71 Productivity Motivation is Overrated. Daily Productivity Habits Are Underrated

    • 72 Everyone Has Habits. The Key Is the Right Habits

    • 73 Your Brand Is Not Your Logo, It is What You Produce on a Regular Basis

    • 74 Nothing Bad Has Ever Happened By Showing Up on Time

    • 75 Do This To Be on Time

    • 76 Managing Your Procrastination Demons

    • 77 The Highest Price of All Switching Costs

    • 78 This Is How You Find Your Grove

    • 79 The Lazy Man's and Lazy Woman's Guide to Productivity

    • 80 Why You Don't Need a Bolt of Lightening

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    Create The Ideal Productivity Environment

    • 81 Creating a Productive Surrounding

    • 82 Making Your Desk Make You More Productive

    • 83 Yes, Home Offices Can Be Wildly Productive, If You Do This...

    • 84 Quiet Please! Genius Working Here

    • 85 Turns Out, Your Mother Was Right About Keeping Tidy

    • 86 Take a Break Already!

    • 87 Drawing Your Way to Productivity Success

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    Constant Personal Productivity Improvement

    • 88 Productivity Tips Come From Everywhere

    • 89 Eliminate the Clutter of Daily Activity

    • 90 Complexity Can Add Value, But Make Sure You Have Proof

    • 91 Measure 2 or Even 3 Times In Advance

    • 92 It's OK To Start with Baby Steps

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    Make Meetings Work for You

    • 93 Meetings Can Add to Your Productive, But Only When Done the Right Way

    • 94 Meetings Can Be Run Efficiently

    • 95 Productive Entertainment Consumption

    • 96 First Choice, The Virtual Meeting

    • 97 Send a Surrogate

    • 98 No Agenda, No Meeting

    • 99 Your Meeting Needs To Run This Way

    • 100 A Standing Ovation for Your Next Productive Meeting

    • 101 The Amazon Way to Run Great Meetings

  • 8

    Setting Goals that Mean Something

    • 102 Meaningful Goals for You

    • 103 Resolve to Never Make Resolutions. Instead, Make Goals with Specific Actions

    • 104 Plan, But At Some Point You Must Start

    • 105 Fail Faster and Better

  • 9

    Cell Phones and Other Technologies That Can Help and Hurt Your Productivity

    • 106 The Best and Worst Productivity Tool Ever

    • 107 Delegate News Apps from Your Phone

    • 108 Automation Is Here, So Use It Wisely

  • 10

    The Philosophy Of Highly Productive People

    • 109 Here Is How You Can Have the Same Perspective As Highly Productive People

    • 110 You Determine Your Own Productivity Fate

    • 111 Productive People Have a Growth Mindset

    • 112 Optimism and Productivity Go Hand in Hand

    • 113 This is the Golden Age for Personal Productivity

    • 114 The Gatekeepers Can No Longer Stop Your Productivity

    • 115 A Golden Age for the Productive and the Lazy

    • 116 Personal Productivity Is Very Different Today Versus Most of Human History

    • 117 Learn from the Past, but Don't Be Shackled By It

    • 118 Don't Let Negative News Sap Your Productivity

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    Increasing Your Productive Listening Skills

    • 119 Productive People Listen Carefully

    • 120 Quick Wins - The Cell Phone Secret to Good Listening Skills

    • 121 Stacking the Listening Environment in Your Favor

    • 122 The Telephone Listening Trap Will Never Catch You Again

    • 123 Setting Just One Agenda Item Listening

    • 124 It Is Incredibly Easy to See How Well You Are Listening - Test

    • 125 It's Even Easier to Listen When You Do This...

    • 126 Technology Will Eat Your Brain Unless You Do This

    • 127 Using Your Most Effective Body Language Tool

    • 128 The Best Listening Body Language From the Neck Down

    • 129 Reading the Speaker's Body

    • 130 Connecting At the Emotional Level with Your Colleague To Hear All

    • 131 Mastering the Art Of NOT Interrupting

    • 132 Asking for Clarification Is A Great Form Of Listening

    • 133 Engaging In Conversation At Just the Right Time

    • 134 Strong Listening Creates Strong Reactions From You

    • 135 Honing Your Sense of Timing and Judgment to Make You a Great Listener

    • 137 Summarizing the Conversation Is Great for You and Your Colleague

    • 138 The One-Page Email Memo Summary Aces the Listening Skills Test - Every Time!

    • 139 Conclusion - Your New Reputation As a Great Listener!

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    Productive Use of Body Language

    • 140 Productive People Communicate Effectively With Their Body Language

    • 141 Quick Wins - You Will Look Your Best on FaceTime, Skype, Facebook Live

    • 142 Never Let These Two Classic Body Language Blunders Slow You Down

    • 143 The Ultimate Tricky Body Language - Touching

    • 144 Big Picture - Make Everyone You Work With Feel Comfortable Working With You

    • 145 Your Nerves Will Never Show Again in the Workplace

    • 146 You'll Never Fall for These Body Language Myths Again

    • 147 Here Is Exactly What to Do With Your Hands

    • 148 The Composed, Confident Video Star

    • 149 Never Spotlight Your Blunders and Mistakes Again

    • 150 You are Now Ready for Prime Time TV

    • 152 The Real Way to Improve Your Body Language Confidence

    • 153 Great Body Language for Your Presentations

    • 154 PowerPoint Will Never Turn You Into a Robotic Bore Again

    • 155 Confident Briefing to Colleagues and Others

    • 156 Keynote Speeches Will Showcase Your Calm and Confidence

    • 157 Use a TelePrompTer Like a Network News Anchor

    • 158 Networking Like a Pro, Not a Wall Flower

    • 159 Handshakes, Greetings and Hellos with Poise

    • 160 Your Body Language Partner - The Friendly Spotter

    • 161 Making Sure Your Clothes Are Communicating Your Positive Story

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    Using Video Effectively to Improve Your Personal Productivity

    • 162 Talking Head Video Can Allow Your Ideas to Produce for You 247

    • 163 The Video Advantage In All Your Proposals - Quick Win!

    • 164 Hype Versus Reality - Why Most People Never Create Simple Video

    • 165 Mastering the Human Side Of Looking and Sounding Your Best on Video

    • 166 How This course Will Improve Your Business

    • 167 Your Proposals will Stand Head and Shoulders Above Your Competitors

    • 168 Your Clients Will Find You Their Most Responsive Partner Ever

    • 169 Your Website Can Be Video-Centric

    • 170 Now You Can Answer Frequently Asked Questions Just Once!

    • 172 Have an Even Greater Presence on YouTube

    • 173 Speak Your Thought Leadership

    • 174 Your Exciting Video Newsletters Will Outshine Text Newsletters

    • 175 Your Client Video Testimonials Will Prove Your Credibility Beyond a Doubt

    • 176 Facebook Live Will Never Scare You Again

    • 177 Project Your Best Face on Skype and Zoom

    • 178 Deliver Keynote Speeches Without Ever Leaving Home

    • 179 Supercharge Your Public Relations Efforts With Video

    • 178 Deliver Keynote Speeches Without Ever Leaving Home

    • 179 Supercharge Your Public Relations Efforts With Video

    • 180 The Crisis Communications Secret Weapon

    • 181 Drastically Reduce Your Time Training Employees and Others

    • 182 Anything You Can Type You Can Now Speak on Video

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    Productive People Don't Fixate on Degrees. They Fixate on Lifelong Learning

    • 183 You Never Graduate, and That's OK

    • 184 The Greatest Source of Productivity Today. Your Brain

    • 185 Learning New Stuff Always Helps You Learn More New Stuff

    • 186 The Primacy of Books

    • 187 More Praise for Books

    • 188 Building Your Digital Library

    • 189 Determining Your Best Learning Style

    • 190 Honing Judgement Skills In the Highly Productive

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    Improving Telephone Communication Skills

    • 191 Enhancing Your Productivity With Strong Telephone Communication Skills

    • 192 Quick Wins! Do THIS To Look and Sound Great on Skype Phone Calls

    • 193 Never Confuse Personal Phone Use with Business Telephone Use Again

    • 194 Why Your Phone is the Best Secret Business App Ever

    • 195 Planning Your Successful Phone Environment

    • 196 Final Preparation for Your Successful Phone Meetings

    • 197 Making Sure Your Phone Passes Your Friend Test

    • 198 Planning for Winning Conference Calls

    • 199 Look Prime Time Ready for Your Video Calls

    • 200 Placing Phone Calls Like the Consummate Professional

    • 201 Always Knowing the Best Time to Call Clients and Prospects

    • 202 Now You will Never Wake Up a Client in the Middle of the Night

    • 203 Answering the Phone so Everybody Knows You are Ready for Business

    • 204 No Such Thing As Answering The Phone Too Quickly These Days

    • 205 Your Clients Will Never Think You are Screaming At Them Again

    • 206 Knowing How to Sound Your Very Best - Every Time

    • 207 The Right Way to Put Someone On Hold

    • 208 Making Sure They Only Hear the Magic of Your Voice

    • 209 Being a Professional to Every Generation, Regardless of Your Own Preferences

    • 210 Voicemail That Soothes, Not Angers

    • 211 Best Voicemail Messages for Success

    • 212 Take 1, Take 2, Take 3 Until You Get It Right

    • 213 Never Be Busy for Clients and Bosses Again

    • 214 Making Your Phone Disappear At the Perfect Moments

    • 215 Tit for Tat and Text for Text

    • 216 Better Than the Best Hollywood Goodbyes

  • 16

    Expanding Your Personal Productivity Mindset

    • 217 You Don't Need And Office Anywhere to Be Productive

    • 218 Increasing Your Idea Exposure

    • 219 Learning Begets Learning

    • 220 Free Books Galore on Google

    • 221 Sorry, But Reading Is the Most Productive Use of Learning Time

    • 222 More Content Than Ever Means You Need to Be More Selective Than Ever

    • 223 The Productive Person's Relationship to Fear

    • 224 Producing For a Higher Purpose

    • 225 Celebrate Your Productivity Victories in Life

    • 226 Continual Improvement Cycles Are Key

    • 227 Yes, You Can Be Lazy

    • 228 Productive People Don't Manage the World or Time. They Just Manage Themselves

    • 229 Using a To-Do List the Right Way

    • 230 Are You Making Progress With Cutting Back on Multi-Tasking

    • 231 Know Your Personal Bandwidth

    • 232 Wear a Watch

    • 233 The Pros and Cons of To-To Lists

    • 238 Limit How Often You Check Your Email

  • 17

    Email Best Practices

    • 234 Email Isn't Going Away

    • 235 Never Look At An Email More Than Once

    • 236 Don't Let Email Consume Your Day

    • 237 Once a Day, Your Email Box Needs to Be Empty

    • 238 Limit How Often You Check Your Email

    • 239 Shorter Is Better

    • 240 Use Your Subject Line to Maximum Advantage

    • 241 Create Categories and Folders for Your Email

    • 242 Make Your Email Address Top Secret Or At Least Semi-Secret

    • 243 Don't Respond to Email Unless Absolutely Necessary

    • 244 Productive People Still Use Old, Boring Email Newsletters Because They Work

    • 245 What You Need to Know About Texting to Enhance Productivity

  • 18

    Social Media

    • 246 This Is How Productive People Use Social Media

  • 19

    Aiming for High Productivity, Avoiding Productivity Pitfalls

    • 247 Always Keep An Eye on the Long Term

    • 248 More Reflections on Technology

    • 249 Apps to Help You Avoid Distractions

    • 250 Productive People Are Not Late Adopters to Useful Technology

    • 251 The Productive Commute

    • 252 Productive People Don't Shop the Way Most People Shop

    • 253 Learn to Promote Without Becoming a Shameless Self-Promoter

    • 254 Having Fun Isn't Necessarily Wasting Time

    • 255 Highly Productive People Don't Let Emotions Destroy Their Life

    • 256 Productive People don't talk About Hours Worked, They Talk About Results

    • 257 Working Overtime Is Not a Bonus

    • 258 Get Rich Quick Is Never the Goal

    • 259 End Your Work Day On Time

    • 260 If It Is All Hard Work, You Are Doing Something Wrong

    • 261 Successful, Productive People Quit Stuff All the Time

    • 262 Be Aggressive About Doing What You Like and Avoiding the Rest

    • 263 Self-Regulation is Key to High Productivity

    • 264 Sometimes, Any Decision Will Do

    • 265 Stress Can Work In Your Favor

    • 266 Yes, You Do Have Time for Hobbies

    • 267 Getting Good Value

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    Highly Productive People Make Their Health a High Priority

    • 268 There is No Productivity 6 Feet Under

    • 269 Your Body Is Worth More than a Car

    • 270 Drinking Your Way to Health

    • 271 There's No Magic Food, But there Is Un-Magic Food

    • 272 Productive People Don't Find Time To Exercise. They Just Exercise

    • 273 Find an Exercise Program that Works Just for You

    • 274 Sleep Is Not a Luxury

    • 275 Teeth Aren't Just for Smiles

    • 276 Productive People Don't DO Diets

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    Productive People Master Their Finances

    • 277 Control Your Financial Destiny

    • 278 This Is Boring, But Productive People Pay Their Bills On Time

    • 279 Nobody Cares About Your Finances As Much As You Do

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    Productivity Tips That Might Not Be Practical for You (Please don't be offended)

    • 280 Get Ready!

    • 281 You Can End Your Commute

    • You May Have to Quit Your Job

    • 282 Don't Let Other People Tell You What To do With Your Life

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    Other Tips for Productivity

    • 283 Visualize Your Productivity Successes

    • 284 Don't Follow Productivity Gurus, Including Me!

    • 285 Productive People Like to Socialize With Other Productive People

    • 286 Beware Productivity Gimmicks

    • 287 Productive People Project and Have Confidence, Real Confidence

    • 288 Highly Productive People Have Stuff, But Stuff Doesn't Control Them

    • 289 Highly Productive People Have High Standards, But Are Not Perfectionists

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    The Ultimate Personal Productivity Tool - Being a Great Presenter and Speaker

    • 290 Be More Productive Every Time You Speak

    • 291 Quick Wins! How to Impress Your Audience Within the First Two Seconds

    • 292 Make YOUR Next Presentation Your Best Ever

    • 293 Making Your Life a Series of Winning Presentations

    • 294 Here Is What You Want to Accomplish With Your Presentation Skills

    • 295 Why I Am the Most Unpopular Presentation Skills Trainer

    • 296 How To Exploit Your Presentation Skills Instructor

    • 297 The REAL Reason Most Presentations Fail

    • 298 You Have Some Interesting Fellow Students Here

    • 299 Master the Most Important Body Part in Body Language

    • 300 Influence Your Audience By Starting Right Here

    • 301 This Is How You Will Motivate Your Audience

    • 302 This ONE Thing Is the Difference Between Great Speakers and Everyone Else

    • 303 Your Picture will Be Worth 10,000 Words

    • 304 Never Forget What To Say Again!

    • 305 The Perfect Start for Your Presentation

    • 306 This Won't Hurt A Bit, I Promise!

    • 307 The REAL Secret to Practicing Presentation Skills on Video That Nobody Gets

    • 308 Presentation Skills Are NOT Soft Skills! They Are Hard Skills That Can Be Tested

    • 309 The Most Important Thing I will Ever Ask You to Do In This Course

    • 310 Pardon Me, But Are You Sure...

    • 311 Testing Your Presentation Skills from Every Direction

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    Most Common Questions People Ask About Making More Productive Presentations

    • 312 What Do I Do With My Hands While Giving a Presentation

    • 313 What do You Do If You Are Nervous Before Giving a Presentation

    • 314 What is the #1 Blunder Most People Make In their Presentation Skills

    • 315 What Is the #1 Thing You Can Do to Improve Your Presentation

    • 316 How Can You Remember What To Say During a Presentation

    • 317 Who Is the Best Speaker In The World

    • 318 What If You Are Asked a Question and You Don't Know the Answer

    • 319 What Should Happen After the Presentation

    • 320 Is It a Good Idea to Memorize a Presentation

    • 321 What Is the Best Way to Write a Presentation

    • 322 What Do You Do If You are Losing the Audience

    • 323 What Do You Do If You Hate Your Voice

    • 324 Is It OK to Use Alcohol, Beta Blockers or Marijuana to Calm Yourself

    • 325 What Do You Do If You Mess Up In The Middle of a Presentation

    • 326 Should You Tell 'Em What You're Gonna Tell 'Em

    • 327 Is It OK To Wear Glasses During a Presentation

    • 328 Should You Warn Your Audience That You are Going to Be Boring

    • 329 Shout I Use PowerPoint

    • 330 How Long Should I Rehearse My Presentation

    • 331 Should I Read My Presentation

    • 332 How Long Should a Presentation Be

    • 333 How Many Bullet Points Should Be On a PowerPoint Slide

    • 334 Is It OK To Use Builds In a PowerPoint

    • 335 Should You Look At One Friendly Face While Giving a Presentation

    • 336 What is Everything You Need to Know about PowerPoint In One Minute

    • 337 What is a 'Magic Phrase' for Presenters

    • 338 What Do I Do If My Presenting Times Is Cut Back At The Last Minute

    • 339 What Is the Best Way To Start a Presentation

    • 340 How Do You Present With True Confidence

    • 341 How Do You Present In Front Of a Large Audience

    • 342 How Can You Sound Conversational While Giving a Presentation

    • 343 How Can You Smile During a Presentation

    • 344 How do You Recover from a Memory Lapse When Giving a Presentation

    • 345 How Do You Manage Time When Giving a Presentation

    • 346 How Can You Make Prepared Remarks as Interesting as the Q and A Session

    • 347 Is It a Good Idea to Use Animation and Special Effects

    • 348 Aren't Presentation Skills Something You Are Either Born With Or Not

    • 349 Am I Better Off Just Winging It

    • 350 How do You deal With Audience Members Who are Texting During Your Presentation

    • 351 What Do You Do If You Have a Technical Malfunction During Your Presentation

    • 352 What Is The Best Way to Close a Presentation

    • 353 How do You Avoid Making a Bad Impression During a Presentation

    • 354 How Should You Be Introduced Before Making a Presentation

    • 355 How Many Slides Should You Have In a PowerPoint Presentation

    • 356 How Do You Get Your Audience to Focus on You

    • 357 How Do I Pick a Topic for a Presentation

    • 358 How Do I Know What Messages Will Be Interesting To My Audience

    • 359 Can I Make Up Stories for My Presentations

    • 361 How Do You Consistently Improve as a Presenter

    • 362 How Can You Test Your Presentation

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    Productive People Hone Their Soft Skills as Well as Technical/Academic skills

    • 363 The-Soft-Tech-Savvy-Way-to-Always-Be-Essential

    • 364 Not-My-Job-And-I-Am-Happy-to-Do-It

    • 365 You-Can-Become-a-Master-Communicator

    • 368 Become-a-Leader-Without-the-Title-or-Formal-Authority

    • 369 Building-Your-Winning-Team

    • 370 Make-Every-One-of-Your-Seconds-Count

    • 371 Unleash-Your-Inner-Anthony-Robbins

    • 372 Avoid-Being-Uncool

    • 373 Clothes-Can-Still-Make-or-Break-Your-Career

    • 374 Developing-Your-Career-Secret-Sauce

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    Highly Productive People Are Often Freelancers for at Least Part of Their Career

    • 375 Start a Main Hustle or a Side Hustle Today

    • 376 Rule Number 1 of The Successful Freelancer Club, Never Talk About...

    • 377 You Know Truly Know What Freelancing Is

    • 378 The Golden Age of Freelancing is NOW

    • 379 You Never Know When a Self Promotion Opportunity Might Appear

    • 380 Crashing the Barriers to Entry

    • 381 The Pros and Cons of Freelancing

    • 382 For Better or Worse, Everyone Now Has a Global Reputation

    • 383 In the Future, We Will All Be Freelancers and For More Than 15 Minutes

    • 384 The Freelance Lifestyle Of Your Dreams

    • 385 You WANT People to Tell You That You Are Too Expensive

    • 386 Your ONE BIG Revenue Driver

    • 387 The Best Time to Start a Freelance Business

    • 388 Yes You CAN Have Full Benefits

    • 389 The Exact Right Time to Quit Your Day Job

    • 390 The Psychological Profile Of the Successful Freelancer

    • 391 You Can Conquer Your Neighborhood, Your City, Your State, YOur Country or the World

    • 392 You Are NOT a Home-Based Business You Are A Customer-Based Business

    • 393 Why Should You Listen to TJ Walker Talk About a Freelance Career

    • 394 Finding Your Ideal Niche In the Freelance World

    • 395 Finding the Best Markets

    • 396 Positioning Your Worldclass Expertise

    • 397 Saving Your Clients Time and Pain Will Bring You Prosperity

    • 398 Unlocking Secrets of Your Niche By Talking to Your Competitors

    • 399 Unless You Are Growing Corn You Must Avoid Being a Commodity

    • 400 Being Number 1 Isn't Just a Sporting Chant

    • 401 Finding the Right Evergreen Niche

    • 402 Avoiding the Discount Bin

    • 403 Finding What Is Truly Distinctive About You

    • 404 Meeting the Low-End Market With Inexpensive Products, But Not Your Time

    • 405 Make Sure You Are Happy To Talk About Your Niche

    • 406 Specialize Specialize Specialize

    • 407 Selling Service or Selling Products or Selling Both

    • 408 Passing the Friends and Family Test

    • 409 Quickly Becoming a True Expert

    • 410 Creating a Cycle of Constant Improvement

    • 411 Get to Know Your Role Model

    • 412 Follow Your Friendly and Unfriendly Competitiors

    • 413 Master of Opposition Research

    • 414 The Constant Creative Difference

    • 415 Getting Paid The Nuts and Bolts Of Your Freelance Business

    • 416 The Nastiest Word In the World Discount

    • 417 Getting It In Writing If You Really Want to Get Paid

    • 418 The Price is Right

    • 419 Make It Really Easy For Your Clients to Pay You

    • 420 Give Yourself a Payraise Every Single Year

    • 421 Training and Firing Your Clients

    • 422 Avoid Being Seen as a Flake

    • 423 Your Marketing and Branding Doesn't Stop Once the Customer Has Hired You

    • 424 Why a Business Card Isn't Just for Old Fogeys

    • 425 Being Professional And Avoiding the Flake Label

    • 426 Here Is How You Look the Part

    • 427 Saving What Your Clients Value More Than Even Money Their Time

    • 428 Communicate the Way Your Customers Want to Communicate Not How You Like to Communicate

    • 429 Creating a Workflow for Yourself and Your Clients

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    Highly Productive People Master the Art of Telling Their Own Stories

    • 430 This DEVICE Is the Single Biggest Difference Between Great Speakers and Awful Ones

    • 431 Become a MASTER Storyteller

    • 432 How to Use Stories When Giving TECHNICAL Presentations

    • 433 Your Turn to Craft and DELIVER Your Story

    • 434 Packaging Insights for Your Audience Using Stories

    • 435 Improving Your Story Telling

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    Time for TJ to Practice What He Preaches Re Comes to Storytelling Productivity

    • 436 A Masterclass n Storytelling

    • 437 My Worst Presentation Ever!

    • 438 I Was The Skunk At the Party

    • 439 My Very First Presentation

    • 440 Presenting the WRONG Way to the Media

    • 441 Clintonian Eye Contact

    • 442 My Zombie Client

    • 443 Teaching Clients NOT to Act

    • 444 Surrounded by Machine Guns!

    • 445 The Crying Beauty Pageant Winner

    • 446 You Never Have to Lurk In the Shadows Again

    • 447 The Fluttering Bird Flying to Nowhere

    • 448 'I Can't do This' Becomes 'I Can Do This'

    • 449 My First Time on TV as 'The Fonz'

    • 450 Speaking To a Small Audience of 5,000 People

    • 451 The Show Must Go On

    • 452 Pre-YouTube Days Driving to One TV Station At a Time

    • 453 You Will Never Guess One early Role Model

    • 454 Fearlessness Is Often the Best PR Tool

    • 455 King for a Day

    • 456 TJ And the Cat Lady

    • 457 Why Did You Wear That Ugly Tie

    • 458 Less Is More

    • 459 The Missing Link

    • 460 A Nobel Experience

    • 461 The Fetal Position

    • 462 On My Hands And Knees Begging!

    • 463 Yes, My Stint on Reality TV

    • 464 Brought Down to Earth

    • 465 My Stagecoach to Pumpkin Moment

    • 466 Me and Ben Affleck

    • 467 Familiarity Breeds Contempt

    • 468 Ups and Downs and Ups and Downs

    • 469 The Least Listened To Talk Show Host Ever

    • 470 Nothing Beats a Good Gimmick

    • 471 Sometimes, Experience Just Means You Are Old

    • 472 Some Media Stars Are Approachable

    • 473 Waiting Til the Last Minute Is Always a Bad Idea

    • 474 Treated Like a King...And a Mark

    • 475 The Wrong Fit

    • 476 A Complete and Total Meltdown

    • 477 There Is Always Time for Anything Important

    • 478 Me and Mr. Rogers in '68

    • 479 Presenters Don't Get Paid What They Are Worth, They Can't Paid What They Ask For

    • 480 Nobody Knows Anything

    • 481 Riveted...On a Dairy Farm

    • 482 The World's Worst Vacuum Cleaner Salesman

    • 483 The Lowest Arena for Presentation Skills

    • 484 Presentation Skills On Video Will Sell You

    • 485 Showing Up On Time and Avoiding Drama

    • 486 It Can't Get Any Worse Than This

    • 487 Diamonds And Gold for You!

    • 488 Larry King's Public Speaking Secret

    • 489 The Best Worst Presentation I Ever Saw

    • 490 And The Winner of The Worst Dressed Award Is...

    • 491 This Superstar Is So Happy To See Me

    • 492 Going Into a Talking Career By Being Told 'Don't Talk'

    • 493 Some People Just Watch To Hear You Present For The Entertainment

    • 494 Cult Leaders Have Great Presentation Skills

    • 495 TJ the Carnival Barker!

    • 496 My First and Favorite Motivational Speaker

    • 497 A Story I Don't Tell Anywhere Else But Here

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    Bonus Library

    • 1001_Ways_to_Wow_the_Media

    • Media Training Success - How Anyone Can Become A Media Pro

    • MediaTrainingA-Z

    • Public Speaking Success - How Anyone Can Become A Better Presenter

    • Secret to Foolproof Presentations

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    Bonus Videos - How To Maximize Personal Productivity in Video Marketing

    • 449 This Is How to Clone Yourself to Be In Two Places at Once

    • 500 Media Training - The Complete Media Training Video Course

    • 501 Crisis Communications _ The Complete Crisis Communications Overview

    • 502 Communication Secrets of Ronald Reagan and Barbara Walters

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    Conclusion

    • 503.The Ultimate In Productivity - Not Retiring

    • 504 You Can Have It All

    • 505 Ask Me Now! What Questions Do You Have About Personal Productivity

    • 506 Remember What The End Game is with All of this Productivity

    • 507 Always Look for a Fun Way To Do Boring Tasks

    • 508 Test Every Idea To come Up With What Makes You Productive

    • 509 Feedback from You - How Can This Course Be Better