Lynn Espinoza is a broadcast news veteran with more than a decade of media, presentation and executive coaching experience. She has developed personal coaching sessions for Fortune 100 C-level executives, corporate communicators of all kinds, doctors, lawyers and leaders in non-profit.
Archive for April, 2008
Flame Mail
An e-mail crossed my inbox this morning - the likes of which I haven’t seen for a long time. It was not addressed specifically to me. I am part of a large distribution list, and this mail went out to all of us. You don’t need more details than this: It started when an incredibly hard-working […]
On Oratory and the Power of Preparation
You may rightly accuse me of starting the week by snagging low hanging fruit. Before reading on, spend a few seconds with this video.
One thought that has been occurring frequently for me is how nice it is to have three presidential candidates who can speak. Each is doing his or her part to bring back […]
Why Bad Meetings Happen to Good People
A colleague of mine has an interesting post regarding meetings. Not the fun kind (chance meetings, secret meetings, meetings on the beach). No, corporate meetings. He posted his take on the culture of corporate meetings in Haiku:
too many meetings
in working america
too much, stop it now
If you work in an organization of more than 20 people, communicating with […]
Now the Fun Starts
So Pennsylvanians did their thing. Now the real fun starts. Fun, that is, if you make a living delivering speeches, watching speeches and coaching others who need to speak well to do well. That’s what I do. And it’s why this time in the political cycle is more fun for me than a weekend at […]
Lessons from a Cougar
I’m a Washington State Cougar, so I’m accustomed to losing. Like all good Cougars, I wish only the worst on the many teams that beat us. And Cougars can stay mad for a long time. We don’t heal until 1) we win, or 2) the winning team has a season as rotten as ours. So […]
Going to the Birds?
One would hope that a presidential candidate, when giving a public speech, would know not to give his opponent the bird. Bad form. Whether or not Barack Obama is intentionally “saluting” Hillary Clinton- and I truly can’t tell - it’s the wildfire video of the day.
The reason I bring it up here is because I […]
A Dissapointing Debate
Oh, I had been hoping for something more. The Great Pennsylvania Debate turned into a slow rake over old coals - especially for Senator Obama. Some say the real loser was ABC News - I say voters lost the most. It was an opportunity to move the conversation forward - on health care, the economy, […]
Hell Yes, We’re Bitter! Or.. Better Know thy Audience
I’ve been watching the Clinton/Obama dust-up over those “Bitter Pennsylvanians” with great fascination. My focus has not been on the candidates, but the audience. Machine Clinton was so quick to pounce - painting a picture of an out-of-touch elitist who insulted the very fabric of rural Pennsylvania. Although she’s running with a 54% negative, she […]
A New Day for Speak! Communications
Welcome to my inaugural post as president of Speak! Communications. I’ll use this first post as a way to say hello. I hope subsequent posts are filled with fresh ideas – mine and, even better, yours. I want to share articles, videos and thoughts about public speaking, media training, and the art of communication. Please […]