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.
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Ann Coulter in 2009
In my last post, I credited President Bush with choosing a gracious tone as he leaves Washington. It’s generous, and it goes a long way to heal the acromony of the last two years. It helps the incoming administration to set a positive new tone.
Ann Coulter, on the other hand, is doing everything in her […]
A Tone of Grace in Washington
Watching President Bush’s good-bye press conference made me sort of melancholy. His fractured speech and “Bush-isms” have made me crazy for eight years. And yet, in a strange way, I’ll miss them.
But all misunderestimating aside, I’ve been impressed with Bush since the election. He seems to be making every effort to ensure we hear a different tone from him: […]
Inviting Barack Obama to a Presentation Training Session
I know what you’re thinking. Barack Obama is one of the finest orators ever. Why, then, do I recommend that he dedicate some time to presentation training?
Because public speaking is not only about scripted oratory. It is more than delivering an elegant and eloquent public address. In fact as President, Barack Obama will spend more […]
I’m Right. You’re Wrong
I’ve had this post on my mind for days, but I’ve been too troubled to write it. If you’ve visited my blog in the past, you know that the political season is my passion. I relish the oratory, the hyperbole and the innuendo. It can represent communication at its best or very worst. It can be […]
Straight Talk Depress
Christmas, for me, comes once every four years. I bathe in the political season - all 18 months of it. I love the oratory, the drama and of course those “you can’t make up this stuff” surprises. I marvel at the maneuvering, and snicker at the snide. I also watch closely for the cues that I can […]
Let the Games Begin!
I loved watching Michael Phelps. We knew he could win eight golds, but we didn’t know for certain that he would. Especially with two relays, there were things out of his control. High stakes. High drama. Delicious!
So as the athletic Olympics close and the political Olympics begin, there are some similarities. The knowing and simultaneous unknowing. […]
So This is It. Isn’t It?
Two very important speeches tonight. I consider them the reward for the political junkies who have spent five months - ah, who are we kidding, the last year - enthralled by each campaign stop; each beer shooter; gutter ball and each slur thrown from the pulpit.
One of my favorite political strategists said this morning that […]
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 […]
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 […]