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6 Tips for Handling Q&A

At CommCore we regularly remind our clients about the best practices for handling challenging Q&A effectively. A great Q&A session can help you reinforce your main points so your presentation or interview ends on a high note and you leave with your credibility intact.
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Only 500 Twitter followers??

I’ll bet a few days ago former PR executive Justine Sacco thought that having only 500 twitter followers was a safe way to stay under the radar.  After all, there are almost 150 million people who follow the combined Twitter accounts of Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, and Lady Gaga.
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Pitcher Needs Pitchman Relief

 

Just because you’re a star baseball pitcher doesn’t mean you’re a good pitchman. The New York Mets’ Matt Harvey – on injured reserve and potentially facing Tommy John surgery – needs more than a physical trainer these days.
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Federal Budget Cuts and Training

The sequester bite is taking a toll on government programs.  According to the NY Times the sequester is temporarily changing the way the government does business.

One example is pulling out of an international space conference held in the US. Read more

How to Stand Your Ground — On Live TV

Senator Elizabeth Warren, D- MA, recently delivered an object lesson in how to effectively stand one’s ground in a tough live broadcast interview.

Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to defend her proposed legislation to break up the big banksWarren withstood a barrage of challenging and skeptical – even scolding – questions from several of the program’s hosts by refusing to acknowledge their unrelenting criticisms.
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