Screwing up and apologizing: a case study
I mistook the Educational Policy Institute for the fringe-right-wing Education Policy Institute. Oops. I didn’t double and triple check before posting a blog comment based on my misapprehension. Double and triple oops. I apologized over there, and I’ll...Dog whistle politics
Here’s a great little term I’d never heard before, courtesy of the Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary: dog whistle politics n. a concealed, coded, or unstated idea, usually divisive or politically dangerous, nevertheless understood by the intended...How not to handle a news conference
Pop quiz: you have to do a news conference where you have damn-all in the way of actual news to announce. The media’s already prickly, and liable to turn on you. Do you: a) repeat your message over and over, making it the only clip reporters are likely to get...19 times out of 20
Just a quick note to suggest you have a look at Matthew Yglesias’ explanation of why you can’t always take polls literally: I’ve seen polls showing, pretty consistently, that people favor a flat tax. Polls also consistently show that people think the...Q. So what’s Kryptonite’s secret vulnerability?
A. Ballpoint pens and damage control. Jake McKee dissects an interview between PRNews and the general manager of Kryptonite, the ur-manufacturer of those U-shaped bike locks you now see everywhere. Back in September, a user at a bike discussion forum posted the...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
