Author Archives: Skip

“Did He say ‘Blessed are the Cheese Makers’?” (How Can You Be Brilliant If I Don’t Understand What You’re Saying?)

(If you know that quote came from, you rock!) The other day, I was conducting a phone interview on the air with a young lady about things job seekers could do to help them stand out in the eyes and … Continue reading

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“Tell Us About Your Latest Project” – Don’t Waste Your Time or Theirs

  Over the past year or so, I’ve mentioned in repeated blogs how doing a little homework before pitching media outlets can greatly improve your clients chances of getting on the air. In going back and re-reading many of these … Continue reading

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Don’t Kill the Crisis, Milk it! – Why Rush Limbaugh’s “Slut-Gate” is the Best Publicity in the World

  All right, I just can’t stand it anymore. I was hoping the Rush Limbaugh scandal would just go away and we could all go back to important things like complaining about gas prices and wondering where the heck Steven … Continue reading

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K.I.S.S. – the Beauty of Brevity

The joke is as old as Moses but I first heard it when I was a kid at church. My pastor (the right Reverend Robert D. Lewis) was getting ready to step up to the pulpit to deliver his Christmas … Continue reading

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Where are You and Why Can’t I Find You?

The past few weeks have been totally exasperating, if I didn’t know any better I’d say you all are trying to drive me crazy. Pardon the sarcasm but c’mon, help a brother out. I am a faithful reader of the … Continue reading

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Kick Away The Crutches: Five Things to do to Prevent You From Sounding Like an Idiot.

Nobody wants to sound like an idiot. But unfortunately there are way too many times we try to prove the opposite. You can be the most knowledgeable, well-read authority on your particular subject, capable of writing dozens of books and … Continue reading

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Long Time Gone…

I had the strangest thing happen yesterday. I was driving home from work, listening to the radio when I heard a song I had not heard in forever. And I mean forever. I turned the volume way up and enjoyed … Continue reading

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“Never Forget”

Earlier today I received a notice that I had been mentioned in a Facebook posting by a person whose name I did not immediately recognize. When I investigated I found it was part of a thread started by

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Labor Day Lost- 9-5-11

My life changed a little this past Labor Day weekend – for the first time in my lifetime, there was no Jerry Lewis. After half a century of being

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“Dysfunction, thy name is Government”

Well, it’s definite. This is THE most dysfunctional Congress/White House in the history of the United States. Believe me when I say “I know from dysfunction” because when I was

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