SeaWorld didn’t wait to fight back against a documentary film released today that claims whales in captivity suffer physical and mental stress because of confinement. The park’s entertainment division pre-emptively sent a rebuttal to 50 movie critics a week before the movie was to premiere.
We have blogged previously on communications lessons involving sports coaches. The first news conferenceby David Moyes, who replaced coaching legend Sir Alex Fergusonat Britain’s famed Manchester Unitedsoccer club, offers an excellent example of deft media handling.
In most cases containing physical gestures is key to effective public presentations. Looking like a windmill, arms flailing, is generally not recommended, at least in most American public forums.
·Last February 4 we posted an item on this blog taking the National Football League to task for failing to communicate promptly with the media and the public when the lights went out in the New Orleans Superdome in the middle ofthe Superbowl.
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries’ comments in an interview about how he doesn’t want plus-sized girls and “losers” shopping in his stores has angered a lot of people, particularly moms.
One of the more recent viral internet events involves the leaked email rant from a University of Maryland sorority sister.The profane-laced letter quickly went global and is now one of the more popular memes (move over grumpy cat) spawning photos, hilarious videos, and chatter.
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