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Lou Hampton is President and CEO of The Hampton Group, Inc., a Washington, DC-based firm specializing in media training, message development, and executive presentations and speech coaching.
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Corporate Communication: It's Not What the Speaker Says, But What the Listener Hears that Counts
Posted on December 12, 2007In corporate communication, indeed in all communication, it's not what the speaker or writer says that's the ultimate communication. It's how the listener or reader interprets what was said that counts. An obvious point, but one we need to remind...
Communication Is Top Leadership Trait Says Harvard Study But Other Rankings Questionable
Posted on December 01, 2007The ability to communicate well is rated as one of the top traits Americans want to see in their president, according to the recently released "A National Study of Confidence in Leadership" conducted by the Center for Public Leadership (CPL)....
Media Interviews: Sometimes a Simple Question Deserves a Simple Answer
Posted on November 28, 2007Question: Yes or No, most politicians are unable to answer simple questions with yes or no? During the recent Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, Barack Obama and John Edwards proved incapable of simple yes or no answers. Click here...
Memorable Quotes: One Key to Creating Quotes that Engage the Listener's Mind & Emotion
Posted on November 21, 2007In an article titled, "Your Quotes Could Have Gas," Steve Crescenzo of Crescenzo Communications, divides quotes (and sound bites) into three categories: C.R.A.P., G.A.S., and P.A.R.C. Or--my translation--Boo, Yawn, Bravo! What's particularly interesting are the examples, one for each category,...
Political Sound Bites--What the Candidates Say & What We Hear
Posted on November 21, 2007Regardless of what we say, the ultimate communication is what our listeners hear. This is a particular problem for political candidates when listeners aren't buying their spin. Walt Handelsman, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist for Newsday, lets us...
Lou Hampton-M.I.A.? Why No Posts in 6 Weeks-A Tale of Adventure, Recuperation & No Net Access
Posted on November 21, 2007I'm back! Yes, Lou Hampton is ready to blog again. (I threw that third-person reference in for the sake of the search engines; the only internet references I've seen recently to Lou Hampton refer to a blues musician.) I know...
Sound Bites Chubby Checker Style: Another Twist to Creating Sound Bites & Brand Names
Posted on October 03, 2007One way to create a sound bite, brand name, or tag line is to take an existing word or phrase and change part or all of some of the words. That's been on my mind today, because this is Chubby...
Media Training: Answering Hostile Questions-How to Stay in Control When the Interviewer Goes from Jekyll to Hyde
Posted on September 28, 2007The interview has been going great when suddenly your interviewer changes from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde and zaps you with a nasty question. How do you avoid looking like a deer in the headlights? Here's a technique to help...
Marcel Marceau-Speaker Without Words: The Power of You As Your Best Visual
Posted on September 24, 2007Marcel Marceau, who died on Saturday, was his own best visual. That's no surprise given that he was a mime. He is, however, an example of the power of the body in communicating. Twice I had the privilege of seeing...
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Can collection agency call me for my mother debt that she never had?
Get an Attorney - quickly. Do not talk to the collection people. Do not tell the...
The company I worked for forced me to quit instead of dealing with someone harassing me, what can I do?
Look up CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE...................this looks like what happened t...
Can my employer threaten me with termination if I don't seek a transfer to another department?
In many jurisdictions, employees are "at will". This means that their employmen...
How to tell if I have been subject to gender discrimination in hiring practices?
You didn't apply for the job. so that's a tough one. Seemingly your Bo...
If a 16 year girl is asked to have three way sex by a 28 year women who is her manager at work is this a legal offense?
It sounds like you're describing some pretty serious examples of sexual har...

Can collection agency call me for my mother debt that she never had?
Get an Attorney - quickly. Do not talk to the collection people. Do not tell the...
The company I worked for forced me to quit instead of dealing with someone harassing me, what can I do?
Look up CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE...................this looks like what happened t...
Can my employer threaten me with termination if I don't seek a transfer to another department?
In many jurisdictions, employees are "at will". This means that their employmen...
How to tell if I have been subject to gender discrimination in hiring practices?
You didn't apply for the job. so that's a tough one. Seemingly your Bo...
If a 16 year girl is asked to have three way sex by a 28 year women who is her manager at work is this a legal offense?
It sounds like you're describing some pretty serious examples of sexual har...








