Month: January 2012

By Eric M. Seidel, CEO The Media Trainers, LLC When did “healthier” become “more healthy?” Or, when did “smarter” become “more smart?” Or, when did “stronger” become “more strong?” The rules for these things we call comparatives keep getting broken: 1. One syllable words form the comparative by adding -er and -est: brave, braver, bravest […]

By Eric M. Seidel, CEO The Media Trainers, LLC It’s tempting to strike back when you’re being attacked through the media. We’re getting a belly full of examples from the GOP presidential debates. It’s the unusual person who can constrain that reflex and take the high road in such a way that their response is […]

By Eric M. Seidel, CEO The Media Trainers, LLC This is a very personal post about a very special friend and journalist. Jim Huber’s prose resonated like poetry. A newspaper sports reporter who graduated to radio and television, everywhere he went, everyone he met, the result always was positive. Look up the words “class” and […]