You Are the Message

Excellent book! Can't believe I hadn't heard of it before. Very good advice about how to best communicate.......more

I've had Roger Ailes book on communication on my to-read list for decades. I recall putting it on the list because I wanted to understand how Ailes worked so successfully with Ronald Reagan during his campaigns and presidency. In the abridged audiobook version of Ailes book, which I am reviewing her......more

"People who are the best communicators communicate with their whole being. They're animated, expressive, interesting to watch - just as they should be on television.....none of these things will work for you unless they're organic, meaning that they come from within. Employing communications techniq......more

This was the textbook in my graduate speech class, but don't hold that against it. The book is great, including my favorite chapter, when Ailes met Charles Manson. A chapter would be assigned to the class and, next thing I knew, I read three chapters. It's one of a score of books from college that c......more

Some good bits. I just happened to start reading it a week before Carlson's lawsuit broke. So as I read my opinion of Ailes went from 'odd but clever guy who knows his stuff' to 'little hack who deserves to die in a deep pit, sad and alone.'......more