TVWorldwide.com, a fast-growing web-basedglobal TV network, announced today that it had been selected by MediaTraining Worldwide, Inc. to develop and launch "The Speaking Channel,"www.speakingchannel.tv, an Internet TV Channel featuring live and on-demandcontent for people who want to learn from great speakers and improve ontheir own speaking skills, whether they are speaking to large or smallaudiences, the news media or in civic or social arenas. The SpeakingChannel has been in confidential conceptual development and testingthroughout the spring of 2006. The soft launch announcement will be made byTV Worldwide in cooperation with Media Training Worldwide representativesat the company's webcast of Streaming Media East in New York City,May 23-24, the premier industry event for Internet-based audio and videotechnologies.
The channel, currently in its soft launch form at www.SpeakingChannel.tv,will feature content covering public speaking excellence and buildingindividual presentation skills in the following areas. 1. Business (largeand small group presentations). 2. Public life (civic affairs andpolitics). 3. Work life (employee communication/job interviews). 3.Family/social communication (parties/networking events). The Channel willfeature television programming that celebrates outstanding spokencommunication and gives viewers learning tools on how to build and improvetheir own speaking skills.
"We're excited about working with Media Training Worldwide on thisambitious and exciting Internet TV channel," stated Dave Gardy, CEO ofTVWorldwide.com. "By creating and deploying global/local, 'lean-in'interactive content for speaking enthusiasts as we've done for our otherInternet TV channels, we believe we can effectively present a whole newforum for the community of those interested in speaking excellence andimprovement. Most important, we know The Speaking Channel will offer ourindustry partners a whole new innovative avenue for communicating withtheir target demographic audiences through viral on-line distribution as webuild the channel's community."
"Speaking is the #1 fear most people have," said TJ Walker. "And yet everypromotion, new business client or vote has been earned by someone willingto speak. The Speaking Channel will soon be the one place in the worldwhere anyone interested in great speakers or becoming a better speaker cancome and experience the real deal."
Visitors to The Speaking Channel.com (www.thespeakingchannel.com) shouldhave the Windows Media player installed prior to viewing the free videopresentations on the channel. For live events, including the soft launchset for 1 PM ET, May 23rd live from New York, viewers should log on by 5-10minutes prior to start times. Technical questions can be directed to703-961-9250, ext 223 or info@tvworldwide.com about both live and archivedcontent.
About Media Training Worldwide, Inc.
Media Training Worldwide is the leading presentation and media trainingfirm in the world. The firm is based in New York City and has partneroffices in Korea, India, Romania, Qatar, and Canada. MTW conducts in-personpresentation training and media training seminars, workshops and speechesaround the globe. It publishes more than 100 books, DVDs, CDs, softwareprograms, online schools and other learning tools for people wishing toimprove their presentation skills. TJ Walker, President of MTW, has beencalled "The leading media trainer in the world," according to Viacom/ComedyCentral and according to TimeLife, Walker "takes the fear factor out ofspeaking to the media and live audiences and clearly explains the secretsof great communicators like Reagan and Clinton." Walker has personallytrained thousands of leaders including Prime Ministers, Nobel Peace Prizewinners, Premiers, professional athletes, Miss Universe and executives atcompanies like Microsoft, Citibank, Bank of America, Wachovia, McDonalds,and Hess.
About TV Worldwide
As a leading global Internet broadcasting and streaming media company, TVWorldwide (www.tvworldwide.com) is developing a network of video channelsthat is an affiliation of community-based Internet television stations,each underwritten by a strategic partner, "aimcasting(SM)" to targeteddemographic audiences worldwide. TVWorldwide.com works with strategicpartners to develop the latest in live and archived state-of-the-art videostreaming content applications. TVWorldwide.com was recently named one ofthe streaming video industry's "Hottest Streaming Companies" by StreamingMagazine, www.streamingmagazine.com, and CEO Dave Gardy was honored by themagazine as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Streaming Media. Mr.Gardy currently serves as President of the International WebcastingAssociation.
Contact:Pat ClevelandTVWorldwide.comEmail Contactwww.TVWorldwide.com(703) 961-9250, ext. 235
TJ WalkerThe Speaking ChannelEmail Contactwww.speakingchannel.tv212-764-4955 or 917-204-9490 (cell)
SOURCE: TV Worldwide