A Positive Image
Starts With Media Training
By John Boyle
Kevin Long, the founder of MVP Sports Media Training, puts it to
his athletes, don't end up with a "googleable moment."
And perhaps most importantly, especially since we just celebrated
Mother's Day, don't post anything you wouldn't want your mom -- or
dad, or grandma, or grandpa -- to see. They may not be on Twitter,
they may not even know what Twitter is, but just assume if you post
it, it can get back to them.
"The simplest thing I tell athletes is, 'Think about your
mother,'" Long said. "If your mom wouldn't be OK with you saying
it, posting it, Tweeting it, think of another way to say it or
don't say it at all. That's really what it boils down to."...