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Why is good public speaking important to the business world?
In this article, Nick Morgan makes a strong case for why good public speaking is essential to the business world. If your company is not practicing good, open corporate communications, it is going to take a lot to turn the problem around. Great public speaking can help to kick-start a communications Renaissance within your organization.
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Does Body Langauge Really Matter?
There are two good reasons to master the mysteries of body language. The first is that you can control the impression that you make on others, and the second is that you can become aware consciously what other people are thinking. Dr Nick Morgan tells us what to look for when meeting someone for the first time. More…
The Art of Listening — Three Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Skills
Increasingly, listening is a forgotten skill. No wonder — we’re constantly awash in information. Why should we voluntarily listen any more? There’s simply too much to take in. And yet, listening to the people close to you — your team, your company, your sphere of influence — is more important than ever. Here’s how to do it well. More…
The care and feeding of a public speaking voice
As a public speaker, you thrive — or are mute — because of your voice. The care and feeding of your voice is therefore incredibly important for your long-term success. Following is a 5-step program for getting the most out of your voice and using it to propel your career success over the long term. More…
How to master your gestures to become a more effective communicator
What you say with your body language will make or break you as a communicator. You may be entirely unaware of it, but your non-verbal communication may confirm you as the top dog, sabotage your authority, connect you with your mate for life or get you in a fist fight. In this article, Nick Morgan explains how can you become more aware of this conversation that your body is having with the other bodies around you. More…
Ten questions to ask before designing your web site
If you’re in the process of launching a new web site or giving your old site a makeover, take some time to put together a strong creative brief with your web designer. The more questions a designer asks, and the more information you can provide, the more satisfied you’ll both be with the final result. Here’s 10 questions that are guaranteed to get a good conversation going. More…
Is Q&A a good idea? And other questions
Many a speaker begins well and then falls apart during Q&A. How do you master the art of handling Q&A with grace, wit, and aplomb? How do you deal with a heckler? Is it a good idea to skip your speech and go straight to Q&A? In this article, Nick Morgan provides a number of strategies for effectively managing questions and answers. More…
How to tell powerful stories in your speeches
Why tell stories in speeches? Because they are interesting, they help people remember what you say, and they are a good way to convey information and emotion. Nick Morgan provides his advice on how to make your speeches more like Shakespeare and less like the phone book, ultimately making you more powerful and memorable. More…
Funny speeches: how to use humor in public speaking
Humor can be hazardous to the health of public speakers. Most speakers want to be funny, but you’ve got to do humor well, or it falls flat and that’s worse than no humor at all. Here Nick Morgan provides a guide for avoiding the worst mistakes of traditional one-liners and cheap irony, replacing them instead with ironic and witty humor that works and wins audiences over to your side. And, if you insist on using one-liners, he shows you how to ‘sell’ them successfully. More…
How to decode other people’s body language
We are all unconscious experts in reading other people's intentions toward us. It’s a skill we’ve developed over a million years defending ourselves, sizing up strangers, and scoping out danger. But we’re not good at thinking consciously about what other people intend by their body language. We get too much information, especially if we’re in a group. You can make yourself crazy trying to consciously monitor the body language signals of a roomful of people. By the time you sort it all out, the conversation has moved on. Nick Morgan provides a way around this dilemma and provides five useful ways monitor people’s body language to understand in real time the intent behind their words and actions. More…
The Future of Conferences
Even through a very tough recession, conferences remain an important part of the business landscape. Why is that? Why hasn’t the recession, coupled with the growing use of webinars and virtual meetings, done away with the business of getting people together in far-flung locations for a few days every year? Following is an examination of the state of meetings and conferences today — and a look into the future. More…
How to write a great speech
A great speech puts the occasion, the audience, and the speaker together in an unforgettable way. In this article Nick Morgan, reveals how to craft an elegant speech, that will move audiences to action every time. If you have to give a speech and you want it to be well-received, follow these fundamental rules of speech writing. More…
Leadership Communications — Four Steps To Authenticity
Authenticity is the most important quality in leadership communications today. With it, you can move people to action. Without it, you can’t even get a hearing. Where does it come from, and how can you achieve it? More…
Eight Speakers Look Ahead to 2010
Like many industries, the speaking and publishing businesses have just breathed a sigh of relief that 2009 is over, and are looking forward to a better 2010. All the experts are saying that the recovery will be slow; that’s the conventional wisdom. But for a deeper, more thoughtful look ahead, we went out to some of our favorite speaker-authors and asked them what they’re thinking about right now as they ponder the year to come. And they came back in great form, with unusual insights and perspectives. Here’s a sneak peek what they’ll be telling audiences around the world this year. More…
Body Language: How to master non-verbal communication
If you’re like most people, you think you are conciously controlling your body language. It’s actually much more complicated than that. In certain realms, like the realm of emotion, and relationship, and personal safety, just to pick three, your body literally thinks faster than your conscious mind, and rules the roost accordingly. More…
Seven ways to rehearse a speech
Rehearsal is a practice more honored in the breach than the occurrence, and it should be the other way around. You need to rehearse. How do you do it? As often as possible, but here are the basics. More…
What Women Can Do To Increase Their Authority
Many women often do things that undermine their own authority. Even when we are just as capable as the next person, our body language can let us down. Nikki Smith-Morgan discusses why non-verbal communication is so important and provides her top five recommendations for actions that you can take immediately to increase your authority, especially if you are a woman and know you should be getting more respect than you do. More…
How To Interview Well
How do you pull off a great job interview, especially if you need the job, or if you feel that you are the supplicant and the interviewer holds all the power in the situation? Only a very few people seem to enjoy job interviews, or do them well. Following are some tips on how to join that elite crew and make your job interviews fun and successful. More…
10 Steps You Can Take Right Now to Improve Your Presentations
Improving your presentation skills can be hard work. Changing behavior takes time. But there are some easy things you can do right now that will make a concrete difference in your presentation success rate. Some are physical, some are about a change in attitude. But they’re all practical, simple, and immediate. Get started now! More…
