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How to Time Your PR Initiative Successfully

By Nick Morgan|2024-02-01T13:34:50-05:00January 31, 2024|Tags: abdication, Dr. Nick Morgan, King Frederik X, leadership, succession, Trine Nebel|

Timing is of course everything in PR and marketing. I ...

Public speaking and emotional intelligence

By Nick Morgan|2017-09-19T04:00:11-05:00September 19, 2017|Tags: Daniel Goleman, Dr. Nick Morgan, emotional intelligence, Powerful Public Speaking, public speaking, successful speakers|

Daniel Goleman’s brilliant 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence, gathered and synthesized ...

Seven Good Ways to Think About Your Audience

By Nick Morgan|2017-09-14T04:00:36-05:00September 14, 2017|Tags: audiences, Dr. Nick Morgan, Powerful Public Speaking, public speaking, speakers, stage fright|

I was coaching a client recently and realized that this ...

The Eight Worst Ways to Start a Speech

By Nick Morgan|2017-09-12T04:00:59-05:00September 12, 2017|Tags: agenda slides, agendas, Dr. Nick Morgan, Powerful Public Speaking, public speaking, speech openers|

Every year about now, the conference season kicks into gear ...

Trends in Public Speaking in 2017

By Nick Morgan|2017-09-07T04:00:39-05:00September 7, 2017|Tags: conferences, Dr. Nick Morgan, events, Powerful Public Speaking, public speaking, speaker bureaus|

I’ve been chatting recently with speakers, clients, managers, speaker bureau ...

Alan Alda on Improv, Empathy, and his New Book

By Nick Morgan|2017-09-05T04:00:11-05:00September 5, 2017|Tags: Acting, Alan Alda, empathy, Improv, M*A*S*H, public speaking, stage fright|

I first encountered Alan Alda as the irreverent, anti-war doctor ...

The Seven Worst Things That Speakers Do to Sabotage Themselves and Their Careers

By Nick Morgan|2017-08-31T04:00:07-05:00August 31, 2017|Tags: Dr. Nick Morgan, public speaking, reframing, rehearsal, renewal, revision|

There’s something about the approach of fall that always makes ...

Adele, Your Voice, and Vocal Surgery

By Nick Morgan|2017-08-29T04:00:28-05:00August 29, 2017|Tags: Adele, Dr. Nick Morgan, Dr. Steven Zeitels, Lionel Richie, polyps, Sam Smith, vocal chords|

I never thought I’d be posting about Adele again so ...

The Neuroscience of a First Impression

By Nick Morgan|2017-08-24T04:00:11-05:00August 24, 2017|Tags: authenticity, belly breathing, competence, Dr. Nick Morgan, first impressions, trust|

You’ve heard the old saying that you don’t get a ...

Is it OK to use Emojis?

By Nick Morgan|2017-08-22T04:00:08-05:00August 22, 2017|Tags: Dr. Ella Glikson, Dr. Nick Morgan, email, emojis, emotion, face-to-face communication|

One of the great dangers of email, that staple of ...

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How to introduce a speaker — the art of giving (and receiving) a great introduction

How to Time Your PR Initiative Successfully

Public speaking and emotional intelligence

Seven Good Ways to Think About Your Audience

The Eight Worst Ways to Start a Speech

Trends in Public Speaking in 2017

Alan Alda on Improv, Empathy, and his New Book

The Seven Worst Things That Speakers Do to Sabotage Themselves and Their Careers

The Neuroscience of a First Impression

Is it OK to use Emojis?

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