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Seven Good Ways to Think About Your Audience

Nick Morgan2017-09-14T04:00:36-05:00September 14, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Successful Speakers, Tech Tips, Tools and Resources, When Things Go Wrong|

I was coaching a client recently and realized that this able speaker had some serious misconceptions about how to relate ...

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The Eight Worst Ways to Start a Speech

Nick Morgan2017-09-12T04:00:59-05:00September 12, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, eBooks (Electronic), Emotion, Speaker Critiques, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

Every year about now, the conference season kicks into gear and I hear -- and coach -- speeches and speakers ...

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Alan Alda on Improv, Empathy, and his New Book

Nick Morgan2017-09-05T04:00:11-05:00September 5, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Book Reviews, Books, Books (Print), Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I first encountered Alan Alda as the irreverent, anti-war doctor in M*A*S*H* the TV show.  It was one of those ...

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

Nick Morgan2017-08-31T04:00:07-05:00August 31, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Community Building, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Rehearsal, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers, Tech Tips|

There’s something about the approach of fall that always makes me think about renewal.  Maybe it’s because I was tied ...

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The Neuroscience of a First Impression

Nick Morgan2017-08-24T04:00:11-05:00August 24, 2017|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

You’ve heard the old saying that you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, so you know ...

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When is it OK to swear in public?

Nick Morgan2017-08-17T04:00:29-05:00August 17, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Charisma, Current Affairs, Emotion, Speaker Critiques, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

Recently, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand swore during a speech at the Personal Democracy Forum at New York University.  She said, “If ...

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Why You Need to Pitch Your Voice Lower

Nick Morgan2017-08-10T04:00:29-05:00August 10, 2017|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

Back in the mid- or early nineties, I was videotaped for the first time, doing some media work for my ...

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Why We Need Conferences

Nick Morgan2017-07-27T04:00:05-05:00July 27, 2017|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Community Building, Current Affairs, Emotion, Event Planning and Management, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Picture a worker in a cubicle. Gray walls, gray chair, gray computer. Gray hum of background noise all around. When ...

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What’s Missing From Your Virtual Communications and How to Fix Them – 2

Nick Morgan2017-07-13T04:00:43-05:00July 13, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Tech Tips|

This post is second of two on virtual communications. The virtual world offers us two great conveniences; indeed, you can ...

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What’s Missing from Your Virtual Communications and How to Fix Them – 1

Nick Morgan2017-07-11T04:00:02-05:00July 11, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Current Affairs, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

The virtual world offers us two great conveniences.  Indeed, you can make a reasonable claim that the virtual world depends ...