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What About Second Impressions?

Nick Morgan2017-10-12T04:00:59-05:00October 12, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal, Successful Speakers|

I posted last time about first impressions and the unconscious biases we all have.  And how it’s therefore important to ...

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Caring for your Voice

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:49:32-05:00September 28, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

One of my pet causes in life – one of the reasons, apparently, that I am required to roam the ...

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Public speaking and emotional intelligence

Nick Morgan2017-09-19T04:00:11-05:00September 19, 2017|Authenticity, Book Reviews, Charisma, Current Affairs, Emotion, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

Daniel Goleman’s brilliant 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence, gathered and synthesized some research about what it takes for people to get ...

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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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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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Tough career love for speakers

Nick Morgan2017-08-01T04:00:43-05:00August 1, 2017|Authenticity, Branding, Community Building, Current Affairs, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal, Social Media, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers|

I often get asked by already-pro speakers, and near-pro speakers, how to take their speaking game higher.  They ask me ...

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Why Speakers Need to Worry About Sleep

Nick Morgan2017-07-18T04:00:32-05:00July 18, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

Back in the day when I taught public speaking at Princeton, one of the bits of bad news the students ...