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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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Q and A with Tucker Max

Nick Morgan2017-05-25T04:00:59-05:00May 25, 2017|Book Reviews, Book Writing and Publishing, Books, Books (Print), Community Building, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, eBooks (Electronic), Platform, Storytelling|

I’m taking a short break this week from posting about the principles of public speaking to put a couple of ...

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How to Create Messages that Are Impossible to Ignore

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:21:11-05:00September 15, 2016|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Book Reviews, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I had the pleasure recently of chatting with Dr. Carmen Simon, a cognitive scientist who works for Memzy, a company that ...

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How to Use Improv to Make Your Work Day Better

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:29:55-05:00July 28, 2016|Audience Interaction, Book Reviews, Current Affairs, Listening, Neuroscience, Successful Speakers|

Recently, I had the pleasure of engaging in a Q and A with Cathy Salit, head of Performance of a ...

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Is the Ego the Enemy in Public Speaking?

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:34:17-05:00July 14, 2016|Authenticity, Book Reviews, Books (Print), Fear of Public Speaking, Successful Speakers|

What makes public speaking most difficult is that you’re putting yourself out there, and you’re afraid of judgment. You’re afraid ...

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How to Hook Your Audience

Nick Morgan2016-07-12T04:00:48-05:00July 12, 2016|Book Reviews, Current Affairs, Speech Writing|

A reader of this blog recently sent me Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, by Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover ...

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Storytelling Secrets with Carmine Gallo

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:54:23-05:00June 30, 2016|Book Reviews, Books (Print), Current Affairs|

Carmine Gallo has written about TED talks and Steve Jobs, as well as inspiration secrets from other sources in half ...

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How to Illuminate Your Organizational Communications

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:55:14-05:00June 28, 2016|Book Reviews, Books, Books (Print), Current Affairs|

Illuminate: Ignite Change through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols by Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez I interviewed Nancy and Patti a ...

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The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:55:46-05:00June 23, 2016|Book Reviews, Books, Books (Print), Current Affairs|

I picked up Chris Anderson’s TED Talk guide to public speaking with huge anticipation. After all, Chris and TED have ...

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Amy Cuddy on Presence

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:56:18-05:00June 21, 2016|Authenticity, Body Language, Book Reviews, Books, Books (Print), Charisma, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Amy Cuddy’s wonderful book, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenges, published in 2015, begins with a story ...