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5 Keys to Good Storytelling

Nick Morgan2024-06-25T11:55:11-05:00June 25, 2024|Content/Writing, Emotion, Storytelling|

The first of several posts on storytelling.   I’ve been writing, coaching, and teaching about storytelling for over 25 years, and ...

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How to Structure a Speech or Presentation

Nick Morgan2024-04-05T03:05:42-05:00March 29, 2024|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a proponent of the Ancient Greeks’ way of thinking about ...

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How to Rehearse a Speech

Nick Morgan2024-02-06T13:51:28-05:00February 6, 2024|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Rehearsal|

You’ve got the speech booked, and it’s an important one.  Of course, they’re all important, or you wouldn’t say ‘yes’, ...

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5 Simple Principles for Better Speaking in 2024

Nick Morgan2024-01-03T12:24:24-05:00January 3, 2024|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing|

Welcome to 2024. To me, the 2020s were supposed to be the stuff of science fiction, a world beyond what ...

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First, Let’s Kill All the Meetings

Nick Morgan2023-12-12T12:04:12-05:00December 12, 2023|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Content/Writing|

It’s a truism that people in organizations of all kinds suffer from too many meetings.  As we wind down 2023, ...

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How Long Do You Have to Prepare a Presentation?

Nick Morgan2023-09-12T11:59:36-05:00September 12, 2023|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

What do you do first if you have 6 weeks to prepare a presentation (or speech), 6 days to prepare ...

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Presenting to the Executive Team? Here’s What to Think About – Part 2

Nick Morgan2023-08-15T15:28:59-05:00August 15, 2023|Communications, Content/Writing, Event Planning and Management|

This is the second of a three-part series on presenting to the executive team. During the pandemic, I worked with ...

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How to Write an Unforgettable Speech

Nick Morgan2023-05-02T02:15:37-05:00May 2, 2023|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

Speeches are like flowers, or sonnets, for the most part – a moment’s monument.  With a few exceptions, they are ...

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Why Do We Deny the Facts? And What Can We Do About That?

Nick Morgan2023-01-17T15:06:57-05:00January 17, 2023|Communications, Content/Writing, Current Affairs|

If you ask most people, they will tell you that human cooperation, from politics to simple daily interactions in the ...

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Don’t Coddle Your Audience!

Nick Morgan2022-12-16T08:56:08-05:00December 16, 2022|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Current Affairs|

We coddle our audiences too much.  The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.  To change ...