• 

President Obama’s Final Address – What Did He Say and How Did He Say It?

Nick Morgan2017-01-17T04:00:07-05:00January 17, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Non-Verbal Communication, Speaker Critiques, Speech Writing|

My blog posts this week are all about presidential oratory.  First, in this episode, I’ll be analyzing President Obama’s farewell ...

• 

In Defense of Audience Interaction

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:17:21-05:00December 1, 2016|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Speaker Bureaus, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

One of the unintentional by-products of TED is that speakers, in an effort to mimic TED’s success, have been making ...

• 

Why Your Next Presentation Should Be Like an App

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:18:27-05:00November 22, 2016|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Speech Writing|

B. J. Fogg called it captology, the science of how you get computers (think apps) to persuade people to do ...

• 

Why Trump Won

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:20:36-05:00November 15, 2016|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

Both Democrats and Republicans could be pardoned for feeling shell-shocked at the Trump upset win of the US presidential race.  ...

• 

Trump v Clinton, One Last Time

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:21:28-05:00November 9, 2016|Body Language, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Emotion, Non-Verbal Communication, Speech Writing|

And now for the acceptance and concession speeches after the U.S. Presidential Election.  It’s a chance to see Trump v ...

• 

Should You Interact with Your Audience or Just Hold Forth?

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:23:09-05:00October 27, 2016|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Event Planning and Management, Neuroscience, Speech Writing|

What does a speaker owe her audience? And what does an audience owe its speaker? There’s a clear trend at ...

• 

Three Common Storytelling Mistakes

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:16:25-05:00October 6, 2016|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I know you think storytelling is important, because you’re reading this blog post. Or do you need to be persuaded? ...

• 

The Five Mistakes Public Speakers Are Making Now

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:19:31-05:00September 22, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Content/Writing, Non-Verbal Communication, Speaker Critiques, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

I’ve written recently about insights, secrets and success factors for public speakers. Attending a conference a couple of weeks ago, ...

• 

Ten Life Lessons for Public Speaking Success

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:23:50-05:00August 30, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

From time to time it’s important to take a step back and put the world of public speaking into perspective. ...

• 

What Public Speakers Get Wrong And Audiences Need

Nick Morgan2016-08-25T05:00:29-05:00August 25, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Speaker Bureaus, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

It’s been nagging at me for some time now that the speaking business is changing, because audiences are changing, and ...