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The Only Reason to Give a Speech

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:22:10-05:00March 3, 2016|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

“What exactly do you mean, ‘the only reason to give a speech is to change the world?’” That comment greeted ...

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The Case for Toastmasters

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:24:19-05:00February 18, 2016|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Public Words, Speaker Critiques, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

I regularly recommend Toastmasters to my clients who want a chance to get public speaking experience in a relaxed, supportive ...

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The 10 Commandments of Presentations, Updated

Nick Morgan2015-12-22T07:00:01-05:00December 22, 2015|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Humor, Non-Verbal Communication, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

For my last blog post of 2015, I'm inspired to update a post I did a few years back. I.Thou ...

How to close a speech

Nick Morgan2015-12-10T07:00:41-05:00December 10, 2015|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Speech Writing|

When I work with clients, the question always comes up about how to close their speeches. Some want to get ...

The Five Building Blocks of A Successful Speaking Career

Nick Morgan2015-11-05T07:00:51-05:00November 5, 2015|Book Writing and Publishing, Books, Books (Print), Branding, Charisma, Community Building, Content/Writing, Non-Verbal Communication, Social Media, Speaker Marketing, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

This post is the second in an occasional series about professional speaking careers. I often get asked about how to ...

Nine Steps to a Great Presentation

Nick Morgan2015-10-27T12:13:58-05:00October 27, 2015|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Listening, Speech Writing|

A presentation is performance art – meaning that you need both great content and a great delivery to hit the proverbial ...

The Dirty Secret of Public Speaking – and What to Do About It

Nick Morgan2015-09-17T07:00:02-05:00September 17, 2015|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Speech Writing|

One of the dirty secrets of public speaking is that audiences don’t remember much of what you say. I’ve seen ...

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Eight Ways to Begin a Speech

Nick Morgan2015-07-14T10:03:05-05:00July 14, 2015|Content/Writing, Emotion, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

The most difficult moments of a speech are those seemingly endless seconds of stage time while you get to your ...

Five Common Rookie Storytelling Mistakes

Nick Morgan2015-06-18T07:00:05-05:00June 18, 2015|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

In honor of this week’s launch of our new online course, Presentation Prep: 10 Steps to Persuasive Storytelling, I’m devoting ...

Authenticity, Artifice, and Presentation Prep

Nick Morgan2015-06-16T07:00:54-05:00June 16, 2015|Authenticity, Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

We live in an era when the demand for authenticity trumps a number of qualities that our society (and others) ...