Rookie Storytelling Mistakes

Nick Morgan2014-08-19T07:00:05-05:00August 19, 2014|Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I blog often – and the world is in enthusiastic agreement – about the need to tell stories to get ...

Speakers: Your Vowels Matter!

Nick Morgan2014-07-17T07:00:13-05:00July 17, 2014|Body Language, Content/Writing, Non-Verbal Communication, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I’ll be giving away some speechwriting secrets today.  In particular, how to create a mood with your words.  It’s not ...

Speakers Alert: Here’s One More Reason to Exercise

Nick Morgan2014-07-15T12:55:20-05:00July 15, 2014|Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

Speakers need to understand how the brain works because, well, because they’re always talking to brains in the audiences they ...

Why I love James Bond

Nick Morgan2014-07-01T07:00:57-05:00July 1, 2014|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I love Bond movies. I love their existential over-the-top silliness. I love that the UK is still the center of ...

Seven Ways to Enchant an Audience

Nick Morgan2014-06-03T07:00:09-05:00June 3, 2014|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Visual Aids and Props|

How can you go beyond the usual efforts to create a successful presentation – and enchant the audience?  What are ...

Five Tips For Public Speaking Success

Nick Morgan2014-03-25T21:34:57-05:00March 25, 2014|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I’ve seen a lot of speeches recently, coached and written a good number more for clients, and given a few ...

The World’s Second Most Famous Brain and What It Teaches Public Speakers

Nick Morgan2014-03-20T07:00:05-05:00March 20, 2014|Content/Writing, Emotion, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

In 1953, an epileptic had brain surgery to try to relieve the seizures he was experiencing that were making his ...

The FacebookIs10 Movie and Your Audience

Nick Morgan2014-02-11T07:00:00-05:00February 11, 2014|Branding, Community Building, Current Affairs, Platform, Social Media, Storytelling|

I'm pleased to welcome Public Words writer Sarah Morgan as a guest blogger for this posting.   How many Facebook ...

The incredible story of the world’s oldest living pianist

Nick Morgan2013-10-17T07:00:44-05:00October 17, 2013|Storytelling|

I’ve blogged once before about Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest pianist in the world.  What makes her extraordinary is not her ...

The 3-minute storytelling lesson you won’t forget

Nick Morgan2013-10-15T07:00:42-05:00October 15, 2013|Storytelling|

I was working recently with a team of executives on storytelling and delivery, and in one of the exercises I ...