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How to be a Successful Speaker in Turbulent Times

Nick Morgan2016-12-28T04:00:47-05:00December 28, 2016|Authenticity, Current Affairs, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Speaker Marketing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

(The second of two articles about preparing for 2017.) It’s official: we are living in turbulent times.  I’ve never seen ...

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Why You Should Become an Intimate Speaker

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:17:00-05:00December 6, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Emotion, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

One of the unintended consequences of our new, amazing, super-convenient virtual world, where everything (almost everything) is a few clicks ...

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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 ...

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How to Increase Your Authority as a Thought Leader

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:17:46-05:00November 29, 2016|Authenticity, Community Building, Content/Writing, Emotion, Listening, Storytelling|

I grew up in one of those little towns in America where, if you’re not remarkable in some clear, school-approved, ...

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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.  ...

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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? ...

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Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Presidential Storytelling

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:18:55-05:00September 25, 2016|Current Affairs, Storytelling|

What makes a story?  And is it helpful to think of the unfolding US Presidential election contest as an example ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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Where Are All the Storytellers?

Nick Morgan2016-08-02T04:00:09-05:00August 2, 2016|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

In the early days of my blog, back in 2008 (almost a decade ago!) when I argued for more storytelling ...