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Five Lessons from Hillary Clinton’s Democratic Convention Speech

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:28:56-05:00July 30, 2016|Authenticity, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Humor, Speaker Critiques, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

Once again, I’m blogging about the takeaways from the presidential nominee’s speech to (in this case) her convention on Thursday ...

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How To Talk to Audiences so that They Remember What You Say

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:52:40-05:00July 7, 2016|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

Some recent research on memory and retention has important implications for public speakers everywhere who care about their audiences actually ...

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The Meaning of Brexit for the Rest of Us

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:53:20-05:00July 5, 2016|Current Affairs, Emotion, Storytelling|

The spectacle of the Brexit vote and all the commentary by politicians on both the “Leave” and “Remain” sides reveal ...

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How to write a commencement speech

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:56:41-05:00June 16, 2016|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

It’s commencement season around the US. Several thousand universities, and tens of thousands of high schools, are gathering to bestow ...

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My Top 10 Public Speaking Peeves

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:14:30-05:00April 5, 2016|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Charisma, Content/Writing, Non-Verbal Communication, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

I often post blogs on how to create and give great presentations. Occasionally, I talk about what not to do. ...

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What’s in it for me?

Nick Morgan2016-03-22T11:49:40-05:00March 22, 2016|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I work with a wide variety of speakers, from professionals who want to polish their approach to make it as ...

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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 Power of Storytelling and the NH Primary

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:28:25-05:00February 11, 2016|Content/Writing, Storytelling|

Readers of this blog will not be surprised to learn that I’m a big advocate of storytelling for politicians to ...

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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 Give a Memorable Presentation

Nick Morgan2015-12-03T07:00:13-05:00December 3, 2015|Audience Interaction, Neuroscience, Storytelling, Tools and Resources|

Neuroscience is finally starting to crack the twin processes of remembering and forgetting – with important implications for public speakers. ...