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I’m losing the battle against PowerPoint

Nick Morgan2018-01-16T04:00:38-05:00January 16, 2018|Audience Interaction, Neuroscience, Visual Aids and Props|

I’ve been blogging for 11 years.  Almost that entire time, I’ve been waging a campaign against slides.  I’m losing.  A ...

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Pity Poor Prime Minister May

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:42:44-05:00October 19, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Branding, Current Affairs, Non-Verbal Communication, Speaker Critiques, Visual Aids and Props, When Things Go Wrong|

Pity poor Theresa May.  As the Prime Minister of England, she’s been going through a tough patch – self-inflicted, to ...

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Neuroscience Sees Red – Insights for Public Speakers

Nick Morgan2017-10-10T04:00:58-05:00October 10, 2017|Body Language, Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers, Visual Aids and Props|

A pair of studies I caught up with recently (here and here) explored the very human reactions of men and ...

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Mindful Presenting

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:19:43-05:00November 17, 2016|Authenticity, Current Affairs, Guest Blog, Visual Aids and Props|

Maurice de Castro runs a public speaking training firm in the UK, and as such we’re fellow toilers in the ...

A Good Use of PowerPoint

Nick Morgan2015-10-08T07:00:29-05:00October 8, 2015|Content/Writing, Visual Aids and Props|

Readers of this blog will know I’m not a big fan of slideware for speakers. This position is so heretical ...

Does It Matter What You Wear?

Nick Morgan2015-05-19T07:00:36-05:00May 19, 2015|Branding, Event Planning and Management, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers, Visual Aids and Props|

Speakers frequently ask me about what to wear for their big day. My advice is always the same. Now, a ...

Slideware: Just Don’t Do It

Nick Morgan2014-10-23T07:00:59-05:00October 23, 2014|Event Planning and Management, Neuroscience, Tech Tips, Tools and Resources, Visual Aids and Props|

I was talking this week to a very nice group of folks who were prepping me for a speech to ...

Why Do We Make Audiences Sit in the Dark?

Nick Morgan2014-10-09T12:23:34-05:00October 9, 2014|Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Neuroscience, Tech Tips, Tools and Resources, Visual Aids and Props|

Why turn down the lights? What follows is a rant. If you’re not in the mood, skip this post. You’re ...

Which Is Better – PowerPoint or a FlipChart?

Nick Morgan2014-09-11T07:00:34-05:00September 11, 2014|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Tech Tips, Tools and Resources, Visual Aids and Props|

Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m not a fan of PowerPoint (or any other slide software) – ...

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 ...