How to help your audience remember what you say

Nick Morgan2015-02-05T07:00:34-05:00February 5, 2015|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

Our memories are not as good as even the most pessimistic of us fear they are, alas. That has disturbing implications ...

Here’s how to handle a problem most speakers face

Nick Morgan2015-02-03T19:35:10-05:00February 3, 2015|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Event Planning and Management, Speaker Marketing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

You’re a speaker. You’re going to give the morning keynote speech at 9:00 AM at a top conference with an ...

How to Give an Impromptu Speech

Nick Morgan2015-01-27T07:00:13-05:00January 27, 2015|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

A client and friend asked me the other day about impromptu speeches. His question, basically, was, to give consistently good ...

What Will Corporate Storytelling Look Like in 2015?

Nick Morgan2015-01-20T07:00:12-05:00January 20, 2015|Authenticity, Branding, Community Building, Neuroscience, Storytelling|

I’m not going to make communications predictions this year, because my crystal ball is cloudy, and 2015 in any case ...

The Public Speaker’s To-Do List for 2015

Nick Morgan2015-01-06T07:00:10-05:00January 6, 2015|Audience Interaction, Charisma, Community Building, Content/Writing, Platform, Social Media, Speaker Marketing|

Happy New Year. Is this the year you break out as a speaker, at a level that matches your ambition? ...

What John Lewis Can Teach Speakers About Storytelling and Emotion

Nick Morgan2014-11-13T07:00:39-05:00November 13, 2014|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Emotion, Storytelling|

Speakers often struggle with how to get the emotion they know they need to move audiences into a speech. Perhaps ...

On Being Brief

Nick Morgan2014-11-06T07:00:28-05:00November 6, 2014|Book Reviews, Books, Content/Writing, eBooks (Electronic), Storytelling|

Attention spans are shrinking. ADD and ADHD is on the rise – they say. People are overloaded with information. Keynote ...

The Difference Between Liberal and Conservative Audiences

Nick Morgan2014-10-16T07:00:38-05:00October 16, 2014|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

Most countries have a political spectrum that divides along conservative v liberal lines. In the US, it’s the Republicans v ...

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) – ...

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 ...