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Tennis Players, Grunts, and Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2018-09-13T04:00:44-05:00September 13, 2018|Body Language, Charisma, Emotion|

One of the fun things about my years spent toiling in the vineyards of public speaking, storytelling, body language and ...

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The Speaker Persona You Need to Develop

Nick Morgan2018-08-30T04:00:57-05:00August 30, 2018|Charisma, Community Building, Successful Speakers|

I’ve worked for many years with speakers on developing their unique personas.  What’s the exact right mix of charisma, authenticity, ...

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Charisma Revealed Through its Effects

Nick Morgan2018-05-24T04:00:34-05:00May 24, 2018|Body Language, Charisma, Current Affairs|

I’ve blogged a number of times about charisma, how it’s not something you’re born with, but rather a learned skill.  ...

Size Does Matter for Public Speakers

Nick Morgan2018-03-20T04:00:25-05:00March 20, 2018|Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma|

I recently came across a study which indirectly confirmed the importance of height to public speakers.  An anthropologist studied children of ...

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Oprah for President? 5 Takeaways from her Golden Globes Acceptance Speech

Nick Morgan2018-01-09T04:00:25-05:00January 9, 2018|Authenticity, Charisma, Current Affairs|

As you’ve probably heard by now, last night Oprah Winfrey (not that she needs the last name; she’s Oprah to ...

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How to Become an Intentional Communicator

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:27:40-05:00December 5, 2017|Authenticity, Charisma, Emotion|

When I work on high-stakes communications, with professional speakers, or top-level executives, I coach them to do the hard work ...

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Why Speakers Need to Take Charge of Their Posture

Nick Morgan2017-09-26T04:00:13-05:00September 26, 2017|Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

I saw a study recently that confirmed something important about how people enter a room, shake a hand in greeting, ...

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Public speaking and emotional intelligence

Nick Morgan2017-09-19T04:00:11-05:00September 19, 2017|Authenticity, Book Reviews, Charisma, Current Affairs, Emotion, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

Daniel Goleman’s brilliant 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence, gathered and synthesized some research about what it takes for people to get ...

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When is it OK to swear in public?

Nick Morgan2017-08-17T04:00:29-05:00August 17, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Charisma, Current Affairs, Emotion, Speaker Critiques, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

Recently, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand swore during a speech at the Personal Democracy Forum at New York University.  She said, “If ...

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Why You Need to Pitch Your Voice Lower

Nick Morgan2017-08-10T04:00:29-05:00August 10, 2017|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

Back in the mid- or early nineties, I was videotaped for the first time, doing some media work for my ...