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Trends in Public Speaking in 2017

Nick Morgan2017-09-07T04:00:39-05:00September 7, 2017|Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Speaker Bureaus, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers|

I’ve been chatting recently with speakers, clients, managers, speaker bureau people, meeting planners – the whole universe of people who ...

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Alan Alda on Improv, Empathy, and his New Book

Nick Morgan2017-09-05T04:00:11-05:00September 5, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Book Reviews, Books, Books (Print), Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I first encountered Alan Alda as the irreverent, anti-war doctor in M*A*S*H* the TV show.  It was one of those ...

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The Seven Worst Things That Speakers Do to Sabotage Themselves and Their Careers

Nick Morgan2017-08-31T04:00:07-05:00August 31, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Community Building, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Rehearsal, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers, Tech Tips|

There’s something about the approach of fall that always makes me think about renewal.  Maybe it’s because I was tied ...

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Adele, Your Voice, and Vocal Surgery

Nick Morgan2017-08-29T04:00:28-05:00August 29, 2017|Current Affairs, Emotion, Social Media, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

I never thought I’d be posting about Adele again so soon.  I’m not a music critic, just a big fan ...

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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 Are We So Angry?

Nick Morgan2017-08-15T04:00:21-05:00August 15, 2017|Community Building, Current Affairs, Emotion, When Things Go Wrong|

We live in angry times.  Our President here in the U.S. sets the tone by tweeting intemperately day and night.  ...

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Q and A with the Founder of the New York City Urban Debate League

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:52:19-05:00August 3, 2017|Community Building, Current Affairs, Fear of Public Speaking, Successful Speakers|

I was amazed to discover recently that the New York City Urban Debate League – which brings debate to the ...

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Tough career love for speakers

Nick Morgan2017-08-01T04:00:43-05:00August 1, 2017|Authenticity, Branding, Community Building, Current Affairs, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal, Social Media, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers|

I often get asked by already-pro speakers, and near-pro speakers, how to take their speaking game higher.  They ask me ...

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Why We Need Conferences

Nick Morgan2017-07-27T04:00:05-05:00July 27, 2017|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Community Building, Current Affairs, Emotion, Event Planning and Management, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Picture a worker in a cubicle. Gray walls, gray chair, gray computer. Gray hum of background noise all around. When ...

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What Should the Role of Speaker Bureaus Be in 2017?

Nick Morgan2017-07-25T04:00:27-05:00July 25, 2017|Branding, Community Building, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Platform, Speaker Bureaus, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers|

Ever since the Internet blew apart the old analogue job of speaker bureaus – to present speakers to their buyers, the meeting ...