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Principles of Public Speaking – I

Nick Morgan2017-05-11T04:00:32-05:00May 11, 2017|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Emotion, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers, Tools and Resources|

I’m going to develop a series of public speaking principles in the next few blog posts that are a summation ...

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Why Speakers Must Deal in Fear

Nick Morgan2017-05-02T04:00:32-05:00May 2, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Emotion, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

The only people who like change are wet babies.  I forget who originally told me that wonderful saying – I’m ...

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Why Learn About Body Language? Here’s One Reason.

Nick Morgan2017-04-20T04:00:43-05:00April 20, 2017|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Why do we bother with the hard and imprecise work of trying to understand body language?  After all, we’re already ...

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We Are All Motivational Speakers

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:01:44-05:00April 18, 2017|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Emotion, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

Motivational speakers have something of a bad name in some circles, but the truth is that every speaking event has ...

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What Should Speakers Wear?

Nick Morgan2017-04-11T02:23:18-05:00April 11, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

What should speakers wear?  I’ve posted on this fiendishly difficult question in the past and it seemed time to do ...

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What’s the Most Important Moment for a Speaker?

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:04:52-05:00April 4, 2017|Body Language, Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

What’s the key moment in the life of the speaker?  Is it the standing ovation? The off-script excitement of a ...

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Three Ways for Speakers to Cope with Stress

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:05:42-05:00March 30, 2017|Audience Interaction, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Successful Speakers|

Continuing with my theme of the past few blog posts on the nature of the speaking business and what it ...

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Getting Your Voice Right on Stage

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:07:18-05:00March 14, 2017|Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

The first time I saw a video of myself giving a speech, somewhere way back in the late 80s or ...

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What We Think We Know About Lying Is Wrong

Nick Morgan2017-03-07T04:00:44-05:00March 7, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

A recent study has overturned what we think we know about lying.  Most of us have a pet theory about ...

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Can Political Beliefs Be Changed, or the Cultural Divide Repaired?

Nick Morgan2017-02-23T04:00:20-05:00February 23, 2017|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Emotion, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers, Videos|

The proverbial visitor from Mars – especially one who was here for a return visit -- might be pardoned for ...