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What About Second Impressions?

Nick Morgan2017-10-12T04:00:59-05:00October 12, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal, Successful Speakers|

I posted last time about first impressions and the unconscious biases we all have.  And how it’s therefore important to ...

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Counter-intuitive speaking lessons from the road

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:50:20-05:00September 21, 2017|Body Language, Community Building, Current Affairs, Rehearsal, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

I was inspired by some recent client stories of successes and failures to create a short list of counter-intuitive speaking ...

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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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Why You Need to Breathe

Nick Morgan2017-08-08T04:00:34-05:00August 8, 2017|Fear of Public Speaking, Rehearsal, Successful Speakers, Tools and Resources|

We have two scientists, doctors Krasnow and Yackle, from Stanford at the time the study was done, to thank for ...

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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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Public Speaking Professionalism, Performance, and the Beatles

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:22:46-05:00March 1, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Charisma, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

How much should you rehearse your speech? What does it mean to be a professional speaker? I often hear from ...

What Health Care Executives Fear

Nick Morgan2015-10-01T07:00:35-05:00October 1, 2015|Authenticity, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Rehearsal, When Things Go Wrong|

I had the pleasure recently of working with a small number of health care executives on their public personas and ...

How to Warm Up for a Presentation

Nick Morgan2015-07-16T07:00:14-05:00July 16, 2015|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Fear of Public Speaking, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal|

Today’s the day. You have a presentation to give. It’s your biggest audience yet. The organizers tell you there could ...

The Public Speaking Secrets of Comedians

Nick Morgan2015-03-05T07:00:33-05:00March 5, 2015|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I ran across David Nihill the other day when he sent me his book and begged me with tears in ...

How to Prepare a Presentation

Nick Morgan2015-02-26T15:49:32-05:00February 26, 2015|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Content/Writing, Event Planning and Management, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal, Speech Writing|

How do you prepare for an upcoming presentation? Let’s say it’s an important one, so you’re not going to wing ...