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 ...

Can anyone become a great speaker?

Nick Morgan2015-01-15T07:00:22-05:00January 15, 2015|Authenticity, Charisma, Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

Can anyone become a great speaker? I get asked that question surprisingly often. And people struggle with the answer I ...

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How Do You Close A Speech?

Nick Morgan2019-05-01T08:59:07-05:00December 16, 2014|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Event Planning and Management, Speech Writing|

How should you close a speech? I recently had a query from a fellow coach who specializes in working with ...

The Greatest American Speech Ever?

Nick Morgan2014-11-04T07:00:08-05:00November 4, 2014|Book Reviews, Current Affairs, Speaker Critiques, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

Speeches, like flowers, are a moment’s monument. They exist most powerfully for a specific audience, a specific speaker, and a ...

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 ...

The Toughest Speaking Gig of All

Nick Morgan2014-10-07T20:26:13-05:00October 7, 2014|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I usually write about the challenges of professional and executive speaking, but there’s one speaking gig that presents difficulties even ...

When You Have to Deliver the Bad News….

Nick Morgan2014-09-25T07:00:13-05:00September 25, 2014|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling, When Things Go Wrong|

Speakers sometimes have to deliver bad news. It’s not a pleasant prospect for most of us; we prefer to keep ...

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) – ...