How CEOs can improve their speeches

Nick Morgan2011-01-31T11:40:05-05:00January 31, 2011|Body Language, Speech Writing|

Today, for my blog, I'm linking to a piece I just published on HBR.org, taking lessons from President Obama's State ...

How To Create A Great Speech Fast – In 5 Steps

Nick Morgan2011-01-26T15:59:06-05:00January 26, 2011|Speech Writing|

The other day Harvard asked me to boil down the creation of a great speech into 5 quick steps for ...

What you don’t know about President Kennedy’s inaugural address

Nick Morgan2011-01-20T12:21:05-05:00January 20, 2011|Current Affairs, Speech Writing|

It was fifty years ago today that President John F. Kennedy delivered one of the shortest and most memorable inaugural ...

Always Tell An Emotional Truth

Nick Morgan2011-01-19T21:14:45-05:00January 19, 2011|Emotion, Speech Writing, Videos|

From a series produced by SkillSoft, July 2010. What do you do if you have to give a speech on ...

The Two Most Important Things To Remember When Giving A Speech

Nick Morgan2011-01-19T21:01:00-05:00January 19, 2011|Audience Interaction, Speech Writing, Videos|

From a series produced by SkillSoft, July 2010. Let go of all the extraneous stuff and focus on your audience. ...

How to write a great speech: 5 secrets for success

Nick Morgan2011-01-19T15:49:02-05:00January 19, 2011|Current Affairs, Speech Writing|

David McCloud, the Chief of Staff of the Governor of Virginia, taught me how to write a great speech:  •    ...

What you don’t know about King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech

Nick Morgan2011-01-17T15:49:44-05:00January 17, 2011|Speaker Critiques, Speech Writing|

Justly celebrated as one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century, Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” ...

The Secret to Moving Your Audience to Action

Nick Morgan2010-11-11T15:51:28-05:00November 11, 2010|Audience Interaction, Speech Writing|

Speeches are supposed to inspire.  But more than that, if you’re going to get everyone together in a room in ...

7 Steps to a Great Speech

Nick Morgan2010-10-25T16:29:49-05:00October 25, 2010|Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

For my blog today, I'm very pleased to announce the 'publication' of a new eBook, "7 Steps to a Great ...

What to do when the missiles are incoming

Nick Morgan2010-10-15T15:34:51-05:00October 15, 2010|Speech Writing, When Things Go Wrong|

One of the hazards of speaking in public is that some percentage of the audience will not agree with you.  ...