Public Speaking and the Holidays

Nick Morgan2009-12-11T11:30:19-05:00December 11, 2009|Current Affairs, Speech Writing|

The paid public speaking business is a notoriously seasonal one, with peaks in the spring and fall, and valleys in ...

Three Big Myths of Executive Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2009-12-09T13:55:25-05:00December 9, 2009|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Humor, Rehearsal, Speech Writing|

For my blog today, I'm linking to an article I just wrote for Forbes.com on the 3 big myths of ...

What should a leader say in times of tragedy? – Part 2

Nick Morgan2009-11-10T16:55:01-05:00November 10, 2009|Speech Writing, When Things Go Wrong|

    I've revised my blog from yesterday to reflect President Obama's remarks today at the Fort Hood memorial service: ...

What should a leader say in times of tragedy?

Nick Morgan2009-11-09T19:27:06-05:00November 9, 2009|Speech Writing, When Things Go Wrong|

The recent tragedy at Fort Hood prompted President Obama to modify previously scheduled comments to a Native American group in ...

Can a speech really change the world?

Nick Morgan2009-11-03T12:44:07-05:00November 3, 2009|Speech Writing|

I began my first book, Working the Room, with the line, “The only reason to give a speech is to ...

The Ten Commandments of Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2009-10-07T10:28:47-05:00October 7, 2009|Body Language, Speech Writing, Visual Aids and Props|

I did an article years ago on the Ten Commandments of Public Speaking, and it’s time to update it.  Here ...

How to cut: giving a 3-hour speech in 45 minutes

Nick Morgan2009-08-27T16:20:06-05:00August 27, 2009|Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I spoke this week at a conference of CIOs, talking about authentic communications.  It’s a new version of a speech ...

10 Steps You Can Take Right Now to Improve Your Presentations

Nick Morgan2009-07-16T10:58:05-05:00July 16, 2009|Body Language, Speech Writing, Visual Aids and Props|

1.  Lose the Power Point – when you put up Power Point slides you ask the audience to look at ...

The power of aligned — vs unaligned — communications

Nick Morgan2009-07-13T15:56:54-05:00July 13, 2009|Body Language, Speech Writing|

Every communication is two conversations, one verbal and the other nonverbal. When the two conversations are aligned, a communication can ...

Authenticity – 3: 5 ways to show your passion through your words

Nick Morgan2009-06-17T06:50:20-05:00June 17, 2009|Authenticity, Emotion, Speech Writing|

This is the third in a series of blogs on achieving authenticity in public communications.  Authenticity is the sine qua ...