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Three Common Storytelling Mistakes

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:16:25-05:00October 6, 2016|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I know you think storytelling is important, because you’re reading this blog post. Or do you need to be persuaded? ...

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The Five Mistakes Public Speakers Are Making Now

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:19:31-05:00September 22, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Content/Writing, Non-Verbal Communication, Speaker Critiques, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

I’ve written recently about insights, secrets and success factors for public speakers. Attending a conference a couple of weeks ago, ...

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Ten Life Lessons for Public Speaking Success

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:23:50-05:00August 30, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

From time to time it’s important to take a step back and put the world of public speaking into perspective. ...

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What Public Speakers Get Wrong And Audiences Need

Nick Morgan2016-08-25T05:00:29-05:00August 25, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Speaker Bureaus, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

It’s been nagging at me for some time now that the speaking business is changing, because audiences are changing, and ...

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Where Are All the Storytellers?

Nick Morgan2016-08-02T04:00:09-05:00August 2, 2016|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

In the early days of my blog, back in 2008 (almost a decade ago!) when I argued for more storytelling ...

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How to Hook Your Audience

Nick Morgan2016-07-12T04:00:48-05:00July 12, 2016|Book Reviews, Current Affairs, Speech Writing|

A reader of this blog recently sent me Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, by Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover ...

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How To Talk to Audiences so that They Remember What You Say

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:52:40-05:00July 7, 2016|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

Some recent research on memory and retention has important implications for public speakers everywhere who care about their audiences actually ...

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How to write a commencement speech

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:56:41-05:00June 16, 2016|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

It’s commencement season around the US. Several thousand universities, and tens of thousands of high schools, are gathering to bestow ...

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The Surprising Way Metaphors Will Strengthen Your Speeches

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:58:48-05:00June 9, 2016|Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

The human mind – especially the unconscious human mind – is still mostly a mystery to us, its owner. Neuroscience ...

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Changing Minds in the Audience in Front of You

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:04:02-05:00May 12, 2016|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Emotion, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

I’ve posted many times about the psychology of changing people’s minds through a presentation. Since I believe the only reason ...