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No Excuses for Not Being at the Top of Your Game

Nick Morgan2017-01-31T04:00:47-05:00January 31, 2017|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Content/Writing, Guest Blog, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

Today I'm cross-posting with David Meerman Scott, speaker extraordinaire, who was kind enough to share his experiences when he had ...

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An Analysis of President Trump’s Inaugural Address

Nick Morgan2017-01-20T17:57:23-05:00January 20, 2017|Body Language, Current Affairs, Non-Verbal Communication, Speaker Critiques, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

What was uppermost in the mind of Mr. Trump on the day of his swearing-in?  Apparently, our new president deeply ...

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Is This Your Year to Write a Book?

Nick Morgan2017-01-12T04:00:41-05:00January 12, 2017|Book Writing and Publishing, Books, Books (Print), Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Storytelling|

Should you write a book this year?  Do you have an idea that you’re convinced the world needs to read ...

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How to be a Successful Speaker in Turbulent Times

Nick Morgan2016-12-28T04:00:47-05:00December 28, 2016|Authenticity, Current Affairs, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Speaker Marketing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

(The second of two articles about preparing for 2017.) It’s official: we are living in turbulent times.  I’ve never seen ...

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Why You Should Become an Intimate Speaker

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:17:00-05:00December 6, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Emotion, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

One of the unintended consequences of our new, amazing, super-convenient virtual world, where everything (almost everything) is a few clicks ...

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In Defense of Audience Interaction

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:17:21-05:00December 1, 2016|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Speaker Bureaus, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

One of the unintentional by-products of TED is that speakers, in an effort to mimic TED’s success, have been making ...

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How to Increase Your Authority as a Thought Leader

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:17:46-05:00November 29, 2016|Authenticity, Community Building, Content/Writing, Emotion, Listening, Storytelling|

I grew up in one of those little towns in America where, if you’re not remarkable in some clear, school-approved, ...

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Why Trump Won

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:20:36-05:00November 15, 2016|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

Both Democrats and Republicans could be pardoned for feeling shell-shocked at the Trump upset win of the US presidential race.  ...

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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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Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Presidential Storytelling

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:18:55-05:00September 25, 2016|Current Affairs, Storytelling|

What makes a story?  And is it helpful to think of the unfolding US Presidential election contest as an example ...