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The Difficulty with Online Beginnings

Nick Morgan2018-08-02T04:00:59-05:00August 2, 2018|Body Language, Emotion, When Things Go Wrong|

This post is adapted from my forthcoming book, Can You Hear Me?, to be published by Harvard in October. Recently, ...

Three Surprising Public Speaking Mistakes

Nick Morgan2018-03-06T04:00:00-05:00March 6, 2018|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, When Things Go Wrong|

There are some approaches to public speaking that seem, on the face of it, to make sense.  But when you ...

The Olympics, Failure, and Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2018-03-01T04:00:48-05:00March 1, 2018|Current Affairs, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

If you’re a public speaker, sooner or later you’re going to have to learn to deal with failure.  A presentation ...

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Pity Poor Prime Minister May

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:42:44-05:00October 19, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Branding, Current Affairs, Non-Verbal Communication, Speaker Critiques, Visual Aids and Props, When Things Go Wrong|

Pity poor Theresa May.  As the Prime Minister of England, she’s been going through a tough patch – self-inflicted, to ...

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The Problem with Email

Nick Morgan2017-10-05T04:00:23-05:00October 5, 2017|Community Building, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Emotion, Neuroscience, When Things Go Wrong|

When email first worked its way into most workplaces, it was part of a dedicated system, a set of interconnected ...

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Seven Good Ways to Think About Your Audience

Nick Morgan2017-09-14T04:00:36-05:00September 14, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Successful Speakers, Tech Tips, Tools and Resources, When Things Go Wrong|

I was coaching a client recently and realized that this able speaker had some serious misconceptions about how to relate ...

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Adele, Your Voice, and Vocal Surgery

Nick Morgan2017-08-29T04:00:28-05:00August 29, 2017|Current Affairs, Emotion, Social Media, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

I never thought I’d be posting about Adele again so soon.  I’m not a music critic, just a big fan ...

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When is it OK to swear in public?

Nick Morgan2017-08-17T04:00:29-05:00August 17, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Charisma, Current Affairs, Emotion, Speaker Critiques, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

Recently, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand swore during a speech at the Personal Democracy Forum at New York University.  She said, “If ...

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Why Are We So Angry?

Nick Morgan2017-08-15T04:00:21-05:00August 15, 2017|Community Building, Current Affairs, Emotion, When Things Go Wrong|

We live in angry times.  Our President here in the U.S. sets the tone by tweeting intemperately day and night.  ...

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What the *#@&! Should Speakers Swear?

Nick Morgan2017-02-16T04:00:03-05:00February 16, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Community Building, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Speaker Critiques, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

Should a speaker swear on stage?  Is it ever appropriate, and if so when? These questions used to have an ...