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The low hanging fruit of public speaking, and yet no one does it?

Nick Morgan2020-02-26T11:10:34-05:00February 26, 2020|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers, Tools and Resources|

I regularly get asked by speakers, meeting planners, speaker bureau folks – just about everyone in the speaking business, in ...

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What’s the Single Most Important Key to a Successful Speech?

Nick Morgan2019-06-06T05:08:02-05:00June 4, 2019|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Charisma, Current Affairs|

What makes for a successful speech?  The truth is that it’s a complex mixture of art and science, intellect and ...

When Body Language Is, and Isn’t, Effective

Nick Morgan2019-04-09T06:25:25-05:00April 9, 2019|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Communications|

The most important thing to understand about body language is that we humans don't care about it.  Now, of course, ...

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Hostile Audiences

Nick Morgan2019-03-21T08:05:25-05:00March 19, 2019|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Communications, Successful Speakers|

I’ve occasionally posted on the curiously angry state of the current world – the Eeyore Zeitgeist we live in now.  ...

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Talking to Teens and Other Challenges

Nick Morgan2019-03-21T08:05:17-05:00March 13, 2019|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Communications, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking|

According to some new research, our sensitivity to negative expressions and threats varies with age.  We’re most sensitive as teens, ...

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True Listening: How can you tell when you’re being listened to?

Nick Morgan2019-03-12T10:50:47-05:00March 7, 2019|Body Language, Communications, Listening, Non-Verbal Communication, Tools and Resources|

In my last post I decried the epidemic of fake listening that rages through our society, brought on by the ...

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Seven Secrets for Public Speaking Success

Nick Morgan2016-01-26T07:00:37-05:00January 26, 2016|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Successful Speakers|

I’m kicking off 2016 with some basic insights into public speaking: how to be successful, how to dress for a ...

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Eye Contact: the Myths, the Truth, the Latest for 2016

Nick Morgan2016-01-19T07:00:33-05:00January 19, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

The clichéd advice about public speaking that everyone knows is “make eye contact.” But that’s usually where the knowledge ends ...

Are You Serious About Public Speaking? Here’s a Mistake You Have to Stop Making

Nick Morgan2015-09-11T12:34:59-05:00September 11, 2015|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Current Affairs, Listening, Non-Verbal Communication|

Anyone who is serious about his or her public speaking needs to watch – who knew? – the Kanye West ...

Dealing with the Fear of Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2015-08-18T07:00:19-05:00August 18, 2015|Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking|

Most of us have heard about a study that claims public speaking is our number one fear. Jerry Seinfeld even made ...