Which Is Better — A Humble Speaker or an Arrogant One?

Nick Morgan2014-08-07T19:46:34-05:00August 7, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Speech Writing|

Should a speaker be humble or – its opposite? Let’s call it ‘arrogant’? ‘Conceited’? ‘Egotistical’? Or the more neutral ‘assertive’? ...

What Voice Should You Use?

Nick Morgan2014-06-12T07:00:13-05:00June 12, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Listening, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Speech Writing|

A recent study out of the University of British Columbia found that we have a few strong preferences when it ...

How Do You Create Intimacy as a Speaker?

Nick Morgan2014-01-16T16:02:29-05:00January 16, 2014|Content/Writing, Speech Writing|

I wrote last week about how speakers need to move deeper into authenticity to achieve intimacy with their audiences.  I ...

Authenticity Is Not Enough

Nick Morgan2014-01-14T18:51:19-05:00January 14, 2014|Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management|

                      It’s not just about authenticity any more.  As readers ...

A General Shows Us What Charisma Really Is

Nick Morgan2013-06-20T07:00:44-05:00June 20, 2013|Charisma, Speaker Critiques|

How a leader responds to bad news is a measure of both the leader and the institution she represents.  In ...

Communication is different now – part 2

Nick Morgan2013-05-23T08:00:27-05:00May 23, 2013|Book Reviews|

The second in a series of three blogs inspired by Nicco Mele’s new book, The End of Big Twenty-first century ...

How to make sure your 20-minute speech has a long-lasting impact

Nick Morgan2013-05-16T10:44:23-05:00May 16, 2013|Authenticity, Speech Writing|

I’ve been working recently with clients on more and more 20-minute speeches. As I indicated in an earlier blog post, ...

Public Words’ Communications Predictions for 2013

Nick Morgan2013-01-10T10:31:26-05:00January 10, 2013|Current Affairs|

Every year I make communications predictions early in January. This year may not be shaping up to be as exciting ...

The Best and Worst of Communicating – 5 Quick Lessons from 2012

Nick Morgan2012-12-20T11:38:31-05:00December 20, 2012|Current Affairs, Speech Writing|

Once again this year I’m inspired by the top 10 best and worst communicators of 2012 list (compiled by my ...

The Secret to Mastering Your Body Language

Nick Morgan2012-08-06T06:43:48-05:00August 6, 2012|Authenticity, Body Language|

One question I often get asked by clients when we start to work on the secrets of body language is, ...