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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 You Need to Pitch Your Voice Lower

Nick Morgan2017-08-10T04:00:29-05:00August 10, 2017|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

Back in the mid- or early nineties, I was videotaped for the first time, doing some media work for my ...

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Why You Need to Breathe

Nick Morgan2017-08-08T04:00:34-05:00August 8, 2017|Fear of Public Speaking, Rehearsal, Successful Speakers, Tools and Resources|

We have two scientists, doctors Krasnow and Yackle, from Stanford at the time the study was done, to thank for ...

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Q and A with the Founder of the New York City Urban Debate League

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:52:19-05:00August 3, 2017|Community Building, Current Affairs, Fear of Public Speaking, Successful Speakers|

I was amazed to discover recently that the New York City Urban Debate League – which brings debate to the ...

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What Should the Role of Speaker Bureaus Be in 2017?

Nick Morgan2017-07-25T04:00:27-05:00July 25, 2017|Branding, Community Building, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Platform, Speaker Bureaus, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers|

Ever since the Internet blew apart the old analogue job of speaker bureaus – to present speakers to their buyers, the meeting ...

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Q and A with Rick Altman of the Presentation Summit

Nick Morgan2017-07-20T04:00:32-05:00July 20, 2017|Books, Community Building, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Fear of Public Speaking, Successful Speakers|

I’ve been a fan of the Presentation Summit and Rick Altman for a long time.  I even spoke at one ...

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Why Speakers Need to Worry About Sleep

Nick Morgan2017-07-18T04:00:32-05:00July 18, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

Back in the day when I taught public speaking at Princeton, one of the bits of bad news the students ...

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David Meerman Scott Launches Signaturetones.com

Nick Morgan2017-07-06T04:00:32-05:00July 6, 2017|Branding, Community Building, Current Affairs, Emotion, Social Media, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers, Tech Tips|

David Meerman Scott is an old friend and former client (back in the day when he was developing his current ...

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The Five Rings, Strategy, and Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2017-07-04T14:07:18-05:00July 4, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

I’ve been reading and re-reading the basic Asian books of wisdom over the years in the hopes of acquiring a ...

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Speakers and Their Hair — How Should You Style Yourself?

Nick Morgan2017-06-29T04:00:52-05:00June 29, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Event Planning and Management, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

After all those principles, here’s a look at an arguably lighter issue:  speaker hairstyles. Here’s the problem for the modern ...