DR. NICK MORGAN
One of America's top communication theorists and coaches.Founder Public Words, a communications coaching company. A passionate teacher, he is committed to helping people find clarity in their thinking and ideas – and then delivering them with panache.
MEET DR. NICK MORGAN
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Dr. Nick Morgan is one of America’s top communication theorists and coaches. A passionate teacher, he is committed to helping people find clarity in their thinking and ideas – and then delivering them with panache. He has been commissioned by Fortune 50 companies to write for many CEOs and presidents. He has coached people to give Congressional testimony, to appear on the Today Show, and to deliver an unforgettable TED talk. He has worked widely with political and educational leaders. And he has himself spoken, led conferences, and moderated panels at venues around the world.
Nick’s methods, which are well-known for challenging conventional thinking, have been published worldwide. His acclaimed book on public speaking, Working the Room: How to Move People to Action through Audience-Centered Speaking, was published by Harvard in 2003 and reprinted in paperback in 2005 as Give Your Speech, Change the World: How to Move Your Audience to Action. His book on authentic communications, Trust Me, was published by Jossey-Bass in January 2009. His new book on communications and brain science, Power Cues: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing Your Personal Impact, was just published by Harvard in May 2014. Nick served as editor of the Harvard Management Communication Letter from 1998 – 2003. He has written hundreds of articles for local and national publications, and appears frequently on radio and TV. Nick is a former Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. After earning his PhD. in literature and rhetoric, Nick spent a number of years teaching Shakespeare and Public Speaking at the University of Virginia, Lehigh University, and Princeton University. He first started writing speeches for Virginia Governor Charles S. Robb and went on to found his own communications consulting organization, Public Words, in 1997. Nick attributes his success to his honest and direct approach that challenges even the most confident orators to rethink how they communicate. SPEAKING TOPICS
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When you bring in Nick Morgan to speak to your employees, your conference, or your association, you get more than just a keynote speech. You get a highly interactive session that has participants up on their feet practicing good communications, learning how to open up, and experiencing authenticity.Using humor, video, and volunteers from the audience, Nick takes the mystery out of non-verbal communications and shows you what trust and charisma are made of. Audiences leave with a practical understanding of how they are perceived by others, how to show up with authenticity, and how to communicate their passion for their work to customers, colleagues, and the public.
Popular Speaking Topics
The Art of Public Speaking: Creating Authentic Communications
Every communication is two conversations — the content and the body language. In this compelling speech, Nick demonstrates — and gets the audience helping out too — what the research shows us about how to connect effectively and authentically with any audience, from one to one thousand. Audiences will learn how to create and deliver an effective speech, and discover how to develop their own charisma using Nick′s unique, innovative techniques.
This speech comes in both 50-minute keynote and workshop versions (half-day and daylong).
The Art of Storytelling: Great Presentations That Move Audiences to Action
Using ancient rhetorical tricks and modern psychology, Nick shows audiences how to structure a presentation or a speech so that it moves an audience to action. Audience-centered speaking means understanding the hopes and fears of the people you’re speaking to, and then taking them on a storytelling journey, from passive to active, from why to how, and from problem to solution. Audiences will learn the 5 fundamental stories, how to ensure that you engage an audience’s interest, and how to create an audience-centered presentation.
This speech comes in both a 50-minute keynote and seminar version (half-day).
The Business of Public Speaking: How to Break Out of the Ranks of Free Speakers
Behind every successful public speaker is a team and an industry supporting them. In this speech, Nick lets audiences in on the secrets of the trade, from getting started in the business, to publishing your book, to propelling yourself into the upper echelons of great speakers. Nick talks about how to get repeat business, how to woo speakers bureaus, and how to use social media to support your business.
This speech comes in both 50-minute and workshop versions.
Understanding Body Language: How to Read Others and Understand Yourself
Recent brain research has revealed why so much of our communications with others is unconscious and non-verbal. In this speech, Nick pulls back the curtain and shows audiences why we stand, gesture, move and speak the way we do. Audiences will get a deep understanding of how to read others’ body language to persuade a room, close a sale, or negotiate a better deal.
This speech comes in both 50-minute keynote and workshop versions (half-day and daylong).
Popular Speaking Topics
The Art of Public Speaking: Creating Authentic Communications
Every communication is two conversations — the content and the body language. In this compelling speech, Nick demonstrates — and gets the audience helping out too — what the research shows us about how to connect effectively and authentically with any audience, from one to one thousand. Audiences will learn how to create and deliver an effective speech, and discover how to develop their own charisma using Nick′s unique, innovative techniques.
This speech comes in both 50-minute keynote and workshop versions (half-day and daylong).
The Art of Storytelling: Great Presentations That Move Audiences to Action
Using ancient rhetorical tricks and modern psychology, Nick shows audiences how to structure a presentation or a speech so that it moves an audience to action. Audience-centered speaking means understanding the hopes and fears of the people you’re speaking to, and then taking them on a storytelling journey, from passive to active, from why to how, and from problem to solution. Audiences will learn the 5 fundamental stories, how to ensure that you engage an audience’s interest, and how to create an audience-centered presentation.
This speech comes in both a 50-minute keynote and seminar version (half-day).
The Business of Public Speaking: How to Break Out of the Ranks of Free Speakers
Behind every successful public speaker is a team and an industry supporting them. In this speech, Nick lets audiences in on the secrets of the trade, from getting started in the business, to publishing your book, to propelling yourself into the upper echelons of great speakers. Nick talks about how to get repeat business, how to woo speakers bureaus, and how to use social media to support your business.
This speech comes in both 50-minute and workshop versions.
Understanding Body Language: How to Read Others and Understand Yourself
Recent brain research has revealed why so much of our communications with others is unconscious and non-verbal. In this speech, Nick pulls back the curtain and shows audiences why we stand, gesture, move and speak the way we do. Audiences will get a deep understanding of how to read others’ body language to persuade a room, close a sale, or negotiate a better deal.
This speech comes in both 50-minute keynote and workshop versions (half-day and daylong).
