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The Five Skills Every Successful Public Speaker Needs

I recently ran across a study that looked at five life skills people needed to have better physical and mental health.  As I was studying the study, it occurred to me that these five desiderata were essential for a good professional speaking life as well.  The life skills are conscientiousness, optimism, emotional stability, control, ...

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E5 Season 2 of JOQ: Nick talks to Angie Flynn-Mclver is the founder and President of Ignite CSP

Angie Flynn-Mclver is the founder and President of Ignite CSP coaching speaking presenting, a coaching company that specializes in communications skills. Her new book is Before You Say Anything: How to have better conversations, love public speaking, and finally know what to do with your hands! Is available in September – and maybe ...

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Returning to the Workplace? Time to Check Your Unconscious Biases!

Now that many organizations here in the US are going back to the workplace, even as some are deciding that ‘work from anywhere’ is the new mantra, our unconscious minds are going to get back to work too, in ways that they haven’t really evolved to do virtually.  That means our minds are going to ...

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E4 Season 2 of JOQ: Nick Morgan catches up with Marketing and sales visionary David Meerman Scott

Nick talks to top marketing speaker David Meerman Scott, who gives us a tour of his new home studio! David inspires transformation in people and their businesses around the world. "Im convinced that passion prompts connections in others by building long-lasting bridges between individuals as they continue on their professional paths toward commercial ...

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What to Do When the Worst Happens?

What do you do if you lose your place in your speech, and you search in vain for a seeming eternity through your notes only to give up and wing it?  If you’re the U.K.’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, you launch into an encomium for Peppa Pig World. It wasn't a successful choice. For those ...

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Three Brain Myths That Hinder Speakers

I frequently encounter several misunderstandings about the brain on the speaking circuit that lead, arguably, to less effective speeches.  So, if you’re using these constructs in thinking about and preparing for your speeches, it’s time to upgrade your mental software.  (And, BTW, the metaphor of the computer for the brain has limited usefulness, too.) You ...

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E3 Season 2 of JOQ: Nick Morgan and TV host Riaz Meghji revisit effective virtual communications

Riaz Meghji is a human connection expert and author of the book “Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships”. His insights have been featured in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review and Financial Post. He is also an accomplished broadcaster with 17 years of television hosting experience; he has interviewed ...

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How to Reduce the Anxiety of Public Speaking

Anxiety and stress go with public speaking for all but a lucky few, and readers of this blog will know that I have suggested many ways over the years to reduce the anxiety and stress so that speakers can be fully present on stage.  Now a recent study underscores the importance of recognizing and ...

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The Secret of a Successful VC Pitch

How do you give a successful VC pitch?  A recent study suggests what determines success, and indeed what allows subjects watching VC pitches to guess accurately which ones are the winners and which ones are not.  What’s surprising is that even people who knew nothing about the pitch, the company, or indeed venture capital, can […]

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How Good Are Hybrid Events, Really?

I recently participated – virtually – in a hybrid conference.  I was very curious, of course, to see how it went because most observers of the conference world expect some version of what I saw to become the future of the meeting business.  Everyone wants to know:  what’s the model going to be? What works ...

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