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Why Tell Stories?

Over the years, I’ve written books, blog posts, and articles, and given countless speeches, about the importance of storytelling. When I teach at Harvard in the mid-career executive education program, the students often comment on how many stories I tell.  Almost always as a good thing! In fact, I warn them at the start that ...

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How to Change if You Really Have to

This week, give or take a bit, is about the time most people give up on their New Year’s resolutions.  It’s kinda sad, no?  We’re not even a twelfth of the way through the year and the drop off is lemming-like.  We’re all plunging off the cliff of good intentions at a rate that would ...

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Healing With Gratitude

Laura Bratton talks to Nick about her TEDx talk and her drive to live each day wit gratitude. At the age of nine, Laura was diagnosed with an eye disease and faced the difficult reality that she would soon become blind. She was the first blind person to graduate with a Masters of ...

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What’s Good for Your (Speaker’s) Brain in 2025?

As the new year is getting under steam, you may be sliding into some New Year’s resolutions, or you may have already given up on them. I’m not judging you either way. What follow are some good brain techniques to keep you on form and in top shape as a speaker in 2025 – and ...

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How to use your intuition to become a better public speaker

In this episode of JOQ Nick and Dr Veronica Anderson discuss how visionary leaders trust and own their intuition. Veronica gives her insight into how speakers and professionals can use their sixth sense to better connect with audiences. As an Intuitive Guide and Relationship Coach, Dr. Veronica Anderson brings a unique balance of ...

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Speakers’ Resolutions for a Successful 2025

If you’re having trouble setting your public speaking goals and resolutions for 2025, here are three to get started on that are research-based and likely to stand you in good stead.  First, think like a champ.  Second, focus like a pro.  And third, show yourself some compassion. Think Like a Champ.  A study that compared ...

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Speculative Fiction Vs Optimism

In this episode of JOQ Nick and Ben discuss how speculative fiction and post-apocalyptic helps us to look the future with optimism. Benjamin Evett has been a professional theatre artist for many years, and about 8 years ago began writing. The first fruit of his labors, entitled JOY, was shortlisted for The Rubery ...

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Are You Using Your Muscle Memory?

To be able to deliver a speech successfully, most professional speakers would agree that you need to internalize it, to know it thoroughly, to know it well enough that it is in your ‘muscle memory’.  We don’t often define the phrase, muscle memory, but we all most likely have some sense of what it means.  ...

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What If I told You That You Could. . . .?

It’s that time of year when many of us naturally start to think about making new year’s resolutions, to lose weight, to lift weights, or just to wait on both those activities.  The self-pressure can get intense, and deplete the holidays of their joyful, carefree days of indulgence.  So rather than think in guilt-inducing, non-productive ...

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Do You Need Therapy? – Emotional Resilience with Rachel Kaplan

Psychotherapist, podcaster, author and speaker Rachel Kaplan talks to Nick about the importance of inner healing and the experience behind her latest book and TEDx. Rachel Kaplan is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost two decades, she has created the feelings movement. Rachel shows us that we ...

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