Attention spans are shrinking, the pace of life is accelerating, and no ones job is completely secure. As a result, everyone who lives on the planet and has a job needs at least 30-second speeches - one that tells the world who they are and the other that tells the world what they do. This short-form book by business coach Dr. Nick Morgan explains how to create pitch-perfect elevator speeches.

In this short-form book, Dr. Nick Morgan tells you how to tap the power of great storytelling to boost your business and your career.

Every communication is two conversations, content and body language. And body language is often more revealing and truthful than content, especially in divulging what other people are really thinking. But how do you follow that second conversation? If you try to monitor it consciously, you rapidly become overwhelmed with ambiguous information. Did that twitch of the eye mean something significant, or was it just a twitch? In this brief eBook, author Nick Morgan shows you how to keep track ...

We all have conversations we dread: The tough one with the boss or the tricky one with a co-worker who needs straightening out. These conversations are emotional, difficult, and liable to go wrong. You fear they won't go well and you won't get what you want. Here, in this short-form book, is how to make those conversations work for you.

The King's Speech tells the story of the relationship between the reluctant King George VI of England and his speech coach, Lionel Logue. George VI had a severe stutter that nearly ended his public career before it began. But when his older brother Edward abdicated the throne, George had to learn to master public speaking. Renowned speaking coach Dr. Nick Morgan has distilled five key lessons from the film for leaders who must overcome their own challenges in order to be successful communi...

How do you prepare and structure a great presentation? Too many people assemble slides from previous presentations as if a presentation were a deck of cards, writes Dr. Nick Morgan in this short-form book. Morgan, one of America's top communication theorists and coaches, says the right process begins by focusing on a clear point of view and picking an appropriate structure. Getting the structure right greatly increases the likelihood that your presentation will be easy to present - and mak...

Public speaking is both art and science, idea and fulfillment, content and delivery, and studies show its one of the most terrifying tasks people face. Here, in this short-form book, are seven steps to take some of the anxiety out of the process of preparing and delivering a great speech. With these steps, you may even win that price secretly coveted by all speakers: a standing ovation.

Communicating virtually is cool--but it's often a bad connection. Communication expert Nick Morgan explains what's lost in virtual communication, how to guard against its risks, and how to ensure that the human richness of our messages gets through.Clearly outlines the problem and what's lost in virtual communications.Provides fuller understanding of the dynamics and risks of virtual communication than practical/tactical books, a kind of theory of virtual communicat...

Take control of your communications-before someone else doesWhat if someone told you that your behavior was controlled by a powerful, invisible force? Most of us would be skeptical of such a claim-but it’s largely true. Our brains are constantly transmitting and receiving signals of which we are unaware. Studies show that these constant inputs drive the great majority of our decisions about what to do next-and we become conscious of the decisions only after we star...

The best leaders know how to communicate clearly and persuasively. How do you stack up?If you read nothing else on communicating effectively, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you express your ideas with clarity and impact—no matter what the situation.Leading experts such as Deborah Tannen, Jay Conger, and Nick Morgan...

Changing hearts is an important part of changing minds.Research shows that appealing to human emotion can help you make your case and build your authority as a leader.This book highlights that research and shows you how to act on it, presenting both comprehensive frameworks for developing influence and small, simple tactics you can use to convince others every day.This volume includes the work of:Nick MorganRobert Cialdini

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