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<title><![CDATA[Nick Morgan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[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 take on the investment community. 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 new book on authentic communications, Trust Me, was published by Jossey-Bass in January 2009. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Future of Conferences – Part One: Do We Still Need Conferences?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:08:56 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[« 7 Simple New Year’s Resolutions for Improving Your Public Speaking | Main January 07, 2010 The Future of Conferences – Part One: Do We Still Need Conferences? I’m starting a series of blogs on the future of conferences. Last year was a difficult...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Public Speaking Advice and Commentary: What should a speaker ask an audience to do?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:11:19 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A speaker asks a lot of an audience. Understanding, enthusiasm, support -- and inactivity. Audiences are expected to be passive by most speakers most of the time. That's after all what speakers are paid for -- to inform and entertain the audience,...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Authentic Leadership]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:07:08 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Authentic leadership is a leadership approach that focuses on the unique strengths you were born with, while acknowledging and learning from your shortcomings. Popularized by Bill George, former CEO of Medtronic and now a Harvard B-School professor, authentic leadership align people around a common purpose that inspires peak performance and unites them around a common values. Employees are empowered to step up and lead organizations that serve all constituencies -- not merely shareholders.]]></description>
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