Nick Morgan helps leaders and organizations communicate with clarity, credibility, and presence that moves audiences to action.
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“THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! What a great day!!!!!! I feel like have jumped leaps and bounds in just one day!!!!!! ”
Professor and Speaker
Business School
Nick Morgan is one of the most respected voices in communication, leadership presence, and public speaking. A passionate teacher and trusted coach, he helps people clarify their thinking and deliver ideas with authority, authenticity, and style. From Fortune 50 boardrooms to global conferences, Nick’s work focuses on helping leaders connect with audiences in moments that matter. His approach is honest, challenging, and deeply human, pushing even experienced speakers to rethink how they show up, speak, and lead.
Nick Morgan is widely recognized for his ability to transform how people communicate when the stakes are high. As a speaker, theorist, and coach, he brings together academic rigor, real-world experience, and a compelling stage presence. His work centers on helping leaders find clarity in their ideas and deliver them with credibility and emotional impact. Audiences value Nick for his direct style, his intellectual depth, and his ability to make complex concepts immediately usable.
Over the years, Nick has been commissioned by Fortune 50 companies to write for CEOs and presidents, supporting leadership communication at the highest level. He has coached individuals preparing for Congressional testimony, major media appearances, and high-profile TED talks. His experience spans corporate leadership, politics, education, and public life, giving him a rare perspective on how influence truly works.
Nick earned his PhD in literature and rhetoric and began his career teaching Shakespeare and Public Speaking at the University of Virginia, Lehigh University, and Princeton University. This foundation in language, performance, and persuasion continues to shape his work today. Early in his career, he wrote speeches for Virginia Governor Charles S. Robb, gaining first-hand insight into political communication and leadership under pressure.
In 1997, Nick founded his own communications consulting organization, Public Words, which quickly became a trusted partner for leaders seeking to sharpen their voice and presence. Since then, he has spoken, led conferences, and moderated panels at venues around the world, always with a focus on helping audiences rethink how communication actually works.
Nick’s ideas are known for challenging conventional wisdom, and his writing has been published worldwide. His acclaimed book Working the Room: How to Move People to Action through Audience-Centered Speaking was published by Harvard in 2003 and later reissued as Give Your Speech, Change the World. The book remains a cornerstone text for speakers who want to move beyond technique and focus on genuine audience connection.
His subsequent books expanded the field of communication. Trust Me explored authenticity and credibility in leadership communication. Power Cues examined the brain science behind influence, presence, and group dynamics. Can You Hear Me? addressed the hidden dangers of virtual communication and the challenges of leading through screens. His forthcoming book, The Embodied Voice, planned for 2027, continues this exploration of how body, voice, and presence shape meaning.
Nick served as editor of the Harvard Management Communication Letter from 1998 to 2003 and is a former Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He has written hundreds of articles for local and national publications and appears frequently on radio and television. During the last election cycle, he provided expert commentary on the presidential debates for CNN, offering insight into leadership communication at the highest level.
Most recently, Nick designed and hosted TEDxWaldenPond in 2023, 2024, and 2025, reinforcing his ongoing commitment to ideas worth spreading and meaningful public dialogue.
Organizations book Nick Morgan when they want more than surface-level presentation skills. His talks help leaders understand how trust is built, how presence is communicated, and how ideas move people to action. Participants leave with practical tools, sharper awareness, and a renewed sense of responsibility for how they speak and lead.
Nick attributes his success to an honest and direct approach that challenges even the most confident orators. For conferences, leadership programs, and executive audiences seeking depth, relevance, and lasting impact, Nick Morgan delivers communication that resonates long after the event ends.
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“THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! What a great day!!!!!! I feel like have jumped leaps and bounds in just one day!!!!!! ”
Professor and Speaker Business School
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“I want to thank you for your talk last week. We have been receiving hugely positive feedback about the webinar so kudos to you.”
Event Organizer Government Agency
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“Another wonderful session. I continue to learn from your presentations and have more ideas to try on the team. Amazing that 80 folks hung in there for the entire session; lots of great feedback in the chat.”
Richard Davidson Global Tech Company
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“The stories that Nick narrated, they are going to stick in my mind forever. Loved every example, every tip and tool he shared. So useful in everyday conversations at work. Thank you.”
Rakshit Sahni Harvard Business Review
Keynote by Nick Morgan:
Nick helps executives understand why most virtual corporate communications fail to connect with their intended audiences – and what they can do to improve communication in our hybrid world. Employee engagement and productivity numbers are both sagging in the hybrid workplace – what can be done to turn these indicators around?
This speech comes in both a 45-minute keynote and a half-day workshop version.
Keynote by Nick Morgan:
To hold someone’s attention you have to be able to tell them compelling stories. Nick leads audiences in an interactive session that will have them finding their own stories, increasing their persuasiveness, and learning how to move people 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 from your opening words, and how to create an audience-centered presentation.
This speech comes in both a 45-minute keynote and seminar version (half-day).
Keynote by Nick Morgan:
Brain research shows that most of us make decisions based on unconscious, emotional reactions to other people’s body language. In this keynote speech and workshop, Nick reveals to audiences what body language can – and cannot – tell us about how our minds work and how our lives are really lived. 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 45-minute keynote and half-day workshop versions.
Keynote by Nick Morgan:
Nick shows why people crave authentic communications – and explains the neuroscience behind executive presence. In this speech, Nick pulls back the curtain and shows audiences why we stand, gesture, move and speak the way we do. Audiences learn how to develop their own unique personal styles that allow their voices to be heard more powerfully than they ever have before.
This speech comes in both 45-minute keynote and half-day workshop versions.
