Slow Brains and Fast Tigers
One of the mysteries of the brain is why our conscious minds are so slow. We process on the order ...
How Are You at Remembering Names? You Should Know This!
Do you, like me, have trouble remembering the names of people that you meet, especially at business functions or social ...
Why Tell Stories?
Over the years, I’ve written books, blog posts, and articles, and given countless speeches, about the importance of storytelling. When ...
What Do We See When We See Our Opponents?
It’s commonplace for political observers to decry the polarization that afflicts our political scene here in the United States. I ...
A Counter-Intuitive Way to Deal with Stage Fright
I was instructing the mid-career executives on “Persuasion and Influence” recently at Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education, and I was ...
How Our Brains Trick Us When We Try to Communicate
Two ongoing developments in neuroscience push us to realize that our lived experience of the world is not really what’s ...
Nick chats to podcast host Morgan Motsinger about the importance of being present
Do you practice being present? Nick and Morgan discuss where we fall down and how we can re-centre ...
What’s the Use of Body Language?
Popular depictions of body language often focus on the ability to decode lying, or scanning someone to detect defensiveness, or ...
Does Mind Over Matter Really Matter?
Growing up in New England, I was taught that mind over matter – mental discipline – was the way you ...
Nick discusses how to avoid a PR disaster with bestselling author Eric Yaverbaum
Eric Yaverbaum is the bestselling author of 7 seven books and Chairman of New York City-based Ericho Communications. ...
