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Speakers, How Do You Feel About Your Body?

Nick Morgan2019-03-12T10:50:39-05:00March 12, 2019|Communications, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Non-Verbal Communication|

When you stand up to speak in front of an audience, what, besides the inevitable stage fright, do you experience?  ...

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More Fear of Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2018-07-12T04:00:55-05:00July 12, 2018|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Fear of Public Speaking|

The fear of public speaking is real and lodges somewhere on a scale of annoying-to-debilitating for most people.  I’ve posted ...

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Coping with the Stress of Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:14:04-05:00June 28, 2018|Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience|

It’s no secret that public speaking is stressful for most people.  Helping people cope with that stress is something I ...

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Is Overconfidence Harmful to Speakers?

Nick Morgan2018-05-31T04:00:02-05:00May 31, 2018|Authenticity, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking|

Quick question:  which is better for a public speaker – to be overconfident, or to underrate yourself? Understand that both ...

More Public Speaking Fear – and What to Do About It

Nick Morgan2018-05-01T04:00:17-05:00May 1, 2018|Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking|

I’ve been remiss as a blogger not to have talked about one of my favorite fellow toilers in the craft ...

What to Do about Speaking Fear when Nothing Else Works

Nick Morgan2024-07-26T04:08:33-05:00April 26, 2018|Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Successful Speakers|

I had a question from a reader recently about what to do when all my usual prescriptions (see here, here, and ...

Why Speakers Need to Be Open and What That Really Means

Nick Morgan2018-03-22T04:00:09-05:00March 22, 2018|Body Language, Community Building, Fear of Public Speaking|

I talk about openness with clients all the time.  Why is it so important, and what does it achieve?  And ...

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Body Language Basics, Part 1

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:25:19-05:00December 12, 2017|Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I'm finishing out the year with a back-to-basics 5-post review of the fundamentals of body language.  In this era of ...

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What About Second Impressions?

Nick Morgan2017-10-12T04:00:59-05:00October 12, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal, Successful Speakers|

I posted last time about first impressions and the unconscious biases we all have.  And how it’s therefore important to ...

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Neuroscience Sees Red – Insights for Public Speakers

Nick Morgan2017-10-10T04:00:58-05:00October 10, 2017|Body Language, Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers, Visual Aids and Props|

A pair of studies I caught up with recently (here and here) explored the very human reactions of men and ...