How to train your brain for peak performance

Nick Morgan2015-02-19T07:00:14-05:00February 19, 2015|Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, When Things Go Wrong|

So if we’ve got at least three brains and two of the three are busy sabotaging us at key moments ...

How Your Unconscious Mind Determines Your Communications

Nick Morgan2015-02-17T07:00:48-05:00February 17, 2015|Body Language, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, When Things Go Wrong|

I posted recently on the dangers of leaving your body language to chance. I’m going to continue on this subject ...

Are You Leaving Your Impact To Chance?

Nick Morgan2015-02-10T07:00:47-05:00February 10, 2015|Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

One thing that is not part of our commonsense understanding of how our minds work is the importance of the ...

Five New Ways To Deal With Stage Fright

Nick Morgan2015-01-22T07:00:51-05:00January 22, 2015|Audience Interaction, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, When Things Go Wrong|

What else can you do with speech anxiety besides worry? Readers of this blog will know that I’ve given you ...

A Quick Hack for Public Speaking Anxiety

Nick Morgan2014-11-11T07:00:23-05:00November 11, 2014|Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Your heart is racing. Your palms are clammy. Your stomach is starting to send distress signals to your brain. You’re ...

The Scariest Public Speaking Moments Ever

Nick Morgan2014-10-30T07:00:22-05:00October 30, 2014|Audience Interaction, Event Planning and Management, Fear of Public Speaking, When Things Go Wrong|

It’s Halloween – or almost, depending on when you’re reading this – in the US, and it’s a big deal ...

Perfectionism and Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2014-10-14T07:00:41-05:00October 14, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Emotion, Event Planning and Management, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, When Things Go Wrong|

Is it good to be a perfectionist? Perfectionists would say yes, of course; it leads to better results in work ...

Useful Books for Speakers

Nick Morgan2014-09-30T21:33:26-05:00September 30, 2014|Book Reviews, Books, Books (Print), Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Once again the pile of books that people have sent me has grown dangerously high, so here are a half-dozen ...

A Quick Tip for Introverted Speakers — and Extroverts Too

Nick Morgan2014-09-16T19:44:41-05:00September 16, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I often get asked about cultural differences in communications around the world, especially in terms of body language. What’s interesting ...

Three Steps to Delivering a Powerful Speech

Nick Morgan2014-09-02T07:00:28-05:00September 2, 2014|Body Language, Charisma, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience|

OK, to kick off the fall speaking season in the best possible way, I’m putting together a couple of studies ...