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Getting Your Voice Right on Stage

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:07:18-05:00March 14, 2017|Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

The first time I saw a video of myself giving a speech, somewhere way back in the late 80s or ...

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What We Think We Know About Lying Is Wrong

Nick Morgan2017-03-07T04:00:44-05:00March 7, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

A recent study has overturned what we think we know about lying.  Most of us have a pet theory about ...

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Can Political Beliefs Be Changed, or the Cultural Divide Repaired?

Nick Morgan2017-02-23T04:00:20-05:00February 23, 2017|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Emotion, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers, Videos|

The proverbial visitor from Mars – especially one who was here for a return visit -- might be pardoned for ...

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Why Speakers Should be Helping Audiences Forget What They Know

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:09:54-05:00February 21, 2017|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Speech Writing|

There’s a particularly tedious kind of speaker that ostentatiously tries to teach his audience something by having the audience repeatedly ...

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What the *#@&! Should Speakers Swear?

Nick Morgan2017-02-16T04:00:03-05:00February 16, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Community Building, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Speaker Critiques, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

Should a speaker swear on stage?  Is it ever appropriate, and if so when? These questions used to have an ...

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Body Language for Valentine’s Day

Nick Morgan2017-02-14T04:48:18-05:00February 14, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

As most of us who are old enough to vote have learned, words and body language don’t always synch up.  ...

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What James Bond Can Teach Us About Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2017-02-09T04:00:27-05:00February 9, 2017|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

Sometimes New Year’s resolutions have unintended consequences.  I started a new exercise program – with the usual results, which is ...

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How To Be More Charismatic – Lady Gaga, the Super Bowl, and Neuroscience

Nick Morgan2017-02-07T06:03:28-05:00February 7, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Current Affairs, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

One thing that my clients and potential clients almost never ask me -- at first -- is how to become ...

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How We Read Other People’s Emotions – and Why It Matters

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:12:17-05:00January 26, 2017|Body Language, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

We humans read each others’ emotions with great enthusiasm.  Not a lot of accuracy, as anyone who has ever been ...

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The Mysteries of Eye Contact Explained

Nick Morgan2017-01-05T04:00:07-05:00January 5, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

I like to start each new year with some posts on the basic rules of the road for public speaking.  ...