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Beware the Unconscious Dialogue You’re Having with your Audience

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:57:38-05:00June 14, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

What really happens when people try to communicate with one another? Specifically, when one person gets up in front of ...

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The Surprising Way Metaphors Will Strengthen Your Speeches

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:58:48-05:00June 9, 2016|Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

The human mind – especially the unconscious human mind – is still mostly a mystery to us, its owner. Neuroscience ...

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Audiences Don’t Remember What They Hear – Here’s How to Fix That Problem

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:01:25-05:00May 31, 2016|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Successful Speakers|

Regular readers of this blog will know that the statistics of remembering are unkind to public speakers everywhere. The research ...

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The Think Method Actually Works!

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:01:54-05:00May 24, 2016|Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience|

Among my favorite psychological studies recently is one that shows that imagining exercise is almost as good as actually doing ...

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Hypothyroidism, Intelligence, and Baggy Eyelids

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:02:53-05:00May 19, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I am hypothyroid. It’s a curious disease that means my thyroid doesn’t make enough of the hormones that the thyroid ...

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How Humans Mirror Each Other

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:03:33-05:00May 17, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

The human brain is a wonderful mirror to other humans. We have mirror neurons in our heads that help us ...

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What Happens to Your Face When You Speak in Public?

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:09:33-05:00April 26, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

A recent study rated people’s attractiveness after they demonstrated an emotion. It turns out that I will find you attractive ...

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Is Public Speaking Healthy?

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:10:58-05:00April 21, 2016|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Humor, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

Is the propensity to want to speak in public a healthy personality trait? Psychologists and my wife talk about the ...

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Amy Cuddy, Posture, and the Pathetic Fallacy

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:12:57-05:00April 12, 2016|Body Language, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Does posture matter when it comes to confidence? Does it matter when it comes to perception? If you’ve seen the ...

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The Mysteries of the Mind and Communications

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:15:16-05:00March 31, 2016|Body Language, Branding, Charisma, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

We’re only just beginning to understand how the mind works. As communicators, we still need to leaven our smugness when, ...