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The Republican Presidential Body Language Sweepstakes So Far

publicwords2015-12-17T16:16:45-05:00December 17, 2015|Body Language, Charisma, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

What’s the body language score from the debate last night – the last Republican debate in 2015? It was the ...

How to Give a Memorable Presentation

Nick Morgan2015-12-03T07:00:13-05:00December 3, 2015|Audience Interaction, Neuroscience, Storytelling, Tools and Resources|

Neuroscience is finally starting to crack the twin processes of remembering and forgetting – with important implications for public speakers. ...

Why Communicate Face to Face?

Nick Morgan2015-11-12T07:00:07-05:00November 12, 2015|Body Language, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Audiences complain about it. Public speakers both fear and crave it. Companies spend a lot of money on it, and ...

What’s Holding You Back?

Nick Morgan2015-10-06T07:00:13-05:00October 6, 2015|Authenticity, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, When Things Go Wrong|

I started thinking last week about the fears that hold executives back from performing with all their moxie when giving ...

The Pope and Donald Trump – a study in contrasting body language

Nick Morgan2015-09-29T08:00:44-05:00September 29, 2015|Body Language, Charisma, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Those interested in the study of body language had a fascinating opportunity this week to study two completely different approaches ...

The Dirty Secret of Public Speaking – and What to Do About It

Nick Morgan2015-09-17T07:00:02-05:00September 17, 2015|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Speech Writing|

One of the dirty secrets of public speaking is that audiences don’t remember much of what you say. I’ve seen ...

10 New Ways to Reduce Performance Anxiety

Nick Morgan2015-09-15T20:33:08-05:00September 15, 2015|Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I’m heading off to CNN’s AC 360 again to tape a segment on body language before the Republican debate. With ...

The Dangers of Last-Minute Changes to a Presentation

Nick Morgan2015-09-08T13:57:31-05:00September 8, 2015|Audience Interaction, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

Public speaking means – for most people – stress and a sudden flurry of decision-making under stress. The conference organizer ...

We Humans Are Social Beings – and Why That Matters for Speakers

Nick Morgan2015-09-01T23:27:10-05:00September 1, 2015|Body Language, Charisma, Community Building, Emotion, Listening, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

We humans are social beings; we share mirror neurons that allow us to match each other’s emotions unconsciously and immediately. ...

Do We Share Emotions – And Does That Matter?

Nick Morgan2015-08-27T07:00:41-05:00August 27, 2015|Audience Interaction, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

An old philosophical debate asks the question, how do we know that our emotions are commensurate with one another? Meaning, ...