Speakers Need to Think About Their Branding

Nick Morgan2014-12-18T07:00:15-05:00December 18, 2014|Authenticity, Branding, Community Building, Neuroscience, Platform, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers|

Susan Fiske, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, studies the psychology of branding, consumers, and the motivation ...

High Voice? Low Voice? What Works in Front of an Audience?

Nick Morgan2014-12-11T07:00:31-05:00December 11, 2014|Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

I’ve been posting a good deal recently on research having to do with the voice. And a number of readers ...

How to Turn Your Speaking Flaws Into Strengths

Nick Morgan2014-12-09T20:27:48-05:00December 9, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Humor, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

This is an era of great psychological studies. Psychologists have bravely jumped in to quantify things they previously thought were ...

Which is better — a healthy or an intelligent speaker?

Nick Morgan2014-12-04T07:00:30-05:00December 4, 2014|Body Language, Charisma, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

The Dutch undertake the best research. I’m always on the lookout for studies about improving leadership – since I coach ...

Why Your Speaking Voice Matters

Nick Morgan2014-12-02T07:00:32-05:00December 2, 2014|Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience|

Here’s a quick question for American readers fresh from a Thanksgiving family gathering – or indeed anyone who has gathered ...

Are Mirror Neurons a Myth?

Nick Morgan2014-11-20T07:00:39-05:00November 20, 2014|Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

For my second piece on neuro-myths, I’m tackling head-on the biggest, hottest development in neuroscience, according to some observers, in ...

Some Myths of Neuroscience and Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2014-11-18T07:00:57-05:00November 18, 2014|Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

This week I’m addressing some of the myths of communications that get in the way of great public speaking. Today, ...

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 ...

Slideware: Just Don’t Do It

Nick Morgan2014-10-23T07:00:59-05:00October 23, 2014|Event Planning and Management, Neuroscience, Tech Tips, Tools and Resources, Visual Aids and Props|

I was talking this week to a very nice group of folks who were prepping me for a speech to ...

How To Review Your Own Videos

Nick Morgan2014-10-21T07:00:47-05:00October 21, 2014|Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal, Speaker Critiques, Tools and Resources|

One of the wonders of the digital age is that video for speakers is now relatively cheap, easy, and of ...