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Talking to Teens and Other Challenges

Nick Morgan2019-03-21T08:05:17-05:00March 13, 2019|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Communications, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking|

According to some new research, our sensitivity to negative expressions and threats varies with age.  We’re most sensitive as teens, ...

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True Listening: How can you tell when you’re being listened to?

Nick Morgan2019-03-12T10:50:47-05:00March 7, 2019|Body Language, Communications, Listening, Non-Verbal Communication, Tools and Resources|

In my last post I decried the epidemic of fake listening that rages through our society, brought on by the ...

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Seven Secrets for Public Speaking Success

Nick Morgan2016-01-26T07:00:37-05:00January 26, 2016|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Successful Speakers|

I’m kicking off 2016 with some basic insights into public speaking: how to be successful, how to dress for a ...

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Eye Contact: the Myths, the Truth, the Latest for 2016

Nick Morgan2016-01-19T07:00:33-05:00January 19, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

The clichéd advice about public speaking that everyone knows is “make eye contact.” But that’s usually where the knowledge ends ...

Are You Serious About Public Speaking? Here’s a Mistake You Have to Stop Making

Nick Morgan2015-09-11T12:34:59-05:00September 11, 2015|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Current Affairs, Listening, Non-Verbal Communication|

Anyone who is serious about his or her public speaking needs to watch – who knew? – the Kanye West ...

Dealing with the Fear of Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2015-08-18T07:00:19-05:00August 18, 2015|Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking|

Most of us have heard about a study that claims public speaking is our number one fear. Jerry Seinfeld even made ...

Beware Perfectionism in Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2015-08-13T14:58:57-05:00August 13, 2015|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Emotion, Event Planning and Management, Neuroscience, When Things Go Wrong|

I saw a study recently in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Review (I read these things so you don’t ...

How To Boost Your Memory – And Your Audience’s

Nick Morgan2015-08-04T07:00:14-05:00August 4, 2015|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

First the bad news. Yoga does not significantly boost your memory. Very good for you in many ways – I ...

How to Increase the Persuasiveness of Your Speaking

Nick Morgan2015-07-28T16:58:50-05:00July 28, 2015|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I was struck recently by a set of research studies that reinforced the importance of touch in persuasion. Touching people ...

How to Give an Impromptu Speech

Nick Morgan2015-01-27T07:00:13-05:00January 27, 2015|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

A client and friend asked me the other day about impromptu speeches. His question, basically, was, to give consistently good ...