The Three Most Important Times to Pause in a Presentation

Nick Morgan2015-01-13T07:00:33-05:00January 13, 2015|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Listening, Non-Verbal Communication|

We were having dinner with friends recently, and one of them took the opportunity to get a little free advice. ...

Perfectionism and Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2014-10-14T07:00:41-05:00October 14, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Emotion, Event Planning and Management, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, When Things Go Wrong|

Is it good to be a perfectionist? Perfectionists would say yes, of course; it leads to better results in work ...

When You Have to Deliver the Bad News….

Nick Morgan2014-09-25T07:00:13-05:00September 25, 2014|Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling, When Things Go Wrong|

Speakers sometimes have to deliver bad news. It’s not a pleasant prospect for most of us; we prefer to keep ...

Don’t Let Your Audiences Be Passive!

Nick Morgan2014-07-24T07:00:35-05:00July 24, 2014|Audience Interaction, Non-Verbal Communication|

People don’t like to be passive.  They don’t like to sit still and do nothing.  They’d even rather shock themselves ...

How to Deal with Stress: More Tips for Speakers

Nick Morgan2014-05-29T07:00:44-05:00May 29, 2014|Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Non-Verbal Communication|

In a blog post last week, I discussed a recent study that showed that we leak our stress levels to ...

Should You Approach Your Audience When Giving a Talk – Or Walk Away?

Nick Morgan2014-05-27T07:00:16-05:00May 27, 2014|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

A recent research result was reported in the media as indicating that there may be something called “approach aversion” that ...

How Small Is Too Small for an Audience?

Nick Morgan2014-05-15T16:15:04-05:00May 15, 2014|Audience Interaction, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management|

Google Strategist Scott Jenson apparently walked out of a conference last week – The Internet of Things Expo in San ...

How Speakers Can Use Body Language To Deliver Great Speeches – 4

Nick Morgan2014-05-08T07:00:53-05:00May 8, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Books, Books (Print), Charisma, eBooks (Electronic), Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

For public speakers the body language news is both good and bad. The good news is that you are already ...

How Public Speakers Can Use Body Language to Deliver Great Speeches – 3

Nick Morgan2014-05-06T07:00:42-05:00May 6, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Books, Books (Print), Charisma, eBooks (Electronic), Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

For public speakers the body language news is both good and bad. The good news is that you are already ...

How Public Speakers Can Use Body Language to Deliver Great Speeches – 2

Nick Morgan2014-05-01T07:00:32-05:00May 1, 2014|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Books, Books (Print), Non-Verbal Communication|

So, if focusing on particular gestures isn’t reliable, what can you use to decode body language? Your unconscious mind. It’s ...