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The Difficulty with Online Beginnings

Nick Morgan2018-08-02T04:00:59-05:00August 2, 2018|Body Language, Emotion, When Things Go Wrong|

This post is adapted from my forthcoming book, Can You Hear Me?, to be published by Harvard in October. Recently, ...

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Virtual Communication Is Flawed in Some Key Ways, Part 1

Nick Morgan2018-05-15T04:00:59-05:00May 15, 2018|Current Affairs, Emotion, Neuroscience|

Communicating in the virtual world creates some built-in hazards for us humans because we originally evolved to communicate face to ...

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Why Your Voice Is Important

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:41:54-05:00October 24, 2017|Body Language, Current Affairs, Emotion, Listening, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I’ve often posted on the importance of the voice to public speaking (here, here, and here, among many), and to ...

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Alan Alda on Improv, Empathy, and his New Book

Nick Morgan2017-09-05T04:00:11-05:00September 5, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Book Reviews, Books, Books (Print), Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I first encountered Alan Alda as the irreverent, anti-war doctor in M*A*S*H* the TV show.  It was one of those ...

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A Speaker’s — and Audience’s — Bill of Rights

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:12:10-05:00April 14, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Listening, Speaker Critiques, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

We don’t have a speaker’s bill of rights, or an audience’s for that matter. But one day recently, after witnessing ...

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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, ...

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The Seven Keys to Successful Public Speaking, 2016

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:16:04-05:00March 24, 2016|Authenticity, Community Building, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Emotion, Non-Verbal Communication, Platform, Speaker Marketing, Speech Writing, Successful Speakers|

What does it take to create a successful speech – and a successful speaking career -- in 2016? The rules ...

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 ...

In Praise of Listening

Nick Morgan2011-08-22T12:13:42-05:00August 22, 2011|Listening, Podcasts|

For my final podcast based on Trust Me:  Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma, I talk about the 4th step ...

Your Brain Contains Mirrors – And Why That’s Important

Nick Morgan2011-02-25T16:57:45-05:00February 25, 2011|Audience Interaction, Neuroscience|

For my blog today, I'm posting a brief excerpt from a speech I gave last year on communications.  The clip ...