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A Counter-Intuitive Way to Deal with Stage Fright

Nick Morgan2024-08-24T14:34:09-05:00August 20, 2024|Communications, Fear of Public Speaking, Public Words, Successful Speakers|

I was instructing the mid-career executives on “Persuasion and Influence” recently at Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education, and I was ...

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Speakers, How Do You Feel About Your Body?

Nick Morgan2019-03-12T10:50:39-05:00March 12, 2019|Communications, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Non-Verbal Communication|

When you stand up to speak in front of an audience, what, besides the inevitable stage fright, do you experience?  ...

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Toastmasters’ New Venture in Online Education

Nick Morgan2018-07-17T04:00:52-05:00July 17, 2018|Current Affairs, Successful Speakers, Tech Tips|

I'm a long-time fan of Toastmasters and the work it does worldwide to promote public speaking and leadership.  And it’s ...

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More Fear of Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2018-07-12T04:00:55-05:00July 12, 2018|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Fear of Public Speaking|

The fear of public speaking is real and lodges somewhere on a scale of annoying-to-debilitating for most people.  I’ve posted ...

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Coping with the Stress of Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:14:04-05:00June 28, 2018|Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience|

It’s no secret that public speaking is stressful for most people.  Helping people cope with that stress is something I ...

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Is Overconfidence Harmful to Speakers?

Nick Morgan2018-05-31T04:00:02-05:00May 31, 2018|Authenticity, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking|

Quick question:  which is better for a public speaker – to be overconfident, or to underrate yourself? Understand that both ...

What to Do about Speaking Fear when Nothing Else Works

Nick Morgan2024-07-26T04:08:33-05:00April 26, 2018|Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Successful Speakers|

I had a question from a reader recently about what to do when all my usual prescriptions (see here, here, and ...

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How to Reprogram Your Brain and Gut for Excellence

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T06:14:33-05:00December 15, 2016|Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

The human body is an assemblage of systems that have a surprising degree of autonomy from one another, and that ...

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How to deal with the fear of public speaking – some new tips

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T08:22:55-05:00September 6, 2016|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

I regularly write on the fear of public speaking – what it is, how to deal with it, and why ...

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 ...