What a story is and is not – part 2

Nick Morgan2015-04-16T11:22:42-05:00April 16, 2015|Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

This is the second of a two-part post on storytelling — what it is and is not. As I said last ...

How Should You Gesture When Speaking?

Nick Morgan2015-03-26T07:00:34-05:00March 26, 2015|Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

How should you gesture in order to win the favor of the crowd, persuade the audience of your point of ...

How to use your voice for leadership

Nick Morgan2015-03-24T07:00:34-05:00March 24, 2015|Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

What’s the best voice for influencing others and dominating the herd? A recent study found that male horses with the ...

How to Conquer Your Unconscious Fears

Nick Morgan2015-02-24T12:36:08-05:00February 24, 2015|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, When Things Go Wrong|

This is the final post in a series on putting your unconscious mind to work for you, rather than leaving ...

How to train your brain for peak performance

Nick Morgan2015-02-19T07:00:14-05:00February 19, 2015|Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, When Things Go Wrong|

So if we’ve got at least three brains and two of the three are busy sabotaging us at key moments ...

How Your Unconscious Mind Determines Your Communications

Nick Morgan2015-02-17T07:00:48-05:00February 17, 2015|Body Language, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, When Things Go Wrong|

I posted recently on the dangers of leaving your body language to chance. I’m going to continue on this subject ...

Communication is different now – part 2

Nick Morgan2013-05-23T08:00:27-05:00May 23, 2013|Book Reviews|

The second in a series of three blogs inspired by Nicco Mele’s new book, The End of Big Twenty-first century ...

Communication and Brain Science — Part 3

Nick Morgan2013-02-26T16:59:02-05:00February 26, 2013|Neuroscience|

The brain research of the last few years revolutionizes our usual ways of thinking about communications.  Here’s a summary of ...

Communication and Brain Science – Part 2

Nick Morgan2013-02-21T05:15:51-05:00February 21, 2013|Neuroscience|

We humans are much more communal than we realize.  It’s something we’ve forgotten, as we tune in separately to our ...

Why Body Language Matters, and How to Think about It – Part 3

Nick Morgan2013-02-14T10:52:44-05:00February 14, 2013|Body Language|

Three things happened to me when I was 17 that turned out to have a significant effect on my interest ...