Does Your Voice Belong to You?
Once again, I welcome the inimitable Jessica Cooper, who has a fascinating insight to share on the role of our ...
Does Tact Matter in Public Speaking?
It may seem odd to talk about tact in this angry era. Or it may be that we need it ...
How Well Do We Humans Connect in the Virtual World? Part 1
The first of two posts adapted from my forthcoming book, Can You Hear Me? Recent studies show that on a ...
The Virtual World Is an Emotional Desert
When humans communicate face-to-face, we do so with little conscious effort, most of the time. Even when language is a ...
Your Stress Is Contagious.
The second of two articles about the adrenaline response. We suspected it. The research and speculation about mirror neurons predicted ...
Are Mirror Neurons a Myth?
For my second piece on neuro-myths, I’m tackling head-on the biggest, hottest development in neuroscience, according to some observers, in ...
Communication and Brain Science – Part 1
Most of the commonsense ways we think about how people communicate are wrong, and the reality is much stranger and ...
Top Ten Reasons for Public Speakers to be Thankful
10. Toastmasters. The volunteer organization that will give you the chance to learn the craft of public speaking in a ...
Your Brain Contains Mirrors – And Why That’s Important
For my blog today, I'm posting a brief excerpt from a speech I gave last year on communications. The clip ...
Tour your Brain with V. S. Ramachandran
I'm going to devote a couple of blogs to a genius and an expert on neurology: V. S. Ramachandran. He's ...
