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Charisma Explained in New Research

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T09:30:00-05:00February 2, 2016|Charisma, Current Affairs, Neuroscience|

What is charisma? And can you increase your own charisma quotient, or is it a fixed amount – and something ...

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Eye Contact: the Myths, the Truth, the Latest for 2016

Nick Morgan2016-01-19T07:00:33-05:00January 19, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

The clichéd advice about public speaking that everyone knows is “make eye contact.” But that’s usually where the knowledge ends ...

How to Give a Memorable Presentation

Nick Morgan2015-12-03T07:00:13-05:00December 3, 2015|Audience Interaction, Neuroscience, Storytelling, Tools and Resources|

Neuroscience is finally starting to crack the twin processes of remembering and forgetting – with important implications for public speakers. ...

Why Communicate Face to Face?

Nick Morgan2015-11-12T07:00:07-05:00November 12, 2015|Body Language, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Audiences complain about it. Public speakers both fear and crave it. Companies spend a lot of money on it, and ...

10 New Ways to Reduce Performance Anxiety

Nick Morgan2015-09-15T20:33:08-05:00September 15, 2015|Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I’m heading off to CNN’s AC 360 again to tape a segment on body language before the Republican debate. With ...

The Dangers of Last-Minute Changes to a Presentation

Nick Morgan2015-09-08T13:57:31-05:00September 8, 2015|Audience Interaction, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

Public speaking means – for most people – stress and a sudden flurry of decision-making under stress. The conference organizer ...

Do We Share Emotions – And Does That Matter?

Nick Morgan2015-08-27T07:00:41-05:00August 27, 2015|Audience Interaction, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

An old philosophical debate asks the question, how do we know that our emotions are commensurate with one another? Meaning, ...

The Little Trick That Will Make Your Audiences Trust You

Nick Morgan2015-08-20T07:00:23-05:00August 20, 2015|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I am happy to report good news for speakers. A recent study in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin offers ...

Beware Perfectionism in Public Speaking

Nick Morgan2015-08-13T14:58:57-05:00August 13, 2015|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Emotion, Event Planning and Management, Neuroscience, When Things Go Wrong|

I saw a study recently in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Review (I read these things so you don’t ...

How To Boost Your Memory – And Your Audience’s

Nick Morgan2015-08-04T07:00:14-05:00August 4, 2015|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

First the bad news. Yoga does not significantly boost your memory. Very good for you in many ways – I ...