Which Is Better — A Humble Speaker or an Arrogant One?

Nick Morgan2014-08-07T19:46:34-05:00August 7, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Speech Writing|

Should a speaker be humble or – its opposite? Let’s call it ‘arrogant’? ‘Conceited’? ‘Egotistical’? Or the more neutral ‘assertive’? ...

How to handle hecklers and loudmouths

Nick Morgan2014-08-05T13:54:39-05:00August 5, 2014|Audience Interaction, Listening, When Things Go Wrong|

We’ve all been there as a speaker, watching (and listening) with a fast-sinking heart as some loudmouth begins asking a ...

How Your Unconscious Mind Betrays You – and What You Can Do about It

Nick Morgan2014-07-31T07:00:06-05:00July 31, 2014|Audience Interaction, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, When Things Go Wrong|

Back in the cave person era, by all accounts, we evolved this exquisite mechanism, the fight or flight response, to ...

Don’t Let Your Audiences Be Passive!

Nick Morgan2014-07-24T07:00:35-05:00July 24, 2014|Audience Interaction, Non-Verbal Communication|

People don’t like to be passive.  They don’t like to sit still and do nothing.  They’d even rather shock themselves ...

What Voice Should You Use?

Nick Morgan2014-06-12T07:00:13-05:00June 12, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Listening, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Speech Writing|

A recent study out of the University of British Columbia found that we have a few strong preferences when it ...

Do First Impressions Matter?

Nick Morgan2014-06-10T07:00:35-05:00June 10, 2014|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

How much do first impressions matter?  A great deal, as it turns out.  When we say first impressions matter, we ...

Eye Contact And Public Speaking — It’s Not What You Think

Nick Morgan2014-06-05T07:00:29-05:00June 5, 2014|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

The invention and wide use of eye tracking technology in psychological studies means we can finally re-visit that old chestnut ...

Seven Ways to Enchant an Audience

Nick Morgan2014-06-03T07:00:09-05:00June 3, 2014|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Visual Aids and Props|

How can you go beyond the usual efforts to create a successful presentation – and enchant the audience?  What are ...

Should You Approach Your Audience When Giving a Talk – Or Walk Away?

Nick Morgan2014-05-27T07:00:16-05:00May 27, 2014|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

A recent research result was reported in the media as indicating that there may be something called “approach aversion” that ...

Who Is the World’s Most Influential Leader, and What Does It Take to Lead Today?

Nick Morgan2014-05-20T07:00:18-05:00May 20, 2014|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Book Writing and Publishing, Books, Books (Print), Current Affairs, eBooks (Electronic), Non-Verbal Communication|

Who is the world’s most influential leader?  According to our highly unscientific survey last week – a contest we ran ...