More Public Speaking Fear – and What to Do About It

Nick Morgan2018-05-01T04:00:17-05:00May 1, 2018|Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking|

I’ve been remiss as a blogger not to have talked about one of my favorite fellow toilers in the craft ...

What to Do about Speaking Fear when Nothing Else Works

Nick Morgan2018-04-26T04:00:37-05:00April 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 ...

Why Speakers Need to Be Open and What That Really Means

Nick Morgan2018-03-22T04:00:09-05:00March 22, 2018|Body Language, Community Building, Fear of Public Speaking|

I talk about openness with clients all the time.  Why is it so important, and what does it achieve?  And ...

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Body Language Basics, Part 1

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:25:19-05:00December 12, 2017|Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I'm finishing out the year with a back-to-basics 5-post review of the fundamentals of body language.  In this era of ...

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What About Second Impressions?

Nick Morgan2017-10-12T04:00:59-05:00October 12, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Rehearsal, Successful Speakers|

I posted last time about first impressions and the unconscious biases we all have.  And how it’s therefore important to ...

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Neuroscience Sees Red – Insights for Public Speakers

Nick Morgan2017-10-10T04:00:58-05:00October 10, 2017|Body Language, Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers, Visual Aids and Props|

A pair of studies I caught up with recently (here and here) explored the very human reactions of men and ...

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Caring for your Voice

Nick Morgan2019-03-02T05:49:32-05:00September 28, 2017|Authenticity, Body Language, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

One of my pet causes in life – one of the reasons, apparently, that I am required to roam the ...

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Seven Good Ways to Think About Your Audience

Nick Morgan2017-09-14T04:00:36-05:00September 14, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Successful Speakers, Tech Tips, Tools and Resources, When Things Go Wrong|

I was coaching a client recently and realized that this able speaker had some serious misconceptions about how to relate ...

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Alan Alda on Improv, Empathy, and his New Book

Nick Morgan2017-09-05T04:00:11-05:00September 5, 2017|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Book Reviews, Books, Books (Print), Current Affairs, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I first encountered Alan Alda as the irreverent, anti-war doctor in M*A*S*H* the TV show.  It was one of those ...

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Why You Need to Pitch Your Voice Lower

Nick Morgan2017-08-10T04:00:29-05:00August 10, 2017|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Charisma, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Successful Speakers|

Back in the mid- or early nineties, I was videotaped for the first time, doing some media work for my ...