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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 ...

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The Republican Presidential Body Language Sweepstakes So Far

publicwords2015-12-17T16:16:45-05:00December 17, 2015|Body Language, Charisma, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

What’s the body language score from the debate last night – the last Republican debate in 2015? It was the ...

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 ...

What’s Holding You Back?

Nick Morgan2015-10-06T07:00:13-05:00October 6, 2015|Authenticity, Emotion, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, When Things Go Wrong|

I started thinking last week about the fears that hold executives back from performing with all their moxie when giving ...

The Pope and Donald Trump – a study in contrasting body language

Nick Morgan2015-09-29T08:00:44-05:00September 29, 2015|Body Language, Charisma, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Those interested in the study of body language had a fascinating opportunity this week to study two completely different approaches ...

The Dirty Secret of Public Speaking – and What to Do About It

Nick Morgan2015-09-17T07:00:02-05:00September 17, 2015|Audience Interaction, Content/Writing, Neuroscience, Speech Writing|

One of the dirty secrets of public speaking is that audiences don’t remember much of what you say. I’ve seen ...

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 ...