Put your unconscious mind to work to become a better public speaker

Nick Morgan2009-10-27T11:28:48-05:00October 27, 2009|Body Language, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience|

We’ve evolved to have some extraordinary skills.  Chief among them is a whole battery of brain cells and autonomic functions ...

Put your unconscious mind to work to become a better public speaker

Nick Morgan2009-10-27T11:28:48-05:00October 27, 2009|Body Language, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience|

We’ve evolved to have some extraordinary skills.  Chief among them is a whole battery of brain cells and autonomic functions ...

Personal power and body language – part 7 in decoding body language

Nick Morgan2009-10-21T16:44:20-05:00October 21, 2009|Body Language, Neuroscience, Speaker Critiques, When Things Go Wrong|

The story of power in a room is written in space and height.  It’s not very different from what pack ...

3 Reasons to Rehearse a Presentation

Nick Morgan2009-04-07T08:07:46-05:00April 7, 2009|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

Is rehearsal important?  Can you get by without it in an over-scheduled world?  It’s odd that I should even have ...

The 3 most powerful ways to increase your personal charisma

Nick Morgan2009-04-03T14:13:48-05:00April 3, 2009|Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

In this information-saturated, attention-deprived age, your message has to be sharp and vital to stick in the minds of your ...

The 5 worst (and widespread) rules about public speaking

Nick Morgan2009-03-31T08:36:02-05:00March 31, 2009|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Charisma, Content/Writing, Fear of Public Speaking, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

We work with clients all the time who have absorbed rules from somewhere about public speaking.  Usually those rules are ...

What research on play can tell us about public speaking

Nick Morgan2009-03-19T10:43:29-05:00March 19, 2009|Current Affairs, Emotion, Neuroscience|

Pity poor Stuart Brown, who runs the National Institute for Play.  His job – and his passion – is to ...

How to achieve public speaking ‘nirvana’ in 3 steps.

Nick Morgan2009-03-17T16:25:13-05:00March 17, 2009|Body Language, Charisma, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication, Speech Writing, Storytelling|

I was inspired by David Meerman Scott’s great post on public speaking  (http://tinyurl.com/dndzw7) to write about 3 steps to achieving ...

Are rich people ruder than poor people?

Nick Morgan2009-02-23T12:59:53-05:00February 23, 2009|Authenticity, Current Affairs, Emotion, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

According to a new study, your body language gives away your socioeconomic status (http://tinyurl.com/dyld5v).  At least, your parents’ social status:  ...

The Conference Information Overload Survival Guide

Nick Morgan2009-02-18T18:39:05-05:00February 18, 2009|Event Planning and Management, Neuroscience, Successful Speakers|

Sitting in the audience as a conference-goer, listening to a speech, or any kind of presentation, means working hard.  It’s ...