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 ...

A Simple Body Language Trick to Increase Your Audience’s Trust in You

Nick Morgan2015-07-30T14:13:09-05:00July 30, 2015|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

I’ve written occasionally about the power of mirroring to create trust in human interaction. The reason is relatively straightforward – ...

Making Business Relationships Work

Nick Morgan2015-04-09T07:00:22-05:00April 9, 2015|Audience Interaction, Body Language, Emotion, Listening, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

In two previous posts I discussed some preliminary work I’ve been doing on the life cycle of a business relationship. I ...

What is the life cycle of a business relationship?

Nick Morgan2015-04-02T14:42:21-05:00April 2, 2015|Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Neuroscience, Non-Verbal Communication|

What is the life cycle of a business relationship? And how does neuroscience help us understand it, if at all? ...

Trust Matters for Speakers. Here’s Why.

Nick Morgan2014-04-15T07:00:14-05:00April 15, 2014|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Body Language, Non-Verbal Communication|

There are a few times in life when we take a leap, a leap of faith, a leap of trust.  ...

What Does Your Audience Want?

Nick Morgan2014-04-01T21:20:46-05:00April 1, 2014|Content/Writing, Event Planning and Management, Speech Writing|

So often speakers preparing a speech start with their passion, their expertise, or their response to an invitation.  But what ...

Blarney, Benghazi, and Binders: Takeaways from the Second Presidential Debate

Nick Morgan2012-10-17T12:12:39-05:00October 17, 2012|Current Affairs|

The debate rematch saw a familiar Governor Romney matched up against a newly invigorated President Obama.  There was a lot ...

The single biggest mistake most public speakers make most often

Nick Morgan2012-07-30T13:18:04-05:00July 30, 2012|Audience Interaction, When Things Go Wrong|

Let’s imagine for a moment that you’re ill and you go to the doctor.  You get into the examination room, ...

Online Trust is Fragile: Why Herman Cain hasn’t quit yet and other modern era mysteries

Nick Morgan2011-11-30T17:13:17-05:00November 30, 2011|Current Affairs, Neuroscience|

I’m fascinated by politicians like Herman Cain and Rick Perry who hang in there – along with their most loyal ...

Can you inspire an audience with a negative message?

Nick Morgan2011-11-28T16:24:52-05:00November 28, 2011|Audience Interaction, Speech Writing|

Can a speaker inspire an audience with a negative message?  The short answer is ‘no’, but of course you’re thinking ...