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In your last casual chat with a coworker, you were left thinking, “Wow, I wish I could speak like that,” or even, “How on Earth does she even know so many intelligent words?!” Some of us are even self ...

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You may be trying to be sympathetic, but pointing out that someone looks tired is just another way of saying “Wow, you look like crap!” Nobody wants to hear it, and saying it just makes you sound ...

Tiffany Watt Smith can help. I recently came across a podcast interview on the Brian Lehrer show, where Smith talked about her new book: The Book of Human Emotions: From Ambiguphobia to Umpty–154 ...

There are two ways to appear smart look it or sound it. Looking smart is OK, but if it ends when you open your mouth, how does that help you? There are many life hacks, but finding the perfect word in ...