Valentine’s Day is saturated with language. Captions celebrate “doing life with you.” Films equate grand gestures with genuine connection. What often goes unexamined is how words function inside ...

On the first page of his book Nonviolent Communication, Marshall Rosenberg features a poem by Ruth Bebermeyer with the memorable line: "Words are windows, or they’re walls." If we stop for a moment ...

I have worked a long time and realize that clear communication is a key component in running an efficient organization. When we communicate, we need to leave the listener with a clear message. We ...

A young man, fresh from receiving his MBA, went back to visit his old college professor to ask him a question that had always puzzled him. He asked, "What do you think is the most important quality ...

Written communication involves any type of interaction that makes use of the written word. Communication is a key to any endeavor involving more than one person. Communicating through writing is ...

The claim that Eskimo languages have many words for different types of snow is well known among the public, but it has been greatly exaggerated and is therefore often dismissed by scholars of language ...

For thousands of years, our most powerful tools to change the world and our surroundings have been our words. That’s still true today. From the lines you hear on TV, the commentary you hear through ...