Seeming more intelligent in conversations isn't only about confidence. While social interactions can be intimating, uncomfortable, and even awkward at times, there’s always an opportunity to shift ...

While annoying people lacking self-awareness and empathy have the tendency to bring out the worst in us, encouraging our blood pressure to rise and our verbal filter to disappear, experts like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Language is a beautifully intricate system that allows us to express our ...

Fluency in a foreign language is often thought to be about speaking quickly and using advanced vocabulary. However, researchers reveal that speakers who use common, everyday expressions sound more ...