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 ...

For those who are tasked with communicating complex ideas in business, there’s a tendency to add filler words to make the subject matter seem more important. We talk about “business processes” and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft word was first released 40 years ago and it has had a surprising affect on the way we use language today (Credit: Alamy) As Microsoft Word turns 40, we look at the role the software has ...

Next time you are having a conversation with someone, notice how much of the content is communicated without words. Let’s say your boss calls you to her office, hands you your evaluation report, and ...