I grew up in a family of talkers who drove our teachers crazy. I remember sitting in my English 102 class during college with just two weeks left in the semester. My professor looked at me and said, ...

In 1992, a Baptist pastor named Gary Chapman published a book titled “The 5 Love Languages,” about how to categorize different ways we express and receive love. You might know or have heard of Chapman ...

There is very little that we seek to achieve in life that can be accomplished without speaking to another person. Virtual communication can cover much of our shopping, banking, and political venting, ...

A meeting drags on. People are talking, but no one is saying the thing that needs to be said. Direction is unclear, the energy dips, and everyone is waiting for someone to speak with authority. When ...

What keeps you up at night? When I ask organizational leaders this question, the answer is often what they don’t know. This includes instances of bullying or harassment within their workplace that ...

Many of us struggle with the voice inside our own heads. We spend so much time complimenting and praising other people, but struggle when it comes to speaking to ourselves to kindness and compassion.

Today, Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. But he remembers what it was like to be a kid who struggled with his emotions. “I would sometimes just sit ...

Introverts can excel in leadership by leveraging their strengths and building systems to compensate for social energy drains. Implementing strategies like setting expectations and finding alternative ...

After struggling with selective mutism throughout her childhood, Erin Silvia shares how she overcame the anxiety disorder Courtesy of Erin Silvia As a child, Erin Silvia struggled to speak to anyone ...