In an earlier post, I described ways of improving conversations with people who talk too much—from the perspective of the beleaguered listeners. I received many comments from people who believed they ...

Many people hate talking on the phone and will choose to text no matter what. These people tend to have their own reasons for not wanting to talk on the phone. These reasons range from anxiety to ...

Frank McAndrew has heard it more times than he can count. Someone finds out he studies gossip and says, with great indignation: “I never gossip.” His first thought, every time? “You must be the most ...

"Talking out loud helps us make sense of situations," one expert says.

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, ...

When Ellie Shoja goes for a walk, she slips on her headphones and starts talking—but there’s no other voice ricocheting through the speakers. It’s merely a convenient way to disguise the fact that she ...

In a world saturated with voices vying for attention, actual influence is not measured by how loudly one speaks but by how often others talk about you. Icons like Simon Sinek, Oprah Winfrey, Adam ...