Big words, business jargon, and hyperbole intended to pump up your language only have the opposite affect. Check yourself before using any of these. There’s no such word as “irregardless.” The word ...

I tell my students to remember the words of Jean Luc Picard on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Instead of saying "clearly, ..." or "obviously, ...," just "make it so." Now after years of ...

In our everyday communication we continually exchange thoughts and ideas by means of coding and decoding information, which may also entail the exposition of emotional content. And so we not only ...

Find the right adjective instead. Do you use the word “very” when speaking or writing? Your message will be much more compelling, and likely more meaningful, if you reduce or eliminate that one word.