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12 Dec 2011

“That was really something!” I said recently. My friend asked if I could expand on “something” so she’d know what I meant. In line at Starbucks one fellow asked his friend if he’d gone to the party after the game. “Yeah, it was ridiculous!” spat his...

05 Dec 2011

Visit https://languageatwork.com/?p=530 for full content, other blog posts, and more! Party season is here and with it, a common communication concern: How to Do Party Talk. Many people have confided to me their dread of cocktail parties, receptions, coffee hours, conference socials, or even the spontaneous...

28 Nov 2011

Visit https://languageatwork.com/a-coffee-clash for full content, other blog posts, and more! A couple has just gotten coffee at Joe’s. He is outside; she is standing in the doorway. I’ve stopped walking for a minute so my dog can investigate things nearby, so I watch the couple. “There’s a...

21 Nov 2011

As we are appropriately being reminded by just about everything these days, there is much for which to be thankful. Mostly, the reminders focus on The Big Things: health, family, friends, jobs, food, and now and then something lovely and indulgent. In communication-land there are...

18 Nov 2011

Well, the holiday season is upon us and some of you might already be feeling like Edgar. (pictured above) Whatever your holiday might be, and whether or not it is celebrated in your workplace, the holiday season can be challenging. Time, resources, tempers, humor and...

14 Nov 2011

I went to Zuccotti Park the other night to see the General Assembly of the Occupy Wall Street folks. The General Assembly is the nightly meeting, at which decisions are made and issues discussed. I wanted to see how they conducted these meetings, attended by...