Avoid Using These Rude Phrases (And What to Say Instead) Being an effective communicator involves more than simply saying what’s on your mind. Your tone, body language, facial expressions, and, of course, the words and phrases you use have a major impact on whether others are open to hearing your thoughts, questions, and requests. Read more…

Quotes, phrases, words – Intellectual property? I am creating a product to sell in my e-commerce store. I have done a lot of research but need a little clarification. If I want to use a quote, phrase or text line on my product do I need to reference an author if its not my own. For instance – A coffee cup that reads There’s No Place Like Home. Can I put that on there or is that going to get …

Speaking Local Phrases When Traveling Dumb question but something I had never thought of before. I (US citizen and English is my only language) am currently traveling in Spain. I have traveled in a handful of countries in Europe before but this thought never occurred to me since most people I speak with also speak English. For simple phrases (please, thank you, etc.) is speaking in…

Use These Phrases When Negotiating Your Salary So you’ve finished a grueling job search and you finally have that offer in hand—hooray! While we would all love to just be done at this point, most everyone in your life is going to encourage you to at least try to negotiate. Not every company is going to be open to negotiation, but it never hurts to try, lest you… Read more…