“I utilized my phone.” Nope, you just used it.Spouting a 50-cent word when a 10-center will do doesn’t make you sound smarter. It makes you sound like you’re trying too hard.

True intelligence isn't just about what you know; it's profoundly reflected in how you communicate. While anyone can fall into common verbal traps, certain words and phrases tend to be avoided by ...

If you often say these simple yet powerful phrases, you might be smarter than you think. True intelligence isn’t loud—it ...

Smart leaders build that into the experience. They create social currency, tie their brand to real-life habits, and use emotion to turn ideas into stories. Word-of-mouth isn’t magic.

Fontaines D.C. use the inherent tension between loud guitars and smart words to reinforce the conflict in the songs, which pit sentiment against skepticism, desire against disdain.

What To Know: Cuban is not a fan of jargon, especially when people use certain words in an attempt to sound smart. “Always use the simpler word,” Cuban once said, according to a CNBC report ...