talking

Talk in an elevator. Didn’t people use to talk to the elevator attendant? Pretend other people in the elevator are attendants, or talk to them with small talk like some do with the check-out person at the grocery store.

We all stumble over our words from time to time, especially if you talk for a living. But is there one word that you just can't say?

A friend of mine picks my son up from school once a week and she is constantly telling me that my son is really funny. She has also mentioned that my son likes to share EVERYTHING and if I knew what he had told her I would be so embarrassed.

Do you have trouble getting your spouse, co-workers, or your kids to do what you want them to do? If so, today is your lucky day! Jose Benki of the University of Michigan has figured out the secrets to talking people into doing whatever you want. In the study conducted by iO9 they figured out what speaking techniques people could use to make the respondents say "yes."  And here's what h

It turns out some dogs can talk. Of course when they do they sound a lot more like Scooby-Doo than Scrappy-Doo. Inspired by this Valentine's Day collection of pooches telling their owners “I love you,” we’ve found ample YouTube evidence of canines making suspiciously human sounds.