"People hedge all the time," says Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger. "Whether we are talking to a boss or a colleague, a salesperson talking to a client, a marketer trying to pitch something or ...

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A new study out of the University of Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, and the University of Michigan asked a strange question: Does your voice sound more persuasive if it sounds like the ...

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New research found that pauses, filler words, and the timing of speech patterns were linked to cognitive performance. Experts say this research could help track subtle changes leading to dementia in ...

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Most salespeople are not shy about expressing themselves. We write emails — with and without the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). We make phone calls. We send text messages. We handwrite ...

As a writer, I’m fascinated with language. And my experience as the owner of an advertising/public relations agency has taught me a lot about persuasion.

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Adverbs were invented to serve other words and phrases, like Robin to Batman, literary sidekick to superhero, offering color and commentary about verbs and adjectives. They come in at least five ...