Verbal abuse can begin as small digs disguised as jokes. Your boyfriend or husband teases, ridicules and humiliates you with sarcastic remarks about your appearance, personality, abilities and values.

Words can injure. If a person verbally abuses you, their words are intended to control you or harm you. This kind of abuse is also known as verbal bullying. The real underlying motive behind the ...

To run a successful business, your management must effectively communicate with your staff, and your staff must effectively communicate with management. This helps to avoid misunderstandings that can ...

In Part 1 of this three-part series on “How Does Communication Work?” I introduced the distinction between kinesics (body language, including gestures, eye gaze, and facial expressions) and ...

Although verbal irony is one of the most common types used in casual conversation and storytelling, it can be easy to mix it up with other types of irony. Understanding how it differs can be helpful ...

Officer: You were speeding, sir. Subject: No, I wasn't. Officer: Yes, you were. My radar put you at 59 miles per hour, and this is a 45-mile-per-hour zone. Officer: Good afternoon, sir. I'm Officer ...

The fracas over Don Lemon of CNN laughing at his panel's insults about the intelligence of Trump supporters raises a larger issue: the ignorant belief that Trump supporters are much dumber than the ...