Elvish and Klingon: Artificial Languages in Popular Culture
An artificial language is a systematic means of communication created purposefully for a specific reason. Human civilization has seen around…
Como você está? It means “How are you?” in Portuguese
Portuguese. It’s one of the romance languages and is the official language in Brazil and in Portugal, Mozambique, Macau, Cape…
Listening Between the Lines: Words and gestures working together
“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” – Peter Drucker Every expert in the…
Learning the Art of Active Listening at Home and in the Workplace
Most of us are unaware that we go through our daily lives in a kind of robotic, automatic pilot. We…
Baby Communication Begins from the Womb
A lot of pregnant women often talk, sing, play music, and find ways to communicate with their unborn babies. While…
Father’s Day – Role Changes and Celebration Trends
It is Father’s Day weekend and Americans are looking forward to a day of celebration with their families. Some are…
Låt oss tala Svenska (Let’s speak Swedish)
Even if you are not planning on a trip outside your home country in the very near or in the…
Bridging Workplace Cross-Generational Communication Gap
These days, the issue on generational differences is not only confined to parents having difficulty communicating with their children. Fortune…
Aboriginal Phrases is Aussie English: A Quick Guide
There are 80 Aboriginal languages in the Australian continent and Aussies regularly use over 400 words derived from them in…
The Conga Dance: Cultural Traditions Bringing People Together
The Conga dance is a Latin dance of African-Cuban descent. The name conga is believed to have originated from the…
Resurrecting Sanskrit, One of the Oldest Languages in the World
Chamu Krishna Shastry of Bangalore wants to bring Sanskrit back and he’s been trying for more than 30 years. Thirty-two…
Kon’nichiwa! Say Hello in Japanese and More
Japanese is a language that is believed to be related to the Altaic language family in which Mongolian, Turkish and…