"When we speak, we have about 60 seconds to capture our audience's attention, establish credibility, orient them to our topic, and motivate them to listen, says Darlene Price, president of Well Said, Inc...

According to Erinn Bucklan, "Mental burnout, coined in the 1970s to describe the psychological effects of relentless work stress, happens so subtly that you can easily confuse the symptoms for other negative forces, like a bad cold or a bad boss...

Chris Weller (photo, left) reports on the topic with an assist from the ideas of Steven Pinker, author of The Sense of Style...

"'I think a lot of people face this problem at work," says [Lynn] Taylor...

According to Krista Bourne (photo, left), "When we are forced or voluntarily move out of our comfort zone we are required to build on our previous experiences to thrive through unfamiliar territory...

"I am continuously fascinated by what comes out of people's mouths in the workplace...

"No one wants to be that offensive, insensitive tourist," declares Sarah Schmalbruch (photo, left)...

According to James Altucher (photo, left), "We have to learn the basic tenets of communication so that in this world where we receive up to 20,000 messages a day in all of its varieties, our communications can rise to the top...

"Increasingly we are expected to always be "on"—responding to emails and texts outside of business hours...

"Savvy hiring managers can glean a ton of information about you by asking just a few, well-chosen questions...