"Do employees complain that your company suffers from a lack of communication?

"One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the dictionary.

"In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.

"In an exclusive preview of his book The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds -- and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.

Jeffrey Sharlach (photo, left) reports on the topic at HuffingtonPost.

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"If you listen closely, there is a unique cry for help that can be heard within intercultural businesses everywhere.

"As a research scientist at Google, Margaret Mitchell helps develop computers that can communicate about what they see and understand.

"For most of us, language is transparent.

"As I pointed out in the previous article about evaluating intercultural mistrust, we have double standards with regards to trust.

"When clients first meet with me to improve their ability to communicate with colleagues and clients from other cultures, clarity is not usually at the top of their wish list.

"Good managers, in a lot of ways, are like coaches.

"What’s the requirement of being a good intercultural communicator?

"In the previous article I had you look at unreliable criteria for deciding whether to grant or withhold trust in an intercultural context.

"Amazon Go is being called the grocery store of the future, where lines and cashiers don't exist.

"This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.

"You cannot avoid building an identity.

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"I recently wrote an article about five mistakes people with depression make.

"When cultures mix there are many unknowns, such as different accents, unfamiliar body language and tones of voice.

"The foundation on which trust is built or broken is the speech act of promises.

"Doesn’t language simply describe the world of business, or does it do more – does the language we use actually shape business?

"We've heard a lot of rhetoric lately suggesting that countries like the US are losing valuable manufacturing jobs to lower-cost markets like China, Mexico and Vietnam -- and that protectionism is the best way forward.

"The real strength of Artificial Intelligence lies in its ability process large and complex amounts of data far more effectively than humans.

"When you talk to an AI chatbot, who do you think writes those professional, peppy responses?