"The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

"Here is one of the most common business inquiries I receive: 'I am about to launch a (business/book/seminar) and want to use Twitter to do it,'" says Mark W.

Sherwood Fleming covers Microsoft's Skype Translator.

"If you want to be more productive, don't start by taking on new habits and routines," says Bill Murphy Jr.

"The savviest companies figured out long ago that a creative and colorful environment can make employees feel more energized and inspired at work," writes Maggie Zhang of BusinessInsider.

"Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web 25 years ago.

Daniel J.

Here is a Justin Gmoser video on the topic.

Richard Feloni features the work of Julian Treasure (photo, left) on the topic.

"The devil is in the details.

Take a look at Shalene Gupta's and Jake Turtel's treatment of the topic in a piece at Fortune.

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"Increasing reading speed is a process of controlling fine motor movement -- period," declares Tim Ferriss (photo, left), author of The 4-Hour Work Week.

Robinson Meyer (photo, left) discusses the advantage of taking notes by hand.

"Loose lips sink relationships.

Logan Harper (photo, left) provides his answers to the question - Should you connect with co-workers on social media?

Hilary White (photo, left) lists "19 things unhappy people do that we should all try to avoid.

"Are you as confident as you'd like to be?

Meet Les Perelman (photo, far left) and his Babel generator.

"Almost everyone is terrible at multitasking.

"The second communication secret was summed up in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back.

Sarah Green interviews Bryan Garner in this podcast at HBR Blog.

"In this Business English Pod episode we’re going to look at making a verbal progress report during a meeting.

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