Mark Cuban is no fan of jargon — and the billionaire is far from alone. It may be tempting to try slipping in a more complicated word when you want to impress someone, like your boss or a potential ...

We all want people to take us seriously. But so many of us, in trying to earn that respect from others, say things that we think will make us sound smart — only to fall on our faces. As psychologist ...

It’s not uncommon for people to assume the bigger the word, the smarter the person saying it is. Big words have a reputation for being used by only the most intelligent and professional individuals.

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban likes to keep things as simple as possible, so it bothers him when he hears complicated business lingo, and there's one word that really stands out. What To Know: ...

We all know that one person who talks like they just walked off a TED stage, armed with a vocabulary designed to make simple conversations feel like intellectual obstacle courses. They don’t ...