14 Simple Word Swaps That’ll Make You Instantly Sound Smarter
According to YourDictionary, replacing "very tired" with "exhausted," "very happy" with "delighted," or "very smart" with ...
20 “Big” Words That Can Make You Sound Smarter
A study by the education platform Preply, found that nearly three in five people have used complex vocabulary to appear ...
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Words you should stop saying if you want to sound intelligent
There’s a big gap between sounding intelligent and just babbling aimlessly. The difference? It’s all about choice.
People who sound ‘smart and well-spoken' do 7 things when talking to others, say communication experts: They ‘actually work'
As psychologist Paul Penn put it, “Trying to sound clever is a good way of sounding stupid.” Communication experts Kathy and ...
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Words to avoid to sound smart
With less real estate than ever to make a point or offer an opinion, it's important to pay attention to word choice. Here are 6 words to eliminate from your vocabulary to sound smarter.
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15 words to eliminate from your vocabulary to sound smarter
Pick a different word to make your point ... words are a great place to start trimming the fat from your prose. Bonus? You'll sound smarter.
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Science says using big words to sound sophisticated makes you seem less intelligent
In a poll of 110 Stanford undergrads, most admitted they'd changed the words in an academic essay to sound more intelligent ... who use simpler language as smarter. The study, led by Daniel ...