Fisher: Frequent profanity signals emotional sensitivity and dilutes communication
Jefferson Fisher · Number 1 Communication Expert: Stop Doing This… People Will Like You More | Jefferson Fisher · Apr 23, 2025 · at 41:59
Trial attorney Jefferson Fisher explains how high performers communicate and why excessive cursing undermines a speaker's perceived control.
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“If you cuss in every other sentence, what you really indicate is, I am emotionally sensitive. It's, I, I'm over seasoning my food. I don't have any other words to explain how I'm feeling or what I'm doing, so I just expect that throwing a curse word right in front of it is going to make it more impactful in some way, but it also dilutes the message, because that's not what anybody hears.”
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