It turned out that I’d relied on implicit communication by assuming my colleague and I shared the same understanding, which wasn’t the case. And I know I’m not alone in that experience.

The enthymeme is a powerful rhetorical tool to influence and persuade others. Here's what it is—and how it's used.

According to "Silent Messages: Implicit Communication of Emotions and Attitudes," when we deliver a message, 55% of what we say is communicated non-verbally, 38% by the tone of our voice ...

Detert, J. R., and Amy C. Edmondson. "Implicit Voice Theories: Taken-for-granted Rules of Self-censorship at Work." Academy of Management Journal 54, no. 3 (June 2011): 461–488.

Creative communication designers work with little or no support from formal theories of communication, but Kover (1995) shows that copywriters nevertheless share implicit theories about the ...