Good communication skills are key to success in all arenas of our lives. Making verbal mistakes can be costly to careers and businesses. Fellow blogger Nicole Mormann wrote a blog post at Lifehack.org outlining six verbal bloopers to avoid at work.

1. Curse Words
2. “I’m busy right now”
3. Your nightlife escapades
4. “That’s not possible”
5. Gossip
6. Negative Thougts

You Should Never Say These Six Things If You Want To Be Successful At Work

One of the ways in which we can achieve success in the work place is through effective communication. I’ve had to learn this the hard way with my first job (considering I had difficulty communicating with upper management), but ever since, I’ve grown to understand it’s one of the essential components of getting ahead in your career.

 So if you think communication may be an issue hindering you from being successful in your work place, reflect on the following things you should never say while at work and make it a point to avoid these six verbal bloopers.  Read the rest of the post…