Self-designated Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was met with an excruciatingly awkward silence as he tried to act as a hype man ...

The MAGA chief tried to blast the former president at the U.S. Navy’s 250th anniversary celebration in Norfolk, Virginia.

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The key to diffusing the tension is to speak up and acknowledge what just happened, so it’s no longer the elephant in the ...

2021). Coaches are trained to use silence intentionally. But that doesn't mean it's easy. The pause can feel awkward. Leaders want to relieve the tension - to keep momentum. Yet that discomfort is the ...

When something so awkward happens that you can only stare at the ground, hoping it will open up and swallow you, saving you from the cringe, the best thing you can do is...call more attention to it.