The way you handle yourself under duress says a lot about your emotional intelligence, communication skills, and confidence. Some conversations are ordinary and benign, while others have the potential to become confrontational, explosive and even dangerous to your career success or emotional health. Workplace miscommunication costs millions of dollars in lost productivity, errors and corrective actions. But with proactive thinking, proper positioning, and good judgment, your conversations and communications have the capacity to build and strengthen your credibility, effectiveness, and career.