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Effective Words to Use In Meetings

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We all know that meetings can be toxic, especially if you don't use Parliamentary procedure. You hold a meeting and nothing gets done or decided upon. Such a waste of time!

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) online edition came out with an article, titled To Master Your Next Meeting, Just Say ‘Yeah.’ Other effective words mentioned in the article are ‘give,’ ‘start,’ and ‘discuss.’ Read more...

These words are more of listening to what the other person has to say. Interesting! 

English Usage: Can't Help...

Usage : Can't help loving...

I always use the form: I can't help loving..., can't help thinking..., can't help falling...

But I often hear people say, "I can't help but love you." "I can't help but think of you."

So, I asked which form is correct?

Dictionary.com comes to the rescue:

Idioms & Phrases
can't help
Also, can't help but or  cannot but :  Be unable to do otherwise.
For example:

1. I can't help thinking that the keys will turn up eventually. 

1. He couldn't help but believe he would pass the entrance exam.

1. I cannot but applaud his efforts. 

The first of these phrases, can't help, is always followed by a present participle whereas the others take an infinitive. [c. 1700]