Communication Styles between the Genders

In "Sex, Lies, and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?" an article that appeared in the Washington Post, Deborah Tannen analyzes the different conversational styles men and women have and how these differences frequently lead to misunderstandings when men and women communicate with one another. The differences she discusses include childhood interactions, body language, conversational topics, listener noises, and public versus private conversation. The beginning of …

…I get a man or woman that wants to answer every question excessively. Then, there are times when I get a man or woman that is straight to the point. I will take the knowledge from this survey with me into my current job by understanding that there are subtle differences in communication and use this to supplement my main objective which is to make everyone in my work environment, clients and staff, feel comfortable.