Communication Between the Sexes: “Position” Yourself Carefully When Talking to Men at Work

Article posted on Wednesday, March, 10th, 2010 at 6:14 am

Communication Keynote Speaker and On-Site Communication Training Expert, Dan O'ConnorQUICK PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING TIP! You can do this starting today: When talking to men at work, remember to turn to the side before speaking. This will help open the lines of communication. Men prefer to talk while standing side-by-side, and simply turning our heads to face the other person. Women prefer talking face-to-face, or in other words, completely head-on. This is very different. If you talk to a man while facing him dead-on, it triggers something that has been hardwired in our brains to send an alert that says, “WARNING! AGGRESSION!” and the lines of communication close down. Conversely, it opens up the lines of communication in women.

Remember that while communicating in-person, body language is 55% of the message, and the words are only 7%. If you know how to position yourself differently when talking to men versus women, you will be one step closer to more effective, powerful, meaningful communication.

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  1. Phoebe Milken says:
    March 10, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    Is this called sidling up? IT’S VERY FLIRTATIOUS, and I love it! Basically women can outwit men if they just manipulate them, and flirtation is a good start. I have a sister who just bought a Persian rug at wholesale because she sidled up to the salesman, touched his elbow ever so gently, and lowered her head just a tiny bit, as though she was embarrassed. He thought she was flirting, when actually she was negotiating, and she won the negotiations. BTW, she’s 69 years old, and he was in his forties. NOW THAT’S FUNNY! I’m in my 60’s, and still learning about men and about communication. Thanks, Honey.

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