Posts Tagged ‘communicating between the sexes’
Communication Between the Sexes: “Position” Yourself Carefully When Talking to Men at Work
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
QUICK 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. (more…)
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