Renowned linguistic scholar and best-selling author Dr. Deborah Tannen is famous for her analysis of gender-based conversational styles and the problems in clear and meaningful communication that often result. Including video clips of children at play, Dr. Tannen illustrates her claim that these different ways of speaking can be traced to conversational styles learned as children growing up. Some of the old 'saws' covered:
Who gets to the point first and when?
Who talks more, women or men?
Why are women so often told, "Don’t apologize; it’s not your fault"?
"He doesn’t talk to me and he doesn’t listen"
"She nags"
"He/she takes this way too seriously!
The program is divided into seven parts for easy reference: 1. Boys & Girls; 2. Status and Connection; 3. Directness & Indirectness; 4. Public Talk and Private Talk; 5. Ritual Opposition; 6. Conversational Style; 7. Conclusion.
*Includes Instructor's Package FREE!
This package includes material outline, section synopses, suggested exercises and discussion questions, as well as relevant articles written by Deborah Tannen which may be duplicated and assigned as outside reading.
* See also #9583 for special price on the companion video DEBORAH TANNEN: IN DEPTH (available for purchase only with HE SAID, SHE SAID)