Communication and the Genders
Greetings!
Have you had difficulty in communicating with someone, just cannot seem to connect? Or engage in conversation with someone and you find yourself talking and talking and talking? We know that our communication style has a great deal to do with “how” we communicate with others.
I am sure many of you have taken tests to determine your personality and possibly your communication style..such as Myers Briggs, DISC, Colors, etc. There are many of these versions on the market. But what do you do with the information? Do you know how to shift your responses to effectively interact with the other person?
With that said, we can throw all of that out the window when we talk about gender communication! We know that the genders communicate differently…neither one better than the other, just different. One from Mars…..
What is one thing that you find frustrating in communicating with the opposite gender and what strategies have you developed to overcome this frustration…besides turning them on their heads?
Men usually tell me that the most frustrating thing a woman does is wanting to talk when there is a game on TV.
Women tell me the most frustrating thing a man does is not having eye contact with her when she is talking…but say they heard every word.
I would love to hear your views!
Nyda