Talking From 9 to 5

This book explains women's and men's conversation rituals and the language barriers we constantly erect in the business world. It is a unique and invaluable guide to recognizing the verbal power games and miscommunications that cause good work to go underappreciated or unnoticed--an essential tool for promoting positive and productive professional relationships among men and women.

A very good non-judgmental look at how men and women communicate in the workplace. There is no right way or wrong way (well, within reason) but, by understanding the conversational styles of others, you can make communication more effective.

I recently attended a course on leadership as part of my personal development. The instructor used an excerpt from this book that intrigued me. I had to find out more on this subject because even though I work in a library which is traditionally dominated by females, I work in the IT department which is traditionally dominated by males. Our department is often criticized for our lack of communication skills.

We all have experienced trying to understand the stereotypical, jargon-speaking, computer geek. Our challenges seemed to be more than that. I believe this author has discovered the bigger underlying issue. Our predominately male department and our predominately female organization are speaking two different languages. The questions show more being asked weren’t the questions being heard. And the answers being given weren’t the answers being received.

I definitely recommend this book. The information provided will help you when communicating with others, not just those of the opposite gender. Best of all, one of the burning questions of the universe is answered in chapter one. Why won’t men stop to ask for directions? Read this book to find out. show less

This book explains women's and men's conversation rituals and the language barriers we constantly erect in the business world. It is a unique and invaluable guide to recognizing the verbal power games and miscommunications that cause good work to go underappreciated or unnoticed--an essential tool for promoting positive and productive professional relationships among men and women.

This book explains women's and men's conversation rituals and the language barriers we constantly erect in the business world. It is a unique and invaluable guide to recognizing the verbal power games and miscommunications that cause good work to go underappreciated or unnoticed--an essential tool for promoting positive and productive professional relationships among men and women.

This book explains women's and men's conversation rituals and the language barriers we constantly erect in the business world. It is a unique and invaluable guide to recognizing the verbal power games and miscommunications that cause good work to go underappreciated or unnoticed--an essential tool for promoting positive and productive professional relationships among men and women.

A renowned sociolinguist and author of the best-selling You Just Don't Understand explains how conversational style influences human behavior and the level of success individuals achieve in every area of their lives. 200,000 first printing. $275,000 ad/promo. Tour.