Synopsis
In this title the author, a linguist, analyzes speech patterns, showing that verbally assertive women do not reap the same rewards as verbally assertive men.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-09-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 11.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
Your project went off without a hitch--but somebody else got the credit...You averted a crisis brilliantly--but no one noticed...You came to the meeting with a sensational idea--but it was ignored until someone else said the same thing... HOW CAN YOU GET CREDIT & GET AHEAD?In her extraordinary international bestseller, You Just Don't Understand, Deborah Tannen transformed forever the way we look at intimate relationships between women and men. Now she turns her keen ear and observant eye toward the workplace--where the ways in which men and women communicate can determine who gets heard, who gets ahead, and what gets done. An instant classic, Talking From 9 to 5 brilliantly explains women's and men's conversational rituals--and the language barriers we unintentionally 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 be underappreciated or go unnoticed--an essential tool for promoting more positive and productive professional relationships among men and women.
Industry Reviews
"Required reading... sharp and insightful... lively and straightforward... a novel and sometimes startling analysis of workplace dynamics."
"Her most intriguing work."
Atwood
"A necessary read ...Tannen explains how women can bring authority to their conversational style without having to give up their individual voice."
Atwood
"Tannen does a great service to men and women by providing a readable guide to the rituals of sexual miscommunication in the workplace."
Atwood
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