Gender Jive: Funny Things Happen When Men & Women Talk

Gender Jive: Funny Things Happen When Men & Women Talk™

 

OBJECTIVES:

To increase self-awareness

To fine-tune communication skills

To develop a deeper awareness of gender communication differences

To create strategies to prevent communication breakdown

To demonstrate effective questioning and listening techniques

 

OUTLINE:

I.     Introduction

A.  Dave Barry Speaks Out on Gender Communication

B.  Roadblocks and Myths

C.  10 Questions: How Are We Different?

D.  Research and Observations About Gender Differences

E.  Why Are We So Different?

F.  Child’s Play and the Impact on Male-Female Communication

G.  The Importance of Present Moment Focus While Gender Jiving

II.    Communicating Between Genders

A.  Communication Doesn’t Just Happen

B.  Non-verbal Signals and Meta-Messages

C.  Compliance vs. Consensus

D.  Report vs. Rapport Talk

E.  Problem Solving vs. Empathy

F.  Listening for Understanding

G.  Reviewing the Research

III.  Talking With S.T.A.R. POWER™

IV.   Workplace Applications and Examples

V.    Action Planning for Success