What is collaboration?
List the reasons men communicate.
Men communicate in order to: share information and accomplish a task.
Men tend to emphasize ____________ when communicating.
What does “content focused” mean?
It means that communication focuses on details and information gathering.
Lucy: “Mr. Smith is refusing to accept my science project because he says my paper isn’t long enough! I just don’t understand; I worked so hard on that and now it was all a waste of time.”Peter: “Don’t worry, you can always enter again next year.”Lucy: “I don’t know why I bother talking to you, you don’t listen to a word I say!”What adjustments can Lucy and Peter each make to their communication, in order to avoid misunderstandings like this in the future?
Lucy can express that she simply wants Peter to listen and offer support, without trying to solve the problem. Peter can try to refrain from offering advice and simply express his empathy for Lucy’s feelings.
Lucy: “Mr. Smith is refusing to accept my science project because he says my paper isn’t long enough! I just don’t understand; I worked so hard on that and now it was all a waste of time.”Peter: “Don’t worry, you can always enter again next year.”Lucy: “I don’t know why I bother talking to you, you don’t listen to a word I say!”What communication difference (or differences) led to the misunderstanding between Lucy and Peter?
Lucy and Peter’s conversation reflects the emphasis women place on emotions and the emphasis men place on problem solving. Lucy expected Peter to understand her emotions while Peter offered a solution to the problem.
Write a brief dialogue that reflects how women generally prefer to communicate.
Answers will vary, but should reflect the principles of: nonverbal messages and value feelings.
Write a brief dialogue that demonstrates what men typically prefer to communicate.
Answers will vary but should reflect the following principles: areas of expertise, problem solving, content focused
List the reasons women communicate.
Women communicate to: build relationships and develop understanding
Write a summary of the communication differences between men and women.
Summaries should include an explanation of the differences in why, how and what men and women communicate.
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