Code Switching: How to Talk So Men Will Listen

by Claire Damken Brown and Audrey Nelson

Mars and Venus head to work... Day-to-day, face-to-face workplace communication between men and women is often dysfunctional because each gender employs different speech pat?terns. When careers and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592579264
• ISBN13: 9781592579266
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A pick any general lending library will want

CODE SWITCHING: HOW TO TALK SO MEN WILL LISTEN offers a method of opening communication lines between the genders, presenting a 'gender code' and common conflicts and outlining strategies based on examples and anecdotes showing how others have used these practices to break stereotypes. From underlying signals sent by common phrases ("are you wearing that?") to negotiating strategies and underlying tensions, CODE SWITCHING is a pick any general lending library will want.

A must have for every business woman

Working in a male dominated enironment I found this book useful and empowering. After reading the book I feel I communicate with men more effectively, directly and positively. The book takes a modern approach to solving the communication differences between men and women. It is a must have for every business woman

Just what the doctor ordered!

This book is fantastic! I enjoyed reading on the studies and the real life scenarios. I bought 5 extra copies for Christmas presents for my gal pals that would benefit from this book. Keep up the great work!

A fresh and practical approach to gender communications.

I've read both books that Dr. Nelson has published in the past few years. This one is the best. It is a fresh and informative approach to the age old question what women can do to get men to listen to them in the workplace. Practical, humorous and informative the book was a lot of fun to read AND I'm a man, so I don't need any advice!

A "must read" for small business owners too!

Brown and Nelson offer solid communication methods that work both in the corporate world and for smaller business owners. My wife and I run a small business and work together closely. Our primary communication with our contractors is electronic, so these suggestions have proved invaluable! Just a few different "code-switching" words in our emails or on the phone, based on gender, have really been effective. And it's helped with our personal communication style too. Thanks! Jimmie and Kathy Kelly, Personnel Profiles, Inc.