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WOMEN

Talk and interrupt more

Listening as an opportunity to personally connect

Interrupt more for conversational control

Listen to show interest

Ask questions to acquire info

Ask questions to keep the conversation going

Talk is direct succinct, task oriented

Bring up more topics to talk about

Require more personal space

Talk indirect, elaborate – affective expressions used

Display more signs of power

Show more signs of interpersonal liking

More instrumental, factual, analytical

Expressive, paying attention to relationship

Listening seen as one down behavior

Confirm the others ideas

Hear the facts – are task oriented

Aware of the mood of the conversation