Lisa Wentz Show - Fearless Communication Skills
Lisa Wentz, public speaking and communication coach interviews experts in the areas of communication skills, rhetoric, linguistics and public speaking. This podcast is meant to help you examine how you engage with others, and explore ways to become more skilled communicators—and thus live a more empowered life.
Lisa Wentz Show - Fearless Communication Skills
Dr. Deborah Tannen: America’s Most Respected Linguist, Author of 13 Books Including 'You Just Don’t Understand,' 'Talking 9 to 5: Women and Men in Conversation,' 'The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words'
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Dr. Deborah Tannen
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Episode 1
“I research all the different ways we say what we mean.”
On this inaugural episode of The Lisa Wentz Show, Dr. Tannen takes us on an in-depth journey into conversational styles, the differences between status and connection, pacing and pausing and how the many different ways we speak affects listeners.
Today's conversation sheds light on both gender and cultural communication differences, and offers how-to's on balancing the desire to understand and appreciate our differences while remaining true to our authentic selves.