From the Women at Work podcast:
Have you ever been in a meeting and shared an idea, only to have it ignored? Then, 10 minutes later, a guy shares the same idea, and your boss says “Great idea!” (Grrr.) Or maybe you’ve been told you apologize too much, don’t speak up enough, or that you need more “confidence” or “leadership presence.” (Ugh.)
So much of how women lead comes back to how we speak. In this episode, we tackle three aspects of communication: first, how and why women’s speech patterns differ from men’s; second, how women can be more assertive in meetings; and third, how women can deal with interrupters (since the science shows women get interrupted more often than men do).
Join us, and make yourself heard.
Guests:
Deborah Tannen is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. She is best known as the author of the bestseller You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation.
Jill Flynn is a founding partner at Flynn Heath Holt Leadership.
Amy Gallo is an HBR contributing editor and author of the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict.
Resources:
- “The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why” by Deborah Tannen
- “Gender and the Self-Presentation of Academic Achievement” by Kimberly A. Daubman, Laurie Heatherington, and Alicia Agn
- “Women, Find Your Voice” by Jill Flynn, Kathryn Heath, and Mary Davis Holt
- “How to Handle Interrupting Colleagues” and “Why Hillary Clinton Gets Interrupted More than Donald Trump” by Francesca Gino
- “Female Supreme Court Justices Are Interrupted More by Male Justices and Advocates” by Tonja Jacobi and Dylan Schweers
Announcement:
We want to hear from you! We’re working on an episode about the best and worst advice that women get about work. So, write us an email about the advice you’ve been given—or send us a voice memo. We’ll pick out pieces of advice from listeners to read or play during the show. Just let us know in your message if it’s OK for us to use your name or not.
Email us here: womenatwork@hbr.org
Our theme music is Matt Hill’s “City In Motion,” provided by Audio Network.
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