DIFFERENCES IN MALE AND FEMALE
COMMUNICATION STYLES
Miriam Faltová
CHILDHOOD STUDY
BOYS
Group-oriented
 Teamwork = strong
group of friends
GIRLS
Individual oriented
 One-on-one talking
(one or two best
friends)
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
MEN
Avoid direct eyecontact
 Are still listening,
although they may not
look directly at you
 Misinterpret direct
eye-contact as
confrontational or
flirtatious

WOMEN
Direct, face-to-face
gaze
 Used to focus on
connection
 Misinterpret no eyecontact as a sign of not
listening

MAN AND FEMALE COMMUNICATION
STYLES
MEN
Power relations
 Hierarchical
 Power based
 Direct
 Expressing concepts
 More frequent
interruptions

WOMEN
Solidarity
 Consensus-based
 Inclusion, sharing
 Indirect
 Expressive feelings
 Active listening

MAN AND FEMALE COMMUNICATION
STYLES
MEN – REPORT TALK

Men communicate to
establish social
hierarchies
WOMEN – RAPPORT
TALK

Women communicate
to establish support
circles
QUICK TIPS
For MEN
Give compliment more
freely
 Use praise to temper
criticism
 Asks for another‘s
opinion to make them
feel included

For WOMEN

Be more dominant
when giving orders
MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM
VENUS AND WE ARE YOUR INTERPRETES

Derp and Derpina conception of gender
communication and relations
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION