Make Yourself Heard
b"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 \\u201cGreat idea!\\u201d (Grrr.) Or maybe you\\u2019ve been told you apologize too much, don\\u2019t speak up enough, or that you need more \\u201cconfidence\\u201d or \\u201cleadership presence.\\u201d (Ugh.)\\n\\nIn this episode, we tackle three aspects of communication: first, how and why women\\u2019s speech patterns differ from men\\u2019s; 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).\\n\\nGuests: Deborah Tannen is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. \\xa0She is best known as the author of the bestseller \\u201cYou Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation.\\u201d Jill Flynn is a founding partner at Flynn Heath Holt Leadership. Amy Gallo is an HBR contributing editor and author of the \\u201cHBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict.\\u201d\\n\\nOur theme music is Matt Hill\\u2019s \\u201cCity In Motion,\\u201d provided by Audio Network.\\n\\nFor links to the articles mentioned in this episode, as well as other information about the show, visit hbr.org/podcasts/women-at-work."