Men prefer topics that allow participants to take turns at being the expert.
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Card 7
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Men use questions to seek information from each other.
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Card 8
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Women make well-placed minimal responses but the men make them too late. This indicates a lack of interest and support which leads to women falling silent.
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Card 9
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Men usually assume the role of information giver or fixer because this reinforces strength and status.
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Women see listening and supporting as essential to group bonding and assume a turn will be granted.
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Card 11
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Men use more imperatives and use them to their sons more than daughters.
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Card 12
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Women use 3x more tag questions, not because of uncertainty but to try and keep the conversation going. Women use 'you know' 5x more than men for the same reasons.
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Modal tags - seek information (61% modal tags used by men).
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Card 14
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Facilitative tags - drawing listener in (75% facilitative tags used by women).
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Card 15
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Tag questions monitor whether others are in agreement and respect face needs of others when discussing sensitive issues.
