| Men |
Women |
| They speak in a louder voice |
They speak in a softer voice |
| They use loudness to emphasize points |
They use pitch and inflection to emphasize points |
| They sound more monotonous in speech. They use approximately 3 tones when talking |
They sound more emotional in speech. They use approximately 5 tones when talking |
| They interrupt others more and allow fewer interruptions |
They interrupt others less and allow more interruptions |
| They disclose less personal information about themselves |
They disclose more personal information about themselves |
| They make direct accusations (i.e., "You don't call") |
They make more indirect accusations. They use "why", which sounds like nagging (i.e., "Why don't you ever call?") |
| They make more direct statements and "beat around the bush" less often |
They make more indirect statements |
| They use less intensifiers |
They use more intensifiers such as "few", "so", "really", "much", "quite" |
| They make more declarative statements (i.e., "It's a nice day.") |
They make more tentative statements and use "tag endings" or upward inflections which make statements sound like questions (i.e., "It's a nice day, isn't it?") |
| They use more interjections when changing topics (i.e., "Hey!", "Oh", "Listen!") |
They use more conjunctions when changing topics (i.e., "and", "but", "however") |
| They ask fewer questions to stimulate conversation |
They ask more questions to stimulate conversations |
| They rarely discuss their personal life in business |
They tend to establish more business relationships through discussing their personal life |
