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	<title>Comments on: Verbal communication &#8212; It&#8217;s what you say and how you say it</title>
	<link>http://marriagevowworkbook.com/blog/2007/11/06/verbal-communication-its-what-you-say-and-how-you-say-it/</link>
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		<title>By: www.find-mr-right.co.uk</title>
		<link>http://marriagevowworkbook.com/blog/2007/11/06/verbal-communication-its-what-you-say-and-how-you-say-it/#comment-80517</link>
		<author>www.find-mr-right.co.uk</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think there are also big differences in the 'way' men and women communicate, frequently leading to misunderstanding and possibly conflict between the sexes. 

Men are heavily driven by logic and require 'content' in order to undertsand and communicate effectively. Thus a male to male exchange tends to be very direct and contains detailed information such as facts, figures, names, places and times. There is rarely any empathy or emotion involved in a male to male conversation thus from a female perspective it can appear 'cold'. 

Conversely with women the conversation tends to be based upon empathy and emotion with facts and figures being a secondary consideration. Such conversations in the minds of men could seem pointless in terms of logic, information exchange or problem solving. 

So when a man and a woman try to communicate with each other... you can imagine what may happen...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think there are also big differences in the &#8216;way&#8217; men and women communicate, frequently leading to misunderstanding and possibly conflict between the sexes. </p>
<p>Men are heavily driven by logic and require &#8216;content&#8217; in order to undertsand and communicate effectively. Thus a male to male exchange tends to be very direct and contains detailed information such as facts, figures, names, places and times. There is rarely any empathy or emotion involved in a male to male conversation thus from a female perspective it can appear &#8216;cold&#8217;. </p>
<p>Conversely with women the conversation tends to be based upon empathy and emotion with facts and figures being a secondary consideration. Such conversations in the minds of men could seem pointless in terms of logic, information exchange or problem solving. </p>
<p>So when a man and a woman try to communicate with each other&#8230; you can imagine what may happen&#8230;</p>
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