As an exercise to help you understand gender-based communication, ask both men and women the following questions and pay particular attention to the major differences. ·         What is the basic...

As an exercise to help you understand gender-based communication, ask both men and women the following questions and pay particular attention to the major differences.

·         What is the basic reason for communicating?

·         Which of the following statements most accurately reflects your general attitude toward communication: (a) When asking for information or making requests of someone, it is best to get to the point; (b) It is better to take some time to talk and get to the background of a situation before getting to the bottom line of what you are trying to say.

·         What bothers you most when you talk to someone of the opposite sex?

·         Do you think men and women know how to really listen to each other? Why or why not? Compare your results to those of your classmates. Are there any general similarities?