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Deborah Tannen has saved thousands of marriages, friendships, and jobs with her classic best-sellers on communication between the sexes. Now, in this remarkable best-seller, she explores the verbal power games that keep men and women from communicating in the workplace. Talking from 9 to 5 is filled with true stories and fascinating insights into conversational styles that will drastically alter your perception of management styles, office confrontations, and job success. For any listener who faces the challenges of communicating with coworkers, this extraordinary book is a must-listen. Editorial ReviewsFrom Publishers WeeklyTannen probes the way gender roles shape the ways men and women communicate in the workplace, and how these differences lead to misunderstandings. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.Product Description:Your project went off without a hitch–but somebody else got the credit…You averted a crisis brilliantly–but no one noticed…You came to the meeting with a sensational idea–but it was ignored until someone else said the same thing…HOW CAN YOU GET CREDIT & GET AHEAD?In her extraordinary international bestseller, You Just Don’t Understand, Deborah Tannen transformed forever the way we look at intimate relationships between women and men. Now she turns her keen ear and observant eye toward the workplace–where the ways in which men and women communicate can determine who gets heard, who gets ahead, and what gets done.An instant classic, Talking From 9 to 5 brilliantly explains women’s and men’s conversational rituals–and the language barriers we unintentionally erect in the business world. It is a unique and invaluable guide to recognizing the verbal power games and miscommunications that cause good work to be underappreciated or go unnoticed–an essential tool for promoting more positive and productive professional relationships among men and women.