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Why does a woman receive little response to an idea she introduces at a meeting while minutes later a man with virtually the same idea is hailed as brilliant? Why does a man who tells a joke to a group gathered at the coffee machine receive glares from his female colleagues instead of laughter? Perhaps observing the way women and men communicate is to take a close look at the way they interact in the …

…ask women for their input and opinions, and watch their nonverbal language for confusion or upset. I usually interpret people's communications through my own experiences and goals. I believe the purpose or goal of communication is that whenever we say we want to communicate, what we really want is to feel good about ourselves. We want to love and be loved, feel appreciated, recognized, honored, respected and supported. Our mutual goal is to achieve self-esteem.